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R&Q acquires run-off NFIL
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of NFIL, a Guernsey domiciled captive insurer.
Tawa shrugs off $21.6m loss in a year of "transforming"
Run-off specialist Tawa reported a loss after tax of $21.6m for the full year 2011, after a profit of $1.8m in 2010.
Charles Taylor exits non-life run-off
Charles Taylor Consulting is to quit the non-life run-off business after making a loss and claiming the sector is too competitive.
R&Q takes Syndicate 1208 from Equity
Randall and Quilter has reinsured-to-close the former 2007 year of account of Syndicate 1208 into the 2012 year of account of Syndicate 3330.
Employers’ liability: A fund of last resort
The need for a fund of last resort for employers’ liability claims still divides the insurance community. While plans to create an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau have stalled, it still has supporters who are determined to see these proposals come…
Mergers & Acquisitions: Bucking the trend
As the market weighs up the value of assets such as Groupama and Brit’s UK arms, deal making by insurers appears to be buoyant, especially when compared to other industry sectors. But is this a trend that is set to continue?
Solvency II run-off concerns still not met
The Solvency II exemption for run-off companies fails to meet the expectations of many in the industry, according to run-off specialist Ruxley Ventures.
News analysis: Groupama UK up for sale — but who will buy the group?
Will Groupama be sold lock, stock and barrel or broken into an insurer and its broker parts?
KPMG get 97p in the £1 from Sovereign
Creditors of the Sovereign Marine & General Insurance Company scheme of arrangement will shortly receive a final distribution, bringing the total payout to 97% in what is seen as a success for administrators KPMG.
Lord Sheikh: Iqra Ethical gearing up for new year launch
Lord Mohamed Sheikh has vowed to launch Takaful insurance business Iqra Ethical in the new year — more than two years after it was registered at Companies House.
Rok - one year on: Bearing up after Rok
When Rok went into administration, insurers had to respond rapidly. One year on, how are they coping and what lessons have they learned?
R&Q buys Takaful run-off firm Principle
Run-off specialist Randall & Quilter is to buy Principle Insurance, the UK Takaful motor insurer put into run-off in October 2009, for £4.275m.
George Boden to chair Compre board
Run-off and consultancy firm Compre has named George Boden as chairman.
Run-off liabilities fall, but more slowly
KPMG’s annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have reduced again in 2010 but at a slower pace than in the past.
PwC launch new scheme for Highland UK reinsurance creditors
Pricewaterhouse Cooper today announced that Highlands UK’s scheme of arrangement which dealt with the direct insurance business of the company, has, following its successful implementation, been formally terminated.
Mooted HSBC GI sale a sign of the times
HSBC’s mooted plan to sell its general insurance arm is part of a growing trend of banks “retrenching”, according to an analyst.
Run-off restructuring expected, says PWC
Nearly two out of three run-off reinsurers and insurers believe Solvency II will force them to tackle underperforming lines of business, a PWC survey has found.
Tawa acquires Chiltington
Run-off provider Tawa has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Hamberger Internationale Ruckversichrung, the holding company for the Chiltington group of companies.
Charles Taylor Consulting releases interim results
Charles Taylor Consulting has released its interim results for the first six months of 2011.
Travelers motor exit prompts market withdrawal speculation
Travelers’ decision to pull the plug on its private motor business in Ireland could signal the company’s complete withdrawal from Ireland, according to local players.
HSBC Insurance sold for £68.5m
HSBC Insurance Services Holdings has signed a £68.5m agreement for the sale and purchase of HSBC Insurance UK with Syndicate Holding Corp.
KPMG welcomes run-off sector concessions under Solvency II
KPMG has welcomed a revised draft of the Omnibus II Directive which includes specific transitional arrangements fro (re)insurance companies in run-off under Solvency II.
Leader: Imitating excellence
'If it looks too good to be true, it probably is' — arguably the most commonly quoted old adage ascribed to Independent Insurance since its collapse in June 2001 and subsequent imprisonment of three senior directors. But, when those once closest to the…
Ten years on, liquidator admits there was an Indy rescue plan
The joint provisional liquidator of Independent Insurance Dan Schwarzmann has said Pricewaterhouse Coopers is hopeful that a scheme of arrangement can be agreed by the end of the year, a decade after he was first appointed to the beleaguered insurance…