Mike McGavick News

Catlin CEO Expects Number of Mergers Among Smaller Insurers to Increase

Stephen Catlin, who is selling his Lloyd’s of London insurer to XL Group plc for $4.2 billion, expects the pace of mergers among smaller insurers to gather pace. “Anyone who has got a market value of less than $5 billion …

XL’s McGavick Says Defectors May Find More Turmoil at New Jobs

XL Group plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said employees who are worried about disruption from his company’s planned purchase of Catlin Group Ltd. should think twice about jumping ship. Other reinsurance deals, including last month’s agreement by AXIS Capital …

XL Group Reports $293.9 Million Q4 Net Income; $999.2 Million for 2014

XL Group plc reported its fourth quarter and full year 2014 results. Highlights include: Operating net income of $293.9 million, or $1.12 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with $286.9 million for the same period in 2013. …

XL’s McGavick Receives St. John’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year Award

St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York hosted its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner on Jan. 21 in honor of Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group plc. The event, held …

XL to Write Nearly 10th of Lloyd’s Business After Catlin Deal

XL Group Plc said it would buy underwriter Catlin Group Ltd. for about 2.79 billion pounds ($4.22 billion), increasing the Dublin-based insurer’s share of business written in the Lloyd’s of London market to nearly 10 percent. The deal is the …

XL’s McGavick: Hedge Funds Grow in Sophistication in Insurance Arena

Investors such as hedge funds and pensions are becoming more sophisticated as they partner with insurers, XL Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick said. In the past, capital-markets partners would “pat you on the head and they’d say, ‘You …

Catlin Says XL Group Made $3.9 Billion Takeover Bid; Talks Are Ongoing

Catlin Group Ltd. said it received a takeover approach from Ireland’s XL Group plc valued at about 2.5 billion pounds ($3.9 billion). The shares surged the most on record. Under the terms, XL would buy Catlin for 410 pence in …

Catlin Elected Chair of Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers

Stephen Catlin, Catlin Group Limited CEO, has been elected chair of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2015. Catlin succeeds XL Group plc CEO Mike McGavick who completes his two-year term …

St. John’s to Honor XL CEO McGavick as 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year

St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York announced it will honor XL Group’s CEO Mike McGavick as the “2014 Insurance Leader of the Year” at its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner.

Geneva Association Appoints D’Hulster as Secretary General

International insurance economics think tank, The Geneva Association, has appointed Anna Maria D’Hulster as Secretary General and Managing Director.She has held a number of senior executive and board roles in the insurance industry and joins The Geneva Association from SwissQuant …