April 2015/4

A revised $75mn settlement proposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to resolve concussion-related class action lawsuits has been heard in a US district court for the first time.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has said the time has come to organise the raising of the Sewol ferry, which sank in the Yellow Sea last year.

Canopius promotes Duff; Guy Carp goes public; Wagnerian Novae; Beazley expands marin; Starrs align with Aspe; Steenland flies to AI; Capsicum goes marine; Peller crowned head of jewels; London calling for TMRe; Omers to take Brit stake; Willis cuts jobs; Crawford appoint; GRP goes retail; UIB wins Libyan account; Allied World elects MP; Snowball melts away; RMS: Niklas loss at EUR1.5bn; Arabian Heights; CCRIF expands

Ontario Teachers-backed Lloyd's insurer ANV has today (20 April) parted company with its founding CEO Matt Fairfield with immediate effect.

Sometimes it takes someone from the outside to make us see virtues that we had forgotten about.

The Agnelli family's bid to acquire PartnerRe raises the prospect of a new model for a reinsurance company based on long-term ownership by investors with lower return hurdles.