Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
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People Moves: Lloyd’s Promotes Cliff to CFO, Succeeding Keese; Ryan Re Appoints BMS’ Ryan as EVP to Lead Strategic Business Development
Jan 30 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Ryan Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Promotes Cliff to CFO, Succeeding Keese Lloyd’s, the insurance...
People Moves: Ignite Specialty Names Patel US Head of IP Underwriting; QBE North America Hires Finnis as SVP of Distribution
Jan 29 2025 // Ignite Specialty Risk Names Patel as US Head of Intellectual Property Underwriting Ankit Patel Ignite Specialty Risk, headquartered in London, appointed Ankit Patel as U.S. head of intellectual property (IP)...
Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki Becomes Separate Company Within Fairfax Group
Jan 24 2025 // Ki, the Lloyd’s digital follow platform, announced it completed the separation from its parent company, Fairfax Group, becoming a standalone subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2025. Ki was created in 2020 and started writing...
People Moves: Ansay Announces New Leadership Team; Ryan Specialty Adds Budd to Specialty Underwriting Segment
Jan 23 2025 // Anneren Family Holding Company, established to perpetuate the Ansay family’s legacy, has announced the appointment of Angela Sikowski as President and Nikki Kiss as Chief Operating Officer (COO). This transition...
New York, New England Surplus Lines Insurance Groups Merge
Jan 21 2025 // The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association (PIWA) and the New England Surplus Lines Association have merged. The combined organization will operate under the PIWA name and serve excess-and-surplus wholesalers...
Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?
Jan 16 2025 // There has been some question about whether California’s insurer of last resort – the FAIR Plan – has enough cash on hand to pay for its share of wildfire claims. As surplus is inadequate and reinsurance has a...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Names AIG Veteran Baugh as Council Member; White Bear Managers Taps Former Castel Bloodstock Underwriters Woodward and Long
Jan 16 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and White Bear Group. Details of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Appoints AIG Veteran Baugh as New Council Member, Succeeding...
Lloyd’s Syndicate AEGIS London Launches Portfolio Solutions Division
Jan 16 2025 // Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London announced the creation of a new Portfolio Solutions division that will focus on following third-party underwriting expertise in the London market. Led by respected underwriter Richard...
People Moves: Lockton Re’s International P/C Division Names Moruzzi, Cope as Senior Brokers; Westfield Specialty Int’l Appoints Nugent, Beltran for Professional Indemnity
Jan 15 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and Westfield Specialty International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re’s International P/C Division Appoints Moruzzi...
Alabama Now Requiring Quarterly Reports From Surplus Lines Brokers
Jan 8 2025 // Starting this spring, surplus lines brokers in Alabama must file quarterly reports showing all surplus lines transactions, the state Department of Insurance said this week. The rule is in keeping with state law and took...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Appointed Aon CEO of Reinsurance, Chairman of Climate Solutions
Jan 8 2025 // Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointment of John Neal as global CEO of Reinsurance and chairman of Climate Solutions, effective following the conclusion of Neal’s notice period at Lloyd’s of London...
Core Specialty to Purchase London Aviation Underwriters
Jan 7 2025 // Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries have agreed to purchase London Aviation Underwriters Inc. (LAU), in a stock and cash transaction. Financial details of the deal, which is expected to close early...
Ryan Specialty to Acquire Nashville-Based Velocity Risk Underwriters MGU
Jan 7 2025 // Ryan Specialty, a specialty insurance services firm and trading partner for agents and brokers, plans to acquire Nashville-based Velocity Risk Underwriters, with a closing date early this year. Velocity Risk, providing...
People Moves: AXIS Taps Chubb’s Farrup to Lead Global Mkts, Succeeding Gregory; Agile’s Lloyd’s Syndicate Hires AXA XL’s Hughes for London Marine Operation
Jan 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Capital Holdings and Agile Insurance Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Appoints Chubb’s Farrup as Head of Global Markets,...
ConnectUW Holdings Opens for Business at Lloyd’s
Dec 17 2024 // ConnectUW Holdings, the parent company of Connect Underwriting and other specialist reinsurance MGAs, announced it will take ownership of Lloyd’s box number 356 from Dec. 23, 2024. Situated in the company market...
AXIS to Transfer $2.3B of Reinsurance Reserves to Enstar in Boost to Specialty Focus
Dec 17 2024 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and Enstar Group Ltd. announced they have entered into a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) reinsurance agreement, which will retrocede $2.3 billion of AXIS’s reinsurance reserves. Structured as...
Lloyd’s of London Trade Body Examines Planned Conduct Overhaul
Dec 16 2024 // Lloyd’s of London members have set up a working party to examine the commercial insurance market’s plans to overhaul its conduct rules, a trade body said on Friday, following criticism of the strengthened...
AIG Leads Launch of Reinsurance Syndicate at Lloyd’s
Dec 13 2024 // American International Group announced it has led the launch of a new reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s. Commencing underwriting from Jan. 1, 2025, Syndicate 2478 will be a multi-year participant on AIG’s...
Ryan Specialty Forms Contingency Unit, Joining Paradiso Risks and Alive Risk
Dec 13 2024 // Ryan Specialty, Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, announced that Paradiso Risks is joining Alive Risk, Ryan Specialty’s sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter. London-based...
Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki to Become Standalone Business Within Fairfax Group
Dec 12 2024 // Brit Ltd. and Ki announced that Ki will operate as a standalone company within the Fairfax Group, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Ki was incubated and launched by Brit in 2020 and began writing business on Jan. 1, 2021 with its...
