Lloyd’s/London
Amlin sees 52% uplift in GWP in first nine months
CEO Charles Philipps called third quarter performance "outstanding".
IAG attracts new CFO from Highway
Former Equity finance director Andrew Gibson joins insurer
Buffett calls end of financial turmoil
Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett has declared an end to the global financial crisis, although leading economies continue to struggle.
Equitas wins legal battle over Lloyd's claims
Randall & Quilter to consider next step
Brit sets out date for Dutch redomiciling move
Lloyd's insurer plans to move by Christmas.
Aon in airline account wins
The broker won a number of accounts during the heady renewals season, Reinsurance has learned.
Scor to pull funding from Lloyd's syndicate
Scor's CUO of global P&C has told Reinsurance that from 2010 it will cease supporting one of its current 9 Lloyd's syndicates
JLT claims it is on track to meet 2009 expectations
CEO Dominic Burke hails strategy of "balanced growth"
Novae delivers upbeat statement
Lloyd's (re)insurer tells the market that gross written premiums rose by 15% in the first nine months of 2009.
Zurich adds new energy underwriter
Iain Hawker added to team.
Ida lands in the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical storm Ida lands in the USA, but no major damage is reported.
Argo adds two senior executives
Argo, the Bermudian (re)insurer, said that it has appointed two senior staff to its team.
Canopius appoints senior underwriter
Canopius adds Derek Hansen to team.
Scor opens new London office
Scor, the French reinsurer, is opening a new London office at 10 Lime Street
Ida downgraded to a tropical storm
Ida, which threatened the US Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane, has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Liberty's director of underwriting departs
Liberty's director of underwriting Tom Corfield has left the company Reinsurance has learned.
Torus adds two to energy team
Torus, the specialty insurer, continues to build its onshore energy team with the appointments of onshore energy underwriter Amanda Ewen, and risk engineer Mohammed Hanif.
Brit claims Lloyd's Exchange first
Insurer makes endorsement agreement with Miller
Chaucer grabs marine underwriter from Maersk
Chaucer Underwriting A/S, the Danish subsidiary of Lloyd's underwriter Chaucer, said that it has appointed Johnny Bøgelund as marine underwriter.
US Gulf of Mexico bracing for Hurricane Ida
Hurricane has already killed 124 in El Salvador and is beating a path towards the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico
Beazley GWP up 45% boosted by strengthening dollar
CEO Andrew Horton said its recession planning had been"robust".
Hiscox nine month premiums up 10%
Hiscox said that its first nine months have seen gross written premiums jump over 10%.
Lloyd's underwriters concerned about dam draw down - sources
Lloyd's underwriters are looking into the possible drawdown of the Hanson Dam in the Western US with some concern, Reinsurance has learned