"Catlin will become the largest underwriting operation in Lloyd's, a leading player in Bermuda and will have a strong platform to accelerate its development of U.S. business," the Bermuda carrier said

The firm said the move is part of a strategy to increase market share in the Asia and Australia regions, which follows the creation of dedicated merger and acquisition teams in Japan and Hong Kong ear

Having recently spent some time in a claim factory cranking out routine bodily injury claims in a major urban area, your image-breaking correspondent has an ever-increasing appreciation for the modern auto insurance claim adjuster.

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