Industry Segments: Lloyd's Page 1 / 18
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- December 17 2024
Newline Group expands to Hong Kong, hires Carson Choi
Lloyd's player adds to offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Malaysia, with Choi joining as head of financial lines.
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- December 11 2024
Future human pandemic could lead to US$13.6trn losses: Lloyd’s
The global economic losses across three severity levels range from US$7.3trn to US$41.7trn, representing a reduction in global GDP between 1.1% and 6.4%.
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- December 9 2024
Pricing, deductibles and wordings under pressure in Australian financial lines market
The integration of cyber with financial institutions products hold up the rates because there aren't many markets offering this solution, says IQUW’s Tristram Prior.
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- December 2 2024
LK Re chosen as Lloyd’s broker after three years in Singapore
This will allow the reinsurance broker to participate directly in the Lloyd's market and take advantage of the marketplace's licences in more than 200 countries.
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- December 2 2024
Agile continues ANZ buildout with Jamie Connor promotion
Connor's promotion to head of aviation for Australia and New Zealand aligns with the MGA's strategy to strengthen its position in the region since entering the NZ market in August.
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- November 29 2024
Specialty, casualty pricing needs tangible change: Lloyd’s Neal
Underwriting discipline, global scale to help industry respond to emerging risk, the CEO said speaking to the London market.
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- November 19 2024
Agile launches Lloyd’s-backed property offering in Australia
The MGA has hired Ellie Chen as property underwriter and will offer US$6.5 million coverage for industries like agriculture, retail, and healthcare.
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- November 19 2024
Lloyd’s Asia set to see new entrants in 2025 as it races to US$1bn GWP mark
The platform is keen to attract local capital and create more opportunities for syndicates to collaborate across the APMEA region, says regional CEO Emma Loynes.
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- November 7 2024
Steadfast expands into London market with US$30m Lloyd’s broker HW Wood buy
The acquisition, which is expected to be completed on December 2, gives the Australian group full ownership of the target, including its operations in France and Greece.
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- November 1 2024
QBE closes US$1.6bn LPT deal with RiverStone International and Enstar
The deal was effective July 1 this year and includes non-core long-tail reserves that were not subject to prior reinsurance transactions and a small number of other portfolios of various subsidiaries of the insurer, including Lloyd’s syndicates.
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- October 28 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln taps Starr’s Alexandros Ampatzis as head of marine, APAC
Ampatzis will primarily focus on deepening the carrier's presence in target markets across the region and continuing the team’s rapid growth, reporting to TMK’s regional underwriting director Jamie Tang.
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- October 18 2024
Analytics: Australian intermediated premiums grow 8.2% in 2023-24
While the GWP placed with Lloyd’s in the 12 months grew at a comparable pace, business placed with unauthorised foreign insurers declined marginally.
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- October 11 2024
BESS-wary markets look for leadership to bind risks
Renewables specialist GCube's CEO says the market has to facilitate insurance on a more consistent approach as more projects appear around the world.
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- October 10 2024
Newline continues Sydney expansion with Bec Smith hire
Smith will join the Lloyd's coverholder as professional indemnity underwriter, reporting to Australia head of the line Nick Beswick.
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- October 9 2024
Markel expands India team with three underwriters in Mumbai
Srabasti Dhali has joined from Tata AIG as senior underwriter, specie; Aniket Mehta has been named marine cargo senior underwriter, while Ankur Saxena started as casualty underwriter.
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- September 5 2024
Lloyd’s logs best interim results since 2007 as H1 underwriting profit up 24%
The market’s COR improved to 83.7% from 85.2% a year ago, as its underwriting profit rose to US$4.07bn, thanks to premium growth and better investment returns.
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- August 30 2024
Agile launches New Zealand operation to strengthen Lloyd’s Pacific presence
The newly established Agile Insurance Group NZ will write general aviation, accident and health, casualty and professional lines.
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- August 23 2024
AUB launches third strata MGA Rubix Underwriting as division’s pre-tax profit surges 58%
The new entity will have Lloyd's as the capacity provider and will allow the broker to grow its strata portfolio which already includes brands SUU and Longitude.
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- August 23 2024
Analytics: Australian underwriters incur 23% lower public liability claims in 2023
Lloyd's public liability claims doubled and PI claims went up 13 times in the country in the last year while other insurers' PI claims were 9% higher year-on-year across all states, according to the 2023 claims data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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- August 20 2024
Australia’s FTA Insurance expands public and products liability team with two hires
Both Melbourne-based, Daniel Malic joins the financial lines-focused Lloyd's coverholder as national general liability manager, as Janelle Ferraro joins as general liability underwriter.
