Altitude Risk Partners, Castel’s global aviation and space underwriting business, has added the General Insurance Corporation of India, the world’s 15th largest reinsurer, to its aviation capacity providers. The Indian government owned business joins existing capacity providers Barbican Syndicate 1955, HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc, China Pacific Property Insurance Company Ltd […]

Newbridge Risk Partners has launched today on the Castel Underwriting Agencies MGA formation platform to target political violence and terrorism risks. The new underwriting cell will be fully focused on the emerging markets regions including, but not limited to, MENA and the Gulf States, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin & South America and Asia regions. It will […]

Medical & Commercial International (MCI) is a medical and general liability underwriting cell targeting medical malpractice, pharmaceutical liability, clinical trial liability and commercial general liability risks.  MCI aims to provide brokers and their clients with a market-leading combination of broad underwriting appetite supported by specific industry sector experience. MCI is able to write risks for […]

Communication and entrepreneurial skills are seen as the most important skills that UK MGAs require of their employees according to the third MGAA Matters Survey1. When asked what are key employee business skills – over and above literacy and numeracy – 89% of respondents cited communication. Negotiation (49%), sales (46%), IT (46%) followed in order […]

Castel joins The Bureau to maximise operational efficiency As part of Castel Underwriting Agency’s strategy to maximise operating efficiency, the club-style MGA platform has this week joined the London Market Bureau.  Initially providing access to Altitude Risk Partners (ARP), its aerospace underwriting business, in future new Castel cells will also join The Bureau when launched. […]