Asta, the Lloyd’s leading third party managing agent, is proud to announce the continued support of the Ready to Respond programme at its client party. In place of giving gifts to its clients this year, Asta has decided to donate £5,000 to the Ready to Respond programme. Martin McCann, Chief Executive of RedR, the disaster relief charity delivering the programme, was present at the client event and showed his appreciation to Julian Tighe, Chief Executive of Asta.

The Ready to Respond programme, launched in April 2013, is a three year programme supported by Lloyd’s Charities Trust and delivered by international disaster relief charity RedR. The programme focuses on three main areas:

• Training to respond to large scale urban emergencies.
• Training international aid workers.
• Disaster prevention and protection for South Eastern Europe.

Julian Tighe, Chief Executive Officer at Asta commented: “Asta are delighted to support RedR again this year. The Ready to Respond programme, supported by Lloyd’s, is helping provide much needed skills, people and technical advice to aid workers operating in communities affected by disasters. Helping communities recover faster is in the best interest not only of those affected, but also for the insurance industry as a whole, as it also helps reduce long term insurance costs.”

Martin McCann, Chief Executive of RedR, added: “We thank Asta for their continued support of the Ready to Respond programme. Without support, programmes of this type would not be possible.”

 
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About Asta
Asta Managing Agency Ltd is the leading third party managing agent at Lloyd’s and is responsible for seven syndicates with capacity under management in 2015 of approx US$1bn:

Syndicate 1686 (Axis)
Syndicate 1729 (Dale Underwriting Partners) Syndicate 1897 (Skuld)
Syndicate 1910 (Ariel)
Syndicate 2357 (Nephila)
Syndicate 2525 (DL Dale & Others) Syndicate 4242 (ICAT)
Syndicate 2786 (Everest) from 1/1/2016

Asta Capital Limited is the parent company of:

• Asta Insurance Markets Ltd
• Asta Managing Agency Ltd
• Asta Insurance Services Ltd
• Asta Management Services Ltd

Asta Insurance Services Limited: provides insurance services to the corporate market and includes the run-off management of HIH (UK). The name Asta originates from Greek and means “like a star”. For more information visit www.asta-uk.com

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