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Senior Canopius underwriter resigns
A senior underwriter has resigned from Canopius, Reinsurance has learned.
Former Swiss Re boss given Lloyd's role
Canopius Managing Agents has appointed Tim Carroll as underwriting director of the agency with effect from 16 February, subject to requisite regulatory consents.
LMA CEO joins Lloyd’s service provider as non-executive director
JMD Specialist Insurance Services (JMD) has announced the appointment of Lloyd's Market Association chief executive David Gittings as a non-executive director.
Tokio Marine signs joint venture with Japanese telecoms giant
(BestWire) - Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. [85100] has signed a business and capital alliance agreement with NTT Finance Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's main telecommunications group Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., to establish a joint venture for…
ABI stresses importance of flood cover in consultation
Consultation on new flood risk guidance will be launched next week, in a bid to bolster the beleague...
Xchanging to appoint McCulloch as UK insurance head
Xchanging, the outsourcing and technology provider to the insurance industry, is to unveil Stewart McCulloch as the head of its UK insurance operation, Reinsurance has learned.
No easy capacity answers
Lloyd's franchise performance director Rolf Tolle has told the Insurance Institute of London that th...
Lloyd's picks IBM for Exchange pilot
After a long tender process that started with 27 bidders, Lloyd's has selected IBM to become the sol...
IBM wins bid for Lloyd’s Exchange pilot
After a long tender process that started with 27 bidders, Lloyd's has selected IBM to become the sole service provider for a new central trading hub - the Lloyd's Exchange pilot.
Tolle: the key to Lloyd's is seeking a fairytale ending
Lloyd's franchise performance director Rolf Tolle has told the Insurance Institute of London that there is no magic answer to the conundrum how much capacity is enough? Instead he compared the question to asking 'how long is a piece of string?'.
Optimism in insurance sector despite bleak outlook for financial services sector says research
Job losses in the uncertain financial sector are expected to accelerate sharply in the first months of this year as business activity and profitability fall at record rates, a Confederation of British Industry survey has revealed.
FSA approves Sportscover
A managing agency formed to assume the management of the Sportscover syndicate, 3334 SCS, has been a...
Guardian seeks buyer
Caribbean-based financial services group Guardian Holdings is looking for a buyer for its UK busines...
Appointment at Sagicor Life
David Wright has been appointed as a director of Sagicor Life. Mr Wright is the president and chief ...
Canopius: rating talk not translating into action
Canopius Managing Agents will take a cautious approach in the early part of 2009 as the markets in w...
Managing agency approved by Lloyd's
A new managing agency formed to manage the Sportscover syndicate, 3334 SCS has been approved by the Financial Services Authority and Lloyd's.
Lloyd's targets Nordic region
Lloyd's has appointed Erik Börjesson as its first Nordic area manager.
Lloyd's insurer launches new platform
Canopius Managing Agents, the specialist insurance underwriting business, has merged its two recently-acquired service companies and formed Canopius Underwriting Limited.
A shot in the arm
Comment: Claims handling
Amlin launches initiative to raise private capital
Lloyd's adviser and members' agent, Argenta Private Capital (APCL), has launched an initiative to provide additional underwriting capacity from Lloyd's members to leading specialist non-life insurer, Amlin and the way in which the transaction has…
Amlin completes SPS transaction
Amlin, the Lloyd's (re)insurer, said that it has completed its first special purpose syndicate, established to write a 15% quota share contract of the excess of loss reinsurance account of Amlin's Syndicate 2001.
World Aids Day support from BUPA
BUPA has given £10,000 to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in support of World Aid...
Kiln looks to build on new Syndicate partnership
Kiln aims to develop and sell its own product lines through parent Tokio Marine's international offi...
Prince's Trust change
Julian Enoizi, president and chief executive officer, CNA Europe has been appointed as the new chair...