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Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... report said. In Australia, QBE estimated claims from the disaster were worth about US$125 million, while a hardening of reinsurance rates may adversely Suncorp who is negotiating reinsurance in June. Property exposures from Astro Japan Property Trust ...

OnePath upgrades OneCare

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... tele-underwriting network focused on updating policyholder information. Gerard Kerr, head of product marketing and reinsurance, said the upgrades and the addition of ten new underwriters takes the products towards a complete life insurance package. "These ...

Fund, Insurers unafraid of Japan quake cost

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... losses could be in the billions," S&P said. Bermuda-based reinsurers alone such as Flagstone, PartnerRe and Everest Reinsurance had excess capital of $24 billion in 2009, the report said. The top 25 insurers and reinsurers were worth $282 billion in ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... industries include car manufacturing with Toyota, Honda and Nissan all halting production while they assess the damage. Reinsurance companies were also affected with both US and European-listed firms falling substantially on Friday. Insurers have yet ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... bears the cost of reinsuring most Japanese home-owners against earthquake risk with the giant Japanese Earthquake Reinsurance scheme. It is believed the giant pool fund caps yearly payouts at 4.5 trillion yen (A$54.7 billion). Large holders of US treasuries ...

OnePath upgrades OneCare tracking

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... turnarounds and greater visibility during the underwriting stage, according to Gerard Kerr, head of product marketing and reinsurance. "By enhancing communication and providing greater transparency of the underwriting process, OneCare application tracking ...

Lombardo walks into OnePath

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... reinsurers with positions in the individual and group markets in Australia. He also spent four years with Transamerica Reinsurance in Hong Kong. "Group risk insurance continues to be an area of focus for OnePath in 2011, and Claude's expertise will be ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... bushfires last year. Other FSC members that are handling claims include Suncorp Life, Zurich Australia and General Reinsurance Life Australia. The FSC said it would act as the centralised contact point for flood-affected Queenslanders, in particular ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Bargholz, CEO, AllianceBernstein Australia & New Zealand. Board Members A, Pauline Blight-Johnston, Managing Director, RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia. A, Robin Burns, Managing Director, Equity Trustees. A, Brad Cooper, CEO, BT Financial Group. ...