XL Group plc News

IPO-Seeking China Companies Pay More to Avoid Boards Going Naked

Stephen Markscheid holds one of the riskiest jobs in the world — or so say directors and officers liability insurers. The 59-year-old former banker, a Mandarin-speaking American, sits on the boards of five U.S.-listed Chinese companies, including Jinko Solar Holding …

XL Group Opens Facultative Reinsurance Office in Dallas

XL Group plc’s reinsurance operations opened a Dallas, Texas, office led by Dean Wolfe who was recently promoted to manager of XL’s newly created property facultative western region. Wolfe, who has more than 15 years of industry experience including seven …

XL Group’s Marine Unit Boosts Underwriting and Claims Staff in N.Y.

XL Group plc’s North American marine business is expanding its blue water hull risk management capabilities in New York with the addition of Siobhan Coen and Jeff Loechner as senior underwriters and Eileen Fellin as a senior claims consultant. Coen …

XL Group Promotes O’Malley to Lead Environmental Underwriting

XL Group plc has promoted Matthew V. O’Malley to a new role as head of environmental underwriting operations in XL Group’s insurance operations. He is based in XL Group’s Exton, Penn., office. Most recently, he served as senior vice president …

Fiske Joins XL Group’s Surplus Lines Team in Chicago

XL Group plc’s insurance operations added Mary-Ellen (Mimi) Fiske as vice president, umbrella and excess manager to its surplus lines unit in Chicago. Fiske reports to David Halm, chief underwriting officer and head of XL Group’s surplus lines casualty business. …

XL Group’s Construction Business Expands West

XL Group plc’s North America Construction is establishing a west coast underwriting operation in San Francisco, Calif. XL is setting up its west coast presence with Michael Simone, currently executive underwriter of construction primary casualty, and Markus Bachmann, vice president …

XL Establishes Rocky Mountain Presence with Denver Appointments

The insurance segment of Dublin, Ireland-based XL Group plc (NYSE: XL) has expanded its North America property and casualty team in the Rocky Mountain area. Gregory Melton was made as senior property underwriter and Stephen Sanford was named vice president …