Commercial Lines articles – Page 113
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NewsMarkel names Desai head of professional indemnity
Markel International has appointed Bhavik Desai (pictured) as head of professional indemnity. Desai replaces David Sawyer who has become managing director of professional and financial risks in the group’s newly-created specialty and financial lines division, headed by James Hastings. Markel have been writing professional indemnity in ...
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NewsCooper Gay hires strategy and change head
Broking group Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has hired Wendy Kilminster as head of strategy and change. She will join the company in September and report to group commercial director Andy Wallin. CGSC is in turnaround mode under new chief executive Steve Hearn, who joined ...
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NewsAsh Bathia’s Lloyd’s syndicate hires QBE financial lines head
Probitas 1492, the Lloyd’s syndicate run by Ash Bathia (pictured), has hired QBE’s former financial lines head Charles Boorman. Boorman joined Probitas today and reports to casualty chief underwriting officer Neila Buurman. In his new role Boorman heads up Probitas 1492’s financial lines team of underwriters, ...
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NewsSompo Canopius operations head Stephen Manning departs
Sompo Canopius chief operating officer Stephen Manning will leave the Lloyd’s insurer at the end of the year. It is understood that while Manning currently has no position to move into, he is keen to stay within the industry. Manning said: “I have enjoyed 11 exhilarating ...
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NewsFoo Fighters sue Integro broker and insurers over cancelled shows
Foo Fighters are suing Integro-owned broker Robertson Taylor and several insurance companies for not paying out for seven cancelled gigs. The US lawsuit mentions three cancelled performances after lead singer Dave Grohl broke his leg in June 2015 and four after the Paris terror attacks in ...
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NewsLancashire names Barnes in lead property underwriting role
Lancashire Holdings said Jon Barnes will join Cathedral Underwriting to lead the underwriting of property treaty reinsurance business for Syndicate 2010. Barnes has over 25 years’ experience in the Lloyd’s market, most recently as deputy active underwriter at Syndicate 2121 where he has been an underwriter ...
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NewsLloyd's syndicates deliver another strong year - S&P
Fewer catastrophe events, combined with lower and less frequent casualty claims, helped Lloyd’s syndicates deliver another strong set of results in 2015, according to Standard & Poor’s. The average combined operating ratio (COR) was 90%, but the ratings agency added that some syndicates have been hit ...
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NewsKelliher names Coggan chief executive, reports lower profit
Kelliher Insurance announced a new chief executive as it reported lower profit for the year to December. Former managing director Imogen Coggan (pictured) has been promoted to chief executive, and the company said it is planning to expand further, primarily through organic growth. Pre-tax profit fell ...
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NewsGallagher launches model-backed terrorism cover
Arthur J Gallagher has launched a risk model-backed terrorism insurance product supported by capacity from London market underwriters. The product, which combines insurance and risk management, is designed for businesses with a premium spend of more than £1,000. The offering uses Gallagher’s Farseer modelling tool, which ...
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NewsBP Marsh full year profit almost doubles
Broker-focused venture capital group BP Marsh reported consolidated net profit of £8.7m for the year to January, almost double the £4.9m it reported a year ago. “The portfolio businesses are performing well as we support them in their development. We have interesting new investment opportunities in ...
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NewsBrexit poses ‘grave threat’ to London insurance market
Britain leaving the European Union poses “a grave threat” to jobs and business in the London insurance market, according to Lloyd’s, the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) and insurer Fidelis. UK voters will decide whether or not to leave the EU in a referendum on ...
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NewsHelios 2015 profits down, makes £3.75m acquisition
Helios Underwriting reported lower profits for 2015 as its reinsurance levels increased, The Lloyd’s underwriter also announced it has acquired Lloyd’s limited liability member Nameco (No 346) for £3.75m. Helios said the deal was in line with its strategy of increasing underwriting capacity through acquisition. The ...
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NewsBrexit will damage UK insurers and the London Market, bosses say
Most UK insurance executives think that leaving the EU would severely damage the UK insurance industry and the London market, according to a study by international law firm Kennedys. “There is near universal agreement amongst senior executives in the insurance industry that the UK leaving Europe ...
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NewsLloyd's syndicate Probitas 1492 expands underwriting team
Lloyd’s syndicate Probitas 1492 has expanded its casualty offering with the appointment of Ernesto Medina within its financial lines team. Previously senior financial institutions underwriter at Zurich, Medina brings experience of underwriting a large portfolio of international banks, asset managers and private equity and hedge funds, ...
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NewsLloyd’s chief risk officer McGovern to leave for XL Catlin
Lloyd’s chief risk officer and general counsel Sean McGovern is leaving after 20 years at the corporation to join XL Catlin. McGovern will become the global (re)insurance group’s chief compliance officer and head of regulatory and government affairs. To protect commercial confidentiality, McGovern is now no ...
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NewsLloyd’s chairman slams Brexit backers’ ‘irresponsible’ claims
Politicians claiming that that the UK would be able to replicate the benefits of a single market outside the European Union if it leaves are “irresponsible”, according to Lloyd’s chairman John Nelson. Speaking today at the Lloyd’s annual general meeting (AGM), Nelson also accused those making ...
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AgendaQBE targets Latin American growth with Miami hire
QBE Europe has hired Alfonso De Mares (pictured) as business development manager for Latin America. De Mares will be based in Miami and report to director of overseas business development Tim Harris. Before joining QBE, De Mares was a senior vice-president at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter ...
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NewsLloyd’s calls for end to US government-backed flood cover
Lloyd’s insurers have called for the US government to stop providing flood damage, the Financial Times reports. In the US, the National Flood Insurance Programme (NFIP), which has 5.2 million policyholders, pays for flood damage. But Lloyd’s insurers argue that state payment of flood risks has ...
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NewsPwC warns of weak casualty reserves in London market
Casualty claims reserves being set by London market (re)insurers for business written in 2015 are weaker than in previous years, according to a review by accounting firm PwC. The review found that London market (re)insurance casualty reserves are, on average, 3% weaker than for business written ...
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NewsChaucer grows political risk team with former XL Catlin exec
Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has hired former XL Catlin underwriter Jonathan Bint as political risk underwriter and analyst. Bint was part of the credit and political risk underwriting team at XL Catlin. Chaucer said it hired Bint to help drive the expansion of its political risk and ...
