casualty reinsurance News

JLT FAC Taps RSA’s Melbourne as Producer; Carpenter’s Vitale as Head of Casualty

JLT FAC, part of JLT Re, a global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed two senior executives in London and its U.S. team. In London, Nikki Melbourne will join the firm as partner. She joins from RSA where …

ArgoGlobal Launches Lloyd’s Market Motor Treaty Consortium, Supported by Barbican

ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, announced the launch of the first Lloyd’s market consortium for motor treaty business. The consortium, led by ArgoGlobal and supported by Barbican Insurance Group, was established in time for Jan. 1 …

Swiss Re Names Richards as Head Casualty Reinsurance; Parton as Head P/C Business Mgmt.

Swiss Re has appointed Jason Richards as head Casualty Reinsurance. At the same time, Nicola Parton was named head P/C Business Management, and James Shepherd was appointed head of L&H Business Management. Richards will lead the Casualty Reinsurance team, starting …

UK Broker Beach Names RenRe’s Goldberg as Senior VP, Casualty Reinsurance

Beach & Associates, the London-based re/insurance broking and advisory firm, announced the appointment of Julian (Jules) Goldberg as senior vice president. He is based in the London office and reports to Adam Hedley, partner. Goldberg will play an integral role …

Hiscox Merges Casualty Reinsurance Teams; Pascall Leads New Team

Hiscox has merged its Bermuda and London Market casualty reinsurance teams. The new division, operating under the Hiscox Re brand, and led by Nick Pascall as head of Casualty Reinsurance, controls a combined portfolio of US$50 million gross written premiums …

Guy Carpenter Execs Discuss Reinsurance Trends at Rendez-Vous Panel

Challenging market conditions due to abundant capacity, the ongoing influx of new capital and limited loss experience, continue to put pressure on the reinsurance sector, while recent M&A activity is adding a new dynamic to the mix. These were the …

Lloyd’s Casualty Reinsurance Underwriters Concerned History Repeating Itself

Lloyd’s international casualty reinsurance underwriters are running the risk of repeating the same mistakes that have placed the market in difficulty in the past, according to a new straw poll of Lloyd’s reinsurance specialists. The survey conducted by the Lloyd’s …

Video Interviews – Coming to Your Screen – a Sneak Preview

Over the next several weeks we will be releasing a series of video interviews, recorded at the Reinsurance Rendez-vous in Monte Carlo. They are wide ranging, covering a number of topics. They will air the views from some of the …