Lloyd’s/London
Lloyd's Iranian oil insurance embargo lifted
Lloyd's of London has confirmed this week that its managing agents can offer cover for the transportation of Iranian oil and petroleum products again.
Novae raids Marketform for A&H launch
Listed Lloyd's insurer Novae Group has launched an accident and health (A&H) offering with the hire of a five-strong team from Marketform.
Cobalt gets backing of Bermuda insurance group
Shariah compliant insurance provider Cobalt Insurance Holdings has received an investment boost from Bermuda-based Armour Group Holdings.
New CEO and board members for marine cargo insurer NMU
Lloyd’s marine insurer NMU has made a number of changes to its executive board, including a new CEO.
Quiz of the week – 15 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Beale challenges Carney on SII investment weightings
Lloyd's CEO Inga Beale has hinted the Bank of England should consider different capital weightings under the Solvency II regime depending on what a company's investment policy is.
Ironshore's Pembroke to open in Shanghai
Ironshore is to open an office in Shanghai for its Pembroke Managing Agency to join Lloyd's China platform this month.
Blog: Five reasons Sian Fisher is a good choice for CII CEO
This morning Sian Fisher was unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
MSIG-led D&O consortium offers £51m line size in 2016
MSIG at Lloyd's is to provide a commercial directors' and officers' liability line size of $75m (£51.3m) through the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group-led excess D&O consortium at Lloyd's in 2016.
Quiz of the week - 8 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Broker group UIB announces new CEO
Shaun Barrington has been appointed as CEO at international (re)insurance broker UIB Group.
Chaucer Syndicates promotes five in executive reshuffle
Chaucer Syndicates has announced five leadership promotions including naming Bruce Bartell as deputy CEO.
Lime Street acquires Houlder Insurance Services
Lloyd’s broker Houlder Insurance Services has been picked up by Sande Investments, which owns Lime Street Brokers, as Houlder’s parent company decided to exit the London Market.
Penny Black's Christmas disasters 2015
Penny Black has asked insurers to share their stories of Christmas disasters. Loss adjusters have also told her about their most festive business claims.
Penny Black's Christmas questions 2015: What does an insurer's Christmas look like?
What are insurers and brokers up to at Christmas? Post has asked them how they celebrate the festive season and found out a lot of them like to hear the bells ringing out for Christmas Day.
Blog: How to make the subscription market work
The relationship between co-insurers on a risk lies at the heart of how the London subscription market works.
The Standard Syndicate increases reach Scandinavia
The Standard Syndicate 1884 has extended its distribution into Scandinavia, appointing Hydor AS as a Lloyd’s coverholder.
Lloyd's Probitas 1492 to increase general liability limit to £15m
Lloyd's syndicate Probitas 1492 is to increase its employers and general liability limit to £15m from 1 January 2016.
Lloyd's to launch index in 2016
Lloyd’s of London today plans to launch its own insurance-based index in mid-2016. The index will show diversified risk, loss ratios and be focused on insurance performance.
LMA Academy sees its biggest year to date
With almost 7000 insurance professionals having taken part in events organised by the Lloyd's Market Association Academy since January, 2015 is set to be the biggest ever year for the LMA’s training and development team.
Marketform appoints Chubb's Brown as M&A global practice leader
Specialist Lloyd's underwriter Marketform has recruited Robert Brown as global practice leader of its mergers and acquisitions insurance operations.
Cathedral CEO and CFO exit Lancashire
Lancashire Holdings has announced the forthcoming departures of Cathedral Capital CEO Peter Scales and chief financial officer John Lynch on 31 March 2016.
LMG outlines key achievements in 2015
The London Market Group says there had been good progress across their four areas of focus as it released its progress report for 2015 today (9 December).
Watkins Syndicate to rename as Munich Re
From 1 January 2016 Watkins Syndicate 457 in addition to its managing agent Munich Re Underwriting will be renamed Munich Re Syndicate.