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Fund, Insurers unafraid of Japan quake cost

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... billion in shareholder funds in 2009, with the biggest reinsurer Berkshire Hathaway Re at $64.1 billion followed by Munich Re at $30.3 billion and Lloyds at $28.9 billion, the report said. Global multiline insurers exposed to property and casualty lines ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... warned holders of Japan catastrophe bonds (cat bonds) could get hit. Reinsurers such as Flagstone Re, SCOR, Swiss Re, and Munich Re sell catastrophe bonds to investors to reduce their own risk with 10 catastrophe bonds worth more than $1.5 billion believed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... which was the most powerful ever recorded in Japan. Shares in European re-insurance groups posted heavy losses, with Munich Re losing 4.28 percent to 111.75 euros, while Frankfurt's DAX index dropped 1.16 percent. Swiss Re fell 3.54 percent to 51.70 ...

Channel swimmer named Actuary of the Year

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... for his contributions to the profession and also raising more than $160,000 for charity. Stephan is chief actuary at Munich Re and swam the English Channel in just over 12 hours and in doing so raised more than $160,000 for the oncology unit at The Children's ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). A Commonwealth Bank of Australia spokesperson said the investment team within the insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. ...

SWIFT fast tracks insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... project partners include SWIFT, the global insurance standards organisation ACORD and the reinsurance companies Swiss Re, Munich Re and Scor. Rounding up the team, reinsurance brokers Aon, Benfield and Willis have also signed as project partners. The ...

ANZIIF launches website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... that is vital to the long term success and development of the industry." The program is sponsored by QBE, CommInsure, Munich Re, Sparke Helmore in Australia, IAG NZ, Vero and AMI in New Zealand.

New appointment for APRA board

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello has appointed a new APRA board member to replace the outgoing Stephen Somogyi. John Trowbridge will join the board for three years, starting almost immediately from 1 July. In a statement issued by the Treasurer's office, Costello ...

Macquarie pilots life insurance system

... tested by 12 adviser groups nationally. It is being supported and reinsured by the world's largest reinsurance company, Munich Re. "This is one of the first straight-through insurance processing systems in the world and answers the needs of advisers ...
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