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Insurer outlines Irish growth plans
Canopius today announced its intention to establish a business unit in Dublin – Canopius Ireland. The launch of the new unit, which will be later in 2008, is subject to necessary regulatory consents.
Markel ready for electronic claims
Markel International confirmed that they are now ready to accept any new claim that is in-scope through the electronic claims file system.
Beazley: attractive investment talk is flattering
Lloyd's insurer Beazley would not dismiss a takeover offer out of hand if faced with the option, its...
Kiln hails Tokio swoop
Kiln has insisted it will keep its name, having become one of the latest Lloyd's insurers to be appr...
Paris Re plans to lever up in $400m capital return
Reinsurer Paris Re has announced a €20m share buy-back program and plans to organize a return of up to $400m million of capital to shareholders via a debt raising early in 2008.
Aon uveils major tie up with Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle and Aon have concluded a joint venture agreement to establish a new commercial real estate insurance services capability.
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.