December 2007/1

Chaucer Holdings plc became the latest Lloyd's insurer to offer more capital back to shareholders when it promised to increase its total 2007 dividend by 25 percent.

Groupama SA is expected to complete its first insurance linked securities transaction shortly, with its proposed securitisation of EUR200mn of French windstorm risk.

American International Group (AIG) leads both the liability and the hull coverages for the budget airliner that crashed in Turkey killing all on board last Friday (30 November), according to sources.