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| 07/10/2008 | |
| Christopher Myers Joins Benfield as ERM Practice Leader | |
| Benfield has announced the appointment of Christopher Myers as Senior Vice President of the Financial and Rating Agency Consulting team within ReMetrics, its market-leading analytics and technology group. |
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| 29/09/2008 | |
| Bermudian reinsurers sidestep record Q2 losses | |
| An abundance of capacity, manageable catastrophe losses, and higher primary retentions set the scene for a weak pricing environment in the Bermuda market during the first half of 2008, according to the latest Benfield Bermuda Quarterly. |
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| 26/09/2008 | |
| Benfield launches pioneering risk software | |
| Benfield, the world's leading independent reinsurance and risk intermediary, today announced the launch of a new financial modelling tool that assists re/insurers to better quantify the risks inherent in their business in line with rating agency and solvency requirements. |
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| 09/09/2008 | |
| 'Hazard & Risk Science Review 2008' is launched at Monte Carlo | |
| Fifth edition highlights latest research on atmospheric hazards, including the continuing debate linking contemporary tropical cyclone activity and climate change through rising sea-surface temperatures |
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| 08/09/2008 | |
| TSR Continues to Forecast a Very Active Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2008 | |
| Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has reiterated its previous forecast that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season would be very active to a high probability. |
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| 22/08/2008 | |
| AON TO ACQUIRE BENFIELD GROUP LIMITED | |
| Transaction Creates Premier Reinsurance Franchise with Global Reach, Diverse Product Capability and World Class Colleagues to Serve Clients’ Evolving Needs |
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| 20/08/2008 | |
| International Space Brokers Announces New Management Structure | |
| International Space Brokers (ISB) has announced a new management structure. |
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| 12/08/2008 | |
| Benfield ReMetrics Publishes Report Exploring Capital Allocation | |
| First Intermediary to Launch Tool That Optimizes Capital Within Rating Agency Guidelines |
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| 07/08/2008 | |
| BENFIELD GROUP LIMITED - Interim results for the six months to 30 June 2008 | |
| Benfield Group Limited (“Benfield” or “the Group”), the world’s leading independent reinsurance and risk intermediary, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2008. |
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| 06/08/2008 | |
| TSR Predicts Very Active 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season | |
| Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), the award-winning* consortium of experts on insurance, risk management and seasonal climate forecasting led by the Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, today increased its outlook for Atlantic hurricane activity in 2008. |
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| 18/07/2008 | |
| BUHRC Hosts Windstorm Seminar in London | |
| Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre (BUHRC) hosted a seminar in London in association with the Under 35s Reinsurance Group entitled “Storm Force: What’s New on the Windstorm Front?” |
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| 10/07/2008 | |
| Benfield Releases ExposureView™ Upgrade | |
| State of the art mapping technology empowers insurers to dynamically interact with their portfolios during hurricane season |
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| 25/06/2008 | |
| Benfield Appoints New Board Director | |
| Benfield has announced the appointment of William (Bill) Riker to its Board of Directors with effect from 1 September 2008. |
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| 03/06/2008 | |
| Benfield Expands Reinsurer Rating Change Notification Service | |
| First Intermediary to Provide Standard & Poor’s Reinsurer Rating Changes to Clients in Real-Time |
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| 03/06/2008 | |
| New Bulgarian Earthquake Model Launched at World Bank Workshop | |
| Benfield has announced the launch of GAPQuake Bulgaria, its latest fully probabilistic earthquake loss model capable of evaluating losses from all seismic sources in and around the country. |
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| 02/06/2008 | |
| TSR Predicts Slightly Above Norm 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season | |
| TSR reduces its April outlook and predicts Atlantic basin and U.S. landfalling activity will be 20% above norm in 2008. Scientists to keep close eye on key climate factors. |
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| 13/05/2008 | |
| Benfield Introduces New Catastrophe Modelling Tool to Enable Advanced Quantification of Earthquake Losses in Kazakhstan | |
| Benfield has announced the official launch of GAPQuake Kazakhstan, its latest fully probabilistic earthquake loss model capable of evaluating losses from all seismic sources in and around the country. |
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| 09/05/2008 | |
| Benfield Opens Office in Puerto Rico | |
| The first reinsurance intermediary to open an office on the island |
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| 06/05/2008 | |
| Benfield Releases Enhanced Industrial Accident Modeling Capabilities | |
| Enables Insurers to Accurately Estimate Workers’ Compensation Catastrophe Exposures |
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| 22/04/2008 | |
| Benfield Transacts its Brit Insurance, Catlin and Kiln Japanese Renewal Business Electronically | |
| Benfield has announced that for the first time it has transacted its Brit Insurance, Catlin (London and Bermuda) and Kiln 1 April Japanese renewal business electronically. |
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| 18/04/2008 | |
| Benfield Announced ‘Best International Reinsurance Broker 2007’ at the 12th All-Russian Reinsurance Conference | |
| Benfield has announced that at the 12th All-Russian Reinsurance Conference which was recently held in Moscow, it was chosen as the Best International Reinsurance Broker 2007. |
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| 04/04/2008 | |
| Benfield Expands Credit and Financial Risks Team | |
| Benfield, the world’s leading independent reinsurance and risk intermediary, today announced the expansion of its credit, surety and political risks capabilities with the addition of two experienced industry professionals – Nick Ayres and David Ward - to its Credit and Financial Risks Team in London. |
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| 20/03/2008 | |
| Benfield Inc. Selected as "Reinsurance Broker of the Year in the US" | |
| Benfield has announced that its US team was selected as “Reinsurance Broker of the Year in the US” by the readers of Reactions magazine. |
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| 13/03/2008 | |
| BENFIELD GROUP LIMITED Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007 | |
| Benfield Group Limited has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007. |
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| 05/02/2008 | |
| Benfield Launches Reinsurer A.M. Best Rating Change Notification Service | |
| First Intermediary to Release Reinsurer Rating Change Notifications to Clients in Real-Time. |
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| 30/01/2008 | |
| BUHRC study reveals large contribution of sea surface warming to increased Atlantic hurricane activity | |
| New research improves understanding of how hurricane risk changes as the sea surface warms, allowing insurers and reinsurers to better manage their risks now and in the future |
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| 31/01/2008 | |
| Benfield Expands its Presence in China with New Office in Beijing | |
| Benfield has announced that it has received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to open a new representative office in Beijing (‘Benfield Beijing’), enhancing further the company’s presence in China and ability to serve its growing customer base throughout the Greater China region. |
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| 23/01/2008 | |
| International Space Brokers Appoints Director of Risk Engineering | |
| International Space Brokers (ISB) has announced the appointment of Jared Ball as Director of Risk Engineering. Jared will be based in Washington DC reporting to Jeff Poliseno, Chief Operating Officer. |
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| 22/01/2008 | |
| Michael D. Schnur Joins Benfield | |
| Benfield has announced that Michael D. Schnur has joined the firm as Executive Vice President. Mr. Schnur will co-head Benfield Inc.’s Client Development Group. |
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| 10/01/2008 | |
| Appetite of Capital Markets for Reinsurance Risk Stays Strong Despite Falling Rates | |
| Benfield publishes comprehensive review of global reinsurance trends and 2008 renewals |
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