XL Catlin News

XL Catlin Appoints Karna as Chief Data Officer

XL Catlin has announced the appointment of Dr. Henna A. Karna as chief data officer, reporting to XL’s chief platform officer, Myron Hendry. Karna has more than 20 years’ experience leading data-driven, digital innovation and positive disruption within the insurance …

Short Joins XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty Unit in Kansas City

Alan F. Short has joined XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty team as a senior underwriter in Kansas City. Short brings 30-plus years of broker and underwriting experience, including his recent tenure as an underwriting consultant with CNA. Source: XL Catlin

XL Catlin Adds Goebel, Buttner to Dallas Excess Casualty Team

XL Catlin’s Excess Casualty unit has added Byron D. Goebel and Eric Buttner to its Dallas team as senior underwriters in Dallas. Goebel joins XL Catlin with nearly 30 years of underwriting and broker experience, most recently serving as excess …

XL Catlin Gets Approval to Open Reinsurance Branch in India

XL Catlin’s reinsurance business group that it has received final approval from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India to open an onshore reinsurance branch office of XL Insurance Company SE. The operation, which will be based in Mumbai and …

XL Catlin Appoints Middleton to Manage Ceded Reinsurance Placements

XL Catlin’s P&C Underwriting Capital Management operation has appointed Anne Middleton to manage its ceded reinsurance placements globally. In her new role, Middleton, who is based in Londo, will be responsible for overseeing and negotiating the terms, structure and pricing …

XL Catlin Launches Environmental Solution in Ireland

XL Catlin announced the launch of a new environmental insurance solution in Ireland, which is tailored to address the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Guidance on Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities. A key stipulation of the guidance, published in October 2015, …

XL Catlin Adds Clinical Trials Solution for Life Science Clients in Germany

XL Catlin’s insurance operations in Germany have announced the addition of a stand-alone clinical trials solution for life science clients. Life science companies are operating in an increasing complex and litigious environment, the company said in a statement. “They are …

XL Catlin Launches Active Assailant, Terrorism Threat Coverage

XL Catlin’s has launched Active Assailant, Loss of Attraction and Threat (ALT) insurance coverage to respond to the impact of terrorism or an active assailant attack or the threat of an attack on the operations of businesses and public service …

XL Catlin Extends Partnership with Kidnap Response Specialist S-RM

XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced it has extended its partnership with S-RM, the London-based specialist risk and business intelligence consultancy, effective Jan. 1, 2017. S-RM becomes XL Catlin’s provider of choice for delivering kidnap response services to XL Catlin’s kidnap …

XL Catlin Invests $4M in Insurtech Microinsurance Startup, Stonestep

XL Catlin’s venture fund, XL Innovate, committed $4 million in first-round financing to Stonestep, a property/casualty insurtech startup looking to streamline how microinsurance is sold in emerging markets. The Series A funding is designed to help Stonestep grow in the …