Lloyd’s/London
Cycle management critical to London market
Fitch highlights importance of underwriting discipline
Liberty Syndicates CFO resigns
Chief financial officer of Lloyd's (re)insurer resigns
Amlin in Lockton talks
Lloyd's insurer may effect transfer of the broker's insolvency practioners' insurance business.
Unruly waters
The Gulf of Aden has been plagued by pirate activity, with more than 240 attacks in 2009. But Andrew Moulton reveals how cargo providers and insurers are fighting back in a bid to reclaim the seas.
Satellite insurance claim settled
Insurers settle satellite insurance claim with Orbcomm
QBE buys Evergreen
Deal will grow QBE's property offering
Chaucer announces management shake-up
New chief executive appointed following retirement of Ewen Gilmour
RFIB appoints new director
Broker adds Stephen Grant to its board
US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran
US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Blog-re: Here come the girls
New blog-re availible to read online now
Total UK insurance premiums down, but GI up 8% to £47.2bn.
Claims made in latest International Financial Services London report.
Aviation insurers to post third annual loss - Aon
Airline insurers, including Berkshire Hathaway and Allianz, may lose money this year on costs from the Air France crash, forcing the industry to raise prices, according to Aon.
S&P upgrades Catlin
Standard & Poor's upgrades Catlin to 'A' from ‘A-‘
R&Q expected to settle with Equitas
Settlement will allow around $1bn of outstanding insurance claims to be paid
Montpelier Re forms new Lloyd's MGA
Paladin Underwriting Agency formed by Bermudian reinsurer.
Willis shareholders greenlight Ireland move
Supreme Court of Bermuda now votes on issue.
Lloyd's pays tribute to outgoing Tolle
Franchise performance director given silver medal.
Argo International names new liability active underwriter
Paul Kneafsey gains promotion with Lloyd’s insurer
Willis CEO Plumeri invests six figure sum in Plymouth Argyle
It comes on top of owning two baseball teams.
Marsh appoints new business continuity head
Rod Ratsma succeeds Martin Caddick.
Better,faster,stronger
The Lloyd's market is seeking to further enhance and modernise its processes with a claims transformation project. David McCarthy considers the proposed reforms, the pilot scheme about to commence and their potential impact.
Play the long game
Despite the economic troubles of 2009, Lloyd's and the London market still had a fairly successful, if cautious, year. Mairi MacDonald takes a look back at the past 12 months.