Lloyd's underwriting agency CFC Underwriting said it has doubled its Lloyd's capacity for 2004 from £12m to £25m.

CFC said it now underwrites on behalf of 12 Lloyd's syndicates including Beazley, Kiln, Amlin, SVB and Heritage.

CFC managing director David Walsh said: "The increased support from these leading syndicates represents a tremendous vote of confidence in CFC's underwriting focus and high quality service offering.

"Following the recruitment of Andy Holmes and Jonathan Swann last year and this increase in our capacity, we intend to make significant headway in the expansion of our niche lines of business in 2004 while continuing to grow our e-risk portfolio."

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