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  • The takeover of Brit Insurance by Apollo and CVC is expected to close in the next 24 hours, with a formal offer now expected to coincide with the release of the (re)insurer’s interim management statement tomorrow morning (26 October).
  • Two hedge fund-backed property and casualty (P&C) start-ups are close to defying the soft market by looking to launch later this year, according to (re)insurance entrepreneur Don Kramer.
  • A New York judge has thrown out Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's attempts to dismiss a case holding him personally liable for damages arising from a sham reinsurance transaction that took place while he was running American International Group (AIG).
  • Shares in AIA Group, the Asian life insurance "jewel in the crown" of AIG, are expected to start trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 29 October, raising at least $17.8bn.
  • New York-listed US and international specialty P&C insurer Travelers reported a 9.6 percent year-on-year rise in pre-tax net income for the third quarter to $1.005bn
  • P&C insurer Chubb reported solid third-quarter results as lower-than-expected catastrophe losses over the period allowed the firm to lift its full-year operating income per share forecasts.  
  • German reinsurer Hannover Re is set to book around EUR100mn profit in the third quarter after winning a legal dispute over the taxation of income generated by subsidiaries.
  • ICAT, the Lloyd's-backed US cat underwriter for Syndicate 4242, has announced its takeover by a private equity-backed special vehicle Paraline.
  • Further evidence is emerging of the impact the sustained soft market is having on underwriting conditions in the form of the multi-year covers that are increasingly being offered by reinsurers.
  • Platinum Underwriters more than offset a $28.5mn hit from the earthquake in New Zealand with third-quarter reserve releases, but booked a 14 percent year-on-year drop in net income for the period to $93.7mn on sharply falling premiums.