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Watson Wyatt forced to put VIPitech up for sale
European Commission clears Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt merger on condition that VIPitech sold
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AIG's Aisa unit mulls IPO, says report
AIA Group could raise between $5bn-$10bn in a Hong Kong float
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Industry Matters
Brokers' responsibility
Carsten Thienel says brokers must educate clients on the capital situation
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Cover Story
Broker battle
The two largest reinsurance brokers, Aon Benfield and Guy Carpenter, are slugging it out in the fight to win clients and place business. At the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, David Sandham met the chief executive of each firm.
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The next 90 days
Lloyd’s chief executive Richard Ward talks to David Banks about the key challenges he faces as he prepares for a three-month spell that will define his leadership.
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Reluctant celebrity
Partner Re’s Patrick Thiele may have just clinched the mega-merger of the year with a $2bn takeover of rival Paris Re, but, as he insists to David Banks, this chief executive is just doing his job
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Transatlantic Holdings issues $350m corporate bond
Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Securities are bond underwriters
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Lightyear may invest in insurance
Private equity firm sees opportunities for acquistions in the sector
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Baden-Baden: Tokio Millennium Re expands business lines
Bermuda-based subsidiary will provide proportional and per risk property coverage
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Voting with your feet
Taxation is one of the key factors in deciding where a business is domiciled. Recent reports from the UK suggest insurers may be about to desert for more favourable climates unless changes are made that support competitiveness. Liz Booth reports.
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Model behaviour
Solvency II and improvements in the modelling of risk will make loss reserving more sophisticated, predicts Graham Fulcher.
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A class apart
Ken LeStrange is no stranger to challenging times. The Endurance boss tells Liz Booth how he formed the company in the aftermath of 9/11 – and how that day continues to have a profound effect
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Baden-Baden: Hannover Re points to mixed picture in 2010
Reinsurer expects largely stable prices for upcoming January treaty renewals in Germany
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'Humbling' experience for Ward
Lloyd’s CEO leads charity campaign to support local communities and fundraising groups
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New active underwriter for Kiln/Tokio Marine syndicate
Philip Wray joins Syndicate 1880 from Swiss Re
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Scottish ruling could change schemes of arrangement
Law firm Addleshaw Goddard comments on 'ground-breaking' decision in proposed Scottish Lion Scheme of Arrangement
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Reinsurance leaders address counterparty credit risk
Ulrich Wallin, Rolf Tolle and Chris Klein highlight the industry's next major challenges as part of the Kiln Roundtable 2009 in Monte Carlo.