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UK’s RSA Reports 14% Hike in Q1 NWP, Operating Profits Ahead of Plan

London-listed insurer RSA reported a 14 percent rise in first-quarter net written premiums on Thursday and said operating profits were ahead of plan, sending its shares higher. Best known in Britain for its More Than brand, RSA has been selling …

RSA Begins Trading on London Market Placing Platform, PPL

International insurer RSA has begun trading on the London insurance market’s electronic placing platform, PPL (Placing Platform Ltd.), which enables brokers and underwriters to quote, negotiate, bind and endorse business using one market-wide system. RSA’s Profin underwriting team is now …

RSA Names Gearey as Managing Director of Commercial Risk Solutions

London-based RSA has appointed James Gearey as managing director for Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) from June 5, 2017, subject to regulatory approvals. Gearey has spent the past nine years at Siemens Financial Services, most recently as chief executive, Commercial Finance …

RSA Global Network Expands African Service by Extending Globus Partnership

Leading international insurer RSA can now service multinational customers in five more African countries after extending an existing partnership with Africa-based insurance network, Globus. Founded in 2007, Globus Network operates from its head office in Douala, Cameroon, and is the …

Solvency II Drives Demand for Reinsurance During 1/1 Renewals: Fitch

The January renewals period show that Solvency II will increase demand for reinsurance products as European insurers attempt to strengthen their capital position through risk transfers, Fitch Ratings said. The main beneficiaries are likely to be the financially strongest reinsurers …

RSA Global Risk Solutions Launches New Structure to Enhance Client Focus

RSA has introduced a new Global Risk Solutions (GRS) operating model aimed at delivering brokers and customers improved access to decision-makers and enabling GRS to operate with more focus in its chosen markets. Effective immediately, GRS will consist of three …

RSA Insurance Disposes of £834M ($1B) of UK Legacy Liabilities with Enstar

RSA Insurance announced it has signed contracts, to dispose £834 million (US$1.04 billion) of UK employers’ liability legacy business to Enstar Group Ltd. The transaction initially takes the form of reinsurance (a 100 percent quota share policy) to be effective …

Cost of Insurance Is Top Factor in UK SMEs’ Buying Decisions: RSA Survey

The cost of insurance premiums was ranked as the top deciding factor when picking a policy by 61 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to survey data released by London-based RSA Insurance. This was followed closely by brokers’ …

RSA Insurance Invests in UK Dog Care Fintech Company, Pitpatpet

RSA Insurance has made its first external investment in a fintech company, Pitpatpet Ltd., the Cambridge, England-based creator of the PitPat dog activity monitor and dog care intelligence data platform. PitPat attaches quickly and securely to a dog’s collar where …

Cat Simulations Test London Insurers’ Vulnerabilities to Next ‘Big One’

A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in London showed. However, …