Latest London Headlines
All the headlines from our London Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hartford Expands Professional Liability to London; Best, S&P Rate New Unit
Nov 7 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced that it is expanding its existing international professional liability underwriting capabilities with the opening of a new office in London. Following the success of its U.S....
Integro Beefs up London Unit
Nov 5 2007 // Integro Ltd., announced that John Millar and Andrzej Danyluk have both joined its recently launched insurance and reinsurance group based in London (See IJ web site April 5). Both men join Integro from Guy...
Business Moves
Nov 4 2007 // AmWINS, London American General AmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency Inc. Based in San Diego, Calif., London American is...
Bessis Joins Integro’s London Office
Oct 29 2007 // Integro Ltd. announced the addition of Guy Bessis as Managing Principal with the firm’s newly established international insurance and reinsurance unit in London. He will focus on developing business from Continental...
Marsh’s Matanle to Succeed Douetil as Lloyd’s Reform Group Head
Oct 19 2007 // Stephen Matanle, Global Placement Leader at Marsh and chairman of the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMBC), is to become Chairman of the London Market Reform Group (MRG). He will take over from Brit...
Wholesaler AmWINS Buys Calif.’s London American General
Oct 18 2007 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency, Inc. Based in San Diego, California, London American is a managing general agent...
ACE Bermuda International New Global Business Name; Lloyd’s Box Opened
Oct 17 2007 // As of October first “ACE European Markets Insurance Limited and ACE European Markets Reinsurance Limited will trade under the business name of ACE Bermuda International (ABI),” said a bulletin on the ACE web...
Marsh UK Launches $425 Million London Market Property Facility
Oct 9 2007 // Marsh UK has arranged a property facility that will provide up to $425 million of non-catastrophe capacity in the London market for US and Canadian companies. The facility can also be adapted to provide up to $262.5...
Lloyd’s CEO Wants Faster, Better Claims Handling; CII Responds
Oct 5 2007 // Lloyd’s CEO Richard Ward is a man in a hurry. He wants fundamental changes in the way Lloyd’s does business and he’s not prepared to wait. In a speech sponsored by the Insurance Institute of London...
Allstate Investment Unit Opens First Overseas Office in London
Oct 5 2007 // Allstate Investment Management Limited — an indirect wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of The Allstate Corp. — has crossed over borders with the opening of Allstate Investment’s first overseas...
People and Places
Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // Alabama ceiling “It’s horrible. Rates have gone through the ceiling.” — Fort Morgan, Ala., builder Greg Miller who said he paid $22,000 in coverage on four condo units before Katrina and now pays...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // Declarations Alabama ceiling “It’s horrible. Rates have gone through the ceiling.” — Fort Morgan, Ala., builder Greg Miller who said he paid $22,000 in coverage on four condo units before Katrina...
Guy Carpenter finds Lloyd’s market at its ‘healthiest in 300 years’
Sep 24 2007 // Findings boast stellar results for London market with Lloyd’s leading the way Guy Carpenter & Co., Marsh’s reinsurance broker and risk management division, has released “The Lloyd’s Market in...
People
Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone...
Aon Expands RI3K ‘Paperless’ Trading
Sep 21 2007 // London-based “paperless” trading service RI3K announced that Aon has now been expanded the use of the program to include the specialty and direct divisions as well as treaty reinsurance. The move assures that a...
Munich Re Centralizes London Units
Sep 21 2007 // The Munich Re Group has moved three of its London market P/C core business units to one location at Plantation Place in Fenchurch Street. The goal is to “to maximize broker and client access to its insurance and...
RI3K Launches New London Market E-Message Service
Sep 12 2007 // London-based service provider RI3K announced the completion of its new message service for the insurance and reinsurance industry, following extensive trials to assure that “it is scalable, secure and fit for...
Lloyd’s Dinner Features Lord Levene, NATO Head on Global Concerns
Sep 7 2007 // Lloyd’s held its fifth “Annual City Dinner” on Wednesday night, Sept. 5. A cross section of business and government leaders in attendance heard from Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene and the Secretary...
Fla. CFO to Visit U.K. to Discuss Climate Effects on Insurance
Sep 7 2007 // Keith Allan, Her Majesty’s Consul General of Miami, invited Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink to meet with British leaders in London in early November. Sink will meet with experts at the London School of...
