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  • Tawa plc, the UK quoted run-off consolidator owned by the French billionaire Francois Pinault, acquired the US firm PXRE Reinsurance Co (PXRE US) last week from parent Argo Group International Holdings Ltd in a $114mn transaction.
  • Financial markets have been gripped by a new wave of fear in recent weeks, with Wall Street reacting to concerns about monoline bond insurers’ exposures to sub-prime losses, which could spark a credit crisis across the municipal bond market...
  • Newcomer Ark Syndicate Management, which started writing business at Lloyd's in April this year, has proposed the launch of a sidecar syndicate, which is currently subject to approval by the society's Franchise Performance Directorate.
  • American Financial Group, Inc (AFG) is to become a significant capital provider to the Lloyd's insurer Marketform Group Ltd, and its Syndicate 2468 in 2008, Insider Week can reveal.
  • The departure of Marsh CEO Brian Storms after a disappointing performance at the broker has cost parent company Marsh & McLennan (MMC) $13mn in severance costs.
  • The proposed Scheme of Arrangement for Sphere Drake, part of the WFUM pool, was sanctioned in the UK High Court last week (6 November).
  • Bermudian Validus Holdings Ltd almost doubled third quarter profits from $69.7mn to $136.5mn year-on-year as it reported its first set of results reflecting the July acquisition of Talbot Underwriting.
  • Bermudian Max Capital Group Ltd reported third quarter net profits of $66.8mn, up from $26.5mn, and gross premiums written of $223mn, compared to $177.9mn in the prior-year period as a significant deal in its life and annuity business boosted the top line
  • Roger Townsend, executive director of Xchanging Insurance Services (XIS), has dismissed market accusations that it is taking advantage of a monopoly over the market.
  • Allianz continued its strategic stake-building in the UK distribution chain this month, with confirmation that it has acquired a 10 percent minority share of Yorkshire-based broker The Oval Group, as predicted by The Insurance Insider in September.