July 2013/4
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The Insurance Insider tracks all the notable P&C sector share prices of the last week and compares year-to-date performances as of the week ending 22 July 2013
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Mediation between London-headquartered law firm Freshfields and London Underground has broken down over one of the largest professional negligence claims on record, according to sources.
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A South Korean woman has sued Asiana Airlines for $5mn, claiming that she and her son suffered extreme bodily and mental injuries after one of the firm's planes crash-landed in San Francisco on 6 July.
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World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein will not be able to recover billions of dollars from airlines in relation to the 9/11 attacks because he has already received compensation from insurers, a US federal judge ruled last week.
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The European Insurance and Operational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has warned national regulators to stick to a "consistent interpretation" of rules on internal capital models in advance of the much-delayed implementation of Solvency II.
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Non-US (re)insurers were relieved by the recent news that the US Treasury has delayed the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
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American Insurance Association (AIA) CEO Leigh Ann Pusey is "not optimistic" that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) will be extended before 1 January 2014, adding some uncertainty to the 1 January reinsurance renewal period.
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There are some clubs where there is little obvious benefit to being a member, and the insurance industry's recently unveiled "too big to fail" club is possibly one of them.
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) has launched a new alternatives-focused mutual fund and has selected leading insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Nephila to act as one of the investment houses that will manage capital for the strategy.
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Axis Capital has become the latest Bermudian reinsurer to debut on the cat bond market with its new $150mn Northshore Re offering, sister publication Trading Risk has reported.
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Choppy investment markets, pressure on rates and attritional cat losses are expected to feature as London's reporting season begins this week...
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Fierce competition, surplus capacity and the recent profitability of the market mean that aviation insurance rates will remain unchanged despite the $100mn+ loss of the Asiana Airlines passenger plane earlier this month.
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AIR Worldwide has officially launched Touchstone, a new catastrophe modelling platform that it says will allow users to gain a deeper understanding of their risk exposures.
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The upcoming Version 13 Atlantic hurricane model from RMS will generally lower its view of risk compared to its controversial Version 11 release.
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Recent commentary from brokers has raised the first warning signs that positive pricing momentum in the primary US P&C markets may be beginning to wane.
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As Maiden looks to shrug off the irritation of a disgruntled former employee, its ‘sister company' AmTrust Financial may face questions over its accounting choices as a renowned short-sell-focused research firm continues to recommend selling the company's stock.
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The P&C (re)insurance industry is not an obvious arena for whistleblowing disputes, but that is set to change later this year when a former Maiden executive accuses the Bermudian reinsurer's largest shareholders of using their powerful position to enrich themselves at the expense of other investors.
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The potential collapse of Latvian insurer Balva could cost the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme around £60mn based on its market share in the UK solicitors' PI sector.
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Total disclosed losses relating to the widespread European flooding in May and June have climbed by $110mn in the last week to around $1.8bn.
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Preliminary estimates for the insured damage to Colorado's Black Forest region suggest a loss of $292.8mn, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA).
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The niche death and disgrace (D&D) market is unlikely to face a claim following the news that sportswear manufacturer Adidas has suspended its sponsorship of Tyson Gay after the sprinter failed a drugs test.
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The (re)insurance market is bracing itself for an $800mn total loss following the April flood and fire at the YPF La Plata refinery in Argentina, according to our sister title Inside FAC.
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International marine reinsurers are expressing increased concern over the potential for further deterioration in the vast $900mn removal of wreck element of the $1.14bn P&I bill for the Costa Concordia.
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Mitsui Sumitomo and Tokio Marine have emerged as significant insurers of the cargo on board the sunken containership MOL Comfort, The Insurance Insider can reveal.
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The marine hull, cargo and P&I markets are braced for yet another loss after the containership Hansa Brandenburg caught fire in the Indian Ocean last week
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Zurich and Lancashire have the largest lines on the Aon-placed $182mn property programme for the Perro Negro 6 jack-up rig that sank off the coast of Angola at the beginning of July, sister title Inside FAC reported last week.
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The London Market Group (LMG) will select electronic placing, non-bureau accounting reforms via the Ruschlikon programme and project Genesis work on data capture as its top targets for future modernisation work, according to sources.
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UK outsourcing firm Xchanging has said that it will launch a London electronic placing platform if it receives a mandate from the market, as progress with Qatarlyst's platform drags on following its acquisition by US firm Ebix.
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Lloyd's blue-chip insurers Beazley, Catlin and Hiscox are among a group of 10 managing agents that have signed up to help develop the volume claims platform that will launch in 2014, The Insurance Insider has learned.
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WJ Lehrke, a Minnesota-based reinsurance broker focused on the US Midwest, is to merge with New York-based rival Holborn Corporation, the two firms said on 15 July.
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Vyvienne Wade, the senior Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) executive who acrimoniously left the London-listed broker less than three months ago, is set to return to the industry as head of international growth at AJ Gallagher International.
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CRC Crump, the world's sixth-biggest insurance broker and largest dedicated wholesaler, has helped generate a record quarterly profit for its parent, banking group BB&T.
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US directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance rates bottomed out between Q1 2012 and Q1 2013 after roughly a decade of year-on-year rate declines and there is even pressure for gentle increases, according to Aon's quarterly D&O pricing index, published last week.
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A quartet of Chinese insurers demonstrated their continued strong appetite for US property business during the mid-year renewals
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Berkshire Hathaway's bold new drive into the US specialty markets is already being felt on Lime Street, Tom Bolt warned last week.
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Marsh has revealed that Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) wrote casualty business across a dozen of its accounts at the 1 July renewals as Warren Buffett's aggressive start-up continues to make its presence felt.
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