October 2002/1

Royal & Sun Alliance, the embattled UK insurer currently looking for a long-term replacement to its former chief executive Bob Mendelsohn, needs up to £2.4bn to shore up its capital base.

Beazley, the Lloyd’s managing agency looking to expand its operations, is now aiming for a London flotation.

Single occurrence victory in WTC and strong 1H 2002 performance overshadowed by loss of triple A rating

As widely predicted, Cox Insurance Holding’s Michael Dawson succumbed to shareholder pressure and stepped down as the Group’s chief executive. Dawson’s demise was the price for Cox’s dismal losses which saw the insurer approach Lloyd’s for a controversial

Silverstein appeals pro-insurer decision but Judge hints at sympathy for WTC carriers The (re)insurers exposed to the WTC programme reacted with relief to US District Judge Martin’s decision that an R&SA subsidiary, the Hartford and St Paul cannot be s

Lloyd’s insurer will ask for shareholders’ approval before continuing to write controversial viatical schemes GoshawK, the quoted Lloyd’s insurer, has agreed to seek their shareholders’ approval before writing viatical insurance - the controversial pra