March 2005/3

As predicted in the February edition of The Insurance Insider, Aon Corp struck a nationwide agreement with US regulators to settle the bid-rigging, kickback and steering investigations into the broking giant. The broker followed its rival MMC in estab

Spitzer pursues a 'bottom upwards' strategy with bid-rigging investigations Kathryn Winter, a former Marsh managing director, became the 10th member of the US property & casualty industry to plead guilty to a criminal charge in connection with the New

Broking giants count cost of Spitzer JLT blames Risk Solutions for sluggish performance Benfield posts flat profits but sees growth in primary markets MMC culls a further 2500 jobs to cut costs

Despite closing the 2002-year of account on its Syndicate 1200 with a 38 percent profit on capacity, claiming the third best result in the market, listed Lloyd's managing agency Heritage has been forced to leave the year open on Syndicate 1245 due to unce

Aspen profits up AWAC positive result despite storms IPCRe hurricane losses grow Platinum profits down Quanta makes maiden year loss

Names action group joins queue to sue directors of HIH-owned Lloyd's insurer Litigation embroiling now-defunct corporate vehicle Cotesworth Capital continues to snowball, with a claim being served earlier this month against former directors, auditors a

The widening scope of schemes of arrangement was extended further last month as a Canadian court upheld its approval of a scheme promoted by run-off manager Cavell, despite last minute attempts to derail the process by Canadian policyholders.

Reinsurers seek to avoid liability on WTC claim The legal repercussions of the 9/11 Twin Towers attack continue to resonate - with a dispute appearing in court this month between Aon subsidiary Combined Insurance Company of America and its reinsurers o

Agency relationship is at the heart of the dispute London market underwriters and brokers remain at loggerheads over new proposals for charging broker commissions, The Insurance Insider understands, with negotiations set to reach a critical stage in co

Benfield thought to be leading the pack as they announce strategy to expand primary operations Benfield Group Ltd is in talks with the former Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc chief executive Steve McGill to drive the reinsurance broker's expansion into

City grandee Michael Spencer has joined the board of London market start-up Oxygen Holdings plc, The Insurance Insider can reveal. Spencer, one of the wealthiest men in the City through the success of his company ICAP plc, became a non-executive direct

Marsh & McLennan Risk Capital Holdings has agreed to sell around half of its share in AXIS Capital, the Bermudian (re)insurer it helped found in the wake of 9/11.