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June 2005/2

  • Fellow Lloyd's insurers Hardy Underwriting Group plc and Omega Underwriting Holdings plc remain in merger talks despite the failure of two approaches.
  • Jeremy Pinchin, the head of Reinsurance and Claims at the Society and a senior member of the Franchise Performance directorate, has resigned from Lloyd’s.
  • Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of London (re)insurer QBE to "A" (Excellent) from "A-" (Excellent) and the company's issuer credit rating to "a+" from "a-", citing a stable outlook for both ratings.
  • Merrill Lynch analyst Blair Stewart has reaffirmed his “buy” recommendation on Paris based (re)insurance giant Axa, while also increasing its price objective by 4 percent to EUR25.
  • French reinsurer SCOR last Friday (10 June) announced restructuring plans, reflecting the change in its profile brought about by the so-called “Moving Forward” plan actioned by the group in August last year to continue its recovery.
  • Switzerland based (re)insurer Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) has appointed Jane Tutoki as its new group chief claims officer for the general insurance business.
  • FM Global announced last week its first involvement with catastrophe bonds after Goldman Sachs placed a $300mn bond covering earthquake activity in the Northwest region of North America.
  • MMC’s wholesale arms Price Forbes and Clump are likely to be the only significant units spun-out of the broking giant, the company confirmed last week.
  • The FBI has placed insurance fraud high on its agenda because of the size of the industry, according to its 2005 Financial Crimes Report released last month.
  • Broking start-up Integro has announced the appointment of five senior executives to its US operations.
  • American International Group (AIG) disclosed last week that Howard I Smith, the company's former chief financial officer, has resigned from its board.
  • Corporate Britain rates loss of reputation and business interruption as its biggest health risks in 2005, according to a survey by broker Aon ahead of the annual conference of The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) which kicks off in Brig