March 2014/4

The Lloyd's market could report a pre-tax profit of around £3.5bn for 2013 when it unveils its annual results on Wednesday (26 March), according to estimates from The Insurance Insider.

Underwriting profits were commonplace for reinsurers in 2013, but where were the outliers?

The Insurance Insider's Data Room predicts that the 1.1 renewal rates squeeze will continue through 2014...

With the 2013 results season complete, The Insurance Insider continues its comparative analysis of the global companies trading in our universe...

After enduring a long period as a laggard as it was held back by its underperforming UK business and inefficient capital structure, Brit 2.0 has reported strong returns in 2012 and 2013.

By the end of this week, we are likely to have the final pricing for the IPO of Lloyd's carrier Brit Insurance. The Insurance Insider considers the factors that could determine the company's valuation

Marsh's chairman of energy Andrew George has warned that energy underwriters will need to consider offering more liquid products that pay upfront and adjust later in order to capture sufficient return in the market.

The onshore energy market is set to take a $400mn loss from an explosion and fire at the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) in Canada last Christmas

Norwegian oil giant Statoil has suffered a major loss in the North Sea that could reach a gross level of $300mn and will likely impact the renewal of the blue chip's energy account on 1 April

Scor CEO Denis Kessler has told the London market to embrace new technology, arguing that it makes EC3 more relevant.

Aon has taken legal action to limit potential loss of business after at least 10 employees in California quit to take up roles at rival intermediary Alliant, in an echo of a bitter dispute over staff departures between the firms two years ago following the defection of construction heavyweight Peter Arkley

Enstar and Stone Point will now pay only $646mn for global specialty insurer Torus after the sale and purchase agreement was amended to reduce the price by $46mn, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.