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Chaucer and Armilla AI introduce Vanguard AI to streamline cyber, technology and AI liability protection
11th February 2026
Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurance group, has partnered with Armilla AI, a specialist in AI liability insurance and risk assessment, to introduce Vanguard AI, a unified insurance solution developed to manage cyber, technology and AI-related liabilities within a single, structured framework. Vanguard AI integrates Chaucer’s primary cyber and technology errors & ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Les Loh as CEO Singapore and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance APAC
13th January 2026
Global speciality re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Les Loh as Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, subject to regulatory approval, and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance Asia Pacific, reporting to Loh. Loh will assume his role on 2 March 2026, while Bryan will start in Q2 2026. Loh joins Chaucer from Guy Carpenter, ... Read the full article
David Smith appointed as Chaucer Group’s new Head of Claims
16th October 2025
Chaucer Group, a specialty re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of David Smith as Group Head of Claims, subject to regulatory approval. Smith will assume the role on 1 January 2026, following the retirement of Tony Gates, who will step down after 35 years with the company. He has also completed 35 ... Read the full article
Chaucer launches new cyber risk management and insurance solution
6th October 2025
Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has launched Vanguard, a new cyber risk management and insurance solution designed to protect organisations against an increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape. The offering focuses on complex businesses across a wide range of industry sectors, with available limits of up to ... Read the full article
Chaucer goes live with WCL’s Alternate Solution ahead of Blueprint 2
20th August 2025
Chaucer Group is now live with Web Connectivity Limited’s (WCL) messaging solution Alternate, in preparation for Blueprint 2, the transformation project in the London market that plans to update the central market messaging infrastructure. Alternate will allow Chaucer to process 'unsupported' messages from Velonetic, an insurance technology solutions provider. Hayley Spink, Chaucer ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Emily Brand as Deputy Class Underwriter – Energy
1st July 2025
Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of Emily Brand as Deputy Class Underwriter – Energy. Based in Singapore, Brand will report to Scott Ho, who leads Chaucer’s Energy team in the region. In her new role, Brand will support the underwriting strategy for Chaucer’s energy ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Jordan Ray as Head of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition
27th May 2025
Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of Jordan Ray as Head of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition. Based in London, Ray will report to and work closely with Simon Schnorr, Head of Marine and Energy. In her new role, Ray will lead the development of ... Read the full article
Chaucer expands International Property Division with two senior appointments
28th April 2025
Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurance business, has announced the appointments of Emma Brown and Andy Cleair as Class Underwriters within its International Property division. Both are based in London and report directly to Mel Smart, Head of International Property Fac. In their new roles, Brown and Cleair will work closely with ... Read the full article
Chaucer and Armilla launch new AI liability insurance product
23rd April 2025
Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has partnered with Armilla AI, a provider of specialised insurance and risk management solutions for AI, to launch a new standalone third-party liability (TPL) insurance product. The new product addresses the evolving risks of mechanical underperformance in AI systems and models, along ... Read the full article
Chaucer launches algorithmic smart consortium in international D&F property market
25th March 2025
Chaucer, a specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has launched a new international D&F property smart consortium, leveraging InsurX's exchange technology. The initiative introduces algorithmic capacity to the international D&F property market, allowing London market brokers to seamlessly follow Chaucer's quotes using InsurX’s exchange technology for internationally domiciled clients – regardless of ... Read the full article
Pacific typhoon migration poses increasing risks, says Chaucer
28th February 2025
The area where Pacific typhoons reach their peak intensity is gradually shifting northward, increasing the risk to heavily populated regions in the Northwest Pacific, according to a new report from Chaucer. Academic studies show that the area of maximum intensity is moving roughly 0.5 degrees of latitude northward per decade, equivalent ... Read the full article
Political violence cover important as public protests in US rise by 30%: Chaucer
16th December 2024
Chaucer, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has emphasised the importance of political violence insurance for businesses with US operations due to a significant rise in public protests by US unions and workers. There has been a 30% increase in US union and workers' protests and demonstrations, with the number ... Read the full article
Insurance costs against government defaults driven up by falling oil prices in Middle East: Chaucer
9th December 2024
The cost of insuring against sovereign debt defaults in the Gulf states has risen significantly over the past year, bucking the global trend, according to new research from Chaucer, a global specialty re/insurance group. This increase comes despite an overall 15% decline in the cost of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) across ... Read the full article
Demand for ‘organised crime cover’ on the rise in Mexico amid more dangerous cartel activity: Chaucer
28th November 2024
Global speciality insurance and reinsurance group, Chaucer, has highlighted growing demand in Mexico for insurance protection against cartels and other organised crime, driven by cartel activity spreading into new areas and greater demand from sectors outside of tourism and leisure. Chaucer explains that damage caused by cartel violence is excluded under ... Read the full article
Jonathan Ng joins Chaucer Singapore as Class Underwriter in Political Risk
21st November 2024
Global speciality insurance and reinsurance group, Chaucer has announced the appointment of Jonathan Ng as a new Class Underwriter in Political Risk, Singapore. The executive is joining Chaucer from AXA XL, where he specialised in political risk underwriting in Catlin’s Lloyd’s syndicate. During his time ... Read the full article
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