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Dual wins new capacity providers
Liberty and Barbican will become capacity providers for Dual International's financial lines portfolio from next month, following in the footsteps of Arch, Hiscox and Mitsui Sumitomo.
Dual adds Liberty and Barbican to capacity provider list
Liberty and Barbican are to join Arch, Hiscox and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance as capacity providers for Dual International's global financial lines portfolio from 1 October 2012.
'Super cedants' force reinsurers into caution
Consolidation among insurers means that catastrophe reinsurers could be more exposed to shocks on exposures, according to a study published today.
Julian Millar joins Claimspro
Former QBE and Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance claims boss Julian Millar has joined loss adjusting business Claimspro International as managing director.
Aspen recruits former Hiscox head
Aspen Risk Management has appointed Lee Chelton, pictured, as head of regional professional indemnity.
Sue Langley leaves Lloyd's
Lloyd's of London director of market development Sue Langley will step down in December after five years.
Fitch upgrades Hiscox to A+
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Hiscox Group's core entities insurer financial strength rating to A+ owing to the Lloyd's player's "track record of profitability".
Hiscox entities upgraded to 'A+'
Hiscox Group's core entities insurer financial strength ratings have been upgraded to 'A+' from 'A'.
Lark buyout casts doubt on long-term viability of insurer-owned brokers
The management buyout of Lark after five years of Groupama ownership has raised questions over the long-term viability of insurers taking controlling stakes in broking businesses.
Chaucer appoints Barter as head of catastrophe risk
Lloyd's insurance group Chaucer has appointed Nick Barter as head of catastrophe risk.
Business as usual at Lark following MBO, declares chairman
Graham Lark has promised clients and staff at his now-independent broker that it will be "business as usual" following the MBO from Groupama that has taken two months to finalise.
Market moves: MGAs the main movers as three firms make new hires
While the Managing General Agents Association made the trade press this week, MGAs followed suit with several new hires at Pioneer Underwriting, Asta and Sagicor at Lloyd's.
View from the top: Food for thought
Riots, floods and storms have created a golden opportunity to restore public trust in the industry, says John Heaney.
Aviva to exit US general insurance market after ending Hiscox deal
Aviva is withdrawing from the US general insurance market following a decision to end its two-year reinsurance quota share agreement with Hiscox's US property catastrophe book. The arrangement dates back to the 2010 financial year.
Industry role for Canopius claims boss
Mike East, head of operations and claims at Canopius Managing Agents, has been named as the new chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association's claims committee.
Hiscox UK falters while group profit soars
Hiscox returned an interim pre-tax profit of £125.8m (H1 2011: loss £85.6m), following a more benign catastrophe season compared with the previous 12 months.
Childs to succeed Hiscox as chairman
Hiscox chief underwriting officer Robert Childs is to succeed Robert Hiscox as chairman of the Bermuda-headquartered insurer.
Market moves: Hiscox reshuffles management team in busy week for insurers
Axa, Mitsui Sumitomo and Zurich were the busiest recruiters last week, but Hiscox has been the most active in the past seven days after reshuffling its management team.
Hiscox combines media, entertainment and events operations
Specialist insurer Hiscox has merged its global media, entertainment and events operations in response to the changing nature of the sector.
Hiscox replaced as Collegiate agrees PI underwriting facility with Canopius
Collegiate Underwriting has launched a new professional indemnity underwriting facility with Canopius, through its flagship Syndicate 4444, replacing a previous arrangement with Hiscox.
Management merry-go-round at Hiscox leaves CEO 'excited'
Hiscox has completed a string of senior appointments, bringing on board Bob Thaker as head of UK claims, Penny Shaw as chief risk officer and Joanne Musselle as chief underwriting officer for UK and Ireland.
BIA 2012: The Customer Care Award
Winner: Hiscox Responding to customer feedback, Hiscox has bucked the trend by bringing critical services back in-house, resulting in customer satisfaction reaching new highs, writes Mairi MacDonald.
RSA and Aviva join the MGAA
RSA and Aviva have become the latest members to sign up to the Managing General Agents' Association.