Asta Managing Agency News

RiverStone Int’l Signs Reinsurance-to-Close Deal With Asta for 2022 Year of Account

RiverStone International, the legacy acquisition company, announced it has signed a reinsurance-to-close contract with Asta Managing Agency, under which the 2022 underwriting year of account of Hampden Risk Partners (HRP) Syndicate 2689 will close into Riverstone International Syndicate 3500. The …

Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki Becomes Separate Company Within Fairfax Group

Ki, the Lloyd’s digital follow platform, announced it completed the separation from its parent company, Fairfax Group, becoming a standalone subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2025. Ki was created in 2020 and started writing business through its Syndicate 1618 in 2021. …

Agile Underwriting Gets ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Agile Underwriting Services has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s to create Agile Syndicate 2427, subject to regulatory approvals. Syndicate 2427 will be established under the “syndicate-in-a-box” (SIAB) framework and be managed by Asta through its third-party managing agency platform at …

MCI Syndicate-in-a-Box Gets Lloyd’s Nod to Provide Clinical Trial Funding Insurance

Asta, through its third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s, announced the “in-principle” approval of a syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) to deliver a breakthrough insurance product that aims to accelerate the development of new therapeutic drugs. MCI Syndicate 1966, supplemented by Lloyd’s consortia, is …

Oka Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate-in-a-Box 1922

Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Oka, the Carbon Insurance Company, announced that Lloyd’s has granted “in principle” approval for Oka syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) 1922. Oka Syndicate 1922, which aims to commence underwriting from January 2024, will introduce …

Catalina Gets Lloyd’s ‘in Principle’ Approval to Launch Asta-Managed Syndicate 3232

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Bermuda-based Catalina Group, a global provider of legacy reinsurance and capital solutions, announced that Lloyd’s have granted “in principle” approval of a new syndicate to underwrite reinsurance-to-close (RITC) transactions, within the Lloyd’s …

Oman Insurance Co. Receives Nod to Underwrite via Lloyd’s Syndicate-in-a-Box

Oman Insurance Co. (OIC) and Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced that OIC’s syndicate 2880 has received Lloyd’s approval to commence underwriting. Syndicate 2880 was launched under the syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) initiative and the syndicate will operate on the …

Mosaic to Buy Sirius Int’l Lloyd’s Managing Agency; SiriusPoint to Be Mosaic Investor

Mosaic Insurance has entered into an agreement to purchase the Lloyd’s managing agency of SiriusPoint as part of a transaction in which the global re/insurer will become a strategic investor in Mosaic. Under the deal, which is subject to Lloyd’s …

Asta and JPO Consulting Launch ARTes, an MGA Specializing in U.S. Inland Marine

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and JPO Consulting, announced the launch of ARTes Specialty Ltd., an independent UK-based managing general agent (MGA), wholly owned by its founders and directors. Co-founded by Chris Thomas, chief executive officer, and Richard …

Greenlight Re Innovations Gets ‘In-Principle’ Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI), part of Cayman Islands-headquartered Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s to establish an insurtech-focused syndicate. Syndicate 3456, which will commence operations in the second quarter of 2022, will be established under Lloyd’s …