Lloyd’s/London
Validus Reinsurance appoints Cooper
Charles Cooper to head North American property catastrophe reinsurance underwriting.
Former Lockton executive to head up Tysers war and terrorism team
Fiona Denton joins marine division.
Oliva agrees software deal
Total Objects to provide support for MGA
Aon appoints two new UK MDs
Corporate and affinity bosses will report to Robert Brown.
Captive challenge
The financial crisis, changing regulations and the emergence of new jurisdictions are creating challenges and opportunities for the captive insurance industry, writes Stephen May.
The glass ceiling
Lloyd's and the London Market have been described as the last great male bastions. Worldwide, from broker to boardroom, women are under-represented in reinsurance. Mairi Mallon looks at how things are changing in the global market - slowly.
ECF processing is quicker than paper processing says Markel
ECF efficiency will continue to improve according to Markel.
QBE develops London market property team with new hires
Matt Role and Mark Beattie join QBE as portfolio managers.
Randall & Quilter pretax profit drops
Investment losses and litigation bills send pretax profit tumbling at run-off specialist.
The great wall of China
Loss adjusters looking to break into the Chinese market still have to surmount significant obstacles, warns Simon Chick.
Fulfilling eastern promise
Firms hoping to break into the lucrative Chinese market will have to prove that they can add value and sustainability - as well as satisfy the country's thirst for knowledge, says Veronica Cowan.
The winds of change
With the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous starting this weekend, Sarah Hills analyses what the main talking points could be.
Crawford appoints ex Brit claims boss for Lloyd's charge
President Jeffrey Bowman hails capture of Bob Foster.
Wildfires rage in California
Wildfires have burned 105,000 acres of Californian land near Los Angeles.
Brit unveils new group claims boss
Brit CEO Dane Douetil has recruited a new group claims director from PWC