18 October 2010
Alas, despite having managed the impressive feat of getting Parliament to approve his extended tenure as chairman of Lloyd's, Peter Levene cannot remain in his position forever and must step down at the end of 2011… Read more
18 October 2010
You just can't keep a good specialty lines player down, it seems. The well-regarded David Evans, formerly managing director of HCC Specialty Underwriters, has now resurfaced in the London market as managing director of Collinson Insurance Brokers… Read more
10 September 2010
Inside FAC is not exactly averse to the odd bet here and there, so it was with some dismay that we noted that one keen gambler possibly has not had quite the success he was anticipating… Read more
10 September 2010
It has been all change at the top recently, especially for Jubilee, which has just had its third CEO in little over a year after Clive Buesnel stepped down at the beginning of the month… Read more
12 July 2010
Despite the devastation caused by the Madeira floods, which caused over 40 deaths and injured scores of others, the fac market wasn't expected to have any losses - or so we thought… Read more
12 July 2010
As we report elsewhere in this issue, it's been all go at Markel International's open market property division with the loss of both Neil Flatman and Paul Cullum - the latter off to join the Axis property team in London… Read more
14 June 2010
As Inside FAC went to press the merger between London independent broker Cooper Gay and US wholesaler Swett & Crawford was about to be signed, sealed and delivered… Read more
14 June 2010
Guess where the destination of choice seems to be at the moment? South Africa? Barbados? Actually, it's Canada, judging from the latest movements in the fac market… Read more
14 May 2010
Inside FAC has been out and about in the Big Apple this month, hosting a Roundtable for the US fac market (of which more to come) and also taking time to… Read more
14 May 2010
As The Fac Door went to press, PartnerRe greeted us with the news that Patrick Thiele, its president and CEO, is to retire at the end of 2010 after a decade at the helm of the global reinsurer… Read more