December 26, 2012
Progress in making insurance regulatory changes has been slow, and there’s really nothing to indicate that the situation will change in the near future. The United States, however, has managed to make some relevant changes, despite the fact that it …
December 17, 2012
Progress in making insurance regulatory changes has been slow, and there’s nothing to indicate that this situation will change in the future. The United States has, however, made relevant changes. Although it has 50 different regulators, there is a common …
November 26, 2012
The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that Glenn Brace will join Catlin in early 2013 as Group Claims Director. He will be responsible for Catlin’s worldwide claims operations, including the claims functions of all six of the Group’s underwriting hubs. …
November 12, 2012
There is a scene at the beginning of the World War I-based play “WarHorse” in which a cavalry troop of British soldiers going to France in August of 1914, extol their readiness for combat and their belief that they will …
November 7, 2012
Munich Re said it expects a higher consolidated result for 2012 than previously envisaged. Following a profit of €2.7 billion [$3.47 billion] for the first nine months of 2012 (same period last year: €80 million [$102.7 million]), Munich Re said …
November 6, 2012
Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the shares of Huestis Commercial Insurance Ltd. (HCIL), a Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-based insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Hub’s bulletin explained that “HCIL, which operates …
October 25, 2012
There are now 78 operating syndicates at Lloyd’s; 88, including Special Purpose and RITC syndicates. Although no new ones have so far joined Lloyd’s this year; three syndicates have transferred ownership: Hardy, acquired by CNA; Omega, acquired by Canopius, and …
October 16, 2012
Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson knew when he acceded to his post one year ago that his predecessor, Lord Peter Levene, would be a hard act to follow. Levene served for nine years and oversaw significant changes at Lloyd’s …
October 8, 2012
There are now 78 operating syndicates at Lloyd’s; 88, including Special Purpose and RITC syndicates. Although no new ones have so far joined Lloyd’s this year; three syndicates have transferred ownership: Hardy, acquired by CNA; Omega, acquired by Canopius, and …
October 8, 2012
Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson knew when he acceded to his post one year ago that his predecessor, Lord Peter Levene, would be a hard act to follow. Levene served for nine years and oversaw significant changes at Lloyd’s …