Chaucer Insurance
LMA elects Hurst-Bannister as chairman
Barnabas Hurst-Bannister, chairman of Travelers Syndicate Management, has been elected chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association.
Lloyd's Market Association names new chairman
Barnabas Hurst-Bannister, chairman of Travelers Syndicate Management, has been elected chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association, which represents the interests of the Lloyd’s underwriting community.
Motor - Provisional drivers: Practice makes perfect
Rachel Gordon reports on the growing trend for motor insurers to offer cover to drivers holding a provisional licence.
Chaucer reports 11% hike in motor rates
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer this morning reported a drop in gross written premium income to £250.1m (2009 Q1: £257.8m).
Perseverance places KGM up for sale
Lloyd's motor insurer KGM has become the latest in its sector to be put up for sale.
Chaucer raids Brit for PI underwriter
Chaucer Syndicates has appointed Ian Noble as professional indemnity class underwriter for Chaucer Syndicate 1084.
Chaucer expecting $25m oil spill hit
Lloyd’s insurance group Chaucer has estimated losses of $25m (£16.9m) to Syndicate 1084 due to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
CNA Europe mulls Lloyd's potential
CNA Europe has not discounted a return to Lloyd's, a decade after its US parent sold its managing general agent to Chaucer, Post has learnt.
Recruitment moves
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Chaucer
Chaucer Holdings has appointed Andrew Voke to the newly created role of head of production for Syndicate 1084.
Lloyd's FD: Solvency II no bar to new entrants
Lloyd's has stressed that it has no plans to batten down the hatches and stop admitting new members as the deadline for Solvency II approaches.
Chaucer outlines windstorm and earthquake estimates
Chaucer today it had completed its estimate of losses from the Chilean earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia.
Chaucer appoints head of production
Chaucer Holdings has appointed Andrew Voke to the newly created role of head of production for Syndicate 1084 with immediate effect.
Chaucer redomiciliation likely over tax fears
Chaucer has indicated that high corporation tax in the UK could force it to redomicile to Switzerland, Bermuda or Ireland in 2011, despite posting an increase in profit of £134.8m for 2009.
Chaucer profits back in black
Chaucer has reported profit before tax and foreign exchange on non-monetary items of £75.3m (2008 loss £59.5m).
Chaucer names new head of e-commerce
Chaucer Insurance has appointed Ken Hutchinson as its new head of e-commerce.
Lloyd's insurer sets up new liability division with Argo hire
To build and lead the new division, which will specialise in international professional and general liability and related classes, Chaucer has recruited Mark Lawrence as head of division.
Xchanging brings in new experienced non-executive director
Ewen Gilmour to represent the Lloyd's market association on the board of Xchanging Ins-sure Services.
Awal collapse could cost (re)insurers millions of dollars
Last year's collapse of Awal bank in Bahrain could cost the insurance industry hundreds of millions of dollars, Reinsurance...
Chaucer names head of specialist lines
Chaucer Syndicate 1084 has appointed Brian Everall as head of its specialist lines division.
Chaucer considering redomestication
Chaucer may leave London to reduce tax bill
Lloyd's insurers may be vulnerable to takeovers
Analysts at Shore Capital have said that a number of Lloyd's (re)insurers may be vulnerable to a takeover.
Chaucer announces management shake-up
New chief executive appointed following retirement of Ewen Gilmour