A UK Commercial Court judge has accused a Greek shipowner of conjuring a "cock and bull story" to explain why documents are missing in an increasingly embattled $85mn fraud case.
The manufacturer of a blowout preventer used on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has asked the Texas Supreme Court for permission to sue Liberty Insurance Underwriters (LIU) after the carrier failed to pay its portion of a $250mn settlement.
Argo Group has appointed Frank Mike-Mayer as chief underwriting officer and Mark Wade as chief claims officer for its US operations, the carrier announced today (14 January).
Chaucer has confirmed the hire of onshore energy underwriter Laura McDonagh from Zurich in a move first revealed by The Insurance Insider in November last year.
