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XL Catlin partners with Ventus on SME offering
XL Catlin has partnered with Ventus Risk Management to allow the managing general underwriter to provide commercial property insurance for SMEs.
Rank: 17 - Andrew McMellin, UK CEO, XL Catlin
Following XL’s £2.5bn takeover of Catlin, McMellin was appointed UK CEO.
XL Catlin to launch Indian reinsurance operation in 2016
XL Catlin has begun the licensing process to establish a reinsurance branch in India.
XL Catlin opens Brisbane office
XL Catlin is adding to its offices in Melbourne and Sydney by opening a third Australian office in Brisbane.
C-Suite - Insurer: A Diverse New Year
When insurers reflect on 2015 there is no doubt it will be remembered as the year of new partnerships. Indeed, with the festive season upon us, there are plenty of companies in the market seeing in their first Christmas together. Alongside some major…
Editor's Comment: 2015: A year in review
Christmas is a time for reflection on the past year and to think about what 2016 might bring.
Climate change framework sees increased support from insurers
Insurance leaders are mobilising to support a new framework to improve climate resilience, launched at this month’s United Nations Conference on Climate Change, or COP21, in Paris, with companies including XL Catlin already backing the plans with action…
Chaucer appoints XL Catlin's Callan as CFO
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has appointed Robert Callan as chief financial officer of Chaucer Syndicates.
Hiscox raids Catlin for product recall team hires
Hiscox has established a product recall team within its London market business with four new hires.
Lloyd's syndicates unite for $400m natural catastrophe pool
Eight Lloyd's syndicates are uniting to help protect emerging economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America from natural catastrophes.
Post docu-video: European Windstorm
Over this weekend European wind storms have again been headline news.
XL Catlin recruits from AIG to bolster Australia crisis capabilities
Shelley Devane has joined XL Catlin to become its head of crisis management for Australia.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Five: Brokers, professionalism and governance
In the final part of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our insurance CEOs view relationships with brokers, professionalism in the sector and the importance of diversity for…
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Four: Data, social insurance and emerging risks
In the fourth report covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald asks how important data is, how social insurance and social media tools fit into the sector and what the emerging threats are for our CEOs and managing…
Aspen recruits from XL Catlin for Lloyd's Singapore platform
Aspen Insurance will become the latest syndicate to join the Lloyd's Asia platform.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Three: Public Perception
In the third of a five-part series covering the results of the State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our CEOs and managing directors view the public’s poor perception of the insurance industry and how simplified wordings and more…
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Two: Politics and Europe
In the second of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how politics, government policy and the UK’s position in the European Union is viewed by insurance CEOs and managing directors…
XL Catlin hit by integration costs and Tianjin claims
XL Catlin's first full quarter of results as a combined company saw heavy integration costs and a huge bill for the Tianjin port explosion.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week One: Regulation
In the first report of a five-part series covering Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports on how regulation of the insurance industry is viewed by insurance CEOs and managing directors and how they think it could work better…
Top 100 UK insurers: Top 20 focus
We focus on the insurers that made the top 20 in the 2015 listing.
Adaption and innovation key themes from Ferma 2015
Insurers and brokers must be more agile to keep up with the emerging risks facing their clients, such as the sharing economy, according to commentators at the Federation of European Risk Management Associations Forum 2015.
Royal Charter for WCI 'adds lustre' to insurance industry
The Worshipful Company of Insurers was formally presented with its Royal Charter at a banquet in London’s historic Guildhall this week.
Editor's Comment: The era of mega deals
This year’s trend for mega merger and acquisition deals continued last week when Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo agreed a deal to acquire Amlin for £3.47bn – more than twice its tangible book value, subject to approval – while in the broking sector…
Blog: Do we need a Royal Society for the Protection of British Insurers?
Speaking to someone yesterday they wondered aloud why more noise had not been made about the fact that an increasing number of traditional British insurance brands were potentially on the chopping block.