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New reinsurance buyer joins Brit from Aviva
The insurer has appointed a new head of outwards reinsurance, reporting to the CUO
Epic reshuffle as Guy Carp digests JLT Re acquisition
Guy Carpenter announces a slew of senior appointments across its leadership team, amid some senior exits from acquired rival reinsurance broker JLT Re
Atkin steps down at AIG’s Talbot; new ex-Marsh chairman appointed
Talbot Group, AIG’s Lloyd’s of London business, has announced its founding chairman Rupert Atkin is to step down from the role
Six ideas unveiled in Lloyd’s “bold new strategy”
CEO John Neal has unveiled his future strategy for Lloyd’s, focused on six “transformational initiatives” as well as a commitment to lower costs and simplify doing business
Capital deployment 5% down among reinsurers - Aon
A drop of $13bn in capital deployed among the 23 major reinsurers making up Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate was recorded at the end of last year
Catlin back in the game to launch startup re/insurer Convex
Paul Brand and Stephen Catlin have launched a $1.8bn re/insurance start up, named Convex
The risk landscape's shift away from easily insured threats
Politics, protectionism and unpredictability are adding to uninsurable aspects of the commercial risk landscape, according to Aon
Three insurers launch reputational risk consortium
A new London market consortium will offer insurance and crisis management solutions to mitigate reputational risk, with Beazley at the head of the slip
Al Zain appointed CEO at Bahrain’s Trust Re
Downgrade-hit Trust Re has announced a new chief executive to lead the reinsurer
Aon combines its construction, engineering and inland marine teams
Reinsurance broker aligns to the approach of many carriers underwriting the three risks together
Covea still wants to buy a reinsurer
French insurer Covea still wants to make a reinsurance acquisition, despite its failed takeover plan for Scor
Latam fac combined across Marsh, Guy Carpenter and JLT
Newly branded Carpenter Marsh Fac Re will combine the broker’s facultative reinsurance business for Latin America
Axa could be exposed to Notre-Dame fire
French company Axa insured two of the contractors making renovations to the 12th century cathedral when fire broke out
Reinsurers weathering the storm – Aon
A 3% drop in total global reinsurance capital in 2018 needs to be taken in the context of nearly 30% capital increase since 2011, according to Aon
Secondary perils are causing the bulk of cat losses – Swiss Re Sigma
Events such as wildfires and floods, so-called secondary perils for catastrophe risk re/insurers, constituted some 62% of insured losses from natural catastrophes in 2018, and more than 50% the previous year
Aon points to rising populism and terrorism risks in Europe
A surge in support for populist politicians and an uptick in the number of attacks by far-right terrorists have created an increasingly complex risk environment for firms, according to re/insurance broker Aon
Gallagher appoints Thompson as UK specialty, wholesale CEO
John Thompson has been announced as the new permanent CEO of Gallagher’s specialty London market and wholesale businesses
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