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XL restructures international primary casualty business into four groups
The insurance segment of XL Group has reorganised its international primary casualty business, creating four teams built around underwriting tasks and account type.
XL Bermuda boosts D&O risks covered
XL Insurance (Bermuda) has boosted it D&O cover to pay for independent directors’ defence costs in the US under Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank and the UK Bribery Act.
Market moves: UK General and Towergate lead the pack
Insurer UK General and broker Towergate were the main movers and shakers this week, appointing a new chief operating officer and director of group mergers and acquisitions respectively.
Claims Awards 2012 shortlist announced
Insurers RSA and Sterling lead the way in nominations for the 2012 Claims Awards with three each.
Market moves: Insurers are the main movers
Insurers were, once again, the main movers and shakers this week, Ecclesiastical leading the way with the appointment of four new directors, while Allianz, QBE, XL and Arc Legal also welcomed new staff.
XL Group recruits AGCS risk head
XL has appointed Roland Brandt as property underwriting manager for risk management, analytics and innovation for the international region.
Market Moves: Brokers back with a bang
After two slow weeks, the broking sector has seen an upswing in activity, with a number of large players making high-profile appointments.
XL appoints Gooding to board of directors
Ellen Thrower, who has served as an independent director of XL since 1995, will retire from the board effective immediately.
Q&A Asia: with Lloyd's Asia's Kent Chaplin
Kent Chaplin, head of Asia Pacific and managing director of Lloyd's Asia, spoke to Francesca Nyman about the market's presence in Asia, its relationship with brokers and its plans for the future.
Catlin sponsors Great Barrier Reef scientific expedition
Catlin is sponsoring a scientific expedition that will document the composition and health of sections of the Great Barrier Reef across a range of depths.
Catlin sponsors scientific expedition
Catlin is set to be the sponsor of a scientific expedition that will include the first study to document the composition and health of sections of the Great Barrier Reef across a range of depths.
Methodology: Post Intelligence Benchmarking Finpro
One hundred and fifty-seven commercial brokers completed an online questionnaire addressing the service they got from their financial and professional lines insurers.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking Financial and Professional Lines: Positive experience
The Insurance 360 Financial and Professional Lines report found standards to be high.
McGavick remains confident as XL reports $474.8m loss
XL chief executive officer Mike McGavick said his firm would not shy away from "frustrating" 2011 results, but asked yesterday for their broader context to be considered.
Catlin reports reduced profits due to cat losses
Bermuda-based speciality reinsurer Catlin Group reported $71m profit before tax for 2011, down from $406m for the 2010 year.
Catlin in profit despite £1bn cat claims
Catlin's pre-tax profit was cut by more than 80% to $71m (2010:$406m) on the back of nearly £1bn of natural catastrophe losses last year.
Roundtable: Turning the focus onto casualty fraud
While the motor sector has tended to grab the headlines, fraud is on the rise in other areas too. Post gathered together a number of industry experts to debate how the profile of this issue in the casualty sector can be raised
Career development: LMA names apprenticeship winners
Lloyd’s Market Association has named the winners of its second Lloyd’s Market Academy apprenticeship programme.
Torus recruits XL underwriting manager
Specialty insurer, Torus, has appointed former XL property underwriting manager Gilles Rousseau as a senior underwriter for its general property division.
Market moves: XL rings the changes
XL led the way in the recruitment space this week, as insurers made a number of key appointments. While XL added four new staff members to its ranks, Liberty Mutual, Canopius, CNA Europe and Axa also had a busy seven days. In comparison, the broking…
XL appoints construction manager for Ireland, UK and Nordics
XL insurance has appointed Ian Lushington as construction underwriting manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions.
Thirty insurers linked to Costa Concordia disaster
More than 30 insurers are likely to carry the cost of stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship.
View from the top: Setting realistic expectations for 2012
Well 2011 certainly was a challenging year for the global insurance sector. The natural catastrophes in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Japan caused massive claims.
XL expands political risk and trade credit team
XL Group is expanding its global political risk and trade credit team with four new appointments based in London.