Reinsurance News
Marine reinsurance
Markel forms new Marine and Energy divisions, names heads
5th November 2018
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Markel International has created two new standalone divisions for Marine and Energy, and has appointed Chris Fenn and Julian Samuel as Managing Directors of the businesses. The formation of the new divisions reflects the growth of Markel’s Marine and Energy business, which has become the single largest ... Read the full article
Troubled London marine energy market remains in flux: Lloyd & Partners
15th October 2018
The marine energy re/insurance market in London, and Lloyd’s in particular, remains in a ‘state of flux’ at 3Q 2018 as the class struggles to break even, according to a report from Lloyd & Partners. The report noted that the recent ‘Performance Management Directorate’ at Lloyd’s has forced re/insurers to contend ... Read the full article
PCS designates Lürssen shipyard fire, as market braces for major loss
21st September 2018
Property Claim Services (PCS) has designated the recent Lürssen shipyard fire as an event under its PCS Global Marine & Energy product, triggering the process to monitor, aggregate and report on the insurance and reinsurance industry loss. PCS launched its Global Marine and Energy loss aggregation solution in April 2017, ... Read the full article
Sedgwick integrates Cunningham Lindsey marine division
17th September 2018
Sedgwick has expanded its global marine practice through the integration of both Sedgwick and Cunningham Lindsey’s marine divisions, following the completion of its acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey in April 2018. Sedgwick said that the integration would continue to strengthen the claims services and solutions of its marine practice, which currently ... Read the full article
New professional body launched by the LMA’s Joint Rig Committee
5th September 2018
The London Market Association’s Joint Rig Committee (JRC) is to launch The Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors (SOMWS), a non-profit professional body with a variety of objectives across the field, on September 18. SOMWS is to initially focus on upstream construction projects but will expand to include mobile offshore drilling ... Read the full article
Joint Hull Committee appoints AXA’s Paul Newton as Chairman
23rd August 2018
Paul Newton has been appointed as the new chairman of the London market’s Joint Hull Committee (JHC), succeeding Peter Townsend, who stepped down in June. Newton has over 30 years’ experience in the marine insurance sector and has served as Head of London Marine Hull & Liability Underwriting at AXA Corporate ... Read the full article
Ed appoints Patrick Jordan as Divisional Director of Marine
31st July 2018
Ed, the global reinsurance speciality broker, has announced the appointment of Patrick Jordan as Divisional Director of Marine to its London office. Jordan’s appointment is effective immediately and will see him reporting to Heather Clarkson, Managing Director of Marine. “Patrick is a fantastic addition to the team, with longstanding and extensive experience ... Read the full article
Headwinds curb positive marine rating movement: Willis Re
5th July 2018
Abundant capital across the marine space and continued pressures from both attritional losses and 2017’s hurricane trio Harvey, Irma and Maria is curbing pressure for upwards rating movement, according to Willis Re in its latest 1st View report. Additionally, regional catastrophe loss experience and specialism-specific performance have influenced renewal terms in ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Jerry Ridge as Global Head of Marine & Energy Reinsurance
2nd July 2018
Insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Jerry Ridge as Global Head of Marine and Energy Reinsurance. Ridge brings 37 years’ reinsurance industry experience to his new role at Lockton, which will see him manage the company’s fast-growing international Marine and Energy business group. Most recently, Ridge served as Chairman of ... Read the full article
AmTrust exits marine underwriting at Lloyd’s after strategic review
25th June 2018
Insurer AmTrust is exiting its marine lines of underwriting business in order to focus on more profitable areas of its book, following a strategic review. With the Lloyd's marine book known to be under pressure and one of the lines of business that the market itself has been analysing in its ... Read the full article
International Group announces new reinsurance broking arrangements
13th June 2018
The International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs has restructured the broking arrangements for its General Excess Loss and Hydra reinsurance programmes following the completion of its previous tender process in June 2018. London-headquartered Miller Insurance Services has been appointed flag broker for both programmes with Aon Benfield set to serve ... Read the full article
Willis praises revolutionary Insurwave blockchain platform
5th June 2018
Insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has described the recently launched Insurwave, a blockchain platform to support marine hull insurance, as a "game changer", urging carriers and brokers to adopt the technology. In May 2018, EY, Guardtime, A.P. Møller-Maersk, Microsoft, Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin, MS Amlin and ACORD announced that members of ... Read the full article
Markel expands marine team with new Senior Yacht Underwriter
1st May 2018
Markel International has expanded its marine team with the appointment of Debbie O’Sullivan as Senior Yacht Underwriter. O’Sullivan will join existing Senior Yacht Underwriter Mark Wimbridge and Assistant Yacht Underwriter Chris Lytton to form a team of three that handles Markel's global demand for large yacht risks. She will operate out of ... Read the full article
Markel adds new Assistant Marine Underwriter to Singapore office
19th April 2018
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Markel International has expanded the Marine Underwriting team in its Singapore office with the appointment of Wanshi Lin as Assistant Marine Underwriter. Lin will work closely with Marine Underwriter Gustaf Kristiansson to build Markel’s marine hull, liability, and cargo business in the Asia-Pacific region, and will report ... Read the full article
EY partners with InsurTech company Concirrus on AI-driven marine solutions
13th April 2018
EY has announced that it will collaborate with InsurTech company Concirrus to support the adoption of behavioural-based underwriting and risk management in marine insurance, using artificial intelligence (AI) powered software. The partnership is intended to help modernise the marine sector’s traditional demographic based underwriting models, which rely on data like the ... Read the full article