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June 2008/4

  • A number of leading insurers are supporting an Association of Risk and Insurance Managers (AIRMIC) initiative to limit the potential use of a device that puts the policyholder on notice that the insurer may not accept liability for a particular claim...
  • The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) is proposing a reclassification of Class 3 (re)insurers into sub-classes because of the increasingly broad range of carriers attracted to the island.
  • Risk modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) aims to boost investment in the insurance linked securities (ILS) market with an electronic ILS portfolio management platform.
  • The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) is to publish an index which will allow its members to assess how insurers pay claims.
  • Former RenaissanceRe CEO James Stanard has failed in his attempt to have the Securities and Exchanges Commission's (SEC) fraud allegations against him dismissed.
  • Marsh's 29-strong aviation reinsurance team is transferring to Marsh & McLennan Companies' (MMC) stablemate Guy Carpenter in a move that the firm says will benefit clients.
  • Those recent glimmers of hope for the downtrodden financial markets appeared to be snuffed out last week in what was another torrid time for the banking sector.
  • The remarkable thawing of relations between American International Group (AIG) and Maurice "Hank" Greenberg appears underway after a "positive" meeting between the veteran and Robert Willumstad, the latest man in the hot seat at the troubled insurance gia
  • Marsh UK executives are to meet later this week to approve the delayed £200mn outsourcing deal with Capita, The Insurance Insider understands.
  • The purchase of failed UK listed (re)insurer GoshawK for £45.7mn ($90.3mn) by acquisitive Bermudian run-off specialist Enstar Group Ltd is the third significant acquisition by the firm this year.
  • Hannover Re's new dedicated insurance linked securities (ILS) team has closed $133mn Globe Re - choosing an innovative deal as its first since launching in January.
  • The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it is willing to mandate action on the disclosure of broker's commissions by the end of the year if the industry fails to find a solution to the issue.