July 2002/1

The collapse of the telecommunications firm WorldCom is not as damaging for the P&C Insurance industry as Enron, with most of the industry's exposure to WorldCom's $30bn of outstanding debt in the hands of the life insurers.

The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected the case brought by the so called Jaffray Names against Lloyd's, and upheld the earlier High Court ruling that Lloyd's had not committed fraud.

D&O insurers take the strain as the examples of numerical innovations and accounting irregularities mount. The Insider analyses the high-profile corporate losses which could impact the sector. On announcing their 2nd quarter results on 23 July, St Paul

Shares in Zurich’s former reinsurance arm Converium fell sharply as investors reacted to fears of collecting recoverables from its former parent, ZFS.

Finding a good franchise performance director will not be easy Lloyd’s search for its Underwriting Tsar steps up a gear with the recent unveiling of its franchise proposals. Containing few surprises, the 56 page consultation document published by the C

London based broker HLF was forced to pull its planned float after twice extending the pricing deadline to continue discussions with potential investors.

XL Capital’s share price fell 12 percent after the insurer announced an unexpected $200 mn charge for additions to its 11 September reserves and a $120 million charge for bond writedowns for WorldCom, Adelphia and other telecommunications companies.

The withdrawal of capacity, a plethora of reinsurance disputes and departing corporate capital has left a vast number of open syndicates. Laptop analyses what went wrong The proposed Lloyd’s franchise reforms are partly justified as a way of preventing

The rivalry between Aon and its Chicago neighbour Near North is becoming increasingly vicious with allegations of theft, blackmail, and industrial espionage. It's unlikely that Pat Ryan, the impeccably groomed head of Aon, was upset by the arrest of...

ACE is poised to announce a settlement with Jane Hayes, the former ACE underwriter who earlier this year appealed after her Court failure to prove sexual discrimination and unfair dismissal against ACE’s Charman Underwriting.

One of the UK’s oldest banks, NM Rothschild & Sons, is planning a new Lloyd’s investment vehicle with Sax Riley, the Society’s retiring chairman, and the Lloyd’s Members Agency Sedgwick Oakwood Capital Ltd.

OAMPS is Australia’s first accredited Lloyd’s broker - but its recent successes hide a bitter boardroom battle that ended with the disqualification of its former Chairman. One of the largest shareholders of Lloyd's only accredited Australian broking ho