February 2012/2

Aon's Q4 global insurance pricing flat; Charman says ‘no' to Axis syndicate; New York insurance regulator joins law firm; Hartford shares surge on break-up push

Graham White has been re-elected to the Lloyd's Council, where he will be joined by Amlin underwriting director Simon Beale and Cathedral managing director Lawrence Holder

Up to 30 different private equity (PE) and non-trade investors have received the investor memoranda relating to the up-for-sale insurer Groupama UK, The Insurance Insider can reveal

Hannover Re has almost doubled its Thai loss to EUR196mn from the preliminary EUR100mn estimate it gave during a Q3 earnings call, as it unveiled full-year profit guidance that exceeded targets

With more entrepreneurialism (tempered, of course, by common sense) and less timidity, we might discover that there is a lot less that is uninsurable than we currently imagine...

After 13 influential years as chairman and CEO of Willis Group, Joe Plumeri will bring the curtain down on his time at the head of the big three broker next July as he celebrates his 70th birthday, The Insurance Insider can reveal.