10 May 2013
Australia has never been far from the news for the fac market in recent years, with mining claims in particular hitting the headlines. Inside FAC takes a trip down the shaft… Read more
10 May 2013
What do you get if you add abundant capacity and a modest loss experience? Yes, you guessed it... Inside FAC takes a peek at the rating scene for the vibrant offshore (re)insurance market… Read more
10 May 2013
With the news that QBE is planning to expand its south-east Asian political violence (PV) book with the appointment of a new underwriter in Singapore, there's little doubt that this niche area of cover is now centre stage… Read more
10 May 2013
Shane Doyle, CUO, Dual… Read more
5 April 2013
Do firming D&O rates really counterbalance multi-year deals, increased limits and a turn to Any One Claim cover? Inside FAC investigates… Read more
5 April 2013
Underwriters on one of the bellwether accounts for the market, that for Norwegian natural resources behemoth Statoil, have agreed to give a 7.5 percent discount on the rate… Read more
5 April 2013
The hard market that has been maintained for the past three years is finally starting to soften. Inside FAC examines the Gulf of Mexico renewals… Read more
5 April 2013
Lloyd's property D&F blue chip player MSF Pritchard Syndicate 318 made a healthy profit of £31mn on GWP of £163mn in 2012, during what will be the last full year for underwriting doyen Michael Pritchard… Read more
5 April 2013
Is the D&F market just bouncing off the walls in Mexico - or can it make a winning play? Inside FAC asks whether *"in the absence of bread, tortillas will do"… Read more
11 March 2013
Fac market underwriting legend, trenchant critic of contingent commissions and the greatest prime minister we never had, Leslie "Sir Les" Rock appears to have branched out into a surprising new venture that has remained undiscovered by the (re)insurance market until now… Read more