October 2007/5

Integro Ltd has hired well-known broking figure Guy Bessis from Aon as a managing principal in its London operation.

Bancassurance is gaining in popularity particularly in emerging markets, according to research by Swiss Re.

Airline premium rates fell again this month - after a brief hiatus in August/September - according to the latest data from Aon Aviation.

Bermudian energy mutual Oil Insurance Limited is co-suing the US government over the flooding of a refinery during Hurricane Katrina.

Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox plc has continued to build on its international expansion with the launch of Hiscox Global Markets in New York.

As predicted by The Insurance Insider in July, Liberty Syndicates - one of the largest Lloyd’s (re)insurers - has confirmed the appointment of Nick Metcalf as its new CEO.

The third annual Rendez-Vous of the Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies' (AIRROC) last week proved a perfect time to look back at how a number of recent transactions have benefited the sector.

Lehman Bros has been given the green light by the Financial Services Authority to begin trading at its subsidiary Libero Ventures Ltd - a new unit that aims to improve capital efficiency for (re)insurers by shifting exposures to the capital markets.

Guy Carpenter is likely to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit launched earlier this month by Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal that has accused the broker of violating the state’s anti-trust and unfair trade practices acts...

Major UK retail bank Lloyds TSB Group plc has been sued in the US for allegedly violating federal anti-money laundering provisions, a case which could be brought as a claim against its Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance policy, placed in the London ma

French reinsurer SCOR has reaffirmed reporting lines and made a flurry of fresh appointments to its non-life and life segments.

One of the UK's leading fund managers, Standard Life Investments Ltd has acquired 29 million shares in Lloyd's insurer Chaucer Holdings plc, representing 9 percent of the voting rights in the company.