December 2007/4

The legacy of Stirling Cooke Brown, the Goldman Sach's sponsored accident & health (re)insurance broker which finally collapsed in 2003, re-emerged last week after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) banned two of its key executives from operating in t

Wendy Baker has resigned from her post as president of Lloyd's America to pursue other interests.

UK run-off firm Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) will see trading in its shares begin later this week as it completes its initial public offering (IPO) on London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Marsh UK is expected to decide before year end on how it will deal with its embedded legacy burden, the broker has confirmed.

Shares in Benfield Group have continued to slide following the reinsurance broker's profits warning last Monday.

Bond investors on Zurich Financial Services' (ZFS) loss-stricken Kamp Re 2005 paid out $29.7mn in losses from the principal amount of the notes on 14 December.

Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG) has bolstered its presence in the energy markets with the agreement to acquire a 38.5 percent stake in Jamaican-headquartered intermediary CGM Group (CGM).

With Kiln plc set to become the sixth Lloyd’s insurer snapped up this year after its board approved a £442.2mn offer from Japan's Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co (TMNF), attention has already turned to who the next target in the sector will be.

Questions over Bermudian reinsurer XL Capital's exposure to the sub-prime debacle continue to dog the firm as it mulls a rescue for monoline bond insurer Security Capital Assurance (SCA).

Anxious investors are awaiting the release of fourth quarter results from a number of banking groups this week, with concern mounting over the size of sub-prime related losses yet to come to light in the banking system.

Star underwriter Christine Dandridge is to join (re)insurance broker RFIB Group after nearly 20 years at Lloyd's insurer Atrium Underwriting.

Aon Corp is selling its US property and casualty arm Combined Insurance Co to ACE Ltd for $2.4bn and has committed to returning all the proceeds to its shareholders.