Ascot Underwriting News

Lloyd’s Names Former Ascot CEO Brooks as Deputy Chair of Council

Lloyd’s of London announced that Andrew Brooks has been appointed as deputy chair of the Council of Lloyd’s. Brooks recently stepped down as chief executive officer of Ascot Underwriting Ltd. – a position he held for 15 years. He also …

Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment

Lloyd’s announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of rampant sexual harassment in the market. The survey confirms that many women are enduring a toxic culture of harassment, which …

Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Insures Farmers in 16 Nations Against Crop-Price Volatility

Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with a global platform based on hundreds of niche commodity indexes, underwritten by a Lloyd’s of London syndicate. Crop insurance has …

Ascot Launches Specialty MGA, Vertical Underwriting Managers

Ascot Group Ltd. (AGL) announced the creation of Vertical Underwriting Managers, its first specialty managing general agency (MGA) cell under Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, AGL’s standalone MGA Vertical will underwrite both standard and specialty P/C business as well as target …

Ascot Taps Hiscox Healthcare Specialists, Thompson, Williamson & Keith

Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that Ian Thompson, Nick Williamson, and Justin Keith will be joining Ascot on March 1 to underwrite healthcare, casualty treaty, and specialty reinsurance business, based in Ascot’s office in Bermuda. The appointments are subject to regulatory …

Hiscox Leads New $1B Fine Art Consortium, in Collaboration with Ascot

Hiscox announced it has formed a new US$1 billion fine art consortium, the result of a collaboration with Ascot Underwriting. The $1 billion capacity consortium has been constructed specifically to streamline the process of placing large fine art risks within …

WSJ: AIG May Sell Shares in Lloyd’s Unit Ascot to Canadian Pension Board

American International Group Inc. is in early talks to sell its minority stake in the Lloyd’s of London syndicate manager Ascot Underwriting Holdings Ltd. to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. If the …

Kimberley Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer of Ascot Underwriting (Bermuda)

Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Simon Kimberley as chief underwriting officer of Ascot Underwriting (Bermuda) Ltd. Kimberley transferred to AUB in 2014 as underwriter and was formerly an underwriter with Ascot’s treaty team in London. …

Ascot, Chaucer & Skuld Form Underwriting Consortium for Renewable Energy

Ascot Underwriting Ltd. has formed Renewco Consortium (ReCo), a dedicated and independent underwriting platform for the renewable energy industry. The Lloyd’s consortium is jointly led by Ascot and Chaucer and managed by Ascot; Skuld is the third consortium partner. With …

Lloyd’s Market Association Announces 2015 Board Election Results

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced six newly elected board members. They are: Andrew Brooks, CEO, Ascot Underwriting Stephen Eccles, active underwriter, Travelers Syndicate Management Richard Harries, CEO, Atrium Underwriters Andrew McMellin, chief executive – UK & Ireland, XL …