All the headlines from our London Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 3 2008 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that it has “significantly strengthened its leadership position in crisis management underwriting with the addition of two experienced product recall insurance...
Dec 2 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Netherlands-based Eureko B.V. and related core subsidiaries to negative from stable. S&P also affirmed the ‘A-‘ long-term...
Nov 25 2008 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital, announced from London the appointment of Neil Robertson as head of its global Equine operation, and Ian Hull as Equine Underwriter in London.“The Equine...
Nov 21 2008 // Faber & Dumas, the newly formed third-party wholesale brokerage division of Willis Group Holdings, announced that three additional Willis specialty businesses – Fine Art, Jewelry & Specie (FAJS), Special...
Nov 4 2008 // Willis Group Holdings announced from London a partnership with Sequel Business Solutions Limited, which “has completed a major milestone in its Shaping our Future strategy for profitable growth with the...
Nov 2 2008 // The by now all too familiar litany of the world’s financial woes took pride of place at A.M. Best’s conference in London on Oct. 15. Roger Sellek, the rating agency’s managing director-global financial...
Oct 30 2008 // Marsh announced the creation of a dedicated binding authority and consumer placement service in London to meet the needs of clients globally. “This team will be the access point to the London and European insurance...
Oct 20 2008 // The by now all too familiar litany of the world’s financial woes took pride of place at A.M. Best’s well-attended conference (over 240 attendees) in London on October 15.Roger Sellek, the rating agency’s...
Oct 13 2008 // London Market reform technology specialists TriSystems announced that their Universal Messaging Gateway (UMG) suite is now available via the Internet in a move, which the Company says will “be widely seen as a...
Sep 30 2008 // Amercian International Group is selling its stake in a London airport.Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AIG-Financial Products’ 50 percent interest in...
Sep 17 2008 // Oxygen Holdings Plc, a London market insurance intermediary, and Arthur J Gallagher (UK) announced the sale of Oxygen’s underwriting subsidiary, Oxygen Insurance Managers Ltd. (OIM) to Gallagher (UK), for an...
Sep 16 2008 // Lockton announced that “Stephen Reid has agreed to join Lockton as Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for the Retail division in London which encompasses the Corporate Risk Solutions, Profin & Affinity...
Sep 12 2008 // Willis Group Holdings has announced that ” Glencairn, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs’ London-based operation,” will form the “cornerstone” of a “new third-party wholesale brokerage...
Sep 3 2008 // New players in London’s specialized cash in transit (CIT) coverage market could lower the premiums paid by Global security firms by “up to 20 percent” according to a bulletin from Aon’s fine art...
Sep 3 2008 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of Lauren Kent as Senior Underwriting Manager and Head of Reinsurance for Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited in London.She has 18 years of...
Sep 1 2008 // Any institution — and there aren’t many — that survives and thrives for 320 years must find ways to adapt to changing conditions. Lloyd’s of London’s transformation offers some insights as to how such...
Aug 29 2008 // Markel Corp. announced that Gerry Albanese, president and chief operating officer of Markel International since 2003, will return to the United States to assume a senior executive position with Markel Corp.William Stovin...
Jul 30 2008 // Boston-based AIR Worldwide Corporation has expanded and relocated its London office. “The new space, which is more than twice the size of AIR’s previous London office, is designed to accommodate the increase in...
Jul 24 2008 // Amlin, a leading Lloyd’s insurer, plans to open an office in Chicago. Amlin Illinois Inc, will work within the existing Lloyd’s infrastructure, utilizing the Lloyd’s licence in Illinois to write admitted...
Jul 23 2008 // A handful of Bermuda insurers see an opportunity to expand their horizons by entering the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, but their interest of late has waned as prices of potential target companies have...