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Hurricanes batter profits at Lloyd's of London

24.03.09
Lloyd's of London saw profits halve and investment returns collapse last year as hurricanes battered the balance sheet and the global financial turmoil took its toll... more

Insurer Hardy buoyed by shares sell-off

03.02.09
Insurance: Bermuda-based Lloyd’s of London insurer Hardy enjoyed a double whammy of good news as they were one of the few insurers not to have lost money in the stock market last year ... more

Insurer issues warning of sky-rocketing premiums

12.01.09
Insurance: Leading Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin is calling the bottom of the insurance market, predicting that rates will rocket this year ... more

Insurers facing a legal hurricane

30.12.08
It is tempting to think of the Madoff fraud as one where the victims almost selected themselves, because of their willingness to go into a fund that failed even to have the most basic separation between front and back office, between managing the money and controlling it.... more

Hold-up for the insurers' rally

21.11.08
City comment: Insurers say they have several reasons to be optimistic... more

Hurricanes hit Zurich profits

13.11.08
Zurich Financial, the world's fifth-largest insurer, saw operating profits fall 15% to $4.2bn in the first nine months, amid a double hit by hurricanes and the financial markets slump... more

Bright spot for the insurers

10.11.08
Investors are missing a trick because they have not factored in the huge business opportunity for those insurance companies still standing brought about by the near-collapse of American Insurance Group... more

Insurers face shock hurricane bills rise

20.10.08
Insurance: Insurers will have to pay out many billions of pounds more than expected for claims from the last hurricane season, two leading players warned... more

BP restarting its Texas refinery

23.09.08
Energy: Oil and gas major BP has begun restarting a cracker unit at its giant Texas City refinery, which it shut down ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ike... more

Storms threat is still in the air

22.09.08
Energy: Oil and insurance companies have been warned that the storm season could still deliver more devastation despite having passed its statistical peak... more

Kentucky prepares to be hit by another big storm

16.09.08
Ryder Cup: A daily 40,000 crowd, full of roaring good ol' boys from the bourbon state, will make the action an unprecedented trial for the European team... more

Oil dives on new economic fears

15.09.08
Energy: The oil price tumbled as much as $7 a barrel as the Lehman Brothers collapse sparked renewed fears about the state of the global economy... more

Hurricane Ike boosts oil prices

12.09.08
Energy: Oil prices rose as Hurricane Ike hit the southern US coast, forcing the shutdown of oil and gas production facilities in the area... more

Opec cuts output to halt dive in price of oil

10.09.08
Oil: Opec have moved to put a floor under the falling oil price by effectively slashing production as crude dipped below $100 a barrel... more

Analysis: Cautious optimism that market is easing at last

08.09.08
Spirits were lifted in the City with a rare burst of good news after a year of almost unremitting gloom... more

Shell finds only minor storm damage

05.09.08
Shell Oil expects to restart most of its operations in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days following their shutdown ahead of Hurricane Gustav last week... more

Hurricane Ike upgraded to ‘dangerous’

04.09.08
Hurricane Ike strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” category four hurricane early this morning... more

Insurers tot up a £5.5 billion bill as Gustav blow itself out

02.09.08
Oil: The oil price plummeted and US shares shot up after Hurricane Gustav passed with no reports of major damage to refineries and platforms... more

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