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September 2009/4

  • Jeffrey Greenberg’s private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has made an undisclosed investment in Rod Fox-headed TigerRisk to support the US reinsurance broker’s continued growth.
  • (Re)insurer credit default swap (CDS) spreads have continued to narrow through September, reflecting renewed confidence in the sector...
  • The wide-ranging strategic review being undertaken by Lloyd's will be presented to its ruling body, the Lloyd's Council, at its monthly meeting in February 2010, The Insurance Insider can reveal.
  • Nick Jones, the former Heritage Syndicate 1200 lead underwriter, is set to be reunited with Jim Hays, The Insurance Insider has learned.
  • Willis Group's determination to reduce its debt burden encouraged Moody's to revise its outlook on the insurance broker from negative to stable last week.
  • Bermudian (re)insurer Ironshore's Specialty Casualty unit will now provide up to $25mn in capacity targeted to lead umbrella and excess layers...
  • Amlin scrums down for three-year European sponsorship deal; Crawford and Kennedys launch latest claims handlers’ fraud guide...
  • The representative body for the international (re)insurance industry in Ireland, the Dublin International Insurance & Management Association (DIMA), claimed its members had seen “another record year” of premium income growth in 2008...
  • According to Lloyd's director of finance, risk management, and operations, Luke Savage, the outlook for sustaining strong investment returns remains dim for the foreseeable future...
  • The twin impact of the financial markets turmoil and the recession are clear to see in first half figures for the US property and casualty industry, with both the top and bottom line heavily hit.
  • Short-tail specialist Cathedral Underwriting has become the latest Lloyd's (re)insurer to rein in its 2010 expansion plans because market conditions are not as buoyant as initially expected.
  • UK solicitors firms are seeing rate increases of between 10 and 20 percent at the 1 October renewal of their professional indemnity (PI) insurance contracts, according to leading brokers.