London-based Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited, a unit of Catlin Group Limited, announced that it is studying how technological innovations could improve service to brokers and clients in the Lloyd’s market. As part of the project Catlin recently hosted an interactive …
Despite delays and complaints the European Union’s Solvency II regulations, which cover the insurance industry, are slowly but surely moving forward. While most of the industry is primarily concerned with the regulations governing capital requirements – Solvency II’s “Pillar I,” …
Business processing specialist Xchanging announced that it has invested in a major upgrade of the mainframe platform at the heart of the London Market Bureau. The bulletin explained that the company has purchased an IBM z114 machine, which it described …
IBM has agreed to acquire Algorithmics for $387 million. Algorithmics is a risk analytics firm with operations in Toronto, Canada. The company’s risk analytics software and advisory services are used by banks, investment and insurance businesses to help assess risk, …
