http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/international/rss.xml?channelName=INTERNATIONAL Latest INTERNATIONAL articles from www.insuranceday.com http://static.informaprofessional.com/insday/img/insuranceday.png http://www.insuranceday.com http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253395&rss=true Oil set to face Mariner Energy claims. ENERGY industry mutual Oil Insurance Ltd (Oil) will face claims if any arise from an explosion onboard a Mariner Energy platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Mariner Energy is a member of both Bermuda’s Oil and Oil ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:22:36 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253395&rss=true 2010-09-02T17:22:36Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253367&rss=true California cautiously optimistic on wildfires. THERE is a sense of cautious optimism in the state of California over the amount of activity expected during this year’s wildfire season. The wildfire season tends to run from mid-May to October, but a ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:13 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253367&rss=true 2010-09-02T16:00:13Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253349&rss=true Seattle Specialty latest addition for QBE. QBE subsidiary Sterling National Corporation has acquired Seattle Specialty Insurance Services in a deal which the insurer hopes will enhance the quality and breadth of its services. Based in Everett, ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:25:37 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253349&rss=true 2010-09-02T12:25:37Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253346&rss=true AJG snaps up Old Greenwich Consulting. US-HEADQUARTERED broker Arthur J Gallagher (AJG) has continued its aggressive expansion plan after snapping up New York City-based Old Greenwich Consulting Group. The new addition to the business specialises in ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:58:32 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253346&rss=true 2010-09-01T23:58:32Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253309&rss=true Ping An announces banking merger. CHINESE financial services group Ping An has announced details of its long-known intention to merge its own banking unit with Shenzhen Development Bank Co (SDB) (InsuranceDay.com 30th June). Ping An will pay ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:32:37 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253309&rss=true 2010-09-02T08:32:37Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253307&rss=true EIC to open Southern Sudan branch. ETHIOPIAN Insurance Corporation (EIC), which offers life and non-life policies, is to open a branch in Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan. It is EIC’s first foreign incursion. EIC managing director Yewondwosen ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:35:45 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253307&rss=true 2010-09-02T07:35:45Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253281&rss=true Slight deviation in Earl’s path has huge loss potential impact. THE US Northeast Coast remains on hurricane watch as Earl continues to follow a path parallel to land, with any slight shift in the storms path causing a dramatic shift in its loss ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:54:00 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253281&rss=true 2010-09-01T23:54:00Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253276&rss=true Airlines getting extra coverage for free. AIRLINES reporting increased projected passenger numbers and average fleet values when renewing their insurance coverage are being given the additional exposure for free. For many airlines, the past three ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:05:00 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253276&rss=true 2010-09-01T23:05:00Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253303&rss=true Earl costs up to $150m in Caribbean. INSURED losses from hurricane Earl’s journey past the Leeward Islands earlier this week will be in the range of $50m to $150m, according to AIR Worldwide. The catastrophe modelling firm said this loss estimate ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:59:31 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253303&rss=true 2010-09-01T17:59:31Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253282&rss=true Catlin Europe brings in Offenhau. CATLIN Europe has brought in Detlef Offenhau as a senior liability underwriter in what is the latest in a series of European based appointments by the firm. Offenhau joined the insurer on September 1 having left his ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:10:34 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253282&rss=true 2010-09-01T16:10:34Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253272&rss=true Zhao arrival an important step for CNinsure. THE arrival of Bo Zhao as head of CNinsure’s insurance brokerage unit “marks an important step” in the company’s expansion plans, according to the broker’s chairman and chief executive. Zhao has ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:47:57 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253272&rss=true 2010-08-31T23:47:57Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253246&rss=true Medvedev pushes insurance. RUSSIANS need to realize that insurance is a necessary expense, and the recent drought that ravaged crops and the wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes should prove a valuable lesson, according to Russian president ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:44:32 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253246&rss=true 2010-09-01T06:44:32Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253199&rss=true Glacier Re downgraded on run-off news. AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Glacier Re to B++ (good) from A- (excellent) after the Swiss reinsurer closed its doors to new business ands went into run-off. It has also placed the ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:52:08 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253199&rss=true 2010-08-31T15:52:08Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253197&rss=true Asia prepares for triple landfall. ASIA faces the prospect of three separate landfalls in the next 24 hours following a surge of activity in the northwest Pacific typhoon season, with Seoul on course for its strongest typhoon strike since modern ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:36:35 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253197&rss=true 2010-08-31T15:36:35Z http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253194&rss=true Aegon completes second bailout repayment. DUTCH financial services group Aegon has completed the repayment of a further E500m of the E3bn state bailout it received in 2008. The move, which it trailed in the middle of last month, means the life ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:15:04 GMT http://www.insuranceday.com/insday/viewArticle.htm?id=253194&rss=true 2010-08-31T15:15:04Z