Lloyd’s/London
Appointment at Canopius
Linus Phoon will head Canopius Asia. He was previously principal officer in the Singapore branch of ...
'Second hand fiction' prompts Ri3k move
London market online trading company Ri3k has moved to simplify its pricing policy, hoping to allay ...
RI3K reviews pricing policy
Responding to market criticisms over its pricing, RI3K is publishing a simplified pricing tariff.
Willis appoints Latin Amercan CEO
Global broker Willis has appointed Eugenio Paschoal as chief executive of its Latin America region.
Canopius to launch Asia operation
Lloyd’s insurer Canopius has announced it is opening a (re)insurance underwriting operation in Singapore.
Swiss Re 3Q delivers ultra-low combined ratio
Swiss Re has posted third quarter results sporting a property and casualty combined ratio of just 83.4% for the third quarter
Canopius hit by caravan flood losses
Canopius could consider the level of its future involvement in the UK caravan market after admitting...
London Market Reform Group appoints new head
Stephen Matanle, global placement leader at Marsh and chairman of the London Market Insurance Broker...
The Indie Trial Verdict
Michael Bright, Denis Lomas and Phillip Condon are sentenced at Southwark Crown Court.
Electronic processing lags behind MRG's target
The Market Reform Group found that 45% of the total market volume of in-scope claims are being processed electronically, falling short of MRG's target of 60% for the end of Q3.
IIL praises high achievers
Three Aon employees have won prizes for their ACII exam scores from the Insurance Institute of Londo...
Pick of the Week
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.