February 2006/5

Results at UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance will be analysed closely for worsening exposures to Hurricane Wilma, which tore through the US Gulf and Mexico last October. The insurer – which has seen its share price climb leap more than 50 percent to...

The brokers working to achieve peer-to-peer initiatives with the “gang of six” Lloyd’s underwriters have been revealed as Aon, Benfield, Willis and Marsh. The “gang of six”, or G6, is the breakaway group of powerful insurers which has combined with...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has cancelled Xsavi Ltd’s permission to trade because of the firm’s failure to comply with standards and inadequate financial resources. It is the first enforcement cancellation taken against a general...

Specialist insurance lawyer Nigel Montgomery is leaving DLA Piper Rudnick to head up a new team at US law firm Sidley Austin’s London office. Montgomery has a background in insurance restructuring, focusing on schemes of arrangement and business...

Bermudian-headquartered (re)insurer Quanta has appointed Roland Baker and Robert Shapiro to its board of directors. Both men were also appointed to the board’s audit committee, Baker will join the compensation committee while Shapiro will join the...

Insurance giant American International Group (AIG) is facing a lawsuit from Minnesota attorney general Mike Hatch, raising the spectre of further action from states dissatisfied with AIG’s recent $1.6bn payout. Hatch is seeking up to $10mn...

US insurer HCC Insurance Holdings is set to acquire a 23.6 percent holding in Lloyd’s managing agent Heritage Underwriting. HCC – which acquired the Lloyd’s insurer Illium Insurance last year - has reached agreement to buy the stake for an undisclosed.

Fast expanding Hyperion Insurance Group reported a double boost today with the announcement of an almost doubling of profits followed by news of a £5.1mn capital placement in the insurance group. Hyperion reported full-year profits of £4.03mn for...

Bermudian Platinum Underwriters Holdings became the latest reinsurer to announce hurricane-affected losses in its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2005. Platinum reported net losses of $103.3mn, or $1.94 per basic common share, and a net loss..

Lloyd’s reinsurer Advent Capital (Holdings) plc has increased its Hurricane Wilma net loss estimates and is predicting a midpoint loss of 77.5 percent of capacity on its Syndicate 780’s 2005 underwriting year. The catastrophe reinsurance specialist...

US cedants will have to increase their capital requirements if Europe’s reinsurance industry gets its way and has the controversial collateralisation requirements abolished. The US’ reinsurance collateral system was again the subject of debate last...

UK-listed broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) is to undergo a radical restructure that will merge its UK Corporate Risks and JLT Risk Solutions, Insider Week can reveal. Following the merger – due to complete by the third quarter 2006...