Swiss Re

Complaint in ProSight Syndicate 1110 at Lloyd's and Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company v. Steven Marks, Podhurst Orseck, PA, Jeffrey Soffer, Daniel Riordan, Paula Riordan, Alex Krys, North American Elite Insurance Company, as underwriter for Swiss Re; Southwest Transport Services Ltd., Beecham Limited, Pioneer Caribbean Logistics Limited, Jason Sweeney, David Pearce, Frank Valdez, Pleasant Hill Entertainment Limited, and Daria Pastoukhova Gogoleva, individually and as the natural parent and legal guardian of the minor children A.P.V., N.M.P.V., and L.P.V., and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Lance Valdez, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Fletcher International Ltd., of Bermuda v. Pitagora Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Richcourt Euro Strategies Inc., Richcourt Allweather B Inc., and America Alternative Investments Inc., all of the British Virgin Islands at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fourteen reinsurers, including four based in Bermuda, has brought a legal action against a New York Stock Exchange listed chemicals manufacturer and its captive insurer in an attempt to avoid paying claims totaling more than $30 million arising from Hurricane

A Barbados insurer and an affiliate are suing a Swiss Re unit in a dispute over a financial guaranty.Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited, an insurer domiciled and based in Barbados, and The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, incorporated in

XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. and other companies with Bermuda connections are being sued for $32.4 million in the United States regarding the alleged non-payment of a business interruption claim. The complaint was filed at the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 113th Judicial District on December 5, 2005 and transferred to the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on April 7, 2006 following an application by XL.

Trenwick Group Ltd. has started an arbitration proceeding seeking $55 million in damages and other relief against European Reinsurance Company of Zurich, a subsidiary of Swiss Reinsurance Company.The claims arise out of European Re's alleged failure to meet its obligations under a Catastrophe Equity Securities Issuance Option Agreement with Trenwick, stated a Trenwick press release dated July 1.

XL Capital announced on February 27 that its insurance subsidiary, XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd, and Swiss Re Financial Products Corp. had withdrawn their respective claims in the lawsuit filed in London in 2001 related to a contractual disagreement over the validity of a "reference entity" and the operation of certain other terms and conditions contained in a credit default swap between the two companies.

Enron Corp's Bermuda-registered captive, Enron Re Ltd., has assets of just $9.58 million to meet its liabilities, according to bankruptcy court filings. Creditors of the firm include Enron Corp., Enron North America, Risk Management & Trading Corp., European Finance Re and Harrington International Insurance Ltd.