October 2004/5

Alea, the UK listed reinsurer, appointed XL Global Services’ actuary Tom Weidman to the position of group chief actuary.

A US Federal court struck out 20 class-action lawsuits which alleged that the Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali withheld payments to holocaust victims.

Paddy Jago, Aon Re's veteran US casualty specialist, resigned this month after 15 years with the company.