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Jonathan Swift, editor of Post Magazine outlines some of the major news in the general insurance sect...
Sports insurance start-up
Lloyd's sports insurer, Sportscover has teamed up with Canadian managing general underwriter WJ Sutt...
Sagicor to target SMEs following Lloyd's boost
Caribbean insurance giant Sagicor has said that it plans to raise the capacity of its recently acqui...
Penny Black's insurance week
It seems election fever was more widespread than we thought last week. When Penny put in a call to J...
Syndicate gains approval
Antares Syndicate 1274, backed by the newly formed Bermudian-based Antares Holdings, has obtained ap...
Sagicor in second London market swoop
Sagicor Syndicate Holdings has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Byrne & Stacey Underwriting.
Wurttembergische teams up with Chaucer for new Lloyd’s venture
Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has announced that it has reached agreement with Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and German insurer Wurttembergische Versicherung, to start up a new Lloyd's operation, to be known as Antares Syndicate 1274.
Lloyd's underwriter teams up with broker to launch new company
Lloyd’s sports insurer, Sportscover has teamed up with Canadian managing general underwriter, WJ Sutton & Company to launch a new company to provide sports insurance in Canada.
Aon trio wins IIL award
Mathematical flair, an unmatched grasp of reinsurance and an insight into business practice has led three Aon employees to win prizes for their ACII exam scores from the Insurance Institute of London.
Canopius Bermuda plans - "For sale" Lloyd's insurer announces Bermuda plan
Lloyd's insurer Canopius remains "for sale" despite the launch of a new platform in Bermuda, accordi...
Meet the global gatekeeper
Mark Geoghegan tracked down Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward and talked cycle management, market reform, broker distribution, global footprints ... and magic wands
Novae appoints regional manager
Novae Insurance has appointed Jonathan Morgan unit head of its regional financial lines division in the UK and Ireland.
Appointment at Pembroke
Pembroke has recruited Mark Butterworth as managing director. Mr Butterworth joins Pembroke from Lib...
Islamic insurer unveils CEO
Former Rubicon chief executive Bradley Brandon-Cross has emerged at the helm of British Islamic Insu...
Munich Re opens Malaysian retakaful office
Munich Re has opened a branch in Kuala Lumpur which is entirely devoted to Shari’ah law-compliant retakaful business.
Butterworth hails Pembroke opportunity
The appointment of former Liberty chief operating officer Mark Butterworth has been heralded as an i...
Butterworth leaves Liberty for start up
Pembroke Managing Agency has appointed Liberty Syndicates chief operating officer Mark Butterworth as managing director with effect from 1 November 2007.
Bidders circle as Canopius expands
Lloyd's underwriter Canopius has admitted it could be sold, after receiving approaches from "several...
Domicile move pays off
Kiln's decision to move its domicile to Bermuda has been largely vindicated after the insurer announ...
D&G, a certain deal in uncertain times
Despite all the doom and gloom and uncertainty regarding recent deals involving venture capital cash...
RI3K unveils new message service
RI3K has announced the completion of its new message service for the insurance and reinsurance industry after a number of “significant trials”.
Lloyd's insurer announces Bermuda plan
Lloyd's insurer Canopius has announced plans to launch a new platform in Bermuda.
Kiln to reduce capacity by 14% after reporting £17.2 mprofit
Lloyd's insurer Kiln today reported a profit after tax of £17.2m (2006: £16.3m) on gross written premium of £241.3m (2006: £230.8m) for the first six months of 2007.
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