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XL Catlin Promotes E&S Property Insurance Regional Leader in Boston

Jun 23 2017 // XL Catlin’s excess and surplus (E&S) insurance team has promoted Caitlin Murphy from senior underwriter to the role of eastern regional vice president of E&S Property.In her new role, Murphy will direct...

Chubb’s Crooks Named XL Catlin’s Inland Marine Director in California

Jun 22 2017 // XL Catlin has named Russell Crooks as vice president and national inland marine director. Crooks is based in San Francisco. He will liaise with brokers and clients throughout the Western U.S. to address inland marine...

Allianz Sets Its Sights on Asia-Pacific’s ‘Growth Engine’

Jun 21 2017 // Allianz SE, the German insurer that stemmed outflows at U.S. asset manager PIMCO, is now trying to bulk up on the other side of the world.“Asia is still a relatively small part of the overall global portfolio but it...

XL Catlin Launches New Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program

Jun 15 2017 // XL Catlin has launched its new Contractors Pollution Liability Express Program in the US and Canada for small to mid-size construction firms.According to Cathy Cleary, XL Catlin’s executive environmental underwriter,...

XL Catlin’s O’Malley Moves to StarStone to Lead Cargo Unit in London

Jun 13 2017 // Global specialty insurer StarStone has appointed Rod O’Malley as of head of cargo in London.O’Malley is joining StarStone in from XL Catlin, where he most recently served as head of the UK cargo team and senior...

XL Catlin Raises Global Property Capacity by 25% to $500 Million

Jun 7 2017 // XL Catlin has raised its global property insurance capacity by 25 percent to US$500 million, which is available on a quota share or layered basis,.With this capacity increase, the company said it will better address...

XL Catlin Promotes Gerbaud to Head International Environmental

Jun 7 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the promotion of Adias Gerbaud to head international environmental.In her newly expanded role, Gerbaud will be responsible for managing XL Catlin’s environmental...

XL Catlin Offers Political Risk, Credit & Bond Insurance in Canada; Zurich’s Azzopardi Named Lead U/W

May 31 2017 // XL Catlin has opened its first Political Risk, Credit and Bond (PRCB) insurance practice in Canada and has appointed Marvin Azzopardi as senior underwriter.Based in Toronto, Azzopardi, will join XL Catlin on June 1 and...

AXA to Add 550 Positions to North Carolina Location

May 23 2017 // Insurance company AXA plans to add 550 jobs in Charlotte, N.C., over the next five years, nearly doubling its local workforce. North Carolina officials announced the move May 9 after approving state tax breaks that could...

Zurich’s Bauman Joins XL Catlin to Head Global Programs, Captives

May 23 2017 // XL Catlin said it is expanding its global insurance programs and captive business with the appointment of Steven Bauman as head of its global programs and captive practice in North America. Bauman will provide technical...

XL Catlin Names AIG’s Estrada, Zurich’s Hughes to Canada Environment Team

May 18 2017 // XL Catlin has added two new members to its Canadian environmental insurance team: Marc Estrada as environmental team lead and Brian Hughes as assistant vice president, environmental underwriting.Estrada and Hughes are...

AXA Launches Unit Focusing on Innovation, New Business Models with Phillips as CEO

May 17 2017 // AXA has appointed Joyce Phillips as chief executive officer of a new business unit dedicated to customer innovation and new business models.Phillips becomes a member of the management committee of AXA Group and reports...

Generali Names AXA’s Granier as CEO of Generali France

May 15 2017 // Generali announced that Jean-Laurent Granier, 51, will join Generali Group as country manager for France and président directeur général (PDG) of Generali France with effect from June 1, 2017.Granier also will join the...

AXA Plans IPO of Minority Stake of U.S. Businesses to Free Up Capital

May 10 2017 // AXA Chief Executive Thomas Buberl plans to overhaul the group’s U.S. operations, proposing to float its American life insurance and asset management businesses in 2018 in order to free up capital and pursue takeover...

Neon Builds Claims Team by Appointing MS Amlin’s Coley, XL Catlin’s Sterling

May 10 2017 // Neon has completed the build-out of its claims team with the recent appointments of Gavin Coley as technical head of claims and James Sterling as claims manager for professional indemnity & financial...

XL Catlin Expands M&A Insurance Product Suite, Adds New Staff to Global Team

May 3 2017 // XL Catlin has expanded its suite of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) insurance products aimed at supporting deals in the global transactional risk market, and has further strengthened its global team with three key...

XL Catlin Launches A&H Cover, ‘Protect & Assist,’ for UK Firms

Apr 26 2017 // XL Catlin has launched “Protect and Assist,” its accident and health insurance solution designed to help UK businesses protect their people and meet their duty of care in the face of emerging risks and...

XL Catlin Enhances International Liability Policies for U.S.-based Businesses

Apr 25 2017 // XL Catlin’s Multinational Casualty business has introduced a new international liability coverage form designed for U.S.-based multinational companies to address their most complex casualty needs.The XL...

Liberty Taps XL Catlin’s McKay for New Distribution & Client Mgmt Role

Apr 25 2017 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Kerry McKay to the newly created role of head of Distribution and Client Management for Continental Europe. He will report directly to...

XL Catlin Participates in Consortium Bringing Driverless Cars to UK

Apr 25 2017 // Oxbotica, the Oxford-based artificial intelligence company that is developing driverless cars for the UK, announced it is leading a consortium of companies that plans to trial a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles in urban...