November 2011/1
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The International Insurance Society (IIS) has released its list of industry heavyweights for inclusion on the shortlist for its annual induction into the Insurance Hall of Fame
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With an increasing volume of data supporting a change in the direction of the US primary insurance market for 2012, a comprehensive forecast from Willis paints a picture of stabilisation across many lines of business.
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Dire conditions in the investment markets, capital management and growing loss creep were the dominant themes of the P&C (re)insurance sector's third quarter reporting season
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Lloyd's and international broker Thompson Heath & Bond (THB) looks set to hold onto the London placement of the AmRisk programme, even if it completes its sale to US wholesale broker AmWINS
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Brokers' share prices have all marched into positive territory in the past month, buoyed by the upbeat messages of improving market conditions and positive organic growth
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Flagstone Re may succeed in selling off its Lloyd's business in the first quarter of 2012, but it will largely depend on the continuing appetite of trade buyers and private equity firms
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Transatlantic Re has ignited yet another round of allegations and counter-allegations with hostile suitor Validus
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London market outsourcing partner hails significant progress in process reform in 2011 after a year of transition
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The Insurance Insider reviews the industry's largest catastrophe reinsurance programmes up for renewal at 1 January
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Run off acquirer and (re)insurance service provider Tawa has started litigation proceedings over disputed tax losses from its partial sale of CX Re in March 2006
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There has been a significant uptick in so-called Part VII restructuring activity in 2011 as (re)insurers rearrange their corporate and capital structures ahead of SII
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Besso chairman Michael Wade expected to announce his candidature as mid-month deadline for aspiring Council of Lloyd's members approaches
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A New York court has tossed out two mega-cases brought against US banks JP Morgan Chase and UBS that sought compensation for Bernard Madoff's colossal Ponzi scheme
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Lloyd's cautious stance ahead of Solvency II implementation and the soft market are being cited as reasons for the lack of 1 January syndicate start-ups
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Clive O'Connell, the former head of commercial risk and reinsurance at BLG, has left the organisation.
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The largest ever UK legal merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG) is causing rivals to face up to harsh realities
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The US Treasury department has announced the 15 members of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance. They include Brian Duperreault, president and CEO of MMC, and Lloyd's general counsel and director of North America, Sean McGovern.
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The protracted reform of the National Flood Insurance Program could face further delays due to the Senate's current legislative timetable.
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Tokio Millennium Re is set to offer medical malpractice as its next new line of business, The Insurance Insider can reveal
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A report by the US government spending watchdog has questioned whether regulators had suitable regard for minimising the cost to taxpayers in picking up the AIG tab
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Rebranded and upgraded reinsurer Sirius America Insurance Company (SAIC) is set to selectively offer insurance paper alongside its core reinsurance business, The Insurance Insider can reveal
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Finance ministers should not hinder the insurance industry's ability to support economic growth and development says the Geneva Association
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Brit Insurance is looking to write bigger lines and take up lead positions on programmes, The Insurance Insider understands
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Changes in global financial regulations could engrain unforeseen risk into the global (re)insurance sector, according to the Geneva Association
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