All Construction articles
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NewsUnderwriting Ukraine: market efforts continue amid wheat harvest countdown – McGill and Partners
As Russia’s war continues in its third year, what role can the re/insurance industry play in rebuilding Ukraine?
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NewsSaudi the ‘main driver’ for Dubai business – IGI’s Labat
IGI’s Dubai hub prioritises facultative business, because treaty reinsurance competition is fierce in the Middle East and sees a construction boom in Saudi Arabia as its biggest pipeline for growth.
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NewsDriving behaviours to increase climate risk resilience – SCOR at GAIF34
Reinsurance rates are being driven by increased claims and exposures, but the insurance industry has the data in its power to incentivise construction practices that will in turn reduce insureds’ exposure to climate change, and the prices paid for protection.
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NewsConstruction boom to lead expected growth for Gallagher’s Dubai practice
Onshore and offshore construction, M&A and financial lines are the top priorities for the reinsurance broker’s Middle East hub, Nadim Semaan told GR at GAIF34.
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NewsSaudi megaprojects: Opportunities and risks for global reinsurers
Given the size and scale of many of these projects, the global reinsurance market will have a significant role to play, say Chris Panes and Hassan Abdulfattah
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NewsBMS buys Spanish specialty broker Viafina
Broker has a strong track record in the construction, renewable energy and surety insurance sectors
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NewsMiller appoints Matthew Hooker as regional head of Energy for Asia-Pacific
Hooker joins from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he was Asia Pacific regional head of Energy & Construction
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NewsLessons from the Ituango Dam
Colombia’s Ituango Hydroelectric Project highlights the risks and opportunities for reinsurers in Latin America
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NewsMS Amlin offers cover for battery energy storage systems
The Lloyd’s insurer is partnering with insurtech Altelium to offer the solution
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NewsAXA XL appoints head of construction, UK and Lloyd’s
Al Baker has been with AXA since 2010 and was a civil engineer at Carillion prior to that
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NewsQBE launches US specialty casualty re/insurer
Hires team from Berkshire Hathaway to lead new unit, headed by Karen London
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NewsAIG looks to pull back from Russia and Ukraine
The insurance giant is understood to be considering adding exclusion clauses to policies for firms operating in the region
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NewsAfrica Specialty Risks launches Construction Capacity alongside appointment of Head Of Construction Underwriting
This launch of the construction business line closely follows the launch of Political Violence and Terrorism capacity earlier this month, led by Zouheb Azam.
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NewsInsurers need to ‘get to grips’ with timber to progress construction’s net zero targets
Brokers can play a key role as educators to support the construction sector to use more timber in a bid to reduce carbon emissions
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NewsAXA XL launches custom-built insurance for new class of construction business - Highly Protected Projects
AXA XL’s North America Construction insurance business is building tailored insurance programs and services for construction projects that qualify as a “Highly Protected Project” (HPP) because of their implementation of technologies designed to reduce project risk.
