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Fairfax to acquire Brit Insurance for £1.22bn
Latest in series of major M&A deals
PartnerRe and Axis to merge in $11bn deal
Tumbling premiums fuelling wave of consolidation in reinsurance sector
RenaissanceRe to buy Platinum for $1.9bn
Will create US specialty and casualty powerhouse
Reinsurance capital remains strong despite 3% drop
Down to $455bn because of heavy cat losses, says Aon Benfield
Catlin sees 83% profit tumble from nat cats
Insurer losses mount after year of unprecedented hits
Understanding loss creep
Many re/insurance companies have increased their original loss estimates for this year's catastrophes in Japan and New Zealand - some dramatically. Helen Yates looks at the difficulties of gauging the size of earthquake claims and asks how damaging "loss creep" can be.
Platinum estimates $112.4m cat loss
Firm has increased losses by $98.3m for the first and second quarters
Cat bond triggered by Japan quake
By Reuters News
Japan quake likely to be biggest ever for insured losses
Tohoku will cost re/insurers more than any other earthquake in history