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People Moves: BHSI Promotes McGriskin to Lead UK FI; Former Enstar Exec Rocke Heads RiverStone Int’l in Bermuda; Tysers Hires Aon’s Lucas for Political Violence & Terrorism Team
Feb 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), RiverStone International and broker Tysers. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Promotes...
People Moves: Brace Underwriting Adds Dorr; Brown & Riding Expands in New York; Mead Heads Vermont Captives
Feb 8 2022 // Brace Bolsters North America Team with Dorr Brace Underwriting Limited announced the appointment of Glenn Dorr as head of distribution, North America, continuing the firm’s expansion. Based in Boston, Dorr will help...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine; Beazley Names MS Amlin’s Hunter for Open Mkt. Property; TigerRisk Hires Liberty’s Hodges for Analytics, Int’l
Feb 8 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE, Beazley and TigerRisk Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of Marine QBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as...
COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping, but Many UK Employees Still Opt to Work From Home
Feb 8 2022 // With pandemic restrictions in the UK largely gone, offices are getting busier. Yet vast numbers of desks still remain empty. Even with COVID-19 case numbers flat or falling in the UK, U.S. and much of Europe, many...
Insurance Services Provider McLarens Opens Madrid Office
Feb 7 2022 // Global insurance services provider McLarens has opened a new office in Madrid, Spain. In addition to expanding its European footprint, and handling losses in Spain for McLarens’ global client base, the office will...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Promotes 2, Hires Political Risk U/W; HDI Global Names Röllecke Head of Cyber/Financial; Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Ward Becomes CFC’s Non-Exec. Chair
Feb 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, HDI Global and CFC Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Financial Risk Solutions Promotes 2, Hires...
NASA: Earth’s Temperature in 2021 Was 1.5 Degrees F Above Baseline
Feb 3 2022 // Earth’s global average surface temperatures in 2021 were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.85 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period, a new report shows. The average tied with 2018 as the sixth...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Promotes 2 in Engineering & Construction; Chubb Names Houghton Head of Distrib., UK & Ireland; Marsh Hires AXA XL’s Latham to Lead ART, UK&I
Feb 2 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Chubb and Marsh. A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Promotes 2 in Engineering &...
People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team
Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...
People Moves: Liberty GTS Expands in Europe; AEGIS London Promotes Yeldham to CUO; Brit Names Argo’s Allen, MAP’s Poynder for Property Facilities Team
Jan 28 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Global Transactions, AEGIS London and Brit Ltd. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Expands European...
Climate Risk Is Top London Market Challenge, IUA Survey Shows
Jan 27 2022 // The top challenge currently facing London market insurance companies is climate risk, a new survey by the International Underwriting Association (IUA) has revealed. In a survey of its members, the organization recorded 27%...
People Moves: AEGIS London Names Powell CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires; Corvus Hires Zurich’s Delvos as 1st Head of Int’l; HDI’s Jackson to Lead Aviation at Apollo
Jan 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AEGIS London, Corvus Insurance and AEGIS London Names Powell as CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires AEGIS London, the Lloyd’s syndicate and subsidiary of...
Owners of High-End London Restaurants Sue AXA Over Failure to Pay COVID Claims
Jan 26 2022 // The owners of high-end London restaurants The Wolseley and The Delaunay sued AXA Insurance UK Plc for as much as 4 million pounds ($5.4 million) over its failure to pay out on claims linked to the coronavirus...
CFC Merges Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Teams to Build Critical Mass in London
Jan 6 2022 // CFC Underwriting, the managing general agent and emerging risk specialist, announced the creation of a single healthcare team in the London market, aiming to build “a healthcare powerhouse.” The move will see...
London Turns Into Ghost Town as UK Faces Record-Breaking Wave of COVID Infections
Dec 16 2021 // The owner of Parlez, a pub and restaurant in south London, hoped that sales this Christmas would have bounced back fully from last winter’s COVID-19 lockdown. Instead, every one of this week’s group...
People Moves: WTW’s Swift Joins London Market Group Board; Carbon Underwriting Hires Antares’ Coates; Dale Underwriting Names ArgoGlobal’s Turner for Property
Dec 14 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the London Market Group, Carbon Underwriting and Dale Underwriting Partners. A summary of these announcements follows here. WTW’s Swift Joins Board...
British Insurer LV= Rejects Bain Takeover Bid; Royal London Wants to Talk
Dec 10 2021 // British mutual life insurer LV= on Friday abandoned a proposed 530 million pound ($701 million) takeover by private equity giant Bain Capital after it lost a member vote, and rival Royal London put forward an alternative...
People Moves: Mosaic Launches London M&A Team, Hiring From Liberty Mutual, AIG; BHSI Promotes 2 in UK; Marsh’s Dubreuil to MGA Alta Signa in Brussels
Nov 23 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and MGA Alta Signa Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Mosaic Launches London...
Xenia Acquires Financial and Specialty Business of London Broker Parker Norfolk
Nov 9 2021 // Xenia Broking Group Ltd. reports it has has acquired the trade credit and financial and specialty risk teams from specialist Lloyd’s insurance broker Parker Norfolk & Partners Ltd. The deal signals Xenia’s...
Climate Protesters Spill 1,000 Liters of Fake Oil Outside Lloyd’s of London
Oct 29 2021 // Climate protesters spilled a 1,000 liters (220 gallons) of fake oil outside Lloyd’s of London Friday, part of a campaign to draw attention to the finance industry’s financing of fossil fuels. The activists were...
