London, 21 May 2018 – Castel Specialty, the division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited that supports individual underwriters with smaller books of niche business, has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Castel Political Risk. Led by Tom White, Castel Political Risk will primarily underwrite contract frustration and political risk coverages, typically focusing on […]

London 14 May 2018 Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited (Castel), the club-style MGA formation platform, has appointed Bob Cowdell as its first independent Non-Executive Director (NED). Cowdell currently holds a number of NED roles including at Thomas Miller Holdings Limited, where he chairs the audit committee and as Chairman of Real Estate Credit Investment Limited.  He has […]

Castel Specialty launches global property facultative reinsurance solution London, 3 April 2018 – Castel Specialty, the division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited that supports individual underwriters with books of niche business, has added a global property facultative reinsurance offering to its portfolio. Paul Witzenfeld joins Castel Specialty to underwrite a book of […]

Castel Bloodstock secures new Lloyd’s binder capacity London, 08 March 2018 – Castel Bloodstock, part of Castel Specialty, the division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited that supports individual underwriters with smaller books of niche business, has secured a new binder with Lloyd’s capacity. The new capacity, provided by Canopius Syndicate 4444 and […]

Castel Underwriting Agencies wins MGA Initiative of the Year award We’re thrilled to announce we have won MGA Initiative of the Year at the Insurance Day Awards. The award highlights our outstanding service to carriers, brokers and policyholders and showcases the important role MGAs play in the market today. We’d like to thank everyone who […]