Travelers Europe announced that Kendra Felisky has been appointed to the “newly created position of Chief Risk Officer, Europe, covering both Travelers Syndicate Management and Travelers Insurance Company.” She will be responsible for enterprise risk management in Europe “including the …
The Catlin Group Limited announced a “major initiative by the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd’s and Catlin UK to improve the service provided to brokers.” Catlin explained that as part of the new services its “underwriters in each of its London-based …
British insurer Aviva Plc on Thursday named highly-regarded industry veteran Trevor Matthews as head of its UK division, replacing Mark Hodges, who resigned unexpectedly. Australian-born Matthews, a former head of rival insurer Friends Provident who previously ran Standard Life’s UK …
UK broker Miller Insurance Services announced that it has appointed Samantha Bain to “further strengthen its major UK and European corporate client offering. Ken MacDonald indicated that the appointment is a reflection of continued success for Miller in this area. …
London-based broker Cooper Gay announced that it has restructured its UK business, Cooper Gay & Co Ltd, into three core trading units to form a stronger and more streamlined platform for growth. The UK business is part of Cooper Gay/Swett …
London-based broker Miller announced that it has created a new international platform for its binding authority business with the formation of a specialist binding authority team. “The team will be based in London and will be led by Jonathan Sale …
The UK’s RSA has released its “Interim Statement” for the first quarter of 2011, confirming the Group’s steady growth. Highlights of the report were listed as follows: • Net written premiums of £2.1 billion [$3.4 billion] up 8 percent • …
Aon announced that it has selected The Leadenhall Building as its future London headquarters. The office tower is currently under construction, directly across Leadenhall Street from Lloyd’s. When completed it will be 224 meters (just under 700 feet) tall. The …
After launching its drive into the UK’s commercial lines mid-market in March, Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Commercial Lines operation of Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited, has announced several new staff appointments as part of this initiative. Nine new members of …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), has completed the purchase of HLG Holdings Ltd (the Heath Lambert Group), for a net purchase price of £97 million ($158 million). Heath Lambert is headquartered in London and has 16 offices throughout the …
