XL Catlin News

XL Catlin Hires Agatep in New York

XL Catlin has hired Ronnell Agatep as global head of underwriting in its newly launched global retail accident and health insurance business. The firm’s new business aims to help corporate clients safeguard their workforce by offering various accident and health …

XL Catlin Names Tennant Pollock as VP, Emerging Markets

XL Catlin has named Lauren Tennant Pollock as vice president, Emerging Markets, based in New York. She will work with XL Catlin’s Emerging Markets team providing reinsurance and insurance to developing regions across the world. She will also be involved …

XL Catlin Updates Active Assailant Cover to Include Use of Road Vehicles in Attack

XL Catlin announced it has updated the wording of its “Active Assailant” coverage to include the use of road vehicles in an attack. Stephen Ashwell, XL Catlin’s chief underwriting officer for Crisis Management, said: “The tragic events that took place …

XL Catlin Names Chow as Senior U/W, Political Risk & Trade Credit, Asia Pacific

XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Bonnie Chow as senior underwriter, Political Risk and Trade Credit insurance for Asia Pacific. She will be based in Sydney. Chow has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance and banking industries, …

XL Catlin Opens Unit in Africa to Write Facultative and Treaty Reinsurance

XL Catlin has established a new Reinsurance Unit focused on providing facultative and treaty reinsurance across Africa. Leading the team is Alex St James who has been appointed as head of Africa for XL Catlin’s Reinsurance operations. Additionally, XL Catlin …

XL Estimates Q2 Cats to Cost $240M, Led by Alberta Wildfires

XL Group Plc, the insurer that expanded last year with the purchase of Catlin Group Ltd., said second-quarter catastrophe costs were probably about $240 million pretax, with wildfires in Alberta, Canada, responsible for about half the total. Flooding in Europe …

XL Catlin Adds Levesque as Sr. Underwriter for Marine Business in Chicago

Janelle Levesque has joined XL Catlin as a senior marine underwriter. She is based in Chicago. Levesque is responsible for inland marine business in the Midwest region, which includes Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri. She previously …

XL Catlin Marine Business Unit Adds 3 in San Francisco

XL Catlin hired Frank Basich as senior member of the XL Catlin marine underwriting team in San Francisco. Basich is responsible for inland marine business in the western states, exercising his 25-plus years of experience underwriting many commercial lines of …

Langenegger Joins XL Catlin in Dallas

Shawn Langenegger has joined XL Catlin’s marine business unit in Dallas. He has 13 years of industry experience and joins from Allianz Global Corporate where he was inland marine team leader for the New Orleans, Houston and Dallas territories. Langenegger …

XL Catlin Launches Wholesale Contractors’ Pollution, Professional Coverage

XL Catlin’s North America Environmental insurance business has introduced a new wholesale pollution and professional insurance policy designed to help U.S. trade contractors address their contractual obligations to provide environmental liability and professional liability protection. In addition to professional liability …