April 2014/1
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In a move that speciality insurer HCC will hope marks the end of a long-running battle, the UK Court of Appeal has quashed an earlier ruling, potentially limiting the scope of liability under a professional indemnity policy
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Swiss engineering (re)insurer Infrassure has taken its long-running reinsurance dispute with Allianz to the Supreme Court in Switzerland
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London broker run-off specialist takes Broker Direct's London wholesaler, The Insurance Insider can reveal...
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The insurance industry has aired its frustration with the performance of new UK regulators the PRA and the FCA just one year after their formation, according to a survey conducted by law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner
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The combined projected budgets for the FCA and the PRA have again exceeded the final budget of their predecessor the FSA, according to official figures
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Traditional carriers could reconsider their asset allocations in an effort to boost investment returns and compete with the hedgies...
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Good results expected but focus likely to be slowing momentum in insurance rates and sliding reinsurance prices...
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While the offshore energy market reels from a potential incurred but not reported claim, the market's onshore cousins are facing yet another substantial loss, incurred in far more traditional and short-tail fashion in December 2013.
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An in-depth look at the pressures bearing down on the market from all angles...
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Italian insurance powerhouse Generali is launching the first public indemnity European windstorm bond, Lion I Re, and is targeting EUR150mn in reinsurance protection
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Heritage P&C launches first Florida-specific cat bond of 2014 with $100mn deal...
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Asset manager invests in a slew of quota share vehicles in December and January after raising $600mn for its new Interval Fund
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With valuations likely to slide in 2014, M&A on Bermuda looks like a silver bullet...
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Brokers highlight the strong buyers' market that prevailed at 1 April...
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Sale pressure builds as majority private equity backer has already had two extensions of the fund that holds the investment, The Insurance Insider understands...
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What next for the insurer and its relationship with majority shareholder American Financial Group (AFG) and former chairman Alan Spachman?
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Lloyd's pre-tax profit leapt above the £3bn ($5bn) barrier last year, as benign catastrophe losses and higher reserve releases led to a 14 percent increase in net income across the market's 90 syndicates
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Major reinsurance brokers are nervously waiting to see who will next defect to Capsicum Re...
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Lloyd's top-line growth faltered in 2013 with the market reporting a 4.1 percent increase in net written premium (NWP) to £20.2bn ($33.7bn), compared with 5.2 percent growth a year earlier
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Independent broker and managing general agent has been exploring its options for raising growth capital over the last few months, The Insurance Insider can reveal
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A full four-page quartile analysis of the 2013 annual syndicate results...
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New York-listed broker Arthur J Gallagher has announced a public offering of 19 million shares on the back of its $933mn acquisition of the insurance brokerage operations of Australian bank Wesfarmers.
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Gloomy outlook days after the completion of its $646mn acquisition by Enstar
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