AIG poised to begin sale of Lloyd's of London insurer Ascot

That last bastion of old school broking - the Lloyd's of London insurance market - may soon be a fertile environment for dealmakers.

I'm hearing from good industry sources that US insurance giant AIG is gearing up for a potential sale of Ascot. Ascot is a member of the Lloyd's market, where it's not unusual for brokers and underwriters to go out for a long boozy lunch and return to work fours hours later completely inebriated. In fact, in some places it's encouraged...

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Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 7:35 am

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