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Stephen Catlin’s Career
• 1973: Began insurance career in 1973, joining BL Evens & Others on Syndicate 264 at Lloyd's. • 1982: Became deputy underwriter, specializing in the excess of loss and energy accounts where ...
Catlin Says M&A Integration Is the Key to Success—and the Most Difficult Part
Stephen Catlin, executive deputy chairman of XL Catlin, knows a thing or two about mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry—what to do and what to avoid. He should know; he's been ...
Report: U.K.’s Professional Indemnity Sector Poised For More Robust Growth
The professional indemnity and directors & officers insurance sector has grown constantly since 2012 and is expected to continue the upward trend until at least 2019, according to the findings of ...
UK Broker Towergate Contributes to $31M Gallagher Lawsuit Settlement
The lawsuit filed by Arthur J. Gallagher against the former CEO of its international brokerage operation, David Ross, who defected to Towergate earlier in the year – has been settled for a payment ...
S&P: Cat Bond Market Set for More Double-Digit Growth
The catastrophe bond market will continue to grow by 10 to 20 percent per year, driven in part by the increase in covered perils and the broadening of event definitions, according to a report ...
Public-Private Catastrophe Plan Could Boost UK’s Cyber Risk Resilience: Study
A public-private, cyber-catastrophe reinsurance arrangement would improve the UK's resilience against the growing threat of cyber risks in this interconnected world, according to a recently-released ...
Long-Term Stability of Reinsurance Market Questioned
The reinsurance market is moving from coverage of acts of God to one that covers commoditized risks – an evolution that could have long-term implications for market stability and trading ...
Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Could Hit $750 Billion Annually in 15 Years: AIR Study
Economic losses from global natural catastrophes likely will triple over the next 15 years, unless steps are taken to reduce bad development choices, according to preliminary results of a catastrophe ...