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Brit hires US casualty vice presidents from Swiss Re and Redstone

Specialty re/insurer Brit has hired Garick Zillgitt from Swiss Re and Justin Magee from Redstone Underwriters to strengthen its casualty portfolio in the US.   10 July 2019

Insurance

S&P ‘A’ rating for Korean Re Swiss subsidiary paves way for ‘major hub’

Korean Re’s reinsurance subsidiary in Switzerland, which opened on 1 June 2019, has achieved an ‘A’ rating from S&P Global Ratings.   5 July 2019

Insurance

Tim Butcher retires from DL Dale's Lloyd's Syndicate 2525

DL Dale & Others' Syndicate 2525, a specialist employers’ and third party liability Lloyd’s insurer managed by Asta Managing Agency, has announced that Tim Butcher, senior class underwriter of international liability business, has decided to retire.   4 July 2019

Insurance

News analysis: Lloyd’s - the need for speed

Lloyd’s of London published a modernisation plan in May and the market’s CEO John Neal is now pushing to convince all stakeholders that change must be fast and decisive or they’ll risk losing out.   3 July 2019

Insurance

Hiscox's Matt Bernal moves to Ryan Specialty Group

RT Specialty, a wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group, has hired Hiscox's Matt Bernal as vice president for its property practice group based in San Francisco.   1 July 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

‘ILS growth ahead’: S&P

A recent downswing in interest in investing in the ILS market might be reversed by new developments, according to a new S&P Global Ratings report.   28 June 2019

Insurance

S&P lifts Lloyd's outlook as capital position and underwriting performance improves

S&P Global Ratings has revised the outlook of Lloyd's of London and its core subsidiaries to stable from negative, following changes made by the specialist re/insurance market to improve its overall underwriting performance.   17 June 2019

Insurance

Willis-backed insurtech Innovisk launches M&A MGA Themis

Innovisk Capital Partners, a London-based global insurtech start-up, has unveiled a new underwriting agency, called Themis, focussing on the provision of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance solutions.   17 June 2019

Insurance

LIIBA adds Price Forbes and Lonmar CEOs to board

The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA) has appointed James Masterton, chief executive officer of Price Forbes, and David Pexton, chief executive officer of Lonmar Global Risks, to its board.   17 June 2019

Insurance

MS Amlin hires RSA marine expert Vogiatzidou for Dubai operations

Re/insurer MS Amlin has appointed Mary Vogiatzidou as senior marine underwriter in its Dubai operations.   17 June 2019

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