December 2005/2

Lloyd’s to pioneer Islamic (re)insurance ; Beazley forms new £200mn Syndicate ; Alea winds down London arm ; Brit commits to dividend and raises £150mn in debt issue ; Lloyd’s and Willis get Chinese approval ; Agnew Higgins wins International et al...

AIG restates again after $500mn discovery ; Quanta woes continue ; Hannover profits blown out by storms ; French riots cost AXA EUR50mn ; Ex-HIH finance chief faces criminal charges ; Loss record broken, says ISO ; Segal sentenced to ten years et al...