Lloyd’s/London
W.R. Berkley Insurance Australia rebrands
Property and casualty insurer W.R. Berkley Insurance Australia is rebranding as Berkley Insurance Australia.
Video: Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil
After 10 months in his role as Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil spoke with Post reporter Katie Marriner about the challenges facing the business and his experiences at the company so far.
D L Dale looks to QBE for underwriting hire
QBE's Tim Butcher is to join D L Dale & Others Syndicate 2525 as senior class underwriter from 1 December.
CNA Europe names Hardy boss Brosnan as CEO
Hardy chief executive Dave Brosnan has been promoted to a new role as CEO of CNA Europe, replacing John Hennessy.
Interview: Dylan Bryant, general representative, Lloyd's Hong Kong
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Dylan Bryant, who has been tasked with heading up the Lloyd's representative office in Hong Kong.
Insurance buildings: Who lives in a house like this?
With Lloyd’s mulling over a move away from its iconic Lime Street base, Post takes an in-depth look at some of the remarkable London buildings that insurers call home
Novae profit rises despite rating and currency conditions
Novae Group has attributed a five percentage-point improvement to its combined ratio to 90.8% (H1 2013: 95.8%) in the first half of this year to a positive claims experience, resulting in an 89.4% increase in underwriting contribution to £19.7m (H1 2013:…
Career development: Lloyd’s charity awards open for applications
The Lloyd’s Market charity awards have opened for applications from permanent staff working in the market.
Novae hires Alderton to lead new unit
Novae Group has appointed William Alderton as unit head of its newly formed international property binder unit.
Markel applies for trade credit license in Dubai
Specialist insurer Markel is hoping to receive a license to offer trade credit insurance in Dubai by the end of 2014.
International insurers’ London presence to diminish amid increased competition
Analysts expect other firms to follow in Beazley’s footsteps by looking elsewhere
Duo positive despite ‘lower than expected’ Lloyd’s VCS traffic
Xchanging and Crawford remain optimistic for scheme’s future
Career development: Barbican makes apprenticeships finals
Barbican has been shortlisted for the London final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2014, ahead of a ceremony at City Hall on 23 September.
Lloyd's coverholder promotes two in Hong Kong
SART Underwriting, a Lloyd's coverholder based in Hong Kong, has made two promotions.
Atrium agrees to settle MH17 hull war loss
Atrium Syndicate 609 has confirmed it is the lead hull war policy insurer for Malaysia Airlines and has agreed to settle that aspect of the MH17 loss.
Conduct is most concerning emerging risk for London market internal auditors
FCA perceived as being more focused on London market than its predecessor
Career development: Chaucer retains graduate employer gong
For the second year in succession, specialist Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has been named the top company for graduates to work for in accountancy and insurance by UK graduate job review site The Job Crowd.
Hiscox predicts £1bn capacity for Syndicate 33
Hiscox is expecting £1bn capacity for Syndicate 33 in 2015, according to its initial business forecast.
Helios grows underwriting capacity with Dumasco buy
Helios Underwriting has acquired Lloyd's limited liability member Dumasco for £2.5m.
RFIB recruits Howden’s Dyke for non-marine international ops role
Lloyd’s broker RFIB has swooped for Howden’s head of operations Richard Dyke to take on a role as non-marine international division operations manager.
Amlin increases stake in Leadenhall Capital Partners
Amlin has reached a non-binding agreement to increase its stake in investment manager Leadenhall Capital Partners.
Compass recruits from Cobra for London broking director
Gallagher-owned network Compass Broker Services swooped for a new broking director, recruiting from Cobra London Markets.
Market warns broadened terrorism coverage could impact reinsurers
Major changes to coverage offered at renewal include extended hours clauses
C-Suite - Broker: Where next for broker consolidation?
Despite a considerable amount of consolidation over the past year, we still have a very fragmented broker market, with around 3300 brokers operating in the UK.