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Burma protestor scales Lloyd's building
Police escort UK climber Mike Robertson off the premises following his solo-climb of the outside of the Lloyd’s building today.
Reinsurance gets social
Reinsurance Magazine has set up a number of reinsurance dedicated social networking sites on twitter, Facebook and Linked In.
Obama proposes US nationwide insurance regulator
The US Treasury is proposing for a regulator for the US insurance industry
Kiln lures Willis director to head up Brazil operation
Kiln enters Brazilian market with recruitment of former Willis aviation director Marcelo Raposo.
XL in French insurance offering
XL is targeting the upper middle market in France with its latest offering
Cooper Gay raids Benfield to boost onshore energy team
Robert Glynn has worked for Benfield and Marsh, where he was a practice leader.
Marsh recuits new client development head
Neil Irwin believes Marsh is well placed to help new clients leverage more value from their insurance programmes
Aon Benfield strikes new long term relationship
Aon Benfield CEO Andrew Appel claims deal will put it at the forefront of the industry.
Seven insurers agree to Airmic claims proposal
Airmic CEO John Hurrell said deal could improve companies survival chances
Fitch downgrades Brit
Fitch said it would monitor the situation with regards Brit's interest in Lloyd's rival Chaucer.
Independent Insurance FD wins appeal
Dennis Lomas, the former finance director of failed insurer Independent Insurance has won on appeal and overturned his fine
AIG - Hank Greenberg trial starts
AIG's battle with former chairman and CEO Hank Greenberg opened this week in the US
Zurich and Esri debate the role of geography in transforming the general insurance industry
Zurich's Graham White and Esri UK's Graham Wallace talk about geography and location in this special web seminar hosted by Anthony Gould.
Former AIG COO to take over as FSA insurance boss
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Ken Hogg, currently interim chief financial officer at MGM Assurance, as insurance sector director. He will start at the FSA on Monday 6 July and will report to Jon Pain, FSA managing director retail markets.
LIU expands European platform
Liberty International Underwriters Europe (LIU Europe), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, said it has appointed Mike Nukk to lead the expansion of its marine portfolio in Europe and the Middle East.
Texas lawmakers decide not to buy reinsurance for 2009
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association may be leaving itself open to massive losses from hurricanes after deciding against buying reinsurance for this year's program.
Wall Street analysts continue to be negative on Validus takeover of IPC
Wall Street analysts have continued to be negative on Bermudian (re)insurer Validus' takeover of island rival IPC Holdings.
Validus shares fall following IPC decision
Shares in Validus, the Bermudian (re)insurer locked in a takeover battle with Max Capital for island rival IPC Holdings, were off nearly 4% in New York following a decision by IPC shareholders to turn down a merger with Max.
Max Capital writes to shareholders explaining IPC loss
Max Capital has written a letter to shareholders after IPC shareholders voted against the merger between the two Bermudian (re)insurers.
Max Capital in line for $50m after ending merger agreement with IPC
Max Capital, the Bermudian (re)insurer said it has terminated its merger agreement with IPC Holdings after IPC shareholders voted against the amalgamation of the two companies.