June 2009/4
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Aon has confirmed that UK CEO Peter Harmer is set to return to Australia at the end of September...
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Maurice "Hank" Greenberg took the stand for two-and-a-half days last week after being called as a witness for the prosecution in a trial federal civil trial between his former and current charges...
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President Barack Obama's far-reaching proposals to overhaul US financial regulation were given a cautious welcome by interest groups anxious to avoid formal federal oversight of the sector.
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On 24 June, the UK High Court will be asked to approve the historic Part VII transfer of all Equitas' remaining liabilities - now comprising some $7.8bn – in a deal which could finally allow Lloyd's Names to "sleep easily at night".
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The schedule of the already delayed Equitas v Brandywine LMX spiral clash in the UK High Court suffered a further setback last week, after expert underwriting witnesses failed to give evidence for undisclosed reasons.
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London market (re)insurance broker Cooper Gay (Holdings) Ltd has taken a decisive step towards its ambition of a public listing with the imminent arrival of two City heavyweights that have recently stepped down from Benfield Group.
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The on-off takeover saga of Lloyd's insurer Chaucer took a decisive step forward today with a formal, all-paper offer by rival Brit Insurance this morning, but its modest terms has provoked Russian-backed private equity firm Pamplona Capital...
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Air France will give about EUR17,500 ($24,000) as an advance to the families of victims on Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which crashed on 1 June.
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Allen Stanford, CEO of fraud-hit banking and investments group Stanford Financial, was accused of running a $7bn scam to defraud investors, as the FBI filed criminal charges against the colourful Texan and several of his associates.
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Willis Group Holdings confirmed last week that it was in discussions over selling a portion of its interest in privately held French broker Gras Savoye & Cie.
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After 2008's bleak investment conditions, Flagstone Re has piled out of equity investments and now has 34.5 percent of its portfolio invested in US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPs...
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Offshore domicile Guernsey has seen a significant increase in enquiries relating to setting up captive and insurance cell operations in the last three months, chief executive of Guernsey Finance Peter Niven told The Insurance Insider.
