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...Both get expert performances from Chamber Choir Ireland conducted by Paul Hillier....
...The Convex team includes a number of former Catlin executives. These include Paul Brand, who will be Mr Catlin’s deputy but is expected to step up to the chief executive role in a few years....
...Her father, George Catlin, lectured in political science and twice stood as a Labour candidate in the 1930s....
...“These guys are handpicked, largely by Paul and I, so why wouldn’t you pick them again,” says Mr Catlin. “We come to the table with a blank sheet of paper,” he says....
...A poll this week by Insurance Insider, a trade publication, made XL Catlin executive Paul Jardine the clear favourite for the role, followed by Aon UK chair Dominic Christian and Beazley’s Neil Maidment,...
...Two of the favourites to succeed her might share her views — XL Catlin exec Paul Jardine and Aon UK boss Dominic Christian sat next to Beale on the panel to promote the pledge....
...“AIG is like a supertanker with a very small rudder, so it is a nightmare to turn around,” says industry veteran Stephen Catlin....
...In the past 18 months, Brit, Amlin and Catlin have all been bought out. Mr Nelson says the building is full and there is a waiting list of 140-160 desks....
...XL has agreed to buy smaller UK-listed rival Catlin for £2.8bn and RenaissanceRe struck a deal in November to purchase Bermuda-based rival Platinum Underwriters for $2bn....
...Other recent deals include XL’s purchase of UK-listed Catlin for £2.8bn, Endurance’s acquisition of Montpelier Re for $1.8bn, and RenaissanceRe’s deal to buy Platinum Underwriters for $2bn....
...PartnerRe’s chairman, Jean-Paul Montupet, is to lead a new 14-strong board. Axis’s chief executive, Albert Benchimol, plans to assume the same role at the enlarged insurer....
...Speaking as Catlin missed annual earnings expectations, Paul Jardine, chief operating officer, warned the bigger than expected expenses threatened to increase insurance premiums for other cruise ship owners...
...“We’re a growth story,” says Paul Jardine, chief operating officer at Catlin, which describes market conditions in several classes of insurance as “good”....
...Lloyd’s insurer Catlin lost 1.6 per cent to 489.1p after warning of a higher than expected $200m loss for Hurricane Sandy, net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums....
...Paul Jardine, Catlin chief operating officer, said, however, that China Re had not expressed an interest in bidding for Catlin. “This is part of their international expansion strategy,” he said....
...Catlin shares slipped 2.8 per cent, or 10.8p, to 382.3p....
...Those most advanced with preparations for developing and gaining approval for their new risk and capital models are likely to include companies at Lloyd’s such as Amlin, Catlin and Hiscox, as well as some...
...Amlin, Catlin and Hiscox have reported pre-tax losses of £192m, $201m and £86m respectively....
...In London, Catlin and Amlin, two of the biggest companies in the Lloyd’s of London market, also lost about 5 per cent, although Hiscox, another big name, moved down just 2 per cent....
...“It’s because of a number of commentators who keep saying we should do share buy-backs as a lot of the Bermudan-based companies have been doing,” Mr Catlin said....
...Stephen Catlin, chief executive, said he expected rates to rise as a result of the first -quarter losses....
...Catlin, another Lloyd’s insurer, tried and failed last year, while CatCo, a new Bermuda-based venture, raised $80m in December....
...Stephen Catlin, chief executive of Catlin, the Lloyd’s of London insurer, has called for the new chairman of the historic insurance market to be someone with experience from the industry’s “coalface”....
...Catlin reported interim pre-tax profits of $86m, down from $240m....
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