January 2016/3

XL expanded an aggregate retro programme formerly placed by Catlin during the January renewals in what sources described as the biggest ever retro programme, sister publication Trading Risk has reported

Lloyd's is considering centralising research and development (R&D) in the market in order to start tackling more complex and emerging risks, the Corporation's CEO Inga Beale has said

Bermuda-based legacy specialist Armour Group has made a strategic investment in Shariah-compliant (re)insurance provider Cobalt Insurance Holdings, it was announced today (18 January)

Liberty Mutual has completed its acquisition of 99.6 percent of Penta Security, making it the largest P&C insurer in Chile

Stamp capacity update; Geddes joins Everest Re; Irish uproar over ruling; Toffanello takes the reins as Faraday CEO; Mitchell exits RenRe...

Aurigen, a Canadian and US life reinsurer with embedded value of around C$600mn ($413mn), is set to be auctioned by its private equity owners, The Insurance Insider can reveal

The Swett & Crawford sales process is now a straight shootout between BB&T-owned CRC Crump and private equity after rival trade bidder Ryan Specialty Group bowed out, The Insurance Insider revealed last week.

The International Group (IG) of protection and indemnity clubs is set to renew its $3bn treaty with a rate reduction of just under 10 percent.

London-based insurance group Hyperion has put going public onto the backburner for the time being as it targets raising debt, rather than equity, to fund future growth.

Global insurance giant Allianz is the latest carrier to attempt to offload a major legacy book of UK employers' liability (EL) business, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

Insurance software specialist Ebix will have to offer at least 209p a share to be in with a chance of buying Xchanging, after rival Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) announced that its bid was now unconditional.

Validus announced last week that its Paulson & Co joint venture PacRe had been placed in run-off from January, in another demonstration of the difficulties facing the hedge fund reinsurance model.