MS Amlin

The MGA start-up will focus on providing ESG-based insurance to LGBTQ, female and minority/ethnic-owned SMEs.

Winter Storm Uri added 12 points to the subsidiary’s claims ratio.

The carrier previously identified cargo as a target class in the business’s specialty build-out.

Insurers MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual and Zurich claim that the BI policy has a maximum limit of £17.5mn.

MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL) has appointed Richard Bayman from Chubb as head of aviation reinsurance.

The appointments come a week after the firm appointed Habib Kattan as outwards reinsurance adviser.

Habib Kattan will support the implementation of the company's outward reinsurance strategy.

James Maxwell takes up the role following the departure of incumbent Vishal Desai for personal reasons.

Japanese carrier MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has become the latest insurer to limit its coal underwriting appetite, saying it will no longer insure new coal-fired power plants.

Richard Little, who boasts more than 20 years’ industry experience, was head of Marsh’s energy liability team.

The Japanese parent predicts a bounce-back in the operations that include MS Amlin in the current fiscal year.

Insider Louis De Segonzac will become Americas CUO, with Maria Amelio hired externally for the role of lead casualty underwriter.