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  • Converium, the Swiss reinsurer fighting a hostile takeover battle from rival SCOR, has regained its desired A- financial strength rating from Standard & Poor’s (S&P).
  • Despite delivering a doubling of net profits to SFr4.6bn and an unexpected announcement on capital repatriation, Swiss Re’s full-year financials were met with a cautious response by analysts this morning (1 March).
  • Lloyd’s has strengthened its ties in the fast growing Asian markets with the launch of a Malaysian subsidiary.
  • The impact on reinsurers of last month’s legislation in Florida may not be quite as severe as first feared, with the state reportedly opting to expand its hurricane catastrophe fund by $12bn, less than the $16bn increase allowed in the bill.
  • Converium has laid out a “road map” to generate a sustainable return on equity (ROE) of 14 percent by 2009 as it continues to fend off advances from rival SCOR.
  • Bavarian giant Munich Re has raised its 2007 earnings guidance on the back of record 2006 profits of over EUR3.5bn – 28.5 percent up on the prior year.
  • Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is launching a new set of ratings for the run-off sector to indicate the expectation of recovering the principal from (re)insurers.
  • Icap, the world’s largest interdealer broker, has joined forces with JLT Group to operate in areas of increasing convergence between the capital markets and the (re)insurance industry.
  • Expanding US broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs has seen Bear Stearns upgrade its forecast earnings on the back of its accelerating acquisition strategy.
  • The World Bank is bringing together donor countries today to raise between $30mn and $50mn to complete funding for a Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF).