Lloyd’s/London
BLM announces flagship London office plans
Insurance law firm BLM has unveiled plans to relocate staff in its London operation to a single EC3 office in Q1 next year.
Lloyd's extends Construction Consortium for Asia
After launching last year in London, Lloyd's has extended its Construction Consortium to Asia.
Barbican follows Cathedral in signing up for Charles Taylor claims service
Barbican has become the second managing agent to sign up for Charles Taylors’s elective claims service.
Price Forbes recruits four Gallagher financial lines leaders
Lloyd’s broker Price Forbes has recruited four new staff from A J Gallagher, including Adrian Fox, the head of the financial lines international broking and wholesale division.
Blog: Five ways - from telematics redundancy to cyber terrorism - that driverless cars will impact insurers
Driverless cars are set to be the biggest disruptive innovation of the early 21st century.
Amlin UK boss Carpenter sets exit date
Former Amlin UK chief executive Brian Carpenter has confirmed his plans to retire later this year, setting the date of 30 September for his departure.
Fosun becomes Ironshore's largest shareholder
Chinese conglomerate Fosun has bought 20% of international property and casualty insurer Ironshore for $464m (£277m).
Catlin moves McMellin from US to lead London underwriting hub
Catlin US underwriting hub chief executive Andrew McMellin is to return to the UK to take on the same role for the insurer's London division.
Brit IPO cost in line with expectations, claims Cloutier
Brit group chief executive Mark Cloutier has conceded he was not happy with the £14m cost of launching the firm's initial public offering, despite the figure being in line with expectations.
Brit profits hit by IPO costs
The costs of floating on the London Stock Exchange have seen Brit’s profits tumble 18% in the first half of 2014.
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.