Barbican Insurance
Barbican to boost UK capacity with Inter Hannover deal
Barbican is to grow its UK P&C division through a capacity deal with Inter Hannover.
Market Moves - 20 March 2014
Who has moved where in the insurance industry this week.
Barbican recruits Chaucer global energy head
Barbican has named Chaucer global head of energy as the underwriting manager of its own energy division.
Underwriting trio form aerospace business via 'club-style' MGA
Altitude Risk Partners has formed an aerospace underwriting business after utilising Castel Underwriting Agencies’ ‘club-style’ managing general agent platform.
Town joins Barbican as non-marine reinsurance underwriter
Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Lucy Town as an underwriter in the firm’s non-marine reinsurance department, with immediate effect.
Apprenticeships gaining popularity in insurance sector, CII survey finds
More than half of employers in the insurance sector are willing to take on an apprentice, a Chartered Insurance Institute survey has found.
Market Moves: Aspen, Barbican and XL bring in new underwriters as insurers are most active recruiters
Insurers maintained their recruitment emphasis this week with multiple hires across the sector. XL, Aspen and Barbican were among those to reveal new underwriting roles, in the form of a fine art underwriter, a global chief underwriting officer and a…
Booth promoted to active underwriter for Syndicate 1955
Barbican Group has promoted David Booth to the position of active underwriter, Syndicate 1955.
MGA ‘fast-track’ platform launched
Castel Underwriting, a platform to fast-track the creation of MGAs, has been launched.
Equinox increases capacity by over 40%
Equinox Global has added three new syndicates to its panel and increased its underwriting capacity from $35m (£21.6) to $50m (£30.9m), effective 1 November 2013.
Career development: Barbican unveils Insurance Academy
Barbican Insurance Group has launched a talent and development initiative designed to enable current employees and future talent to further develop their insurance knowledge, acquire new skills and build a long-term career within the industry.
Barbican launches new Insurance Academy
Barbican Insurance Group today launched a talent and development initiative designed to enable current employees and future talent to further develop their insurance knowledge, acquire new skills and build a long term career within the industry.
Market moves: Insurers on top as appointments enter summer lull
Insurers eclipsed brokers in the recruitment race this week, as appointment activity entered its summer lull. QBE property director Finlay Smith returned to RSA and notable hires were also completed at Novae and Covéa, where commercial lines director…
Curtis lands Barbican CEO role
Barbican Group has appointed Ken Curtis as chief executive of Barbican Managing Agency.
Market Moves: High-profile moves come to the fore at Bluefin and Covéa, while Markel hires two
Another hectic week saw the usual suspects come to the fore with high-profile moves at Bluefin seeing the broker’s CEO stepping up to the role of executive chairman, while at Covéa a new SME leader will be reunited with a former Brit colleague who joined…
Barbican hires Willis' Goddard as cyber underwriter
Barbican Group Holdings has appointed Jayne Goddard as cyber underwriter in the firm’s specialty division.
Barbican acquires marine broker
Barbican has acquired UK-based marine insurance broker Seacurus.
PI Protect appoints Underwriting Manager
Barbican Group Holdings-owned Professional Indemnity Protect has appointed Denise Mercer as underwriting manager.
Market Moves: Insurers and brokers make new hires, with some top-level appointments
It was even between insurers and brokers this week in recruiting stakes, as Simply Health filled the void left by its departing CEO and Bluefin made four hires within its professions division. Hires were finalised at Hyperion’s underwriting arm Dual and…
Barbican swoops for NIG underwriter
Barbican has pounced to recruit NIG’s technical trade underwriter Daniel Tatam, adding the new recruit to its UK property & casualty team.
Ex-CNA indemnity underwriter White takes on Barbican role
Barbican Group Holdings has appointed Christopher White as a professional indemnity underwriter.
Barbican joins Home & Legacy panel
Barbican is set to join the household insurance panel of high net worth specialist Home & Legacy.
Ascot recruits Barbican underwriter Pilkington as head of casualty
Ascot Underwriting has appointed former Barbican active underwriter John Pilkington as head of casualty.
Carlson ups Barbican stake beyond 90%
Carlson Capital has increased its stake in insurer Barbican to more than 90% after buying out Steel Partners II.