June 2007/3
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The long-running commissions dispute which saw RK Carvill sue its former client XL Capital and a number of reinsurers was settled at the end of last month when a US court ruled in favour of the reinsurance broker.
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Lloyd's has taken a significant hit on its Central Fund dispute after settling with Benfield Group and Aon Ltd, but will be relieved the long-running dispute is over.
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Dominic Fodera, a former director of failed Australian insurance company HIH, has been jailed for two years for authorising a prospectus with a material omission.
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Lloyd's announced last week that it is to return to the debt markets with a benchmark issue of between £300-500mn in Tier 1 perpetual subordinated debt.
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US (re)insurer Liberty Mutual has continued its series of hurricane linked cat bonds with the launch of the $150mn Mystic Re II.
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Bermudian (re)insurer Validus Holdings Ltd has increased the size of its pending initial public offering (IPO) to $350mn following its $382.2mn acquisition of Lloyd's based Talbot Underwriting Holdings.
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Airline rates witnessed double-digit falls for the eight consecutive month, with lead hull and liability premiums down an average of 18 percent during May, according to a report by Aon.
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DUAL International, the fast-expanding financial and professional lines underwriting agency, is to part company with its chief executive James Gerry following his resignation, The Insurance Insider understands.
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UK broker COBRA Holdings has announced its intention to seek admission to the AIM stock exchange with a planned £10mn float.
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Catlin Underwriting Agencies CEO, Paul Jardine has been elected as the new chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) to replace ACE Europe’s CEO and chairman Andrew Kendrick.
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Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc (R&SA) has entered into an agreement to acquire 50 percent of a company giving it access the fast growing Eastern European and Russian insurance markets.
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners said that it will step up its efforts to overhaul reinsurance regulation in the US before addressing the collateral charges faced by alien reinsurers.
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