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Brit Gains in London as Premiums Rose 4.5% in First Half
Aug 13 2014 // Brit Plc, a Lloyd’s of London insurer, posted a 4.5 percent increase in premiums and said it would pay its first dividend following its initial public offering in March. The shares gained. Premiums before reinsurance...
Integro’s Entertainment Practice Acquires London Based Stonehouse Conseillers
Aug 8 2014 // International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has announced its acquisition of Stonehouse Conseillers Ltd., “a London based specialist insurance broker servicing the needs of commercial film...
Allied World Europe Expands Professional Liability Team
Aug 1 2014 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Allied World Europe has expanded its professional liability team with the addition of two new vice presidents, Alec Goodair as Vice President, European Financial...
CGS&C’s New MGA Targets U.S. Healthcare Industry with Lloyd’s
Jul 22 2014 // Wholesale insurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has launched an underwriting management agency specializing in the healthcare industry. The new venture, Pro-Praxis Insurance, will be led by Robert Allen...
BTG Pactual Agrees to Purchase Ariel Re from Global Atlantic
Jul 11 2014 // Bermuda-based Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (BTG Pactual) and Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited announced that they have signed an agreement whereby BTG Pactual will acquire Ariel Re, Global Atlantic’s Bermuda-based...
Allianz Says Investments in Roads, Grids Lack Political Support
Jul 10 2014 // Allianz SE said a lack of political support prevents investors from contributing more money to infrastructure projects such as roads or power and gas grids. “Politicians are still convinced infrastructure has to be...
Chicken Producer, London Insurers Battle Over ‘Recall’ Definition
Jul 9 2014 // Foster Farms and its London insurers are facing off over the definition of “product recall” as the poultry producer seeks payment of $14.2 million in claims arising from a government-mandated shutdown of one of...
Hiscox London Market Names Zelenoy to Build Lloyd’s Business in Brazil
Jul 8 2014 // Hiscox London Market announced plans to build its “on-the-ground presence in Brazil” with the appointment of Simon Zelenoy to develop its London Market business in Brazil. Hiscox said he “will be...
Markel Now Underwriting Trade Credit Insurance in U.S.
Jul 2 2014 // Markel Corp. is now underwriting trade credit insurance in its New York office. Policies will be underwritten on an admitted basis, utilizing two Markel insurance companies, Markel American Insurance Co. and Markel...
Towers Watson’s Main Joins Cooper Gay in London
Jun 26 2014 // Cooper Gay & Co. Ltd. ,a London-based insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Alan Main as director of Reinsurance, effective immediately. Previously an executive director of Towers Watson UK, Main brings 40...
50th International Insurance Society Seminar Convenes in London
Jun 23 2014 // The International Insurance Society (IIS) has come a long way since its first meeting in a conference room in Austin, Texas. The 50th edition of its annual conclave opened this morning in London at the Park Plaza...
Ryan Specialty Group Announces Landmark Healthcare Partnership With Lloyd’s Underwriters
Jun 17 2014 // Chicago, IL – 6/17/14 – Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) announces the formation of RSGUM Healthcare, a new healthcare and life science underwriting facility, in partnership with some of the strongest and most...
Ryan Specialty Group Launches Healthcare Partnership with Lloyd’s Underwriters
Jun 16 2014 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC (RSG) has formed RSGUM Healthcare, a new healthcare and life science underwriting facility, in partnership with the healthcare and life science underwriters at Lloyd’s of London....
London Taxis Try to Cut-Off Silicon Valley’s Uber Car Service
Jun 6 2014 // They have been the kings of the British capital’s roads for over a century but now the often opinionated drivers of London’s iconic black taxi cabs are battling a high-technology rival that threatens their...
Gibbs Appointed Managing Director of Cooper Gay Marine
May 20 2014 // London-based broker Cooper Gay & Co Ltd has announced the appointment of Charles Gibbs as Managing Director, Marine, within the Marine and Aerospace Division, effective immediately. He will have overall responsibility...
Marsh’s Gibbs Joins Cooper Gay Marine Division in London
May 15 2014 // Cooper Gay in London has appointed Charles Gibbs as managing director of marine, within the firm’s marine and aerospace division. Gibbs will have overall responsibility for the company’s marine hull business,...
Mullis Joins Miller in London
May 14 2014 // Tim Mullis has joined Miller Insurance Services in London to produce accident and health treaty reinsurance business. Mullis has 30 years’ insurance market experience, almost exclusively in production and broking. He...
‘Inhance’ Launched to Plug Re/Insurers’ Cat Loss Information Gaps
May 7 2014 // Lloyd’s Old Library was the setting yesterday for the launch of inhance, a new product designed to close gaps in existing models that continue to expose re/insurers – and companies – to unexpected catastrophe...
UK’s Saga Confirms Plan to Sell Shares in London IPO
Apr 30 2014 // Saga Plc, which provides insurance and holidays to Britain’s over-50s, confirmed earlier reports that it will sell shares in an initial public offering as its private equity owners cut their stakes. The company...
EU Exit Could ‘Wreck’ London as Financial Capital, Says City Lobby Group
Apr 29 2014 // If the UK exits the European Union, it could wreck London’s position as the only financial center to rival New York and isolate the country’s economy, research ordered by a lobby group for banks and money...
