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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
Chaucer expands political violence team
13th January 2020
Specialist insurer and reinsurer, Chaucer, has announced the expansion of its political violence team with the appointment of Craig Curtiss as Class Underwriter, and Callum Bennett as Deputy Class Underwriter. Both Curtiss and Bennett join the firm in order to support the growth of its leading Political Violence team, which offers ... Read the full article
Chaucer gets regulatory nod to write US excess and surplus lines
9th January 2020
Chaucer, the international specialty re/insurance group, has received regulatory confirmation to write excess and surplus lines business across the US. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) confirmed that Chaucer is now authorised to write this business through its Ireland domiciled subsidiary, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC. Chaucer has also been added to ... Read the full article
Chaucer strengthens US & International Property divisions
16th December 2019
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Chaucer has announced a number of appointments within its U.S. and International property segments, including Chance Gilliland as Head of US Property Insurance. Alongside the hiring of Gilliland, Mel Smart has been appointed as Head of International Property Fac and Michael Johnston as Deputy Class Underwriter, International ... Read the full article
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