Latest Ascot Headlines
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Kimberley Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer of Ascot Underwriting (Bermuda)
Dec 2 2015 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Simon Kimberley as chief underwriting officer of Ascot Underwriting (Bermuda) Ltd. Kimberley transferred to AUB in 2014 as underwriter...
Reith to Join Marketform Managing Agency as Chief Executive Officer
Oct 15 2015 // American Financial Group Inc.* announced that Martin Reith has been appointed chief executive officer of Marketform Managing Agency, which operates Syndicate 2468 at Lloyd’s of London, effective November 2015. Reith...
Lloyd’s Agency Ascot Appoints Casualty Fac Team for Ascot Underwriting in U.S.
Jun 4 2015 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Scott Beall as chief underwriting officer of casualty facultative and Lex Smart as senior vice president of Ascot Fac. The team will...
Ascot, Chaucer & Skuld Form Underwriting Consortium for Renewable Energy
May 21 2015 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. has formed Renewco Consortium (ReCo), a dedicated and independent underwriting platform for the renewable energy industry. The Lloyd’s consortium is jointly led by Ascot and Chaucer and...
People – South Central
Sep 22 2014 // Stuart Parker, currently chief operating officer at San Antonio-based USAA, has been named to succeed current CEO Joe Robles when he retires at the end of February 2015. USAA Capital Corporation President Carl Liebert has...
Georgiou, Gladwell, Lefebvre Join Ascot Underwriting in Houston
Sep 9 2014 // London-based Ascot Underwriting Ltd. has appointed Banos Georgiou as chairman, Diana Gladwell as senior vice president, and Devin Lefebvre as vice president of Ascot Underwriting Inc. in Houston. The team will report to...
Ascot Appoints Fitzpatrick as Executive Underwriter
May 9 2014 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced the appointment of David Fitzpatrick as Executive Underwriter for International Casualty, effective September 2014. He has over 24 years’ underwriting experience and joins Ascot from...
Ascot Underwriting Limited Appoints American Claims Management to Manage Commercial Property Program
Feb 20 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (02/20/2014) – American Claims Management Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator (TPA), is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2014, it began claims handling for the Commercial...
Ascot Underwriting to Open Office in New York City
Apr 17 2013 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that its office in New York, led by Paul Amrose, Chief Underwriting Officer Ascot Fac, will open for business on the 20th of May, when he and his team will relocate from Hartford to the...
Ascot Appoints Taylor to Board of Directors
Apr 15 2013 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced the appointment of Paul Taylor as its new Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Ascot’s Risk Committee. Taylor is the owner and managing director of Risk Management Options...
Ascot Underwriting Appoints Pilkington as Head of Casualty
Jan 10 2013 // Lloyd’s insurer Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced the appointment of John Pilkington as Head of Casualty, effective February 4, 2013, and subject to regulatory approval. He has more than 25 years’ underwriting...
Lloyd’s Ascot in Underwriting Deal for Power Generation with Brit, QBE, Sciemus
Jan 4 2012 // lloyd’s insurer Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that it has formed the Strategic Power Consortium, which it described as a “dedicated technical underwriting vehicle for the power and utilities...
People
Dec 5 2011 // New York-based Alleghany Corp., which announced its deal to acquire reinsurer Transatlantic in November, appointed Joseph Brandon as executive vice president of Alleghany and president of Alleghany Insurance Holdings. He...
Ascot Underwriting Hires Former Aon Benfield Exec in Hartford
Nov 16 2011 // Lloyd’s syndicate Ascot Underwriting appointed Dawnmarie Black as senior vice president based in Hartford, Connecticut. She will take on her new role beginning December. Black joins Ascot from facultative broker Aon...
Cantlay to Join AIG-Backed Lloyd’s Syndicate, Ascot, as Executive Director
Sep 12 2011 // Ex-Aon Benfield Chairman Charlie Cantlay is to join the Board of Directors of AIG’s Lloyd’s Syndicate, Ascot Underwriting, as Executive Director starting 3rd October. Ascot manages Lloyd’s Syndicate...
Ascot Syndicate 1414 Increases 2011 Capacity to $1.038 Billion
Jun 27 2011 // Lloyd’s insurer Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that it has increased its capacity from £600 million [$958 million] to £650 million [$1.038 billion] “to support its 2011 business plan.” Andrew Brooks,...
Ascot Appoints Karns to Houston Underwriting Unit
Jun 14 2011 // Lloyd’s Ascot Underwriting Ltd announced the appointment of John Karns as an Underwriter for Ascot Underwriting Inc. in Houston. He is a local resident with “19 years of experience in the US Energy market, most...
Aon Employs FAConnect Platform to Meet Facultative Chile Quake Demand
Apr 28 2010 // Aon Benfield announced that it is utilizing its “groundbreaking FAConnect placement platform to respond to client demand for expanded Chile earthquake capacity.” The system opens the way for Aon’s clients...
Ascot Names Brooks New CEO; Reith to Assume Non-Executive Role
Oct 17 2008 // Andrew Brooks, currently Chief Underwriting Officer of Lloyd’s Ascot Underwriting, has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds founder and current CEO, Martin Reith, who will assume a...
S&P Releases New Lloyd’s Syndicate Financial Assessments
Aug 15 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has announced the results of its latest public information Lloyd’s Syndicate Assessment (LSA) review, which considered the 2007 syndicate financial statements and...
