Ascot Underwriting Ltd., the London-based Lloyd’s managing agency, has appointed Simon Kimberley as chief underwriting officer of Ascot Underwriting (Bermuda) Ltd. Kimberley transferred to AUB in 2014 as underwriter and was formerly an underwriter with Ascot’s treaty team in London. …
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that AXIS Syndicate 1686 has recently received approval from Lloyd’s for the establishment of an underwriting division at Lloyd’s Insurance Company (China) Ltd. The underwriting division will focus on treaty reinsurance business on the …
Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd. (SAIB) has been registered as the first Chinese Lloyd’s registered broker. Based in Shanghai, SAIB specializes in liability insurance, special risk insurance and reinsurance, SAIB said in a statement, noting that it was insurance …
CNA Hardy, the London-based specialist commercial insurance provider within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Hairsine as the new head of Construction. Hairsine joins CNA Hardy from Zurich Insurance, where she was a …
Eight Lloyd’s syndicates are joining forces to develop new solutions to help developing economies tackle underinsurance and improve their resilience against the economic impact of natural catastrophes. Emerging economies across Latin America, Africa, and Asia currently contribute 40 percent to …
A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a+” to Sompo Japan Canopius Reinsurance AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopius Group AG. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. …
Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334, and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced the appointment of two senior underwriters who will lead the syndicate’s planned product diversification. Stuart Quinlan has been appointed to the …
CNA Hardy* has further expanded its regional presence with the opening of its fifth U.K. office, in Birmingham, England. This marks the second U.K. office opening in 2015 for the London-based subsidiary of CNA Financial. In addition, the company has …
Britain’s biggest insurers will be exempt from having their most important indicator of financial health externally audited under proposals issued by the Bank of England on Friday. New European Union rules will require British-based insurance firms from January to meet …
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Hugh Brennan, currently finance director at RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd., will become RSM’s chief executive officer, effective for 2016. Brennan joined RenaissanceRe in Bermuda in 2009, subsequently moving to London and assuming a series of …
