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Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces

The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company …

Small London firm uses computer archive to help find stolen art

The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company …

Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces

The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company …

Small London firm uses computer archive to help find stolen art

The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company …

Business Moves

MarketScout, Chicago MarketScout Corp., a Dallas, Texas-based eInsurance Exchange specializing in the distribution of property and casualty insurance products, opened a Chicago location to facilitate its growth in the Midwest. MarketScout underwrites and distributes hundreds of product lines to its …

Business Moves

Royal Sun, Arrowpoint Capital Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn conditionally approved a management buyout of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations. Denn ruled that there is no legal or financial basis to reject the buyout, although he stressed …

Small London Company Uses Computer Archive to Help Find Stolen Art

The request was simple enough: Lloyd’s underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale. So Lloyd’s contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company …

S&P Ratings on Moscow Re Unchanged By New Ownership

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its ratings and outlook on Russian reinsurer Moscow Reinsurance Co. (Moscow Re), rated “B+” with a stable outlook, are unchanged following Russia-based Insurance Group’s acquisition of 100 percent of Moscow Re shares. S&P …

Allianz and Sistema Sign Purchase Agreement for Russia’s ROSNO

Spain’s Sistema and Germany’s Allianz have signed a share purchase agreement, whereby Allianz becomes the major shareholder of one of Russia largest insurers ROSNO Group. In a bulletin on its web site (www.alllianz.com) The Company stated that “together with its …

Zurich Acquires Majority Stake in Russia’s NASTA

The Zurich Financial Services Group has signed an agreement for the purchase of a majority stake in OOO NASTA Insurance Company, headquartered in Moscow, Russia. “In combination with Zurich’s existing Russian businesses, this acquisition positions the Group as the largest …