Dual
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Insurance Insider revealed this deal in January.
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The MGA has also hired Axa’s Rob Corner and IQUW’s Catherine Farnworth.
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Swiss Re will transfer its Genoa-based hull business to Dual Europe and provide the MGA with underwriting capacity.
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The carrier has been growing its financial institutions team and recently appointed Mark Warrilow from Price Forbes.
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Dual France will initially offer financial lines, professional indemnity, cyber, construction all-risks and title and M&A insurance.
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The MGA has hired MS Amlin’s Aram Stoop and Pim de Pooter for its marine hub.
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The capacity supported the cat book and represents upwards of two-thirds of the total book.
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Chaucer joins RSA, Liberty and Axa in the quota share arrangement.
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Peedu will be based in Stockholm and will also oversee Dual’s operations in Norway and Denmark.
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Helen Ye was most recently CCO at OneInfinity, an InsurTech for digital asset trading platforms.
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Francesca Giurato will take on a leadership role for both Dual Europe and Dual Italia, with the aim of building a European hub for the fine art business.
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Caroline Stone will also sit on the board of Dual Corporate Risks Limited.
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The pair have worked for Dual for a decade and a half.
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The recruit will report to recently appointed Europe CEO Olaf Jonda.
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The MGA aims to grow to $750mn in premium in Europe over the next five years.
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Maurizio Ghilosso will remain in his position as managing director of Dual Italia, alongside his new role as chair of the MGA’s European businesses.
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Nick Toth is to become director of underwriting at the Howden-owned MGA.
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In an interview alongside Align’s founder Kieran Sweeney, the legendary London market entrepreneur also disclosed his company paid $800mn for the US MGA.
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Align’s founder Kieran Sweeney will run the merged business in the US, become executive chairman of Dual Group globally, and is joining Howden’s executive committee.
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Head of crisis management Mark LeBlanc will lead the team.
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The MGA will now offer cover to timber producers and others in Southern Hemisphere regions.
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Brad Dame and Kimberly Jenkins join the MGA as Kris Finsel is promoted to regional CFO.
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Group CEO David Howden said the A-Plan acquisition brings further retail M&A opportunities.
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The executive leaves the London-listed carrier after 18 years.
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The executive will join the financial and professional lines underwriting cell led by Andrew Pearson.
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Dual is to expand its political violence team.
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RKH CEO Rugge-Price will move to lead the business as CEO.
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Aurous Risk Partners will work to match risk to various forms of capacity, including alternative capital via fronting carriers.
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North American arm of the Hyperion-owned MGA will distribute and underwrite environmental cover for the Bermuda company.
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Dual’s planned syndicate start-up and Beat Capital’s acquisition of Syndicate 4242 point to a Lloyd’s future where the underwriting is distanced from the capital it serves.
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The firm's planned full Lloyd's syndicate would have run under Apollo's managing agency.
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Paper providers are demanding greater transparency from MGAs as the need to streamline costs puts renewed pressure on the distribution model.
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David Mercer’s professional indemnity-focused underwriting cell is one of nine in the pipeline for Volante.
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The former Pioneer CEO will become vice chairman and commercial director while Richard Clapham takes the role of group CEO.
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In further changes at the Hyperion-owned MGA, Apollo CEO David Ibeson becomes chairman.