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Mass protests up 36% globally since 2008 financial crisis: Chaucer
19th July 2021
The number of large protests and demonstrations globally has risen 36% since the financial crisis in 2008, from an average of 355 per year in the decade to 2009 to 482 per year in the decade since, new data from Chaucer shows. The firm noted that large protests increased 71% in ... Read the full article
Chaucer launches Belt & Road consortium at Lloyd’s
24th June 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has launched its new Belt and Road Consortium at Lloyd’s, designed initially to underwrite political violence risks but with plans to develop other lines in the future. Working with Chaucer’s parent company China Re, the consortium will provide large-scale capacity of up to $400 million for political ... Read the full article
Chaucer names Kelan Hunt Deputy Active Underwriter
25th May 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Kelan Hunt to the role of Deputy Active Underwriter, succeeding the soon to be retired Ed Lines. Hunt brings over 30 years’ experience to the role, having joined Chaucer in 2015 to lead its Energy division. In 2019 he took on the additional responsibility of leading ... Read the full article
Chaucer hires Jaime Taylor as class underwriter
16th April 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Jaime Taylor as class underwriter. Taylor joins from Talbot Risk Services and will work in Chaucer’s Political Risks and Credit team, bringing just under 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She spent six years at Talbot Risk Services, part of AIG, where she served ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Jonathan Sutcliffe to lead Ireland operations
18th February 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has announced the appointment of Jonathan Sutcliffe as General Manager of Chaucer Insurance Company DAC in Dublin. Sutcliffe will succeed current head Michelle Moore, who is set to leave on March 31. “Over the last four years, Michelle has led the successful launch and build-out of Chaucer’s speciality ... Read the full article
Chaucer promotes Wyatt to Head of Political Risk and Credit
14th January 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has promoted Deborah Wyatt to Head of Political Risk and Credit, as current head Nick Kilhams retires after 22 years of dedicated service. Under Nick’s leadership Chaucer has become a centre of excellence for political risk and credit underwriting, building a team focussed on delivering solutions for ... Read the full article
Chaucer launches new Bermuda branch
16th November 2020
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer, Chaucer, has announced the launch of a new reinsurance branch based in Bermuda, designed to provide U.S. clients with greater access to its specialty underwriting expertise and capacity. The launch comes after the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and ... Read the full article
K2 gains additional capacity support from Chaucer
9th November 2020
Specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriting platform, K2 International (K2), has announced that it has secured additional capacity support from Chaucer, a specialty re/insurance group. The agreement took place on November 1st and will allow K2 Financial to provide significant capacity to its specialist investment management client base across the world. Richard Coello, ... Read the full article
Chaucer to implement Phinsys’ suite of data solutions
2nd October 2020
Finance automation software Phinsys has announced that Chaucer will be implementing its suite of products aimed at transforming finance function. Phinsys states that Chaucer opted for its services after a comprehensive proof of concept to validate the benefits that the platform will deliver, including the recently launched finance data dashboard. The ... Read the full article
Chaucer adds McLaughlin as head of Latin America treaty reinsurance in Miami
4th September 2020
International specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has added April McLaughlin as head of Latin America treaty reinsurance in Miami. McLaughlin will have responsibility for leading and growing a multi-line reinsurance offering within the region and holds over 20 years' experience in the industry. She joins from AXA XL, where she was head of Latin ... Read the full article
Paul Jardine takes Non-Exec Chairman role at Chaucer
22nd April 2020
Specialty international re/insurance group Chaucer has announced the appointment of Paul Jardine as Non-Executive Chairman. Jardine was formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at XL Catlin and has extensive experience in the Lloyds and London markets. He previously served as Director & Chief Actuary at Equitas, prior to which he ... Read the full article
China Re’s overseas P&C reinsurance segment boosted by Chaucer in 2019
6th April 2020
China Reinsurance Corporation (China Re) has reported premium growth and a rise in net profit for 2019, driven in part by the strong performance of its P&C Reinsurance segment and the inclusion of Chaucer business. At RMB144,973 million, China Re's gross written premiums (GWP) increased by 18.6% year-on-year. At the same ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Ana Blanco as class underwriter
26th March 2020
Specialty international re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Ana Blanco as class underwriter to support the company's development of its international general liability account. Blanco will work closely with Thomas Beasley and Rob Neil, who joined Chaucer at the end of 2019. She is an experienced underwriter with almost a decade of market ... Read the full article
Chaucer eyes more efficient underwriting service with Artificial Labs alliance
2nd March 2020
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Chaucer has partnered with London headquartered InsurTech firm, Artificial Labs, in an effort to provide a smarter and more efficient underwriting service to brokers and clients. Under the new partnership, Chaucer will deliver Artificial Labs' next generation underwriting platform for high-volume specialty solutions, enabling Chaucer to offer ... Read the full article
Chaucer promotes James Wright to Chief Risk Officer
21st January 2020
Specialty international insurance and reinsurance group, Chaucer, has promoted James Wright to Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective April 1st, 2020. In his new role, Wright takes responsibility for the direction, performance and management of the company's enterprise wide risk management framework, which includes underwriting risk management, and exposure management. He has been ... Read the full article