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  • Tawa has continued to divest non-core portfolios with an agreement to sell two of its run-off subsidiaries to the acquisitive Bermudian Catalina for $28mn, while still pursuing a full sale of the business.
  • White Mountains is suing Allstate for allegedly lowering the final purchase price for Esurance inappropriately when it bought the firm in mid-2011.
  • The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation board has unanimously voted to settle two long-running, class-action lawsuits linked to claims handling from hurricanes Katrina and Rita for $61mn.
  • Regulatory initiatives under Solvency II and the US Solvency Modernization Initiative (SMI) have been challenged, after a study found that the losses stemming from natural catastrophes do not justify higher capital reserves for insurers.
  • As pension funds groan under the liabilities of ageing Western populations, Swiss Re has warned that the (re)insurance industry needs the scale of the capital markets to absorb some of the challenges of the longevity market.
  • The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have asked the European Commission to review the Solvency II timetable, adding to speculation that the regime's go-live date could be delayed by one year, The Insurance Insider understands.
  • Munich Re has been talking to investors and alternative funds managers about becoming partners for a potential insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management venture, the company confirmed last week.
  • After withdrawing its planned autumn IPO because of differences of opinion with investors over its value, the German (re)insurance group Talanx made a volte face last week and is now expected to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 2 October.
  • With Solvency II forcing a rethink on capital structures, the miserly yield environment has opened a new door for European (re)insurers looking to attract funding.
  • With almost three quarters of the year gone, the European (re)insurance sector has performed strongly, with only Mapfre in the red for the year to date.