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Asta Gets Initial Lloyd’s Approval to Launch & Manage Verto Syndicate 2689

Oct 20 2016 // Asta, the third party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it has received “in principle” approval from the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to establish and manage Verto Quota Share Syndicate...

Texas Insurance Officials Fine Zenefits $550K for Noncompliance

Oct 14 2016 // The Texas insurance regulators have fined human resources software startup, Zenefits, $550,000 for its past use of unlicensed health insurance brokers. The Texas Department of Insurance said YourPeople Inc., more commonly...

ProSight Appoints Green & Kennet as Senior Leaders for Its Lloyd’s Operation

Oct 12 2016 // Morristown, N.J.-based ProSight Specialty Insurance has made two key appointments to the management team of its Lloyd’s operation, ProSight Specialty Managing Agency. Philip Green becomes finance director while...

Sothinathan Is Appointed Head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics

Oct 7 2016 // Willis Re has appointed Printhan Sothinathan as managing director, head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics. Sothinathan will begin his role in January 2017 and will report to Graeme Moore, chief executive officer of Willis...

Global Risk Partners Buys Marshall Wooldridge, a UK Broker with Growth Plans

Sep 27 2016 // Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP), the acquisitive insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has acquired Marshall Wooldridge, a UK commercial insurance broker which controls in excess of £20...

Aspen Re Names Hough as Managing Director for Asia Pacific

Sep 26 2016 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that its reinsurance segment, Aspen Re, has appointed Philip Hough as managing director, Asia Pacific. Hough will be based in Singapore and will report to Aspen Re Chief Executive...

New MGA Verve to Target Liability Market for Insurance Agents, Insurers in U.S.

Sep 22 2016 // Newly-launched managing general agency Verve Risk Partners plans to target U.S. professional and management liability risks, focusing on insurance companies and captives as well as insurance agents and brokers. The...

3rd Party Managing Agent Asta Invests in Specialist MGA OverArk

Sep 22 2016 // Asta, the London-based third party managing agent and specialist MGA investor, has concluded a transaction to finance the development of OverArk Ltd. Asta will take a minority equity stake in OverArk and will also support...

Global Risk Partners Acquires U.K.-based SLK General Insurance Services

Sep 21 2016 // Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP), the London-based insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has acquired the commercial and personal insurance broker, SLK General Insurance Services Ltd., based in...

JLT Re Appoints Garnett as Managing Director, Malaysia

Sep 21 2016 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultant, announced the appointment of Jonathan (Jo) Garnett as managing director, Malaysia, subject to regulatory approvals. Garnett will be based in JLT Re’s Kuala...

Vertafore Names Zupon as CEO to Succeed Hawn

Sep 7 2016 // Insurance agency technology firm Vertafore announced that Amy Zupon will take over as chief executive officer effective October 3, succeeding Jeff Hawn who has been chairman and CEO since April 2015. Zupon joins Vertafore...

California Based EPIC Insurance Brokers Hires Caracciolo and Klaschka in New York

Sep 1 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant based in San Francisco, Calif., has hired two managing principals from Integro Insurance Brokers...

Sompo Canopius Launches U.S. Ocean Marine Unit; Hires XL Catlin’s Ellis to Head

Aug 31 2016 // Sompo Canopius AG is diving into the U.S. ocean marine business. The global specialty insurer and reinsurer, which is wholly-owned by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc., calls this a “significant expansion”...

Farmers Insurance in California Names Elliott Head of Human Resources

Aug 31 2016 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance has named Suzie Elliott head of human resources. With her new appointment, Elliott also becomes part of the group’s senior leadership team. She will report to Deborah...

Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Forms Specie Consortium at Lloyd’s

Aug 11 2016 // Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. announced the formation of the Specie Consortium, a new venture supported by 21 Lloyd’s Syndicates offering up to US$635 million in capacity for any one risk...

Florida-Based Jackson Appointed Managing Director of RFIB Americas

Aug 8 2016 // RFIB Group Limited, the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Glenn Jackson as a managing director of RFIB Americas. He takes up his position with immediate effect reporting to Nick...

The Cincinnati Insurance Co. Adds 3 to the Cincinnati Re Team

Aug 3 2016 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that R. Philip Sandercox, Erin A. Skala and Wendy A. Hayes joined The Cincinnati Insurance Co., adding expertise to Cincinnati Re, its reinsurance assumed operation. Sandercox, managing...

JLT Re Names Chandler EVP And Managing Broker in California

Jul 28 2016 // JLT Re has named Pete Chandler executive vice president and managing broker. He will be based in JLT Re’s San Francisco, Calif. office and report to Ed Hochberg, CEO of JLT Re in North America. Chandler comes from...

Lloyd’s Has Potentially Large Exposure to Catastrophic Cyber Attack: Adsensa Review

Jul 25 2016 // A review of almost 400 reinsurance contracts underwritten at Lloyd’s of London has revealed potentially significant vulnerabilities and exposures if a catastrophic cyber attack should occur. Analysis of 392 property...

Renaissance Alliance Names Christiansen as Managing Director, Business Development

Jul 25 2016 // The Massachusetts-based agency coalition and services network, Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, has named Michael R. Christiansen to the position of managing director, Strategic Business Development. In this role,...