All the headlines from our London Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 15 2018 // Capsicum Re, the London-based specialist reinsurance broker, announced two new hires to its cyber division. Jasper Goring joins as a cyber broker and Prab Naidu was appointed as wordings director, both with immediate...
Aug 3 2018 // London Market Group (LMG) has appointed of Clare Lebecq as CEO. Lebecq, who will take on the role on a permanent basis, will start on Nov. 1 and replaces Chris Beazley, who will return to MS Amlin as CEO of their Swiss...
Aug 1 2018 // Munich Re Specialty Group Ltd. (MRSG) of London is expanding its underwriting platform in North America and has tapped John Hennessy to lead the initiative. Hennessy was named president and chief executive officer of MRSG...
Jul 31 2018 // Lloyd’s of London is reviewing all aspects of its business, including its centuries-old structure, to ensure it is cost-competitive and responsive to both clients and members, especially after Britain leaves the EU,...
Jul 26 2018 // Brexit is the greatest structural challenge facing the London company market, said the chairman of the International Underwriting Association, Malcolm Newman.The UK’s break from the EU is affecting insurers, brokers...
Jul 25 2018 // Britain’s banking industry will emerge largely unscathed from Brexit and retain its position as one of the world’s top two financial centers for the foreseeable future, Barclays’ Chairman John McFarlane...
Jul 23 2018 // In the staid and buttoned-up world of insurance underwriting, few want to talk about it. You won’t find many ads promoting it or details on company websites offering it.But according to industry insiders,...
Jul 16 2018 // New U.S. sanctions are likely to prevent the use of a Lloyd’s of London IT platform for any Iran insurance, adding to difficulties for European insurers providing cover for the country.European insurers, reinsurers,...
Jul 12 2018 // SubroSmart*, a subrogation management firm, has announced the launch of its London operations, which will be led by George Gager and Chris Lally.The SubroSmart London team brings more than four decades’ combined...
Jul 2 2018 // The fourth Dive In Festival for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in insurance will reach more cities than ever in 2018, marking outstanding growth since its inception in 2015. Events this year will be spread across three...
Jul 2 2018 // Luxembourg is so tiny that map-makers have been known to give up and pretend it’s not there.So as the minuscule financial hub continues to draw London firms opening up a post-Brexit presence in the European Union,...
Jul 2 2018 // Cassie Brown has been appointed Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation.She succeeds Ryan Brannan, who left the division on May 1....
Jun 28 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc., the Lake Mary, Fla.-based insurance broker, has acquired B&W Brokers Ltd. of London. Specializing in providing casualty and property insurance and placing binding authorities, B&W services...
Jun 28 2018 // JLT FAC, part of JLT Re, a global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed two senior executives in London and its U.S. team.In London, Nikki Melbourne will join the firm as partner. She joins from...
Jun 26 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. was given an 15-month license to operate in London by a judge after the ride-sharing service worked out most of its differences with regulators.Judge Emma Arbuthnot granted the license in a ruling...
Jun 26 2018 // South Africa’s prodigal insurer returned home to a lukewarm welcome on Tuesday.Old Mutual Ltd. started trading its stock in Johannesburg at 28.50 rand before swinging between 28.20 rand and 29.39 rand. The listing...
Jun 26 2018 // The European Union’s default market access for foreign financial firms will not be eased for Britain after Brexit and improvements to the equivalence regime will apply to all third countries, an EU official told...
Jun 25 2018 // In a TV ad currently airing in the U.K., a young woman leaves a bar alone and prepares to step into an Uber. “I know his license number and he’s made 3,000 trips and speaks four languages,” she says to...
Jun 15 2018 // Ryanne Smith has joined London-based insurance broker, Miller, to further strengthen its energy capabilities for North American intermediaries and clients worldwide.Smith specializes in onshore energy. At Miller, she will...
Jun 14 2018 // The risk of terror attacks and damage from hooligans has pushed up premiums for businesses and players buying insurance for the soccer World Cup in Russia compared to the previous event in Brazil, brokers and insurers...