March 2004/1

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

In our regular monthly News Digest, we round up key stories from the last month, presenting them to you in easily digestable snippets.

The Catlin insurance group finally announced its intention to take advantage of buoyant investor interest by floating on the London Stock Exchange. In a 3 March announcement, the insurer said the offering, expected to be completed by April 2004, will c

Berkshire Hathaway backed Lloyd's insurer Euclidian is considering an IPO that could value the firm at between £100mn-£150mn. The insurer, which underwrites via its Lloyd's Syndicate 1243 and a personal lines, Gibraltar based subsidiary, has approached

Swiss Re withdraws controversial London market letter but concerns grow over industry's exposures to US investment banks; Lloyd's sees further deterioration; Enron to cost $30bn? Cracks are appearing in the insurance industry's resolve to cope with th