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Bathurst made Argenta CEO
Lloyd's managing agent Argenta has made its second high profile appointment in a week, announcing Andrew Bathurst will be joining as chief executive officer.
Converium shareholders urged to reject Scor offer
Swiss reinsurer Converium’s board of directors has reiterated its plea to shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by French company Scor.
Argenta Syndicate Management hires head of claims
Argenta Syndicate Management has announced that David Williams is to join the company as head of claims.
IAG ponders Gibraltar route for Equity business
Equity Insurance Group could start driving some business through to Advantage - Hastings' Gibraltari...
Lloyd's widens focus after £3.62bn profit
Lloyd's has admitted frustration at failure to win more European business, despite reporting record ...
Argenta appoints CLB for audit
CLB Littlejohn Frazer has won the tender for the provision of full internal audit services to Argenta Syndicate Management Limited. The partner responsible for the audit is David Roberts who, along with Partner Neil Coulson, heads the internal audit team…
IPO raises $111m for CastlePoint
CastlePoint Holdings has floated on the Nasdaq Global Market with an initial public offering (IPO) of 7 682 238 common shares, at $14.50 per share.
Aon's Taylor, Oxygen's Fisher and Lloyd's James join board
The Chartered Institute of Insurance has appointed four new members to its London Market Faculty advisory board to extend its influence and reach within the market.
Jubilee makes personal lines rallying call
Lloyd's insurer Jubilee has called for action to secure the future for personal lines operators in t...
LMA online green light
The Lloyd's Market Association has announced online functionality for submission of wordings to the ...
Chaucer profits grow seven-fold
Chaucer Holdings has impressed analysts with record pre-tax profits of £86m for 2006, almost seven times higher than for 2005.
LMA holds summit over potential Lloyd's exodus
The new boss of the Lloyd's Market Association has called a summit of the personal lines operators i...
Finding the right level
Interview: Dave Gittings
Catlin grosses £134.1m
Lloyd's newest top dog Catlin reported income before tax of £134.1m (2005: £10.2m), on gross written...
Bermuda flight for Kiln
Lloyd's insurer Kiln has announced proposals for a new Bermudian domiciled holding company for the K...
Tokio Marine sets up life reinsurance operation on Isle of Man
Millea, Japanese parent company of Tokio Marine, has teamed up with JP Morgan to form an Isle of Man-domiciled sidecar writing annuity reinsurance business for the benefit of its Tokio Marine & Nichido Financial Life company.
CII members mentor Prince's Trust youngsters
Eight Chartered Insurance Institute members have been recruited to work with The Prince's Trust char...
Discarding paper
ECF: A User's Perspective
'SCORverium' merger deal stacks up financially, claims analyst
A leading analyst has described the possible tie-up of European reinsurers SCOR and Converium as bei...
Converium stands firm on takeover bid
Converium bosses firmly rebuffed a takeover bid by French rivals Scor during the early announcement of their 2006 results.
Staking a claim
ROUNDTABLE — LONDON MARKET CLAIMS
Montpelier Re writes 23% less in “transitional” 2006
Bermudian reinsurer Montpelier Re has reported comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $362m on a combined ratio of 60%.
ZFS expects £770m profit
With the annual results season only weeks away, City investment bank Keefe Bruyette and Woods has is...