September 2015/3

Global carrier Zurich is set to become the latest cedant to consolidate its marine and upstream energy treaties as it looks to streamline its reinsurance buying at 1 January, The Insurance Insider has learned.

AmTrust could increase its top line by up to a fifth via the acquisition of Texas-based Republic Group, The Insurance Insider revealed last week.

US and Lloyd's insurer The Hanover is widely being seen as vulnerable to a takeover after its CEO Fred Eppinger unexpectedly announced last week that he would step down as soon as a successor can be found.

Bermudian carrier Endurance is set to enter the aviation insurance sector by writing two broker facilities in the London market, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

Much of the consolidation of XL's and Catlin's reinsurance buying will be accomplished by 1 January, as the enlarged group comes to market with a range of combined covers, The Insurance Insider understands.

Janet Edey is to join AmTrust at Lloyd's as head of professional lines, The Insurance Insider has learned.

Darag has launched a Maltese run-off platform in a bid to bring more private equity money into the legacy space.

The so-called "injury lines" variable quota share treaty placed for Liberty Mutual is set for a flat renewal with a 34 percent ceding commission, The Insurance Insider can reveal

Zurich pulled out of making a formal bid for RSA this morning (21 September), acknowledging that it could not make the numbers work in the light of a deterioration in its current and prior-year loss experience

Jerry Tegan is set to retire from Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) at the end of 2015, The Insurance Insider can reveal.

A September reinsurance Rendez-Vous-er visiting the Cote D'Azur from northern climes is often struck by the immediate transportation back a season that the two-hour trip provokes from early autumn to late summer

Aspen is still working on its protracted hedge fund reinsurer project and has now entered the process of fundraising with Goldman Sachs, The Insurance Insider understands.