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March 2008/6
  • Midland shareholders greenlight Munich deal
    Munich Re's acquisition of specialty provider The Midland Company has been approved by the US firm's shareholders.
    31 March 2008
  • Capita acquires broker Lancaster
    Outsourcing firm Capita Group plc has added to its broking arm, BDML, with the acquisition of independent intermediary Lancaster Insurance Services Ltd.
    31 March 2008
  • Citigroup in $1.66bn Enron settlement
    Enron creditors are set to receive a $1.66 billion lawsuit payout after Citigroup Inc agreed a settlement over its responsibility in the energy trading firm's downfall.
    31 March 2008
  • Brokers get Brazilian go-ahead
    Six foreign reinsurance brokers have been licensed by the Brazilian insurance regulator Susep as intermediaries begin to take advantage of the newly deregulated Brazilian market, according to news reports.
    31 March 2008
  • S&P warns on Swiss Re's missing business
    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has sounded a note of caution over disciplined underwriting based on the amount of "under priced" business picked up by the market in the aftermath of Swiss Re's 12 percent reduction...
    31 March 2008
  • Towergate 'over-priced' after £800mn sale talks collapse
    The breakdown of stake holding talks between Towergate and private equity group Candover is likely to be a result of the insurance intermediary's over-valuation, according to an investor source.
    31 March 2008
  • IG fights back over Aon P&I criticisms
    The International Group of P&I (protection & indemnity) Clubs (IG) has fought back over criticisms by broker Aon of its reinsurance renewal.
    31 March 2008
  • California considers bond insurer in Berkshire snub
    The state of California is looking at the possibility of its pension funds creating a new municipal bond insurer as an alternative to existing players and Berkshire Hathaway’s start-up in the embattled sector.
    31 March 2008
  • AWAC launches $500mn US reinsurer
    Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd (AWAC) has launched its $500mn US reinsurance platform with the endorsement of A and A- financial strength ratings from AM Best and Standard & Poor's (S&P) respectively.
    31 March 2008
  • JLT settles energy team dispute with RK Harrison
    Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT) has settled its legal dispute with three of its former energy brokers for allegedly attempting to take a major client with them when they left.
    31 March 2008
  • LMBC elects new chairman
    Aon Ltd deputy chairman Jonathan Palmer-Brown has been elected as chairman of the London Market Insurance Brokers' Committee (LMBC).
    31 March 2008
  • Net profit down at Talbot
    Net profit at Lloyd's insurer Talbot Holdings Ltd Syndicate 1183 has fallen by around £8mn for 2007 despite an 81 percent investment income hike and steady gross written premiums.
    31 March 2008
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