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Events
7 December Post Magazine Management Briefing - Environmental Claims Haberdashers' Hall, London ...
Greenlight Re arrives in Caymans
Investment manager Greenlight Capital has formed a new offshore reinsurance company, Greenlight Capital Re, in the Cayman Islands to capitalize on growing demand for insurance products, according to company founder David Einhorn.
£80m fraud trial continues
Christopher Valentine, one of the key defendants in the £80m fraud trial against former employees at...
Trading platform opens up service to stump Kinnect
Reinsurance trading platform RI3K is opening up its service to wholesale commercial risks placed at ...
Lloyd's given China go-ahead
Lloyd’s has announced today that it has been given the green light to establish an on-shore reinsurance operation in China.
Alex Forbes PI staff in dramatic U-turn
The attempt by a rival start-up company to attack Alexander Forbes Professions has been thwarted, the broker announced today. It claims nearly half the 28 staff tipped to leave have now committed to the company.
Alexander Forbes "can cope" with staff loss
Broker Alexander Forbes will not be rushing to replace any of the employees that recently quit its p...
Events
3 November Insurance Institute of London Lunchtime Lectures - With a worldwide book of business, wh...
Lloyd's insurer to raise £72.8m
Lloyd's insurer Kiln this morning announced a rights issue to raise £72.8m. At least £40m of the net proceeds will be used to acquire capacity on Syndicate 510.
ARC formalises changes to its set-up
The Association of Run-Off Companies (ARC) has held its first annual general meeting as a limited co...
Can London embrace technology?
Traditionally, the word 'technology' has been met with a somewhat suspicious and cursory response by the London market, mentioned and almost dismissed as something that is fine to talk about, but not to act on. However, things may now finally be changing…
LMA restructure leads to marine team merger
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Appointment at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods
US-based investment bank Keefe, Bruyette and Woods has made two appointments to its European researc...
Events
1 November Insurance Institute of London Lunchtime Lectures - Transparency Lloyd's Old Library, L...
Appointment at Canopius
Canopius Managing Agents, the specialist Lloyd's underwriter, has expanded its property insurance ca...
Former Marsh boss tipped to head start up
Jeffrey Greenberg, former chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, to set to launch a new insurance venture in Bermuda with capital from a private-equity firm he and partners are establishing.
Aviva to sponser world record breaking attempt
Aviva, the parent of Norwich Union, is to sponsor Dee Caffari in ‘The Aviva Challenge’. Her bid is to sail solo, non-stop around the world and if she succeeds, Ms Caffari will become the first woman to achieve this feat, setting a new world record.
Departure leaves Lloyd's shaken but not stirred
The news that Lloyd's chief executive officer Nick Prettejohn is to leave has already sparked a deba...
Events
19-20 October FM Global Client Seminar - Managing Projects to Minimise Risk Dublin, Ireland E-mai...
Broker Abacans recruits in company expansion move
Abacans Limited, part of commercial broking group Vega Insurance Services, has announced the promotion of David Martland to director, together with a number of new appointments.
Lloyd's: Savage to become "acting CEO"
In a statement Lloyd's chairman Peter Levene said: "Following on from the announcement made today by Prudential plc, I am writing to let you know the arrangements which will be put in place from 1 January 2006 when Nick Prettejohn takes up his new post…
Association of Run-Off Companies holds first AGM
The Association of Run-Off Companies has held its first annual general meeting as a limited company,...
Spitzer fallout sees UK brokers cash in
UK brokers could benefit from the fallout of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's inquiries in...
Run off association announces new structure and board
The Association of Run-Off Companies has held its first AGM as a limited company, following which various changes to its board were announced.