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GIC Re to lead largest Indian offshore oil & gas re/insurance program
4th April 2018
GIC Re has won the bid to be the lead re/insurer for India's government backed offshore energy provider Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). State-run reinsurer General Insurance Corp of India (GIC Re) will be able to take a 15% line on the ONGC program, which looks to re/insure upstream offshore ... Read the full article
PartnerRe to transfer Upstream Energy insurance portfolio to Ark Syndicate
8th March 2018
PartnerRe has announced a collaboration with Ark Syndicate Management Limited (ASML) that sees the reinsurer's Upstream Energy insurance portfolio transfer to ASML Syndicate NOA 3902. The new, strategic agreement relates to applicable policies incepting and written on or after January 1st, 2018, alongside renewal rights for policies renewing subsequent to that ... Read the full article
Nicola Harris named Head of Energy, EMEA, XL Catlin
6th March 2018
XL Catlin’s insurance operations has appointed Nicola Harris to Dubai-based Head of Energy, EMEA, to head up the provision and design of insurance solutions for the Energy sector across EMEA, while leading a team of underwriters based in Dubai, Paris, Amsterdam and Madrid. Huw Jones, Global Head of Energy at XL Catlin, ... Read the full article
BMS launches new energy division with senior broker hires
20th February 2018
BMS Group Limited, the insurance and reinsurance broking specialist, has launched a new energy broking division with the hires of three brokers, two of which are particularly senior and well-known figures. James Chicken and Charlie Bowring both join from Price Forbes and are set to become managing director and chairman of ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty launches in Dubai with hires from AIG & AXA
12th February 2018
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance unit of Warren Buffett's insurance and reinsurance firm, is opening a Dubai office with a number of new executive hires, as it looks to expand in the region. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has now received its insurance license from the Dubai ... Read the full article
Alesco expands energy division with two new partners
30th January 2018
Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco) has announced the appointment of two further partners within its growing energy division, Alison Schwab and Mark Smith. Schwab, who brings more than a decade of experience in energy casualty and a unique knowledge of the US retail market, began her new role on 22 January ... Read the full article
Victoria Phillips named as Canopius energy underwriter
22nd January 2018
Canopius, a subsidiary of Sompo Canopius, has announced the appointment of Victoria Phillips, who joins from Marsh in Singapore, as energy underwriter. In her new role she will continue to be based in Singapore, reporting to Geoff Tin, head of energy, and working closely with the London team. Mark Newman, head of ... Read the full article
Insurers warned they’re becoming less ‘relevant’ to UK power sector
16th November 2017
The UK power sector has warned London insurers they're losing relevance to their customers with overly complex products that fail to provide value for money. In a panel discussion at a recent Onshore Energy Conference in London, Gustavo Penas, Shell Vice President of Risk & Insurance, spoke of how the operating ... Read the full article
Alesco hires energy broker Bob Choppen from Willis
11th August 2017
Specialist broker Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco) has hired Bob Choppen, previously the Deputy Managing Director of Energy at insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson, to join its growing energy broking division. Choppen joins Alesco as an Executive Partner in October 2017, responsible for new business development in the energy ... Read the full article
Continued softening & expansion of terms in energy re/insurance
3rd August 2017
The energy insurance and reinsurance sector has witnessed continued softening of prices and expansion of terms and conditions at recent renewals, helping protection buyers to more positive dealings with risk transfer partners, according to JLT Group’s Lloyd & Partners unit. The offshore and onshore energy insurance market has softened rapidly, nearing ... Read the full article
Alesco builds out energy team with four senior hires
2nd August 2017
Insurance and risk management brokerage, Alesco Risk Management Services (Alesco), has expanded its energy market capabilities with a number of senior hires in its energy division. Recently with broker Willis, David Hallows joins the firm in August and brings more than 30 years of experience to Alesco, and has been named as ... Read the full article
Marine underwriters face growing challenges: IUMI
13th April 2017
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said marine insurers last year faced growing challenges as energy claims rose against a reducing premium base and cargo accumulation risk and the frequency of major vessel casualties continued to increase. Donald Harrell, Chairman of IUMI’s Facts & Figures committee, commented that marine risks continue ... Read the full article
Energy market continuing to soften: Willis
12th April 2017
The energy insurance and reinsurance market is continuing to soften, as the effects of high competition levels and excess re/insurance capacity are felt acutely in the sector, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW). WTW's latest report on the energy market suggests that the challenges the sector is beset by ... Read the full article
PCS launches Global Marine & Energy loss data services
5th April 2017
Property Claims Services, a Verisk Analytics business, has for the first time ventured away from the property-catastrophe sector as it kicks-off its Global Marine and Energy loss aggregation solution services. The PCS Global Marine and Energy risk model index is set to provide industry loss estimates for ocean marine and offshore energy events ... Read the full article
Energy re/insurance market near a pricing cliff edge: JLT
4th April 2017
The energy insurance and reinsurance market continues to see prices decline, despite demand having dropped significantly as primary clients cut their costs and many underwriters operating at combined rations above 100%, according to broker JLT Group's Lloyd & Partners unit. The offshore and onshore energy insurance market has been beset with ... Read the full article
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