September 2007/4
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A new £125mn capacity syndicate headed by WürttUK managing director Stephen Redmond is at the final stages of seeking approval from Lloyd’s franchise performance directorate, Insider Week can reveal.
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Marsh Inc, the broking unit of US (re)insurance conglomerate Marsh & McLennan Inc (MMC), suffered further senior management disruption last week as it parted company with chief executive Brian Storms.
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The European Commission's (EC) long-awaited final report into business insurance could see a shake-up of the London subscription market if it takes action against the practice of co-insurance.
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Despite reinsurers generally agreeing that rates in the softest reinsurance lines such as aviation and US casualty will fall by around 10 percent next year, a leading figure in the sector has warned that this figure be significantly higher at renewal.
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UK consolidation giant Towergate has denied suggestions that it is poised to refinance its debt structure or raise further funds to pay for future acquisitions.
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London-based underwriting pool Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers (GAUM) was the lead on the cover of the aircraft that crashed on the Thai island of Phuket yesterday (16 September).
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Shares in troubled UK lender Northern Rock were in freefall today amid a run on the bank as fears continued over its ability to survive the ongoing US sub-prime triggered credit crunch.
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(Re)insurance consultancy, Axiom, has launched a new claims management service to enable reinsurers to respond effectively in the wake of a major catastrophe.
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Catastrophe modelling firm EQECAT has estimated that insured losses caused by Hurricane Humberto will be less than $1bn.
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Hamish Roberts has resigned from JLT Agnew Higgins to head up Aon's expansion into the power sector.
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Chuck Hewitt is leaving Benfield to join rival Guy Carpenter – the second senior executive to make the journey in two months.
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Deutsche Bank is set to launch the trading in catastrophe event-linked futures on the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) later this month, in conjunction with former Brit Insurance chief executive Neil Eckert.
