November 2007/1

FTSE 100 companies are reporting risk above and beyond what the UK's regulatory regime requires, according to research undertaken by broking giant Marsh Ltd.

Marine, energy and P&I insurer Lingard Limited (Gard) has appointed former JLT Re partner Graham Everard as managing director of its Bermudian operations.

Lloyd's (re)insurance intermediary CRS is poised to finalise a number of deals in preparation for run-off.

London market reinsurers led by Allianz have had their appeal dismissed against the striking out of significant parts of their defence in the controversial EUR44.3mn dispute with the North Korean national insurer.

Integro has taken on two international property brokers John Millar and Andrzej Danyluk from reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

Investors reacted positively to Aon's news last week that it is to impose a fresh restructuring that will lead to the loss of 2,700 jobs, the equivalent of 6 percent of its global workforce.

Despite a general weakness in bancassurance business, Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali has shown "solid" progress in its year on year nine month results.

Bermudian (re)insurer RenaissanceRe Holdings reported a third-quarter profit of $144mn, a decrease of 44.6 percent from the prior year period, driven by lower underwriting income, UK flood losses and a $36mn charge on investments hit by the sub-prime...

Bermudian reinsurer Endurance Specialty Holdings has reported a small rise in income against a background of falling written premiums in the third quarter last week.

Low catastrophe losses drove Bermudian (re)insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd to a record quarter, it reported on 1 November.

Following a hearing in the UK High Court last week, Marsh Ltd will be forced to defend itself on charges of poaching a senior aviation team and confidential business information from rival firm United Insurance Brokers (UIB) in a trial scheduled to...

Swiss Re, which reports its third quarter figures tomorrow (6 November) is expected to generate net attributable earnings of SFr1.01bn and pre-tax profits of SFr1.35bn - down from SFr1.55bn and SFr2.07bn respectively in the prior-year period...