If you are wondering about the meaning of a particular term or phrase, try the glossary of reinsurance terms, presented by the Internet site captive.com.
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Hartford and Equitas reach settlement
Hartford Financial Services Group announced that it had reached an agreement with Equitas, Ltd. to resolve long-pending disputes regarding Hartford's ceded and assumed domestic reinsurance exposures with Equitas. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
NAIC proposes scrapping full collateral requirement for reinsurers
The NAIC has begun to consider a proposal to scrap the “full collateral” requirement imposed upon non-US reinsurers. See the article about the recent NAIC meeting
Swiss Re completes acquisition of GE Insurance Solutions
Swiss Reinsurance Co. has completed its acquisition of the property/casualty operations of GE Insurance Solutions in a deal that creates the world's largest reinsurer. The announced purchase price was $7.4 billion. (See the June 12, 2006 news release in the investor relations/news release section of Swiss Re's Internet site for details)