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September 2008/4
  • Industry reveals extent of Lehman exposures
    The global (re)insurance industry has been counting the cost and revealing its total exposure to failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, which filed for bankruptcy protection on 15 September.
    22 September 2008
  • Insurers on short selling banned list; but major omissions
    Negative trading on major worldwide insurance stocks was halted by global regulators last week in an attempt to stabilise stock markets.
    22 September 2008
  • (Re)insurance stocks bounce back
    Non-life (re)insurance stocks continued to bounce back this morning (22 September) as the mooted US government financial market rescue plans and temporary bans on short selling fuelled further buying of global financials.
    22 September 2008
  • AIG will try to keep family silver: Liddy
    American International Group (AIG) chief executive Edward Liddy was parachuted into the embattled organisation last week hoping to retain the firm’s core insurance operations.
    22 September 2008
  • Ratings agencies remain cautious as AIG reassures
    Ratings agencies have continued to be cautious on American International Group Inc's (AIG) prospects despite its $85bn US Government rescue on Tuesday (16 September).
    22 September 2008
  • Will Solvency II now need to be rethought?
    The financial markets meltdown - which has led to the rescue of American International Group, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the effective end to the investment banking industry...
    22 September 2008
  • US signals end of the investment bank
    After a week of unparalleled upheaval in the financial world, the US Federal Reserve last night effectively signalled the end of the investment bank model as it agreed to convert Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group...
    22 September 2008
  • Senior Marsh UK exec replaced
    Chris Wallace the head of the commercial client practice at Marsh UK has left the company "to pursue other interests", The Insurance Insider has learned.
    22 September 2008
  • HSBC brokers given Qatar greenlight
    HSBC Insurance Brokers has become the latest broker to access the emerging Middle East market after gaining a licence for Qatar.
    22 September 2008
  • Beazley confirms MUM $37.5mn acquisition
    Beazley Group has acquired the London-based personal accident underwriting agency Momentum Underwriting Management Ltd (MUM) for up to $37.5mn, the quoted Lloyd's insurer has revealed.
    22 September 2008
  • Cat modellers narrow Ike loss range
    Loss estimates from Hurricane Ike have been narrowed by two leading catastrophe modelling firms, as loss adjusters continue to count the cost of the damage.
    22 September 2008
  • Gallagher UK buys Oxygen's underwriting arm
    US broker Arthur J. Gallagher has announced the acquisition of London-based underwriting agency Oxygen Insurance Managers Ltd, from its broker parent Oxygen Holdings Plc, as previously revealed by The Insurance Insider.
    22 September 2008
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