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Aon Benfield execs leave for Towers Perrin
Global professional services firm Towers Perrin has expanded its London-based reinsurance broker team with the appointment of former Aon Benfield executives.
Everest Re grabs Bermuda veteran to lead new business
Everest Re, the Bermudian (re)insurer, has said Mark Herman has been appointed President of the newly-created Everest Specialty Underwriters, effective immediately.
Omega's active underwriter to stand down
John Robinson, the active underwriter of Omega's Lloyd's Syndicate 958, has said that he will stand down from the position at the end of the year to focus on "group responsibilities".
Swiss Re chairman to resign
Swiss Re chairman Peter Forstmoser, said he will resign from the board of the embattled Swiss reinsurer.
Groupama steps up battle against motor fraud
Groupama Insurances has stepped up its counter-fraud activity with an investment in fraud prevention software solution Hunter.
Ex-Axa CEO biding his time despite job offers
Former Axa chief executive Peter Hubbard has accepted his first non-executive role since leaving the...
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JLT profits fall 3%
Jardine Lloyd Thompson said that pretax profits fell 3% to £92.8m from £95.2m in 2007.
Munich Re scraps outlook for 2009
Munich Re reported a drop in consolidated profits of more than 61% this year, and said that it is making no forecasts for the future because of the current financial climate.
Marsh creates global claims role
Marsh has appointed Paul O'Keefe to the newly created role of global claims leader for its global energy practice.
Amlin FY pretax profits drop
Amlin, the Lloyd's of London (re)insurer, said that full-year pretax profits dropped to £121.6m from £445 the year earlier, hit by investment losses.
Berkshire Hathaway FY insurance operations results sink
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations saw underwriting profits sink, the company said on Sunday.
Factors of fraud
With fraudulent investment schemes hitting the headlines, Donald McDonald and David Kendall look at the legal liabilites of intermediaries for investors' losses from an English law perspective
Gen Re in $72m settlement with Ohio Attorney General
General Reinsurance Corporation (Gen Re) has agreed to pay $72 million to settle investors' claims as part of the state of Ohio's securities litigation against insurance giant AIG.
Maiden Holdings reports Q4 net income of $20m
Maiden Holdings, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said that net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $20m.
RBS Insurance profits rise to £780m
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a 13% rise in profits within its insurance arm at the same time as reporting a record loss of £24.1bn for the overall group.
Allianz results dragged down by Dresdner
Allianz, the German insurance giant, said that losses at its former investment banking arm Dresdner drove its net loss to a €2.4bn loss.
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