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October 2008/3
  • Tunnicliffe confirmed as Kiln 807 active underwriter
    Lloyd’s insurer RJ Kiln & Co Ltd has confirmed Lloyd Tunnicliffe as active underwriter on its Syndicate 807.
    20 October 2008
  • Synergy enters HNW market on Inter Hannover paper
    London managing general agency (MGA) Synergy Insurance Services has entered the high net worth (HNW) market with a product it says could cut premium layout for clients by up to 40 percent.
    20 October 2008
  • ‘Delusional’ internal capital management models must be revised, says FSA
    Speaking during a panel discussion at rating agency AM Best’s third annual European insurance ratings conference, Tony Brooke-Taylor of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that many internal capital management models (ICM) do not capture the full
    20 October 2008
  • Aon Benfield Re rolls out Analytics line-up
    The soon-to-be giant broking combine Aon Benfield Re has finalised the management structure for its analytics team, as it emerged last week that Benfield shareholders had voted 99.8 percent in favour of the union with Aon.
    20 October 2008
  • Reith steps down as Ascot CEO; director Donald resigns
    Ascot Underwriting founder Martin Reith has stepped down as its CEO just months after agreeing a deal with American International Group (AIG) for the Lloyd’s insurer to become a wholly owned subsidiary of the troubled US giant.
    20 October 2008
  • Swiss Re in private equity bid to buy RBS Insurance
    Swiss Re and private equity firm CVC are in “advanced talks” to buy a majority stake in Royal Bank of Scotland’s up-for-sale insurance operations, according to reports.
    20 October 2008
  • AIG sees biggest squeeze in aviation and US D&O - sources
    Troubled global insurer AIG is facing a tough squeeze on its aviation and US directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O) books of business, according to senior market sources.
    20 October 2008
  • Flagstone continues Bermudian Lloyd’s invasion with Marlborough deal
    Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd has become the eighth Bermudian to secure a Lloyd’s platform since the start of 2007 with an agreement to buy Marlborough Underwriting Agency Ltd from Berkshire Hathaway.
    20 October 2008
  • AM Best downgrades XL’s up-for-sale life unit
    AM Best has downgraded Bermuda-based insurer XL Life reinsurance’s financial strength rating from A to A-, citing declining premium and capitalisation pressure as its parent, XL Capital Ltd winds down its business profile within life reinsurance.
    20 October 2008
  • WR Berkley confirms AIG hires
    WR Berkley confirmed the hire of a financial institutions (FI) team from American International Group (AIG), as previously revealed by The Insurance Insider.
    20 October 2008
  • Glacier names CEO of insurance operation
    Swiss (re)insurer Glacier Group has appointed Richard Etridge as CEO of its Leichtenstein headquartered insurance subsidiary.
    20 October 2008
  • IAIS adopts solvency guidelines
    The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) agreed to adopt six supervisory papers on the key issue of solvency assessment at its annual conference 2008 in Budapest last week.
    20 October 2008
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