Industry Segments: Lloyd's Page 2 / 21
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- April 11 2025
London market ‘dismayed’ as Blueprint 2 testing delay could stretch to 2027
Leading figures backed the move to push back the transformational initiative, but one leading figure tells InsuranceAsia News the implementation could go beyond next year.
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- April 8 2025
Markel’s Stobbs confirms ‘desire’ to return to UK by end of 2025
'I’ll miss being in the region, though I’ll certainly keep cheering the team on from the headquarters,' Markel's Asia Pacific managing director says.
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- April 3 2025
Opinion: As changes at the top leave Lloyd’s exposed, does opportunity knock for Asia?
CEO John Neal is leaving this year, but a replacement has not been found, while the market is also getting a new CFO and chairman at the start of May.
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- March 31 2025
MS Amlin expands in Australia with Sydney office, appoints head of ANZ
New office will be led by Matt Botfield, who joins carrier from Aon.
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- March 31 2025
Chaucer FY24 GWP tops US$3bn, reports 87.55% COR
The 17% GWP growth in the latest financial year for the China Re-owned Lloyd’s syndicate was fuelled by a 26.7% expansion in its treaty book.
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- March 28 2025
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt appoints Lee Maureen Santiago as marine underwriter
Sydney-based industry veteran previously worked at Allianz Marine and Transit Underwriting Agency for over 12 years.
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- March 26 2025
Carbon credit specialist Kita expands capacity to US$24m
MGA's capacity is provided by Chaucer, Munich Re Syndicate, RenaissanceRe and Tokio Marine Kiln.
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- March 25 2025
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt promotes Iain Sharples to head of underwriting
He has been with the Australian MGA since April 2023, having previously worked at Zurich Financial Services Australia and Thomas Miller.
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- March 21 2025
Lloyd’s looks beyond Asia for growth: John Neal
APMEA platform’s 2024 GWP was up 9% year-over-year at US$9.5bn, while global premiums were up 6.5% to US$72bn.
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- March 19 2025
‘Narrower, deeper’: US specialty insurer not resting on its laurels with energy, marine, specialty plans for Asia
The Hartford opened its third operation in Asia earlier this year, with Hartford Underwriting Agency CEO Carl Bach telling InsuranceAsia News that it also has one eye on adding cyber to its offering in the region.
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- March 13 2025
Carbon specialist Kita expands into Australia
Chaucer-backed Lloyd's coverholder had entered Singapore in January last year.
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- March 11 2025
Frontier launches new kidnap, ransom, extortion coverage with Travelers capacity
The MGA will offer the product across APAC with limits of up to US$15m per event and US$30m in aggregate.
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- March 6 2025
Storm in a teacup? Market divided over underwriting solar risk for ‘unprepared world’
Modelled impact for Asia Pacific from a sudden and intense burst of radiation and energetic particles from the Sun is pegged at US$375bn and US$428bn for greater China.
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- February 27 2025
First for APAC as Canopius backs Qubit on digital asset offering
The Hong Kong-based crypto specialist MGA has been approved as a Lloyd's coverholder to distribute digital assets insurance in Asia Pacific.
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- February 26 2025
Markel continues marine expansion with Singapore hull, war lead hire
Galvin Hu, who will report to head of Singapore Wanshi Lin, will be responsible for spearheading the specialty carrier's underwriting strategy in APAC.
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- February 14 2025
MS Amlin’s COR for 9M FY24 at 88.8%, reports US$163.5m underwriting profit
MS&AD-owned specialty (re)insurer reports continued growth since turnaround a year ago, posting NWP of US$1.4bn.
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- January 29 2025
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re capacity to US$90m in fifth renewal
Strong performance, rising investor interest in Asia cat risk drives demand for insurer’s Singapore-based sidecar.
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- January 28 2025
MS Amlin creates new partnerships team to support syndicate expansion
New team will sit alongside MS Amlin’s existing insurance and reinsurance divisions and will operate as an arm of the CUO’s office.
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- January 27 2025
The Hartford continues Lloyd’s Asia buildout with senior appointment
Shuohan Dai joins as senior underwriter for credit and political risk following the carrier's launch of its Syndicate 1221 earlier this month.
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- January 27 2025
As carbon capture insurance demand grows, time for London to ‘show its leadership’
Clients in APAC and beyond are turning to London's vast energy experience to leverage its capacity for managing traditional and emerging risks, market sources tell IAN.
