Aspen Insurance
Market Moves: March 2018
Some of the movers and shakers in the market this month
Aspen CEO Stephen Postlewhite leaves with immediate effect
Aspen CEO Stephen Postlewhite is leaving the business with immediate effect.
Aspen takes $245m underwriting loss in Q4
Aspen expects to post a $245m underwriting loss in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Thomas Miller appoints former Zurich UK boss as COO
Thomas Miller has appointed Ann Haugh as chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
Former Aspen head launches Chord Re MGA
Former Aspen Re head Stefan Long has launched managing general agent Chord Re, which will underwrite on behalf of Neon Syndicate 2468.
Marsh takes aim at commercial mid market
Marsh has dialled up its drive into the commercial mid-market through the launch of a panel offering aimed at mid-sized firms in the UK.
Aspen Insurance teams up with US Risk on marine
Aspen Insurance will offer marine insurance across the United States through a partnership with the wholesale broker US Risk.
C-Force: It's time to unmask the claims heroes
2016 was a big year for insurance claims – but who are the people behind the scenes, making sure customers receive the best service possible?
Post’s Top 100 UK insurer rankings 2016
The results are out. Has your company made Post’s Top 100 UK insurers 2016?
Top 100 UK Insurers 2016: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
Where can you find the offices of the Top 20 UK insurers? Find out in our interactive map.
Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers: Full 100 listing
Each year Post works in association with ratings agency AM Best to put together a list of the UK’s top 100 insurers.
Top UK Insurers ranking 2016: Number 16 – Aspen
Rank: 16 (2014 rank: 16)
Aspen Risk Management acquires LSM’s regional P&C book
Aspen Risk Management has acquired the renewal rights for LSM’s UK regional property and casualty business.
Storms cost Aspen £17.8m in Q4
Aspen Insurance Holdings paid out $25.7m (£17.8m) related to UK floods in the quarter ended 31 December 2015 as it reported a combined ratio of 99.6% for the period.
D&O and Cyber: C-suite cyber risks take off
US legal influences continue to impact on the UK directors’ and officers’ market – and that now includes the growing cyber threat
PRA approves 19 SII internal models
The Prudential Regulation Authority has approved the use of a full or partial internal model under the Solvency II Directive for 19 insurers for use from 1 January 2016.
Aspen recruits from XL Catlin for Lloyd's Singapore platform
Aspen Insurance will become the latest syndicate to join the Lloyd's Asia platform.
Top 100 UK insurers: Top 20 focus
We focus on the insurers that made the top 20 in the 2015 listing.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2015: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
See where the top 20 UK insurers have their regional offices in 2015 (headquarters not featured)
Lloyd's cyber consortium launched by Beazley, Aspen and Brit
Beazley has joined forces with Lloyd’s syndicates managed by Aspen and Brit Global Specialty to launch the International Cyber Consortium.
Blog: Five big percentages to emerge from the latest results season
Other than an over-use of the word "benign", insurers' first half/second quarter results statements were also littered with significant percentage figures - both good and bad. This is Post's round-up of some of the headline-grabbing numbers.
Income down almost 200% in Q2 at Aspen amid selective strategy
Aspen Insurance saw gross written premium fall by 7.3% to $722.8m (£464m) from $779.3m in the second quarter of 2015 as the firm reduced its exposure to certain energy-related Lloyd’s lines of business.
Aspen ‘operating on all cylinders' in Q1
Aspen Insurance Holdings has reported a net income after tax of $128m (£85.5m) for the three months ended 31 March 2015 alongside a 7.4% increase in gross written premiums.