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Industry Veterans Catlin and Brand Launch Specialty Bermuda Re/Insurer Convex Group

Insurance industry veterans Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand announced they have launched an international specialty insurer and reinsurer, Convex Group Ltd. Convex launches with $1.8 billion of initial committed capital and will draw down $1.6 billion to commence business; it …

Update: XL Group to Realign P/C Operations with Senior Leadership Team Named

Bermuda-based XL Group Ltd./XL Catlin announced senior role changes in connection with a planned realignment of its property/casualty operating model. All of the new appointments are effective as of Jan. 1, 2017. The new P/C organizational structure will consist of …

Management Changes as XL and Catlin Gear-up for Deal Closure

Reports in London’s insurance trade press, led by the Insurance Insider, have detailed a number of prospective management changes to take place when XL’s acquisition of Catlin is finalized, probably before the end of the second quarter of 2015. Although …