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AXA to Acquire 7% of Africa Re to Increase Pan-African Exposure

Feb 23 2015 // AXA has entered into an agreement to acquire a 7.15 percent stake in African Reinsurance Corporation, the leading reinsurance company in Africa.Under the terms of the agreement, the total cash consideration payable at...

AXA Buys London Pinnacle Site for Redesigned Skyscraper

Feb 20 2015 // AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, the property unit of France’s AXA Group, has bought the London site of the halted Pinnacle skyscraper and plans to build a tower of its own design.The building at 22 Bishopsgate...

XL Group Appoints New Country Managers for Singapore and Japan

Feb 11 2015 // XL Group announced it has appointed Robin Johnson as country manager for Singapore with responsibility for continuing to drive the growth of the group’s insurance business in the region.Johnson, whose industry career...

XL, RPS/Plus to Offer Professional Liability Coverage to Title, Escrow Agents

Feb 10 2015 // XL Group and RPS/Plus Cos. have expanded their underwriting partnership to bring professional liability insurance to title & escrow agents. According to Erin Fry, head of Programs for XL Group’s Select...

People – South Central

Feb 9 2015 // Keleigh Buchanan was promoted to assistant vice president at Dallas-based independent insurance broker Roach Howard Smith & Barton.Buchanan has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. She specializes in...

XL Group Reports $293.9 Million Q4 Net Income; $999.2 Million for 2014

Feb 3 2015 // XL Group plc reported its fourth quarter and full year 2014 results. Highlights include: Operating net income of $293.9 million, or $1.12 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with $286.9 million for the same...

XL Appoints Turner as Lead Consultant for Complex Accounts Team

Jan 30 2015 // XL Group announced it has appointed Rob Turner as lead consultant to establish its Complex Accounts capabilities in London.The company said it set up its Complex Accounts team in 2012 because it saw the opportunity and the...

XL Group Introduces New Excess Executive Liability Form

Jan 28 2015 // XL Group has developed a new excess “follow form” insurance policy to provide the option of buying an additional layer of professional liability insurance protection.According to Kelly Lyles, chief executive of...

XL Expands German Professional Indemnity Offering With Heienbrok Appointment

Jan 27 2015 // XL Group has expanded its professional indemnity offering in the German market with the appointment of Jens Heienbrok as professional indemnity manager.XL Group said it made this strategic appointment because the market...

XL Group Adds to Insurance Underwriting Team in Dallas

Jan 23 2015 // XL Group announced the addition of global risk management, construction primary casualty and inland marine underwriting expertise in its Dallas office.XL Group’s newest insurance underwriters include: Kristen Hough...

AXA ART Announces New Global Organizational Structure

Jan 16 2015 // As part of its ongoing efforts to expand into new markets and bolster effective delivery of innovative product and service offerings to clients around the world, AXA ART announced it has structured its global operating...

Catlin, XL Agree to Takeover Terms

Jan 9 2015 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group has published its acceptance of terms upon which XL Group plc will acquire Catlin in a “cash and share acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Catlin by...

Dwyer Joins XL Group’s Distribution & Network Team in New York

Jan 7 2015 // XL Group’s Distribution & Network team has added June H. Dwyer as Northeast regional lead. Based in XL Group’s New York office, Dwyer reports to Ken Riegler, head of XL Group’s North America...

XL Group Expands Executive Liability Protection in U.S.

Dec 18 2014 // XL Group’s Professional Liability arm has released a new Executive and Corporate Securities Liability policy form to protect companies and their directors and officers from what it terms “an increasingly...

Catlin Says XL Group Made $3.9 Billion Takeover Bid; Talks Are Ongoing

Dec 17 2014 // Catlin Group Ltd. said it received a takeover approach from Ireland’s XL Group plc valued at about 2.5 billion pounds ($3.9 billion). The shares surged the most on record. Under the terms, XL would buy Catlin for 410...

XL Group Offers Artworks Coverage in UK for Art Exhibitions

Dec 16 2014 // XL Group has launched Key Artworks insurance coverage in the U.K. to cover cancelled or abandoned fine art exhibitions and their financial losses in cases where a star attraction art piece is damaged, stolen or otherwise...

XL Group Bolsters Marine Insurance Capabilities in Brazil With 2 Appointments

Dec 12 2014 // XL Group has appointed Nicolás da Silva as marine liability underwriter and Leandro Meili as marine risk engineer, strengthening its marine insurance capabilities in Brazil.Previously, da Silva worked at AIG Seguros...

XL Group Launches Crime Insurance Unit; Bangs Named Chief Underwriting Offer

Dec 12 2014 // To help address businesses’ and financial institutions’ crime concerns, including embezzlement, fraud, and bribery, XL Group is launching a global crime business, under the leadership of Gregory W. Bangs who...

XL’s New Standalone Terrorism Policy Addresses TRIPRA Gaps

Dec 3 2014 // XL Group’s U.S. Crisis Management business has introduced a new standalone terrorism insurance policy intended to help U.S. businesses address potential gaps in coverage provided by the Terrorism Risk Insurance...

XL Group Appoints Pitt to Head New Global Data, Analytics, Pricing Unit

Dec 2 2014 // XL Group’s global Insurance operation announced the appointment of Tim Pitt to the newly created role of Head of Data, Analytics and Pricing to help drive XL Group’s data, analytics and pricing strategies and...