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Aspen Specialty recapitalises
Boston-based Aspen Speciality, a subsidiary of Aspen InsuranceHoldings, has recapitalised to $100m (...
Litster leaves Groupama for career break
Groupama's underwriting and pricing director Maggie Litster hasdecided to take a career break and wi...
ALM forecasts 20% pure-year profits
The Association of Lloyd's Members has forecast pure-year profits forLloyd's of 20% of capacity for ...
Affinity player aims for £100m
Homeserve, the affinity home assistance insurance provider, is makingan aggressive play for the £300...
Zurich sells Philippines subsidiary
Zurich Financial Services Group has signed an agreement for the saleof its wholly-owned, general ins...
Allianz Cornhill and Home & Legacy launch insurance product
Allianz Cornhill and broker Home & Legacy have launched a mid networth insurance product, available ...
Catlin: no firm plans for IPO
Rumours that the Catlin Group is planning an £800m flotation on theLondon Stock Market are premature...
Hotel group to get SARS payout
Hong-Kong-based hotel group Mandarin Oriental International is set toreceive a $16m (£9.44m) payout ...
Richards & Pearson becomes part of Helix UK
Niche insurance consultancy Richards & Pearson has become part offellow consultancy Helix UK. As a r...
Giles earmarks Leeds office for expansion
Acquisitive Scottish broker Giles has earmarked its Leeds office for'rapid expansion' during the nex...
Appointment at Standard Life Healthcare
Standard Life Healthcare has made Bob Watts its new commercialdirector. Mr Watts was previously cust...
Appointment at The Bollington Group
The Bollington Group has taken Phil Gee as its new managing director.Mr Gee joins the group from Wal...
Appointment at GE Commercial Insurance
GE Employers Reinsurance's (ERC) subsidiary GE Commercial Insurance has appointed Brian Jones as cla...
Appointment at Lloyd's
Iain Saville has been appointed the first head of business process reform at Lloyd's. His responsibi...
Munich Re's rights issue
Munich Re expects to raise EUR3.8bn in a new rights issue, hoping to create a stronger capital base ...
Typhoon season below average?
The number of typhoons that will hit the region around Australia will be below average for the 2003/...
Appointment at XL America
XL America, a subsidiary of XL Capital, has appointed Dennis Kane to the post of executive vice-pres...
Appointment at XL Re
Dieter Kohl has been appointed senior vice-president and continental European casualty manager at XL...
World Cup risk analysis
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has carried out a risk analysis for the securitisation covering the ...
Reformer moves into Lloyd's
Lloyd's has given Iain Saville the job of ensuring that the market modernises its processes. Will he succeed?
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Law firm Clyde & Co has recruited Ed Cowen as senior insurance underwriter at the company, joining C...
US Q3 nat cat losses soar
US third quarter 2003 losses from natural catastrophes soared by 300% when compared to the same peri...
Gerling boosts equity base
Gerling Property & Casualty Insurance has pumped EUR150m into its equity base, raising its equity to...
Appointment at Arch Insurance
Arch Insurance, a division of Arch Capital Group, has appointed Norman Jones as vice-president, comm...