March 2006/5

The hi-tech cargo of the Hyundai Fortune, a ship that caught fire in the Gulf of Aden last week, has been estimated at upwards of $300mn by broker Aon. An explosion on 21 March ripped a hole in the side of the vessel, blew between 60-90 cargo...

Lloyd’s insurer SVB Group is close to launching a new FSA authorized insurance company and change its trading name to Novae as it makes a break from its troubled past, Insider Week understands. The UK quoted insurer – which has battled for five years..

Allianz’s head of UK aviation business, Emilio Di Silvio, has parted company with the insurance giant, and is set to head a new aviation syndicate at QBE’s Limit. Di Silvio – who has more than 29 years of aviation underwriting experience – resigned...

Troubled Bermudian reinsurer PXRE Group Ltd has negotiated a deal with Lloyd’s for “early settlement” of claims outstanding to the market, but has denied the move is connected to its possible re-entry to the market, Insider Week can reveal.