Paul Lucas
Global Managing Editor at Insurance Business Australia
Global Managing Editor at Insurance Business Canada
Global Managing Editor at Canadian Mortgage Professional
Global Managing Editor at Insurance Business America
Managing editor of Insurance Business globally - @InsuranceBizUK, @InsuranceBizUS, @InsuranceBizAU, @InsuranceBizCA, @InsuranceBizNZ, @IB_Asia
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insurancebusinessmag.com | Paul Lucas
Marine By Jun 20, 2025 Share While marine insurers may be facing uncertainty in the face of issues in the Gulf region, the London P&I Club has reported another year of solid financial performance for 2024/25, posting an operating surplus of US$21.3 million and boosting its free reserves to US$171.2 million. Gross earned premiums rose by 12%, reaching US$159.8 million.
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insurancebusinessmag.com | Paul Lucas
Insurance News By Jun 20, 2025 Share Tracy Watkinson (pictured), formerly chief operating officer of finance at NatWest Group, has been appointed as the first-ever chief operating officer (COO) at global law firm Kennedys - marking a significant step in the firm’s efforts to scale its operations and leadership capabilities in line with its international growth strategy. At NatWest, Watkinson led a major global finance transformation and built a new COO function of 300 employees.
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insurancebusinessmag.com | Paul Lucas
Insurance News By Jun 19, 2025 Share A high-profile asset management merger involving Italy’s largest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, has intensified an already turbulent year for banking sector consolidation in Italy, with political interference and clashing investor interests putting multiple deals on hold. The proposed partnership between Generali and French bank BPCE SA’s asset management arm, Natixis, aims to create Europe’s second-largest investment firm.
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Insurance News By Jun 18, 2025 Share Finnish insurance group Sampo Oyj has announced a leadership transition that it hopes will offer stability following a period of strategic transformation. Morten Thorsrud, currently head of Sampo’s flagship If P&C Insurance division, has been named as the successor to outgoing chief executive Torbjörn Magnusson. Thorsrud will officially step into the CEO role on October 1, according to a statement issued by Sampo on Wednesday.
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insurancebusinessmag.com | Paul Lucas
Insurance News By Jun 18, 2025 Share Global insurance intermediary group Howden has announced the acquisition of Ureta & Fernández Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), a prominent independent retail brokerage based in Santiago, Chile. The move deepens Howden’s footprint in the Chilean market and aligns with its broader Latin American growth strategy. Following the deal, U&F founder Felipe Ureta has been named CEO of Howden Chile.
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