March 2007/2

Capita swoops for CMGL; Tawa UK in $285mn acquisition; S&P to launch run-off ratings; European run-off liabilities exceed EUR200bn...

Florida reins in cat fund expansion; GE loses asbestos claim; Scottish Re ‘disappointed’ with $233.8mn loss; US plans long-term TRIA extension; Greenberg appointed ACE chairman...

Insurers refuel Boeing dispute ; Lloyd’s insurers build international liability platforms; Aon exec seconded to Lloyd’s; Amlin opens up electronic trading options; IBM steps into London market

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett said that with falling rates in “super-cat” insurance as a result of the “flood of capital” post-Katrina, the company has “sharply reduced” wind exposures.

After a month digesting unpalatable developments in the “Sunshine State”, the (re)insurance industry was at least served up a sliver of good news late February, as it emerged the Florida State Board of Administration...

Marketform's extension into D&O has been welcomed by the Lloyd’s insurer’s underwriting director Simon Lotter.

Ark and Leinster on the verge of launching as 2007 capacity continues to grow...

Reinsurers begin to wind down vehicles after Florida

Our monthly column keeping check on US and EU legal and regulatory developments

Catlin Group Ltd saw a healthy 6.35 percent rise in its share price, despite reporting lower than expected 2006 pre-tax profits of $275.4mn as it released its last figures before consolidating the performance...

Bermuda’s Class of 2005 – the group of (re)insurers launched in the wake of Hurricane Katrina – will face tougher conditions than their predecessors as they look to broaden scope in response to limited opportunities in the property cat market.

The timing of Converium's upgrade to its desired A- financial strength rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P) couldn’t have been better as it attempts to shake off the hostile attentions of rival SCOR.