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Arch completes acquisition of Barbican
2nd December 2019
Bermuda-based re/insurance company Arch Capital Group has completed its acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings Limited from owner investor Carlson Capital. The deal, first announced in July 2019, is expected to provide a significant expansion to Arch’s London and Lloyd’s related insurance and reinsurance underwriting operations. As part of the acquisition, Arch ... Read the full article
H.W. Kaufman Group acquires Barbican Protect Limited
27th November 2019
H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of insurance companies, has acquired Barbican Protect Limited from Barbican Insurance Group, subject to regulatory approval. The agreement sees Barbican Protect rebrand as Burns & Wilcox and join H.W. Kaufman Group London, and is part of the company's expansion plans into the UK marketplace. The acquisition ... Read the full article
Barbican Protect adds McManus to lead Professional Indemnity team
2nd August 2019
Barbican Protect, the UK arm of Barbican Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Paula McManus as Head of Professional Indemnity for its London operations, with immediate effect. McManus, part of the Financial Lines team, will be be responsible for strengthening Barbican Protect’s PI proposition in the UK commercial SME and ... Read the full article
Arch acquiring Barbican, expanding London & Lloyd’s footprint
31st July 2019
Bermuda-based re/insurance company Arch Capital Group said yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Barbican Group Holdings Limited from owner investor Carlson Capital. For Arch Capital, the move will provide a significant expansion to its London and Lloyd's related specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriting operations, given the acquisition ... Read the full article
Barbican adds Markel’s Antony Hope as D&O Class Underwriter
4th July 2019
Barbican Insurance Group, which underwrites re/insurance predominantly through its Lloyd's platform, has announced the appointment of Antony Hope as Class Underwriter for Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) liability insurance, with immediate effect. He will report to Gavin Stanley, the company’s Head of Financial Lines, and work alongside Sarah McGurk. Hope brings over 23 ... Read the full article
Barbican promotes three in leadership adjustment at Syndicate 1955
15th January 2019
Barbican Insurance Group, which underwrites re/insurance predominantly through its Lloyd's platform, has announced a trio of promotions at its Barbican Syndicate 1955. The promotions include key roles, with new faces set to fill the deputy active underwriter, head of insurance and head of reinsurance positions at the Syndicate. Barbican has named David ... Read the full article
Barbican hires property treaty underwriter Watson from CNA Hardy
4th December 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has announced the hire of Emma Watson a property treaty focused re/insurance underwriter who joins the firm from CNA Hardy. Watson joins specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter Barbican with immediate effect and will report to Tom Gwynn, underwriting manager for property treaty at the firm. A technical underwriter, Watson ... Read the full article
Barbican to increase Lloyd’s capacity in some lines, but withdraw from others
8th November 2018
Barbican Insurance Group's 2019 business plan for its Lloyd's of London syndicate Barbican 1955 has been approved, but the firm will deploy more capacity into some specialty lines, while withdrawing completely from other areas of business. Barbican said that Syndicate 1955 will focus on its core markets, with an increased focus ... Read the full article
Barbican hires Underwriting Manager James Barrett from Swiss Re
25th September 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has announced the appointment of James Barrett as Underwriting Manager in its healthcare division, effective immediately. Barrett joins Barbican from Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, where he most recently served as Vice President and Senior Underwriter in the healthcare (products and global markets) team, having joined the firm in ... Read the full article
Barbican Protect adds new development underwriters to casualty team
2nd August 2018
Barbican Protect, the UK insurance arm of Barbican Insurance Group, has appointed Keith Irwin and Deanne Rogers as development underwriters within the firm’s casualty team. Irwin, who joins Barbican from Beazley, will be tasked with developing a new specialty casualty portfolio that focuses on the rail and automotive sectors. He is based ... Read the full article
Barbican adds Lauren Webb to cyber underwriting team
19th June 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Lauren Webb as a Class Underwriter for cyber within its team at Lloyd’s Syndicate 1955. Webb has 14 years’ underwriting experience, 7 of which have been in the cyber insurance sector, and joins Barbican from Chubb, where she most recently served as London Cyber Underwriting Manager. She ... Read the full article
Barbican teams up with cyber specialists on ‘One-Step-Ahead’ resilience product
13th April 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has developed a new cyber resilience product in collaboration with specialists TSC Advantage and FICO, called Barbican Cyber ‘One-Step-Ahead’ (OSA). OSA combines software components, on- and off-site training, and detailed evaluation and recommendation reports to help insured organisations assess and improve their overall cyber security measures. Barbican has structured ... Read the full article
Barbican Insurance names Sarah McGurk as D&O liability class underwriter
14th March 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Sarah McGurk to class underwriter for directors’ & officers’ (D&O) liability insurance, set to work as part of the financial lines division and report to Hans Sherman, underwriting manager, D&O. McGurk brings 24 years of market experience and 10 years experience as a D&O specialist to the ... Read the full article
Barbican strengthens cyber cover with incident response & phishing simulation
13th March 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has strengthened its cyber insurance cover by providing incident response exercises and phishing simulation as part of the overall package to be delivered through risk and cybersecurity consulting firm, TSC Advantage. Read the full article
ArgoGlobal launches the first Lloyd’s consortium for motor treaty in time for 1/1
12th February 2018
Lloyd's of London insurer and member of Argo Group, ArgoGlobal, has announced the launch of the first Lloyd's Market consortium for motor treaty business, which was supported by Barbican Insurance Group. The consortium, which was led by ArgoGlobal, was launched in time for the January 1st, 2018 renewals, and enables carriers ... Read the full article
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