Markets/Coverages: Ascot Launches Capital Mgmt Platform for 3rd-Party Capital Biz August 23, 2024 Ascot Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurance company, announced the launch of a unified capital management platform, Leadline Capital...
People Moves: Ascot Underwriting Names Thompson as CEO, Keith Named Head of Ascot Bermuda; Geneva Assn. Appoints AIA’s Top Executive as Chair June 7, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ascot Underwriting Ltd. and Ascot Bermuda, along with The Geneva Association....
Ascot Names Zaffino as Group President & CEO, Following Retirement of Brooks February 6, 2023 Ascot Group announced the appointment of Jonathan Zaffino as group president & chief executive officer (CEO), following the retirement of...
Insurers May Refuse to Cover Planes, Ships Exposed to Ukraine Conflict: Sources December 19, 2022 Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who...
Ship Reinsurers to Cease Covering War-Related Risks Related to Conflict in Ukraine December 16, 2022 By Steven Arons, Áine Quinn and Alex Longley Some of the biggest names in ship reinsurance are days away from ceasing to cover key war-related risks for vessels...
Insurers Stop Offering Cargo Insurance for Ukraine Grains Shipments: Sources November 2, 2022 By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Insurers are no longer offering new cargo insurance cover for shipments out of Ukraine through a U.N.-backed safe corridor after...
Update: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Pauses Writing New Cover for Ukrainian Grain Shipments October 31, 2022 Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is suspending writing cover for new shipments using the Ukrainian grains corridor in the Black...
QBE Sells Irish Casualty Renewal Rights to Ascot, as Part of Phased Withdrawal September 28, 2022 QBE announced the sale of select Irish casualty commercial insurance portfolios to the Ascot Group via a renewal rights transaction....
Canada’s CPP Investments to Sell Ascot Group, Wilton Re in Strategy U-turn: Sources December 9, 2021 By David French and Chibuike Oguh Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) is seeking to sell its Wilton Re and Ascot Group insurance platforms, marking...
Ascot Realigns Global Reinsurance With Launch of Ascot Re August 31, 2021 HAMILTON, BERMUDA — Ascot announced the launch of Ascot Reinsurance, a global platform dedicated to reinsurance underwriting and ceded risk...