October 18, 2017
Ascot Group Ltd. (AGL), a Bermuda-based holding company, announced the appointment of Joe Roberts as group chief financial officer, and the promotion of Rob Dimsey to group chief operating officer. Roberts has 30 years’ experience and has worked in the …
August 31, 2017
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 …
August 22, 2017
Ascot Group Ltd. (AGL) has launched Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, a standalone managing general agent (MGA), operating under AGL. Michael Sillat has been appointed as chief executive officer of Ethos, effective Dec. 1, 2017. “The formation of Ethos represents …
June 4, 2015
Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Scott Beall as chief underwriting officer of casualty facultative and Lex Smart as senior vice president of Ascot Fac. The team will report to Rory Cline, president of Ascot Fac, …
January 4, 2012
lloyd’s insurer Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that it has formed the Strategic Power Consortium, which it described as a “dedicated technical underwriting vehicle for the power and utilities industry.” It began writing business as of January first. Together Ascot, Brit …
September 12, 2011
Ex-Aon Benfield Chairman Charlie Cantlay is to join the Board of Directors of AIG’s Lloyd’s Syndicate, Ascot Underwriting, as Executive Director starting 3rd October. Ascot manages Lloyd’s Syndicate 1414. Cantlay resigned as Chairman of Aon Benfield UK earlier this year. …
June 27, 2011
Lloyd’s insurer Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that it has increased its capacity from £600 million [$958 million] to £650 million [$1.038 billion] “to support its 2011 business plan.” Andrew Brooks, CEO of Ascot Underwriting explained: “Market conditions are changing, providing …
June 14, 2011
Lloyd’s Ascot Underwriting Ltd announced the appointment of John Karns as an Underwriter for Ascot Underwriting Inc. in Houston. He is a local resident with “19 years of experience in the US Energy market, most recently as Assistant Vice President …