March ‹ 2017 ‹ Press Releases

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2017

Argo Group and KALM Seas Insurance Inc. celebrate first-year anniversary of highly successful partnership

Posted on 31st March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, and KALM Seas Insurance Inc. (KALM Seas), the Seattle-based managing general underwriter, are delighted to celebrate the first-year anniversary of their partnership. This agreement has seen KALM Seas exceed all […]

Mar

2017

Pool Re strengthens risk analysis and research capability with appointment of Andrew Donaldson

Posted on 29th March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Pool Re today announced the appointment of Andrew Sean Donaldson as Deputy Head of Risk Analysis. He takes up his role with immediate effect and will report to Ed Butler, Head of Risk Analysis. Andrew will be responsible for the management of threat reporting and commissioning […]

Mar

2017

Advent Law launched to cut claims costs

Posted on 27th March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Advent Claims, the tech-led claims TPA services provider, has launched Advent Law, an authorised alternative business structure (ABS) company, in partnership with law firm The Clarke Partnership. Working alongside UK insurers’ claims departments, Advent Law will enable insurers to gain a tighter grip on claims handling […]

Mar

2017

Ed appoints Joanne Merrick as Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance

Posted on 23rd March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Ed, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty group, today announced the appointment of Joanne Merrick as Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance. She will take up her role in June and report to Andrew Wallin, Group Commercial Director. Joanne brings over twenty years of legal experience […]

Mar

2017

AmWINS’ MGA Unicorn appoints Perry Lyons

Posted on 23rd March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

US-based global broker AmWINS Group, Inc. (“AmWINS”) today announces the appointment of Perry Lyons as motor fleet underwriter for its London-based managing general agent Unicorn Underwriting (“Unicorn”). Lyons brings more than 20 years of experience in underwriting motor fleet and related risks to Unicorn. He joins […]

Mar

2017

Argo Pro launches enhanced line of products and four new Errors & Omissions forms

Posted on 16th March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced the launch of the company’s new Argo PROtect line of products and enhanced Errors & Omissions (E&O) forms to offer expanded business opportunities […]

Mar

2017

Horizon enhances offering with three additional products

Posted on 13th March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Horizon (UW) Ltd., the specialist underwriting agency for high value homes, has launched three products to complement its existing mid and high net worth products: Longitude and Latitude. The new products are: Let, for rented HNW residential property – available on a standalone basis with no […]

Mar

2017

Sompo Canopius Heavy Industry Grows Through Lloyd’s Consortium

Posted on 7th March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Sompo Canopius AG (“Sompo Canopius”) today announces that its heavy industry team has secured additional capacity for its mining cover from Travelers Syndicate 5000 at Lloyd’s. This takes full capacity for the mining portfolio up to US$30m as of 1 March 2017. The cover will be […]

Mar

2017

Pool Re renews reinsurance programme, increases limit to £2bln

Posted on 3rd March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Pool Re today announced that it has increased its commercial reinsurance cover to £2bn, compared with the £1.95bn of cover previously in place. The placement further distances Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and thus, ultimately, the UK taxpayer from any potential liability. It also protects scheme assets, […]

Mar

2017

Dale Underwriting Partners closes first year at a profit

Posted on 3rd March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

Dale Underwriting Partners Syndicate 1729 at Lloyd’s has achieved a modest underwriting profit in its first year of account. The Asta-managed syndicate was a new entrant into the Lloyd’s market for the 2014 year of account and has reported a profit of 0.6% on its initial […]

Mar

2017

THB strengthens marine offering

Posted on 2nd March 2017 by Gavin Warren and has No comment

THB, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, today announces the appointment of Toby Kayll as managing director of the marine division. Kayll brings more than 20 years of experience to the role and joins from Integro Insurance Brokers where he was head of the marine practice. […]