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January 2007/5

  • The CEO of the UK regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), announced he would be stepping down in July this year in an unexpected announcement on 16 January.
  • Hardy Underwriting could become the next Lloyd’s insurer to re-locate to Bermuda and take advantage of its lower tax rates, according to its CEO.
  • Lloyd's insurer Atrium announced the launch of a Financial Services Authority-regulated company to underwrite space risks on 16 January.
  • The board of US giant American International Group (AIG) has elected Dan Glaser as senior vice president, Foreign General Insurance.
  • Senior management at Windsor plc, the UK-quoted insurance broker, made public the terms of their £33.7mn acquisition proposal for the firm this morning (22 January).
  • Validus Holdings Ltd and Greenlight Capital Re Ltd became the third and fourth reinsurers formed after Hurricane Katrina to confirm plans for initial public offerings (IPO).
  • The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has called for comprehensive regulatory reform for reinsurance this year.
  • AXIS Insurance chairman Dennis Reding is to take up the position of chief operating officer at AXIS Capital as the Bermudian firm restructures.
  • Nick Frankland, has been appointed as CEO of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s UK operations following David Priebe’s return to the US as head of Global Specialty Group.
  • A group of reinsurers which have been joined to Allianz over legal proceedings regarding a controversial North Korean claim have refused to acknowledge the lawsuit.
  • After a weekend of heavy legislating, Florida’s lawmakers have hammered out a bill to provide rate reductions on homeowners’ insurance costs which is likely to have a significant impact on the US property & casualty industry.
  • Run-off services provider CMGL announced on 19 January that it has been appointed to provide claims management services for ICM Syndicate 4242.