March 2008/2

Lloyd's brokers and underwriters will once again be allowed to invest and own each other if proposals to amend the Act governing the market are ratified later this year.

Rod Fox has teamed up with his former EW Blanch colleague Ted Blanch to launch a "private boutique" reinsurance broker to compete on large account business with Benfield, Guy Carpenter and Aon.

Investors looking beyond capital repatriation for share price momentum when 2007 results are published

Former RenaissanceRe executive Michael Cash is planning a return to the market with the launch of a new, unrated reinsurance vehicle, Juniperus Partners.

Lloyd's insurer looks poised to become the next overseas acquisition with new interest from Bermudian predators

Brokers are becoming embroiled in the West’s growing scrutiny over overseas business standards

New York state governor and former attorney general Eliot Spitzer has been caught arranging to meet a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to reports from the New York Times.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc has exited its 16.3 percent stake in White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd in a deal that sees the Bermudian insurer pay $751mn in cash and transfer two of its run-off units to the investment giant.

Shares in Australian (re)insurer QBE Group slumped after the company missed analyst profit estimates for 2007, raising questions over its rapid expansion strategy.

Full-year results from early reporting Lloyd's insurers yielded bumper profits that were tempered by soft market warnings and cycle management strategies.

UK takaful start-up finally poised for launch; Amlin: Holt will return; S&P boosts Novae over mooted legacy spin-off; Omega maintains profit record; Marine in Aon job cuts spotlight...

Buffett goes long on derivatives; Fairfax profits from credit bets; DIFC extends international attractions; AM Best stable on reinsurance; IRS captives tax u-turn...