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Insurance

Markel exits London open market property business

Specialist insurer Markel International will cease to write London open market property business with immediate effect, stating that the “market has been against them, in terms of both capacity and pricing”.   15 March 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

Hiscox unveils first ever cyber ILW for re/insurers

Specialist insurer Hiscox has launched a first ever cyber industry loss warranty (ILW) product to help address the uncertainty around cyber tail risk for re/insurers.   15 March 2018

Insurance

ArgoGlobal makes key casualty hires from Chaucer and QBE

ArgoGlobal, a Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has bolstered its casualty division with senior hires from Chaucer Syndicates and QBE.   15 March 2018

Insurance

Syndicate 2525 poaches senior class underwriters from Aspen

DL Dale & Others' Syndicate 2525, a specialist employers’ and third party liability Lloyd’s insurer managed by Asta Managing Agency, has strengthened its underwriting team with key hires from Aspen Insurance.   15 March 2018

Insurance

Canopius unveils top management with Brit, Exari execs

Specialty re/insurer Canopius has appointed Laurie Davison as group chief operating officer (COO) and Nigel Meyer as group chief financial officer.   14 March 2018

Insurance

AFL sets up marine division under former Ed head broker

Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers has launched a commercial marine division to be headed by Alex Mott, senior executive who previously managed the Ed/CGNB marine broking team as head broker.   13 March 2018

Insurance

Barbican hires Standard Syndicate exec for financial lines unit

Barbican Insurance Group has bolstered its financial lines division with the addition of a class underwriter for directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance, joining the business from Standard Syndicate 1884.   13 March 2018

Insurance

Beach poaches former Integro leaders to head new specialty platform

Re/insurance broking and advisory firm Beach has created a new specialty and wholesale platform to be headed by former Integro leaders John Sutton and Toby Humphreys.   12 March 2018

Insurance

PartnerRe transfers upstream energy insurance portfolio to Ark Syndicate

Bermuda-based PartnerRe has revealed that it will exit the upstream energy insurance market having signed a deal to transfer its book of business to Ark Syndicate Management.   9 March 2018

News

Automation versus augmentation-and why insurers must prepare for a new model

The insurance industry must ready itself for the arrival of very different technology combinations which will rewrite the rulebook, as Kevin Baughan of Innovate UK explains to Intelligent Insurer.   9 March 2018

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