March 2012/1

The Insurance Insider's new regular feature on asset management in the P&C (re)insurance sector…

Willis uncovers $28mn in overstated revenues; HSBC $914mn sale; Citizens appoints; Liberty $2.7bn cat bill

Capital market investors have directed $3bn-$4bn of new funds into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector this year with a strong focus on the liquid cat bond side of the market

Cat bond issuance has reached nearly $1.3bn for 2012 - far ahead of the $915mn market volume recorded this time last year.

Ariel Re's sale means it's time to take stock of how the class of 2005 has performed against expectations

Capital market solutions feature in Florida last-resort insurer's proposed $1bn private reinsurance package...

New Willis Global chairman and CEO Steve Hearn is to unveil a new structure for the unit next month, The Insurance Insider can reveal...

Two Asian advisory and research firms have launched a new index to track returns from hedge funds specialising in insurance-linked assets.

BP agreed a $7.8bn settlement with individuals and businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident, but the legal battle with the US government and its drilling partners continues...

JLT's strong international growth in 2011 ensured it led the organic growth table...

Wurt and RSA lead insurers in arguing Soc Gen failed to disclose crucial information in proposal...

A New York court has ruled against Aon in its ongoing poaching case with Alliant. Aon accused the rival firm and former senior Aon construction broking executive Michael Cusack of breaching an injunction that bars Alliant from poaching Aon employees and clients.