Brokers already take big bits of business and split them between individual companies, Lloyd's and other markets such as Bermuda (where rather than using a subscription model, the lead insurer often subcontracts risk to peers).

ECONOMIST: Lloyd's of London

New York's insurance regulator, Eric Dinallo, has emerged as the lead regulator trying to find some sort of solution to the bond insurer crisis, as representatives of the U.S. Treasury and other federal agencies have stayed out of it.

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If Hanwha buys ING's operations, that would narrow Samsung's lead, and if Kyobo wins, it would overtake Hanwha to become Korea's second-biggest life insurer.

WSJ: Potential Buyers Emerge for ING's Korean Life Arm