Beazley CEO Andrew Horton News

Beazley’s CEO Horton to Become Group CEO of QBE Insurance in Australia

Beazley Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton is leaving to become the group chief executive officer of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in Australia, the two companies announced. Horton will be succeeded in the role by Adrian Cox, the current chief underwriting …

Beazley Forms Digital Business Unit to Transform Tech Strategy, Led by Fantozzi

Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a new digital business unit to transform how the company develops, underwrites and delivers digital insurance solutions for clients and brokers. Existing digital initiatives and platforms created to further Beazley’s digital capabilities will now be …

Re/insurers Rethink Climate Change Risks as Losses Grow from Wildfires, Floods, Hail

By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in California’s Capay Valley had burnt both his tractor and the shipping container where he kept some tools. His insurer is set to …

Beazley Launches Dublin-Based Insurer to Write Non-Life Insurance in EU

Specialist insurer Beazley has received authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland to convert its established Dublin-based reinsurance company into an insurance company permitted to transact business throughout the European Union. Beazley explained that its strategy to write EU non-life …

Beazley to Get EU Licenses for Irish Reinsurance Business – After Brexit Vote

Lloyd’s of London’s Beazley Plc is working to get European insurance licenses for its Irish reinsurance business to allow it to operate throughout the European Union, even if Lloyd’s loses access to the bloc. Insurers are making contingency plans after …

Beazley Expands Marine Business by Buying Subsea Specialist Leviathan Facility

Beazley, a provider of specialist marine insurance, is expanding its marine offerings with the acquisition of London-based subsea specialist The Leviathan Facility. Beazley will acquire the majority of their existing book and renewal rights. In addition, principal Leviathan underwriters, Simon …

Beazley CEO Calls on Lloyd’s to Overhaul Data Systems

Beazley Plc CEO Andrew Horton called on Lloyd’s of London to overhaul the way it manages trade information to make the world’s oldest insurance market more efficient and globally competitive. “The transfer of data in the market has got to …