Malta
Diary of an Insurance PR: FWD Consulting's Elliot Lane
Motivational speaking to teenagers, preparing the industry for the cultural change required by the Consumer Duty, plus cricket chatter makes for an action-packed working week for Elliot Lane, joint managing director of FWD Consulting.
Intelligence: Captives - Risk appetite shift threatens change in composite market
As the spectre of a hard market looms and captive insurance options look more attractive, Post investigates the impact this will have on the commercial insurance market, particularly if the hard cycle is prolonged and the corporate appetite to retain and…
Robus buy adds alternative capital 'string to the bow' of Geo
Ardonagh-owned Geo has bought Guernsey-headquartered insurance management, fiduciary and financial advisory group Robus for an undisclosed sum.
Briefing: The BI test case – QIC’s failed intervention and the ‘spirit of co-operation’
The business interruption test case is meant to be about co-operation to find clarity. Qatar Insurance Company’s attempt to intervene has rocked the boat.
Davies’ captive management arm grows US presence and eyes European expansion
Davies Group is scoping out expanding its captive management presence to Guernsey or Malta, after expanding its US capabilities with the acquisition of Citadel Risk’s captive management business last week.
180 Years of Post: Corporate collapses
As Post celebrates 180 years, we look at the companies that have come and then very quickly gone and ask what today's insurers can learn from them.
R&Q reveals record profits as it unveils growth ambitions
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has reported a 180% rise in pre-tax profit from continuing operations to £40.1m for the year ended 31 December 2019.
R&Q profits jump after Lloyd's managing agency disposal
Randall & Quilter saw a 176% jump in pre-tax profit in 2017, up to £23.5m from £8.5m in the previous year.
Top 100 insurtech firms 2018
Over the past four years insurtech has become a very familiar word and start-ups are launching every day to target sectors underserved by traditional insurance. Post, in association with Tällt Ventures, indexes those that have the most potential to…
R&Q Malta receives A- rating
R&Q’s European subsidiary has received an A- rating from AM Best.
Mapfre to consolidate EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses
Spanish insurer Mapfre is exiting five US states and consolidating its EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses.
R&Q to continue trend of disposals and acquisitions in H2
R&Q will continue to dispose of non-key assets in the second half of the year following a 345% increase in pre-tax profit in H1.
Gibraltar: Between a Rock and a hard Brexit
A minority of Gibraltarian insurers could suffer from the loss of European passporting rights but the territory could also attract companies looking to enter the UK market after Brexit.
Compre launches Maltese insurance company
Compre is to establish an insurance company in the Republic of Malta.
More scrutiny on Luxembourg captives ahead
With increasing regulatory scrutiny, managing a captive can become challenging. Protected cell companies offer a practical alternative.
Building Block expands into Portugal
Malta-based PCC Building Block has partnered with Automovel Club de Portugal to launch health excess insurance to ACP’s members.
This week in Post: highs, lows and running with the wolves
It has been a week of highs and lows in our household. My son went on his first Cub sleepover and earned the honour of becoming a Sixer. I, meanwhile, returned to the X-ray machine.
Malta will be biggest beneficiary of Brexit, says MPG
Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according Managing Partners Group.
Charles Manchester on brokers using unrated insurers
Brokers are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, so they don't really come into contact with the Prudential Regulation Authority, which is primarily concerned with the soundness of insurers, ensuring protection for policyholders.
Beale rules out Malta as post-Brexit Lloyd's base
Lloyd’s of London has ruled out Malta as the location for a European-based subsidiary, as the market continues to narrow its focus on a post-Brexit contingency plan.
R&Q acquires legacy book from Belgian insurer
Randall and Quilter has taken on a portfolio of legacy exposures from Aviabel.