Legal

Markel Law Re-Launches to UK Insurance Sector

Markel UK, the specialist insurer, has re launched its flagship legal services firm, Markel Law, as part of the development of the company’s broadly based and comprehensive offering of insurance, legal, tax and specialist sector […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Tania Patston Joins Aegis London Underwriting Team

Tania Patston has joined AEGIS London’s accident and health team as an underwriter. Tania joins from Travelers where she held a similar role. She reports to AEGIS London’s class underwriter for accident and health, Nick […]

News

AIG Europe Results Show Storm Damage Hit The Bottom Line

AIG Europe Limited (AEL) reported a 7% increase in Net Premiums Written for the year ended 30 November 2017, supported by underlying business growth as well as favourable currency movements. The high level of natural […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Aegis Respond to Lloyd’s Indian Crop Reinsurance Report

Responding to the publication of the Lloyd’s new report ‘Harvesting opportunity: an overview of the Indian crop reinsurance market’, Dominic Oldridge, crop reinsurance underwriter with AEGIS London, said: “This Lloyd’s Innovation report is a welcome step […]

Opinion

Opinion: Legal & General are Breaking New Ground with Affordable Homes

A quick Insurance-Edge.net Editorial on the L&G social housing initiative: The news last week that insurance giant Legal & General are to move into building affordable housing is a highly significant, almost watershed moment. For […]

Business

CFC Underwriting Picks Up Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Specialist insurance provider CFC is proud to announce that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Prime Minister’s recommendation that CFC should receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. Winners in this category […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Cooley Expands Transatlantic Insurance Group with Key Appointments

Cooley is strengthening its global insurance capabilities by adding East Coast-based counsels Heidi Lawson and Greg Hoffnagle. Formerly members of Mintz Levin’s insurance, reinsurance, investigations & risk management practice, Lawson will join Cooley’s insurance & […]

Big Data

Lloyds Report on Sharing Economy is a Wake-Up for Insurance Industry

A few days ago, Lloyd’s, published a report called, “Sharing risks, sharing rewards: who should bear the risk in the sharing economy?”, analysing risk perceptions in a booming industry sector, which has seen the rise […]