SCOR Syndicate delivers strong results in 2022 with £22.6 million profit and a 90.1% combined ratio
March 20, 2023
Highlights
• Gross written premium (GWP) reaching £306.2 million in 2022, representing a 15% increase from 2021.
• Strong underwriting results with £22.6 million full-year profit and a 90.1% combined ratio.
• Results reflecting SCOR’s strategy of diversification, sustainable growth and focus on high-quality execution.
• Senior hires to strengthen Environmental Impairment Liability and Crisis Management capabilities.
• SCOR’s Specialty Insurance business broadening its distribution capabilities through the Lloyd’s platform.
GBP (£) millions |
2022 |
2021 |
% increase YOY |
GWP |
306.2 |
265.7 |
+15% |
NWP |
232.8 |
211.5 |
+10% |
Underwriting profit |
20.4 |
13.8 |
+48% |
Total comprehensive income |
22.6 |
14.1 |
+60% |
Combined ratio (%) |
90.1 |
92.5 |
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Gross written premium (GWP) forecast increased to £390.0 million for 2023, from £306.2 million in 2022 and £265.7 million in 2021.
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SCOR also announces the further build out of its Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) practice with the appointment of Yvonne Ledger and Kate Carrett as senior underwriters, effective March 20 and May 15, 2023, respectively. Yvonne and Kate will report to Emma Bartolo, Global Segment Lead for EIL.
In addition, SCOR announces the appointment of Kayley Stewart as senior underwriter in the Crisis Management team, effective September 11, 2023. Kayley will report to David Guest, Global Line Head of Crisis Management.
Chris Beazley, CEO of SCOR UK and the SCOR Syndicate, said: “We have delivered another set of strong results building on the momentum from the past few years. This demonstrates the success of our strategy to diversify the business, to prioritise high-quality execution and to deepen our integration into the wider SCOR Specialty Insurance business.
SCOR’s syndicate platform continues to grow, reinforcing our position as a leading player in specialty insurance, which is enabling us to attract high calibre talent to our team. We remain dedicated to growing sustainably and to leveraging our expertise and strong market presence to provide innovative and tailored solutions to our clients.”
Romain Launay, Deputy CEO of SCOR P&C and CEO of Specialty Insurance, added: “Given the increasingly uncertain world our clients face, SCOR’s priority is to be a strong, reliable, and relevant partner. The SCOR Syndicate is an invaluable strategic platform enabling the Specialty Insurance business to leverage a unified London platform and a single pool of top talent to write business in a flexible way and deliver meaningful solutions and excellent service to our clients.”
About the SCOR Syndicate
SCOR established its Lloyd’s Syndicate to underwrite specialist insurance products.
The SCOR Syndicate leverages SCOR’s expertise and network in a number of areas, benefiting from its capacity and its global ability to offer specialist products to its clients. It enables the Specialty Insurance business to broaden its distribution capabilities using the Lloyd’s syndicate and its service company.
The Syndicate operates in the open market and through Portfolio-Coverholders. The SCOR Syndicate’s growth has been based on a combination of organic growth, with the steady addition of specialist products with a view to profit through disciplined underwriting.
https://www.scor.com/en/specialty-insurance-solutions-lloyds
About SCOR Specialty Insurance
SCOR Specialty Insurance operates as an integrated platform with two segments: Single Risk Underwriting for large corporate single risks insurance and Portfolio Risk Underwriting/MGA for small and medium risks and niche business insurance. The global license infrastructure consists of insurance or reinsurance licenses with a paper-flexible approach, which includes the SCOR Syndicate at Lloyd’s.
https://www.scor.com/en/specialty-insurance?PC