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US: Max Capital Group appoints Joe Monk as Global Chief Actuary
Max Capital Group today announced the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Monk as Global Chief Actuary.
W. Marston...
US: Prudential Financial completes sale of minority interest in joint venture
Prudential Financial, today announced that it has completed the sale of its minority joint venture interest in Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings, LLC, which includes...
QBE appoints Chris Tomkins as Senior Property Underwriter to boosts Birmingham team
QBE, the specialist business insurer, announced today the appointment of Chris Tomkins to the position of Senior Property Underwriter at its Birmingham operation.
Chris joins...
Torus appoints Jackie Richardson as SVP, Head of Global Human Resources
Torus, the global specialty insurer, has named Jackie Richardson as SVP, Head of Global Human Resources, starting today. Reporting to Global Chief Operating Officer,...
XL Insurance strengthens its London-based Professional Lines underwriting team
XL Insurance announced the appointment of two financial institutions underwriters to its London-based Professional Lines team.
Senior Underwriters Gerard Bloom and Neale Stevenson will offer...
Swiss Re obtains $150 million of natural catastrophe protection
Swiss Re has obtained USD 150 million protection for California earthquake risk through the Redwood Capital XI Ltd. catastrophe bond programme.
Swiss Re has entered...
Aviva Investors acquires US equity manager River Road Asset Management
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva has agreed to buy 100% of River Road Asset Management (“River Road”), a leading value-oriented...
AXA Insurance appoints Tina Shortle as Marketing Director
AXA Insurance has appointed Tina Shortle to a new role of Marketing Director, leading the development and implementation of all of AXA’s general insurance’s...
US insurer GEICO launches iPhone app: GloveBox
GEICO packed lots of functionality into its new iPhone app—GEICO GloveBox™—to give users, both customers and non-customers alike, handy features right at their fingertips.
The...
Zurich appoints Mark Coffey as head of personal lines broker division
Zurich Financial Services appoints Mark Coffey to the position of head of personal lines, broker division, UK General Insurance.
Mark Coffey who has already started...
Reinsurance rates decline at January 1, 2010 Reinsurance Renewal
Reinsurance rates across most lines of property catastrophe business declined at the January 1, 2010 renewal, according to a briefing released today by Guy...
Canopius builds on construction expertise with new business line
Canopius Managing Agents, the largest privately-owned Lloyd's insurance business, today announces that it has extended its portfolio of specialist construction products with the addition...
Aviva Canada improves broker connectivity via Applied Systems’ WARP technology
Aviva Canada announced today that broker connectivity with the Aviva Portal will be enhanced via Applied Systems’ WARP solution. The new functionality is now...
China Life Insurance to prepare its 2009 financial reports under China’s new accounting rules
China Life Insurance Co. will prepare its 2009 annual financial reports under China's new accounting rules.
The company said in a statement Thursday evening that...
Liberty Syndicates appoints Kirk Maddern as Chief Operating Officer
Liberty Syndicate, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has appointed Kirk Maddern to the position of Chief Operating Officer.
Mr Maddern will oversee all of...
Old Mutual appoints Patrick O’Sullivan as new Chairman
Old Mutual has confirmed the appointment to the Board of Directors of its new Chairman, Patrick O'Sullivan, with effect from 1 January 2010. Chris...
HCC International to sponsor the SailEAST 2010 race season
Specialty insurance company HCC International has confirmed it will take up headline sponsorship of the SailEAST 2010 race season. HCC is a provider of...
Willis completes change in place of incorporation to Ireland
Willis Group Holdings Limited, announced today that its reorganization has been completed and the new parent company of the Willis Group - known as...
Liberty Mutual Group approved to open Zhejiang Branch
Liberty Mutual Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Liberty Insurance Company Limited, has been granted approval to establish a branch in Zhejiang by the...
What a travel insurance does not cover ?
Make sure you read the policy summary to see what is and isn’t covered by the policy – there are bound to be some...
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