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July 2009/1
  • Cooper Gay moves closer to IPO endgame with appointment
    London-headquartered (re)insurance broker Cooper Gay has edged closer to its desire for a public listing, with news that it has appointed UBS as adviser.
    06 July 2009
  • Catlin leads Italian train crash reinsurance
    Catlin Group is understood to be the leader on the liability reinsurance programme for Italian train operator Ferrovie dello Stato, following a crash in the Tuscan city of Viareggio on 29 June.
    06 July 2009
  • 1.7 renewal 'orderly' as capacity fears continue to ease
    The key 1.7 renewal date carried on the trend set at the 1.6 Florida-focused renewal, with reinsurers looking for bumper rate rises left disappointed...
    06 July 2009
  • Guy Carpenter redresses balance of power
    Guy Carpenter took further steps to bolster the management of its non-US operations last week, as it looks to redress the shift in its powerbase to New York that began early last year.
    06 July 2009
  • Hartford sues Arch over Financial Products 'raid'
    The Hartford Financial Services Group has filed a lawsuit against Bermudian Arch Insurance and three former employees, claiming Arch "conducted an unlawful corporate raid" by hiring over 60 managers, underwriters and employees from its New York subsidiary
    06 July 2009
  • Omega deploys excess capital with buyout
    Lloyd's and Bermuda (re)insurer Omega Insurance Holdings declared its Names capacity buyback initiative a success last week, after receiving acceptances of approximately £45.7mn of capacity.
    06 July 2009
  • UK non-life sector misses out on Q2 FTSE bounce
    After a first quarter in which it outperformed the FTSE All Share index total return, the UK non-life insurance sector has failed to pick up on the widespread bounce in the equity markets in Q2.
    06 July 2009
  • Willis faces $1bn Stanford class action
    US law firms Strasburger & Price and Castillo Snyder have filed a class action lawsuit in the US Federal Court against Willis Group Holdings, seeking $1bn in damages.
    06 July 2009
  • AIG makes further progress with asset sales
    American International Group (AIG) has continued to make steady progress on its non-core asset disposal programme over the last two months...
    06 July 2009
  • Modest values likely to spur further (re)insurance M&A
    PartnerRe's swoop for Paris Re has served as a reminder that while global (re)insurers are trading at below book or net tangible asset values, the temptation for premium-rated peers to turn acquirer for low-priced peers...
    06 July 2009
  • Bryce IPC retirement confirmed, Weale takes over as interim CEO
    Bermudian reinsurer IPC Holdings has confirmed that James Bryce retired as president and CEO of the firm on 30 June. He is succeeded by John Weale, IPC's CFO, who will serve as president and interim CEO.
    06 July 2009
  • Flagstone's Swayne to return to Bermuda
    Guy Swayne, CEO of Flagstone Réassurance Suisse - the Swiss subsidiary of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings - will return to Bermuda to resume his role as chief underwriting officer for the reinsurer’s international team.
    06 July 2009
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