Pioneer targets full syndicate launch for 2018

Pioneer Underwriters is working on a full Lloyd's syndicate
start-up with Asta as its third-party managing agent,
The Insurance Insider can reveal.
Sources indicated that Pioneer met with the New Entrants
Assessment Group last week and is due before the Franchise Board at
the end of June.
While this timescale suggests the syndicate could launch later
this year, the low volume of business that renews in Q4 means it is
more likely the start-up will look to launch for 1...