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Tokio Marine Kiln

Tokio Marine Kiln partners with Australian InsurTech firm Evari

25th April 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has entered a strategic agreement with Australian InsurTech firm Evari, which will allow TMK to access Evari’s digital re/insurance platform and on-demand products in the Australian market. Evari offers re/insurance products for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that monitor a business’s accounting system and data through the cloud, allowing ... Read the full article

TMK promotes Dugand to Managing Director for Asia

5th April 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has announced that Alex Dugand has been promoted to Regional Managing Director of TMK’s Asian operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and China. He will now oversee TMK’s business in these regions, and Kin Lau and Susanna Quek, country heads of Hong Kong and Singapore, will report to ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln partners on new cyber security offering

3rd April 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has launched a new insurance and services policy in conjunction with intelligence experts XCYber and Sytorus, which will protect clients from cyber-attacks and offer consultancy on the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect in May. The new product, called Cyber Ctrl, ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Stuart Chamberlain to senior casualty underwriter

21st March 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Stuart Chamberlain, who joins from QBE as senior casualty underwriter, set to report to Paul Woodward, Head of UK liability and Europe. Woodward said: "Stuart is a well-established casualty underwriter in the Manchester market. He is technically strong across a broad range of sectors and trades ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln forecasts losses, places Life Syndicate into run-off

15th February 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln has now announced the final results for its three non-aligned Lloyd's of London Syndicates for the 2015 year of account, as well as updated forecasts for 2016 and initial forecasts for 2017, in light of high catastrophe losses in the second-half of last year. Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln names Alex Jomaa as cyber underwriter

2nd February 2018

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has strengthened its cyber team with the appointment of Alex Jomaa as cyber underwriter, set to take up the role immediately and report to head of enterprise risk Laila Khudairi. Jomaa joins from CFC Underwriting where he was cyber liability underwriter responsible for underwriting a worldwide cyber portfolio. Khudairi welcomed Jomaa ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln CEO sees “exciting” rating environment in 2018

10th November 2017

Charles Franks, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tokio Marine Kiln, predicts an "exciting" rating environment in 2018 in response to third-quarter catastrophe events, while the company's Lloyd's Syndicates continue to show improvements. "The outlook for the rating environment is very exciting. For the first time in years, we are seeing prices showing ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine setting up Luxembourg insurer for EU business

6th September 2017

Insurance giant Tokio Marine Group is the latest to announce a new European base to ensure continuity for trading with EU customers in the wake of the UK's Brexit move. Luxembourg has been selected by the company, and it has begun the process to establish an insurance company in Luxembourg, applying ... Read the full article

Highland Insurance Solutions names James Tran as new Head of Global Agriculture

26th July 2017

Highland Insurance Solutions (HIS) which partners with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has announced the appointment of James Tran to Head of Global Agriculture. Tran will head up the growth and development of HIS' crop reinsurance segment, working closely with TMK's reinsurance underwriters in London and Singapore. Carl Herrmann, HIS Chief Executive Officer, ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln updates on Lloyd’s Syndicates improvements

15th May 2017

Tokio Marine Kiln has revealed the latest forecasts for its Lloyd's Syndicates, announcing improvements on the 2015 year of account driven by favourable claims development. Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Limited operates Syndicates 510, 557, and 308 at the Lloyd's of London specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, and has now released ... Read the full article

Tokio Marine Kiln & MGAA partner to enhance UK’s delegated underwriting network

12th May 2017

International specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) will become the principal sponsor of the Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), affirming its commitment and support for the delegated underwriting network in the UK. The size of the actual investment remains unclear, but the partnership will see TMK become the principal sponsor of the ... Read the full article