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QIC announces Antares executive team hires

19th November 2020

Specialty re/insurer QIC Global, the subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Group has appointed Mark Graham Chief Executive Officer of Antares Managing Agency. Before joining Antares, Graham chaired the Solvency II Committee for the Lloyd’s Market Association and headed his own London market-based company, Acuitas Consulting, which provided strategic and operational advice to ... Read the full article

QIC Global promotes Alexander Craggs to CEO at Antares

8th July 2020

QIC Global, the international specialty re/insurance arm of Qatar Insurance Group, has named Alexander Craggs as acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Jim Lye as Active Underwriter, respectively, at Antares Syndicate 1274, effective July 7th, 2020. In their new roles, Craggs will report to Michael van der Straaten, Chief Executive Officer ... Read the full article

Singapore announces intellectual property insurance initiative with Antares

17th June 2019

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Asia and Antares Underwriting Asia, has announced a new intellectual property (IP) insurance initiative to support businesses as they enter global markets. The Intellectual Property Insurance Initiative for Innovators (IPIII) aims to provide businesses with insurance coverage for legal expenses ... Read the full article

Antares adds Martin Campbell as Head of Financial Institutions

18th March 2019

Antares, the Lloyd’s managing agent and member of the QIC Group, has appointed Martin Campbell as Head of Financial Institutions at Antares Syndicate 1274, effective immediately. Campbell arrives from The Channel Syndicate, where he most recently served as Head of Financial Lines and was a founding partner in 2011. He has 30 ... Read the full article

Antares names Joe Battle CEO

18th February 2019

Lloyd's of London Managing Agency and member of the Qatar Insurance Company Group (QIC Group), Antares, has promoted current Active Underwriter Joe Battle to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Battle's appointment is subject to receipt of regulatory approval. He joined Antares (then Württembergische) in 2007 and was appointed Active Underwriter in 2009, before ... Read the full article

Antares appoints CNA Hardy’s John Taylor as Head of Specialty

12th October 2018

Antares, the Lloyd’s managing agent and member of the QIC Group, has announced the appointment of John Taylor as Head of Specialty. Taylor will report to the Active Underwriter Joe Battle and replaces Kieran Oliver, who is retiring from Antares after nearly two decades at the firm. With 25 years’ experience in ... Read the full article

Joe Mellen joins Antares from Sompo Canopius as Marine Cargo Underwriter

26th September 2017

Lloyd's of London independent managing general agent (MGA) and member of QIC Group, Antares, has named Joe Mellen Marine Cargo Underwriter, effective immediately. Mellen brings over 35 years of industry experience to Antares and joins from Sompo Canopius and, in his new role will report to Henry Maughan, Class Underwriter, Marine ... Read the full article

Antares promotes three to Lloyd’s managing agency board

28th June 2017

Antares, the Qatar Insurance Company owned Lloyd's of London managing agency, has announced some promotions and the appointment of three employees as new board members. The appointments have been made to "meet the evolving needs of the managing agency and promote internal talent," the company said. David Hobbs has been promoted to ... Read the full article