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XL Group appoints Marsh's Lineham to political risk team
XL Group has appointed David Lineham to its political risk and trade credit team.
Superstorm Sandy to cost Catlin £124m
Catlin estimates that its losses from the storm will be $200m (£124m), net of reinsurance and reinstatements.
XL appoints Wenzel as senior VP capital markets
XL Group reinsurance arm has appointed Craig Wenzel as senior vice president of capital markets.
Deutsche Bank director joins XL
Former Deutsche Bank director Craig Wenzel has joined XL's reinsurance operations as senior vice president of capital markets.
Fine art: State of the art
The sky-high value of fine art necessitates appropriate cover but, as well as the obvious threat of theft, what else must be considered when insuring artwork?
Market Moves: Liberty makes three additions
Liberty was the most active recruiter this week, with Liberty International Underwriters appointing two senior underwriters to its aviation team and Liberty Syndicates adding a class underwriter to its war and terrorism unit.
Chubb named Underwriting Service Awards Team of the Year
LV and QBE scooped two awards each at Post's third annual Underwriting Service Awards last night, beating Hiscox, RSA and Allianz.
Xchanging exec Brace to join Catlin as group claims director
Catlin Group has revealed that Xchanging Claims Services executive director Glenn Brace will join the international speciality insurer early next year as group claims director.
Airmic unveils new 90-day reservation of rights clause
The industry has backed a clause created by risk management association Airmic which gives insurers a 90-day cooling off period to freely exchange information with the policyholder before resorting to the reservation of rights.
XL named as largest solicitors' PI provider
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has named XL as the largest player in the solicitors' professional indemnity insurance market.
Catlin sees increase in GWP
Catlin's International underwriting hub saw gross written premiums increase 17% to $727m.
Catlin GWP grows 11% as Sandy-hit New York office remains closed
Catlin reported an 11% increase in gross written premium to $4.08bn in the nine months to 30 September 2012 compared with the same period in 2011 (9m 2011: $3.68bn).
Two aviation underwriters join Antares
Lloyd's insurer Antares has appointed Simon Hennessy and Russell Mason as aviation underwriters.
Health and safety: Staying safe
The Health and Safety Executive is set to exempt businesses in lower-risk sectors from routine inspections, and insurers and brokers have an important role to play in ensuring that standards don't slip.
XL results 'a step in the right direction'
XL has published promising third-quarter results, but CEO Mike McGavick has admitted that the fallout from superstorm Sandy is still unknown.
Chartis appoints new head of commercial property
Hilary Flynn has been appointed head of commercial property at Chartis UK.
Insurer stocks dipped ahead of Hurricane Sandy landfall
Stocks for European insurers, including Allianz SE and Zurich Insurance Group, fell on Monday as the US prepared for Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to cause $5bn-$10bn in insured losses, according to modelling firm Eqecat.
View from the top: The changing face of risk
A recent Europe-wide survey of risk managers identified the top issues keeping board members at major corporations awake at night, says Nigel Bamber.
Lloyd's Vision 2025: Building an empire
The Lloyd's market is in bullish mood as it plots global domination with the Vision 2025 plan.
Top five European stories
The top five stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Catlin appoints Maran as chief science officer
International speciality property/casualty insurer Catlin Group has appointed Michael Maran as chief science officer.
Catlin names chief science officer
Catlin has appointed Michael Maran as chief science officer.
Legal indemnity and title insurer launches at Lloyd's
A new European provider of legal indemnity and title insurance has launched at Lloyd's.