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Best Affirms FSR for Lloyd’s Syndicate 609; Outlook is Stable
Mar 16 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 609 (United Kingdom), which is managed by Atrium Underwriters...
HCC Closes Minority Stake in Lloyd’s Heritage Underwriting Agency
Mar 15 2006 // HCC Insurance Holdings Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, reported it has received regulatory and Lloyd’s of London approval to its previously announced acquisition of 23.6 percent shareholding in Heritage...
Omni Whittington Announces Final Closure of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1224
Mar 14 2006 // The U.K.’s Omni Whittington has confirmed that its managed Syndicate 1224 has been reinsured to close into Syndicate 1084 effective December 31, 2005. “Syndicate 1224 commenced trading in 1997 and ceased...
Best Affirms Lloyd’s Synd. 958 Ratings
Mar 10 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed its Syndicate Rating of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 958 with a stable outlook. “The ratings...
Lloyd’s Welcomes NAIC Review of U. S. Collateral Requirements
Mar 10 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene may finally get his wish, as U.S. insurance regulators have instructed a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force to examine options for a reform of the...
Ward is New Lloyd’s CEO
Mar 7 2006 // Lloyd’s has selected Richard Ward, former head of the London-based International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) as its new CEO. Announcing the appointment, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene commented: “I am...
Best Affirms FSR for Lloyd’s Syndicate 1225; Outlook is Stable
Mar 6 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1225 (United Kingdom), which is managed by AEGIS Managing Agency...
Lord Levene Answers Questions after Bermuda Conference
Mar 1 2006 // Following last week’s World Insurance Forum in Bermuda, Lloyd’s chairman Lord Peter Levene undertook to give his answers to some important questions in a Q&A format on the Lloyd’s Website...
Lloyd’s Honors Edwards of HRH, Eyre of Towers Perrin
Mar 1 2006 // Lloyd’s announced that it has honored Garry Edwards of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs as U.S. Surplus Lines Broker of the Year and William H. Eyre, Jr. of Towers Perrin as Reinsurance Broker of the Year, “for their...
Lloyd’s Solidifies Global Commercial Specialist Presence
Feb 27 2006 // In a recently issued bulletin Lloyd’s said it has “reaffirmed its position as the world’s leading specialist insurer with new figures that reveal the global spread of its business in...
Lloyd’s Underwriter Survey; ‘Cycle’ Remains Primary Concern
Feb 22 2006 // According to Lloyd’s newly released annual underwriter survey, “managing the insurance cycle as the most important challenge facing the global industry for the second year running.” The survey also found...
Council of Lloyd’s Notes Appointments
Feb 15 2006 // At its meeting today, Feb. 15, the Council of Lloyd’s announced the following appointments: – Lord Levene was re-appointed as Chairman of Lloyd’s; – Bronek Masojada, Chief Executive of Hiscox, was...
Lloyd’s Targets ‘Piracy Hot Spots’
Feb 8 2006 // The Piracy Reporting Centre at the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has issued a new report that identifies a number of “piracy hot spots” that have “emerged over the past 12 months” where...
Best Affirms FSR for Lloyd’s Syndicate 958; Outlook Remains Stable
Feb 7 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 958 (United Kingdom). The outlook for both ratings remains...
Lloyd’s disconnects troubled Kinnect technology
Feb 6 2006 // Ultimately “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” couldn’t put Kinnect together again. The King’s men in this case being the management of Lloyd’s, who have finally thrown...
Lloyd’s disconnects troubled Kinnect technology
Feb 5 2006 // Ultimately “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” couldn’t put Kinnect together again. The King’s men in this case being the management of Lloyd’s, who have finally thrown...
Lloyd’s to Sue Aon, Benfield Over Central Fund Policy
Feb 3 2006 // Lloyd’s is on the verge of initiating formal legal proceedings against two of its largest brokers, Aon and Benfield, over the Central Fund reinsurance policy they negotiated with a group of six insurers in 1999. The...
Lloyd’s Faraday Announces Underwriting Appointments
Feb 2 2006 // Faraday Group, the broker-focused Lloyd’s managing agent and London-based reinsurance group, announced the approval of the appointments of Mark Rayner and Paul Ceurvorst as joint Chief Underwriting Officer and Active...
Best Assigns ‘A’ Ratings to SVB’s Lloyd’s Syndicates 2147 & 1007
Feb 1 2006 // In two separate announcements A.M. Best Co. said it has assigned a Best’s Syndicate Rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2147 and...
Brit’s Douetil to Head Lloyd’s Market Reform Group
Jan 30 2006 // Lloyd’s announced that Dane Douetil, Chief Executive of Brit Insurance Holdings PLC, has been appointed as the new head of the Market Reform Group (MRG), the body responsible for process reform and modernization in...