Malta
Davies’ captive management arm grows US presence and eyes European expansion
Davies Group is scoping out expanding its captive management presence to Guernsey or Malta, after expanding its US capabilities with the acquisition of Citadel Risk’s captive management business last week.
180 Years of Post: Corporate collapses
PREMIUM: As Post celebrates 180 years, we look at the companies that have come and then very quickly gone and ask what today's insurers can learn from them.
R&Q reveals record profits as it unveils growth ambitions
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has reported a 180% rise in pre-tax profit from continuing operations to £40.1m for the year ended 31 December 2019.
R&Q profits jump after Lloyd's managing agency disposal
Randall & Quilter saw a 176% jump in pre-tax profit in 2017, up to £23.5m from £8.5m in the previous year.
Top 100 insurtech firms 2018
Over the past four years insurtech has become a very familiar word and start-ups are launching every day to target sectors underserved by traditional insurance. Post, in association with Tällt Ventures, indexes those that have the most potential to…
R&Q Malta receives A- rating
R&Q’s European subsidiary has received an A- rating from AM Best.
Mapfre to consolidate EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses
Spanish insurer Mapfre is exiting five US states and consolidating its EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses.
R&Q to continue trend of disposals and acquisitions in H2
R&Q will continue to dispose of non-key assets in the second half of the year following a 345% increase in pre-tax profit in H1.
Gibraltar: Between a Rock and a hard Brexit
A minority of Gibraltarian insurers could suffer from the loss of European passporting rights but the territory could also attract companies looking to enter the UK market after Brexit.
Compre launches Maltese insurance company
Compre is to establish an insurance company in the Republic of Malta.
More scrutiny on Luxembourg captives ahead
With increasing regulatory scrutiny, managing a captive can become challenging. Protected cell companies offer a practical alternative.
Building Block expands into Portugal
Malta-based PCC Building Block has partnered with Automovel Club de Portugal to launch health excess insurance to ACP’s members.
This week in Post: highs, lows and running with the wolves
It has been a week of highs and lows in our household. My son went on his first Cub sleepover and earned the honour of becoming a Sixer. I, meanwhile, returned to the X-ray machine.
Malta will be biggest beneficiary of Brexit, says MPG
Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according Managing Partners Group.
Charles Manchester on brokers using unrated insurers
Brokers are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, so they don't really come into contact with the Prudential Regulation Authority, which is primarily concerned with the soundness of insurers, ensuring protection for policyholders.
Beale rules out Malta as post-Brexit Lloyd's base
Lloyd’s of London has ruled out Malta as the location for a European-based subsidiary, as the market continues to narrow its focus on a post-Brexit contingency plan.
R&Q acquires legacy book from Belgian insurer
Randall and Quilter has taken on a portfolio of legacy exposures from Aviabel.
R&Q acquires RLGI run-off
Randall and Quilter has acquired RLGI, a UK non-life insurance company in run-off, from Royal London Mutual Insurance Society.
Brexit will provide opportunities for insurers in Malta and UK, Building Block Insurance say
The historic relationship between Malta and the UK will provide opportunities for insurance businesses following Brexit, Maltese insurer Building Block has said.
Advent targets $100m in growth delegated authority market
Advent Solutions Management has announced plans to target growth and plans to be processing $200m (£139.3m) in premiums within five years following significant investment by Abbey International Finance.
GAP product released for agriculture sector
Two specialist agriculture guaranteed asset protection (GAP) products have been launched by the XS Cover Company, via Malta-based protected cell company Building Block Insurance.
R&Q acquires Maltese subsidiary of US Fidelity National
Randall & Quilter will acquire Maltese subsidiary of US-based Fidelity National, FNF Title Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approval.
UK, Turkey and Malta spur Mapfre growth
Spanish insurer Mapfre has posted a 46% increase in insurance premium revenue across Europe for the first nine months of 2015.
MARM elects new president
Ian-Edward Stafrace has been elected president of the Malta Association of Risk Management, the association that has been representing the risk management profession in the country since 2011.