November 8, 2012
Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider and integrator, announced that it has been awarded a contract to build the platform for the Lloyd’s Claims Reporting Suite (CRS). Xchanging said it “will develop an environment which comprises 10 …
November 8, 2012
Lloyd’s has a good reputation in Europe, but managing agents need to become more client focused to be successful on the continent, explained Inga Beale, Group Chief Executive at Canopius Group Ltd. in an article on the Lloyd’s web site. …
November 6, 2012
Berkley Technology Underwriters, LLC, a Minneapolis-based global technology underwriter and part of the W.R. Berkley Group, announced that it has “been accredited as a Coverholder on behalf of Lloyd’s of London. As a Coverholder, Berkley Technology Underwriters is able to …
October 25, 2012
There are now 78 operating syndicates at Lloyd’s; 88, including Special Purpose and RITC syndicates. Although no new ones have so far joined Lloyd’s this year; three syndicates have transferred ownership: Hardy, acquired by CNA; Omega, acquired by Canopius, and …
October 24, 2012
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, will expand its offerings in the international casualty marketplace to include treaty reinsurance business written through Lloyd’s of London. This new capability adds to Argo Group’s …
October 16, 2012
Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson knew when he acceded to his post one year ago that his predecessor, Lord Peter Levene, would be a hard act to follow. Levene served for nine years and oversaw significant changes at Lloyd’s …
October 5, 2012
Secure Legal Title Ltd., a London-based provider of legal indemnity and title insurance, announced the registration at Lloyd’s of “Secure Legal Title Cover,” which will provide legal indemnity and title insurance for commercial property in the UK and throughout Europe. …
October 3, 2012
Lloyd’s has published an analysis of the floods that hit Thailand in October 2011, which notes that “after weeks of slowly spreading their way through many of Thailand’s provinces, flood waters eventually reached the capital city, Bangkok. There they remained …
October 2, 2012
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 …
September 28, 2012
Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Marketform, a wholly owned division the American Financial Group, announced that Veekash Badal will join the management team on October 1, 2012, in the newly created role of Chief Risk Officer. He will lead the risk and …