W. R. Berkley Corp. announced it has launched a business unit dedicated to writing South African business. The new unit, which will report to Berkley Re UK, will provide treaty service to both insurers and brokers in the region. Sean …
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares of South Africa-based Eikos Risk Applications (ERA) from Eikos Holdings (Pty) Ltd., part of the Eikos Group. ERA provides specialist marine, transportation and logistics risk consulting and broking …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Natasha Wally as Country Manager for South Africa. She will head up the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Advisors South Africa Pty. Ltd. Wally will be based in Johannesburg and in …
ACE Group announced the promotion of Gary Jack, chief operating officer, South Africa, to the role of country president as it continues to grow its business in Africa. In his new role, Jack will be responsible for managing the performance, …
Old Mutual plc, Africa’s biggest insurer, said 2014 profit fell after the average rate of the South African rand weakened 18 percent against the pound. Net income from continuing operations declined to 902 million pounds ($1.39 billion) from 980 million …
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd., a South African financial services company, swung to a profit in the first half after changing its capital structures in preparation for its initial public offering in July. Net income was 114 million rand ($10.4 …
Old Mutual plc, Africa’s biggest insurer, has 4.3 billion rand ($386 million) for acquisitions on the continent, where growth rates higher than advanced countries may help boost sales after third-quarter growth declined. “We’ve identified Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana as the …
The ACE Group announced that it has established a new business region, Eurasia & Africa, as part of its Overseas General division – the general insurance operations of the company outside North America. Regional headquarters is to be based initially …
European banks have loaned in excess of $3 trillion to emerging markets, more than four times U.S. lenders and putting them at greater risk if financial market turmoil in countries such as Turkey, Brazil, India and South Africa intensifies. The …
New research, conducted by market research consultants Finaccord, reveals that “competition among underwriters of professional indemnity insurance in Australia and Canada is at least as strong as in Europe’s more developed markets while South Africa is likely to provide growth …
