Beazley
Beazley posts 3% pre-tax profit rise
Insurer reports 6% GWP increase, but a slightly deteriorating COR for 2016.
#Insagepeople: 23 - 29 January 2017
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Beazley adds pleasure craft cover to its e-trading platform
Policy can cover vessels worth up to £10m.
InsurTech Futures: Eight UK insurtech start-ups to watch
Earlier this month Oxbow Partners produced an interesting infographic on where Insurtech startups are concentrating their energies.
Beazley posts dip in post-tax profits
GWP rises for first six months of 2016.
Marketform sells medical malpractice business to Beazley
Lloyd's underwriter says deal is part of a broader strategic review of the company.
Beazley posts 8% pre-tax profit rise for 2015
Insurer to seek shareholder approval for moving headquarters to UK.
Beazley's GWP up 3% to $2.02bn in 2014
COR worsens to 89% last year compared with 84% in 2013.
Beazley reports flat premiums
The specialist insurer says it has maintained stable premium levels, despite an overall 1% rate reduction.
Beazley ‘strong’ thanks to US growth
Provider posts improved profit and GWP.
Review: Tackling terror
Political violence cover. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Products round-up: Spring has sprung for products
With Spring just around the corner the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) seized the opportunity to evoke images of holidays in warmer climes.
Biba and Beazley in event insurance deal
Beazley will also offer product enhancements such as terrorism and national mourning cover.
Beazley records lowest COR since 2002
Pre-tax profits rose 25% to $313.3m
Review: Conference call
Beazley's UK conference and exhibition product. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Roundup: Products go hi-tech for autumn
Technology was in vogue in the products world this month
Beazley expands political violence cover to regional offices
Beazley has made its political violence cover, developed at Lloyd’s, available across the UK.
Post Intelligence - company profile: Beazley
Produced by Post Intelligence in association with Brook Intelligence, this comprehensive company report highlights Beazley’s strategy and performance in 2012.
Beazley sees threefold profit growth
Beazley has reported profit after tax of $214.6m [£136.4m] for 2012, up 320% from the $65.8m reported for 2011.
Markel nabs new claims chief from Beazley
Markel International has appointed Hannah Purves as claims director.
Specialist insurers backed for equity growth
Stockbroking group Westhouse expects small and mid-cap specialist insurers to deliver the best investment returns over the next two years.
Beazley acquires affinity business team
Beazley has bought-in the team that underwrites the Lloyd’s Small Business Consortium in a move designed to increase access to the book of enhancement and affinity business.
Beazley links up with Evolution for PI
Beazley has signed up with Evolution Underwriting to provide Evolution’s broker panel exclusive access to capacity for UK-based professional indemnity risks with fee income of less than £35m.
Beazley swings back into profit
Beazley has reported a profit before income tax of $112.9m [£71.89m] for the six months ended 30 June 2012, reversing a loss of $24.2m in the same period of 2011.