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XL hires Le Boutillier as senior underwriter for fine art & specie
XL Group has appointed Paul Le Boutillier as senior underwriter for fine art & specie.
Scepticism remains over ‘underwriting discipline’ in Q3
Full-year results expected to take a hit from St Jude storm.
Market moves: New faces as well as departures across the industry in a lively week for recruitment
This week saw a surge of recruitment, with changes and appointments across the industry. Post revealed that Simply Health would be axing two of its directors, while Covéa, Ace and XL were among the firms bolstering numbers. Bluefin continued a spate of…
Catlin boosted by “strong” underwriting, but investment returns remain low
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Catlin has unveiled increased gross written premiums, with rates also climbing, while investment returns have remained stubbornly low.
XL swoops for AIG’s Europe claims boss
XL has recruited AIG’s chief claims officer for Europe to replace the outgoing Graham Lambourne as head of international P&C claims.
My best XV Selected by Russell Berry, Towergate
Russell Berry, graduate trainee at Towergate Underwriting, selects his best XV and wins two tickets to see England v Argentina on 9 November in the QBE Rugby Internationals.
XL parts with claims head Lambourne
XL’s international P&C claims head Graham Lambourne has departed the insurer.
XL COR improves to 92.2%
XL’s property and casualty combined operating ratio has improved to 92.2% in the first nine months of 2013, from the 92.7% reported for the same period in 2012.
XL Group appoints Asia property fac head
XL Group has appointed Pamela Ross to the position of vice president, property facultative for the Asia region.
Seraina Maag to head AIG's EMEA business
AIG has appointed Seraina Maag as president and chief executive of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa region business.
AIG appoints Seraina Maag to head EMEA business
AIG has appointed Seraina Maag as president and chief executive of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa region business.
Roundtable: Legacy systems: Knowing when to move on
How can insurers improve their approach towards the daunting but essential task of keeping their IT platforms up to date?
Lloyd's left in the shade by company market in reputation report
Catlin has been nominated the best known underwriting business and Zurich the fastest improving business, following a Gracechurch Consulting poll of more than 450 London market brokers.
International: Europe: Go west
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Solicitors' PI: Taking a gamble
While their low prices make unrated carriers an attractive option for solicitors seeking professional indemnity insurance, are they worth the risk? And do small law firms have any alternative?
Budget constraints increase challenges for European risk managers
Europe’s risk managers are being challenged to find innovative and cost-effective solutions to cross-border, complex risks but are not necessarily being given budget increases to do so, according to findings from the 2013 Risk Frontiers European Survey.
Risk managers feeling pressure of complex environment
Europe’s risk managers are being challenged to find innovative and cost-effective solutions to cross-border, complex risks but are not necessarily being given budget increases to do so, according to findings from the 2013 Risk Frontiers European Survey.
Top 20 UK insurers
A focus to the top 20 UK insurers
Lloyd’s AA rating upgrade far from certain as CEO speculation continues
Catlin COO Paul Jardine emerges as popular choice to succeed Richard Ward.
Europe: The cost of Concordia
What has the Costa Concordia disaster meant for the European marine market?
The 2013 Underwriting Service Awards shortlist revealed
Allianz and Zurich lead the way on the shortlist for the Underwriting Service Awards 2013 with eight and seven nods respectively.
Travelers hires ex-Catlin director for aviation division
Travelers has appointed David Watts as head of general aviation for Travelers Syndicate Management, Syndicate 5000 at Lloyd’s.
Market Moves: Insurers flood back into recruitment market with raft of key hires and promotions
Insurers swarmed the recruitment space this week, redressing a balance that has seen brokers dominating. The start of September saw a number of new recruits, with appointments rising in both the London and companies market. XL, Markel, First Title and…
Shariah compliant MGA closing in on QBE capacity deal
The chief executive of a newly launched shariah compliant managing general agent has revealed the business is close to adding support from QBE Europe and a further “major” underwriter to existing capacity from XL.