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MS Amlin Creates Bermuda-Based Reinsurance Sidecar, Viribus Re
Jan 8 2018 // MS Amlin, the London-based specialist re/insurer, announced that a Bermuda-domiciled special purpose reinsurer, Viribus Re Ltd., has been created to provide collateralized capacity support for MS Amlin Syndicate...
Beale to Succeed Philipps as CEO of MS Amlin
Jan 4 2018 // MS Amlin announced that Simon Beale, MS Amlin’s chief underwriting officer, will succeed Charles Philipps as CEO on April 1, 2018. With immediate effect Simon Beale will become deputy CEO, James Illingworth will...
Neon Names Heppell from MS Amlin as CFO
Nov 27 2017 // Neon has announced the appointment of Richard Heppell as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 20. Most recently CFO at MS Amlin, Heppell oversaw the complex integration of the Amlin and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...
Japan’s MS&AD to Invest $1B in Swiss Re’s UK Unit, ReAssure Jersey One
Oct 6 2017 // Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc said on Friday it had agreed with Swiss Re AG to invest 800 million pounds ($1.05 billion) to take a stake of up to 15 percent in UK-based ReAssure Jersey One...
Analysts Expecting a Short-Term Hard Market for Property Risks
Oct 2 2017 // Damage left by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will lead to a hardened property market and pricing correction, at least in the short-term according to a new KPMG survey. In related analysis, a new Morgan Stanley report...
Global Reinsurers Face Exposures to Mexico City Earthquake: Morgan Stanley
Sep 21 2017 // Global reinsurers will likely face exposures from a massive magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City on Sept. 19, Morgan Stanley said in a new research note. This earthquake led to dozens of deaths and the toppling...
Hurricanes to Usher in Short-Term Hard Market for Property Risks: Survey
Sep 18 2017 // Damage left by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will lead to a hardened property market and pricing correction, at least in the short-term according to a new KPMG survey. In related analysis, a new Morgan Stanley report...
BHSI Opens Dublin Office, Names MS Amlin’s McNamara to Head Operations
Aug 1 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI), announced it has established a new office in Dublin and appointed Cormac McNamara as Property & Casualty manager, BHSI Ireland. “Cormac will build our local team...
MS Amlin to Re-Domicile its Post-Brexit European Headquarters to Belgium
Jun 28 2017 // MS Amlin, the specialist global re/insurer, plans to re-domicile its European business, Amlin Insurance Societas Europaea (AISE), to Belgium in response to Brexit. MS Amlin said it will keep its global headquarters in...
Petplan Australasia Announces Affiliation with MS Amlin
May 22 2017 // Petplan Australasia announced that MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 of Lloyd’s will become the new underwriter of its pet insurance plans in Australia – a move that is designed to enhance policyholder benefits with broader...
Neon Builds Claims Team by Appointing MS Amlin’s Coley, XL Catlin’s Sterling
May 10 2017 // Neon has completed the build-out of its claims team with the recent appointments of Gavin Coley as technical head of claims and James Sterling as claims manager for professional indemnity & financial...
Lloyd’s Begins Operating in India with MS Amlin as 1st Underwriter
Apr 5 2017 // Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced it has begun to operate in India with MS Amlin as the first Lloyd’s business to join the branch and begin underwriting. Lloyd’s India...
Canada’s Eagle Underwriting Teams Up with MS Amlin’s RaetsMarine
Mar 17 2017 // Canada’s Eagle Underwriting Group Inc. has teamed up with MS Amlin Marine NV, trading as RaetsMarine, to offer protection & indemnity (P&I) and charterers’ liability insurance in the Canadian marine...
MS Amlin Names XL Catlin’s Padilla as Senior U/W for Latin America
Mar 13 2017 // MS Amlin has appointed Frank Padilla as senior international casualty underwriter, specializing in Latin America. Latin America is a strategically important region for MS Amlin and this appointment underlines its...
MS Amlin’s Rayner Joins Pioneer Underwriters as Group Director of Underwriting
Oct 18 2016 // Pioneer Underwriters announces that Graeme Rayner has commenced his role as group director of underwriting, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Darren Doherty. Rayner, whose appointment was first announced in August 2016,...
Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Air Centurion to Cover Aviation & Aerospace Risks
Oct 7 2016 // Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Inc. (MSMM) and MS Amlin plc, its sister company, have formed a new partnership with Air Centurion to write the U.S.-based aviation and aerospace accounts for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...
W.R. Berkley Taps Morgan Stanley’s Abbey for Strategy Post
Jun 16 2016 // W.R. Berkley Corp., the Greenwich, Connecticut-based commercial insurer, named former Morgan Stanley investment banker Jared Abbey as senior vice president for corporate strategy and development. Abbey previously worked as...
MS Amlin Now Operating at Lloyd’s Under One Brand: MS Amlin Underwriting
May 3 2016 // MS Amlin announced it is now operating as one brand in the Lloyd’s market, as a single managing agency, MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. Operating from 22 locations across three continents, the MS Amlin business will...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Completes Acquisition of ‘MS Amlin’
Feb 2 2016 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin plc announced the completion of its acquisition by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., following receipt of...
Morgan Stanley Among Employers Shifting Job Bias Claims to Arbitration
Oct 2 2015 // Morgan Stanley is asking employees to give up their right to sue the firm in class actions for civil rights violations including discrimination based on race, gender or age, according to a former employee’s...
