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XL Catlin Names Snyder Lead Underwriter for Construction Excess Casualty in Southeast

Sep 21 2018 // XL Catlin’s North America Construction insurance business has appointed Ann Marie Snyder, senior underwriter, to lead its Construction Excess Casualty business in its Southeast region.Snyder joined XL Catlin in 2012...

AXA’s Duverne Named Chairman of Insurance Development Forum, Replacing Catlin

Sep 13 2018 // The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announced the appointment of Denis Duverne as chair of its Steering Committee, succeeding Stephen Catlin, effective Sept. 11, 2018.The IDF is a public-private partnership, led by a...

XL Catlin’s Duffy to Join AIG as Bermuda Manager

Sep 11 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Catherine Duffy will join the company’s General Insurance business as Country Manager of Bermuda, at a date to be determined. In this role, Duffy will oversee...

AXA to Complete Acquisition of XL Group Sept. 12

Sep 11 2018 // AXA announced today that it has obtained all regulatory approvals required to complete the proposed acquisition of XL Group Ltd. previously announced on March 5, 2018.The Paris-based global insurer said it expects to close...

Former Zurich Exec Hans Named Southeast Regional Leader of XL Catlin

Sep 7 2018 // XL Catlin has added Kimberly Hans to its Broker & Client Management team as Southeast Regional leader.Hans is based in Atlanta and reports to Robert Peretti, XL Catlin’s Head of Broker & Client Management in...

New York Approves AXA Acquisition of XL Group

Sep 3 2018 // France’s AXA Group moved a step closer to closing on its acquisition of XL Group as Nw York insurance regulators have given their approval of the deal.New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Friday...

XL Catlin Expands M&A Underwriting Team with Khalidi and Jensen

Aug 14 2018 // XL Catlin insurance operations recently added Naveed Khalidi and Michelle Jensen to its team of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) insurance underwriters. Khalidi joins XL Catlin from Allied World Assurance Co., where he...

AXA Gives Under-Fire CEO Buberl a Needed Boost on Strong H1 Profits

Aug 2 2018 // AXA SA gave under-fire Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl a needed boost with first-half earnings that beat estimates and growth in new business.AXA, posting its first results since a disappointing partial spinoff of...

XL Catlin to Build On-Demand Cyber Insurance Product With Slice Labs

Jul 26 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., a U.S. company offering cloud-based on-demand insurance, has partnered with XL Catlin to offer an on-demand cyber insurance product for U.S. small and medium-sized business (SMBs) built on the Slice...

AXA, XL Choose Name for Combined P/C, Specialty Operations: ‘AXA XL’

Jul 12 2018 // Following the completion of the acquisition of XL Group by AXA SA – expected in the second half of 2018 – the two insurers have chosen the name of the division that will be dedicated to large property/casualty...

AXA Liabilities Managers Acquires Gothaer Re Run-Off Portfolio

Jul 9 2018 // Specialist run-off acquirer and manager AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM) has acquired the legacy assumed portfolio of Cologne-based Gothaer Finanzholding A.G., which is been in run-off since it ceased trading in 2004.The...

UK Insurance Sector Launches ‘Inclusive Behaviours Pledge’ to Build Diversity

Jul 5 2018 // Insurers, industry bodies and brokers, together with other organizations across the insurance sector, have joined forces to launch a new industry-wide pledge, designed to change behaviors and create a more inclusive work...

XL Catlin Is Lead Investor in $16.5M Financing for Israeli Maritime Risk Analytics Firm

Jul 3 2018 // XL Catlin’s venture capital arm is the lead investor in a $16.5 million financing for Windward, a maritime risk analytics firm, based in Israel.XL Innovate led the Series C financing, though previous investor...

AXA Art Names Buchmann as President, CEO of Americas

Jul 2 2018 // AXA Art has appointed industry veteran, Irina Buchmann as president and chief executive officer of its Americas operation.The Americas operations of the specialist insurer encompasses Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United...

XL Catlin’s Eells Joins Validus Specialty as Chief Operating Officer

Jun 29 2018 // Validus Specialty Underwriting Services announced the appointment of Bob Eells as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Validus Specialty, Western World and Crop Risk Services. Leading operations and...

XL Catlin, Bamboo Insurance to Provide Property Coverage In California

Jun 28 2018 // XL Catlin and new insurtech-focused program administrator Bamboo Insurance have entered into an underwriting agreement to provide property insurance in California. Bamboo Insurance is a California-based program...

AXA Belgium Partners with Online Car Repair Platform Fixico

Jun 25 2018 // AXA, the Paris based insurance & asset management firm, and Fixico, a platform for cosmetic car repairs, after several months of joint testing, have just started to provide AXA’s customers in Belgium with an...

XL Catlin Launches Specialty Aviation Insurance in Mexico

Jun 22 2018 // XL Catlin announced the launch of specialty aviation insurance in Mexico. The new product suite will initially focus on general aviation hull and liability risks.With an established presence in Latin America and aviation...

XL Catlin Offers TradeTapp Tool that Helps Contractors Pre-Qualify Subcontractors

Jun 15 2018 // XL Catlin’s North America Construction insurance business has teamed up with construction tech start up, TradeTapp, to provide Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) clients with access to the platform that helps...

ING, AXA Form Digital Bancassurance Partnership, Offering Cover in 6 Countries

Jun 13 2018 // ING and AXA announced a long term and exclusive, multi-country bancassurance partnership to provide insurance products and related services through a central digital insurance platform. Under the partnership, ING will...