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AEGIS London appoints Robert Blue as Non-Executive Director
16th April 2026
Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Robert M. Blue as a Non-Executive Director, further strengthening its board. Blue is a member of the board of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS), AEGIS London’s parent company, and also serves as Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of ... Read the full article
AEGIS London appoints Neil Bayles Chief Information Officer
24th February 2026
Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Neil Bayles as its Chief Information Officer (CIO), a newly created position. In his new role, Bayles will be responsible for developing and implementing the firm's IT strategy, ensuring it aligns with and supports the wider corporate objectives. A key aspect of his ... Read the full article
Prifti to succeed King as AEGIS London Class Underwriter for International E&O
16th January 2026
Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London has announced the promotion of Tom Prifti to Class Underwriter for International E&O (Errors & Omissions). Prifti will be succeeding Martin King, who retired at the end of 2025 after a ten-year tenure at AEGIS London and a long-distinguished career that began in 1982 at C.T. Bowring. In ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners and AEGIS London announce new digital partnership
3rd December 2025
McGill and Partners, the independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, and AEGIS London, a Lloyd’s syndicate, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver smarter, digitally-enabled solutions for clients. The partnership aligns AEGIS London’s risk appetite across multiple business lines with McGill and Partners’ client portfolio. Using advanced technology, the platform ... Read the full article
AEGIS London names Tom Squires as Head of Distribution and Digital Trading
2nd October 2025
AEGIS London, which has consistently been ranked in the top quartile of Lloyd’s syndicate for over a decade, has appointed Tom Squires as Head of Distribution and Digital Trading. In his new role, Squires will lead the syndicate’s distribution strategy and a new distribution function, strengthening the firm's relationships with brokers ... Read the full article
AEGIS London doubles Digital Terrorism product capacity to $500m amid rising demand
16th April 2025
Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London has doubled the capacity of its Digital Terrorism Product, SHIELD (Terror), from $250 million to $500 million, an increase that reflects the growing market demand for terrorism insurance solutions. Backed by an AEGIS London-led consortium, the solution has been designed to meet the changing needs of US ... Read the full article
Charity Bare named AEGIS London Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
12th March 2025
Lloyd's syndicate AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Charity Bare as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. AEGIS London has hired Bare “to support its continued focus on maintaining its position as a top quartile Lloyd's performer while retaining robust risk controls.” She will be responsible for a team of 16 people ... Read the full article
Former AEGIS President William Cullen named London NED
7th March 2025
AEGIS London, a Lloyd’s syndicate, has announced the appointment of William Cullen, former President & Chief Executive Officer of its parent company, AEGIS in the US, as Non-Executive Director. Cullen has a career in insurance spanning five decades, including serving as Senior Vice President & Chief Underwriting Officer at AEGIS from ... Read the full article
AEGIS launches $100m political violence consortium
5th February 2025
AEGIS London has unveiled a new Political Violence Consortium, providing businesses with up to $100 million in coverage for a wide range of political violence and terrorism risks. The consortium offers a comprehensive solution, encompassing perils such as sabotage, strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC), insurrection, revolution, war, and civil war. The ... Read the full article
AEGIS London launches new Portfolio Solutions division
13th January 2025
Lloyd's syndicate AEGIS London has launched a new Portfolio Solutions division focusing on following third-party underwriting expertise in the London market, led by Richard Palengat. The new division aims to allow AEGIS London to engage with brokers in a broader range while writing a diverse portfolio of follow business, including broker ... Read the full article
AEGIS London adds two new Non-Exec Directors to its Board
6th November 2024
AEGIS Managing Agency Limited, managing agent of top-quartile Lloyd's syndicate 1225 (AEGIS London), has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its Board, Martin Bride and Andrew Gibbs. Both appointments were made back in September. The addition of these two executives is to broaden AEGIS's insurance sector expertise, the ... Read the full article
Smart returns to AEGIS London as Class Underwriter, Intl. Casualty
20th September 2024
Lloyd's syndicate AEGIS London has recruited Jeremy Smart as a Class Underwriter within its International Casualty team, reporting to Stephen Merrick. In his new role, Smart will be responsible for a mix of territories with an emphasis on Australia and Canada. He returns to AEGIS London following a nine-year stint heading up ... Read the full article
AEGIS London reveals new Data Science and Analytics team to enhance underwriting
10th July 2024
Lloyd's syndicate AEGIS London has established a new Data Science and Analytics team to enhance underwriting capabilities and data-driven initiatives, Led by Giuseppe D'Angelo, Head of Data Analytics and Portfolio Underwriting. The newly formed team reportedly comprises a group of Data Scientists, managed by AI and Data Science expert, Dan Hirlea, ... Read the full article
AEGIS London launches wind buy-back for US private coastal homes
22nd May 2024
Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London has launched a new digital product offering aimed at US-based private property owners for wind deductible buy-back. For those unaware, wind deductible buy-backs are purchased by clients to lower deductibles for wind and named storm damage to their private homes in the US. A buyback deductible is an ... Read the full article
AEGIS London partners with Kayna to optimise online quote and bind platform
30th April 2024
AEGIS London has partnered with the award-winning InsurTech Kayna to optimise its online quote and bind platform, Opal Underwriting. AEGIS London currently writes in excess of $120m of premium through its OPAL Underwriting platform per year, much of this for certain types of insurance typically required for borrowers to have in ... Read the full article
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