April 2009/1

Aon veteran Dennis Mahoney is set to retire from the broking giant, The Insurance Insider understands...

The battle to win the favour of IPC Holdings has descended into tit-for-tat exchanges between the cat specialist's Bermudian neighbours Max Capital and Validus Holdings.

German hedge fund Augur Capital will pay EUR20mn to acquire the former East German state marine (re)insurer Deutsche Versicherungs-und Rückversicherungs-AG (DARAG), representing a discount of approximately EUR7mn to net asset value, The Insurance Insider

SCOR chairman and CEO Denis Kessler has confirmed the global reinsurer's interest in greater participation in the Lloyd's market, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

Your (re)insurer wriggles out of its underwriting liabilities? Don’t worry; you've always got Plan B - sue the broker...

Texan lawmakers are weighing up a raft of proposed legislation that could overhaul the state's loss-struck wind pool - triggering an increased reinsurance spend...

As underwriters continue to shy away from the troubled Gulf of Mexico (GOM) wind-exposed energy insurance sector, it seems that buyers are also beginning to vote with their feet and move...

UK insurer RSA has again put its legacy portfolio British Engine up for sale, in a move that - together with the current auction of Copenhagen Re - will be a litmus test of buyers' willingness...

Glacier Re, the Swiss-headquartered reinsurer, is still considering bid interest after putting itself up-for-sale earlier this year, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

The new sidecar? Proportional reinsurance back in vogue as other capital avenues close...

Solvency II compromise could fuel branch growth; EC antitrust stance leaves scope for further lobbying; US capital relief requests; Federal regulation edges closer

Bermuda calls in McKinsey; Cash out at Juniperus; Former Gen Re CFO receives 18 months for $500mn fraud; Deutsch leaves Ironshore; FASB eases fair value rules; G20: Rating agencies to be regulated; Heritage opens Dubai office