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News AgendaUS cyber insurance premiums increase 10% - Aon
Premiums for US cyber insurance have increased to $2.03bn, according to a recent report by Aon
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Reinsurers well capitalised for 2019 Atlantic hurricane season – Moody’s
Global reinsurers are entering the 2019 hurricane season with solid capital positions to withstand potential losses, according to a recent report from Moody’s Investors Service
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Liberty Specialty Markets appoints new CFO
Liberty Specialty Markets, a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has named Steve McMurray as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately
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Swiss Re to reorganise ReAssure ahead of IPO
The reinsurer is progressing with plans for an initial public offering of shares in its closed life book consolidator, ReAssure
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Aviva UK to undergo £300m efficiency drive
New Aviva chief executive, Maurice Tulloch, has announced a series of structural changes for the insurer as part of a wider cost savings programme
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Reinsurers agree $6.2bn cover for New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission
The New Zealand Earthquake Commission has obtained $6.2bn of reinsurance cover
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Re/insurers facing ‘new era of liability’
More robust regulation and a lack of underwriting discipline are threatening re/insurers with a ‘new era of liability’ according to a Russell Group report
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Latent exposure warning for P&C insurers
The complex nature of casualty catastrophes (CasCat) can be linked to human behaviour and other variables that follow a less-discernible pattern - according to a new report from S P Global Ratings
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Five lines and five countries hit hardest by primary price rises in Europe
Unprecedented loss levels, evolving buyer demands, changing exposures, reinsurance pressures and increased operational costs are pushing insurers to reassess their business models, according to a report from re/insurance broker Aon
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Allianz UK to buy Legal & General non-life arm and a 51% stake in LV GIG
Allianz UK will buy Legal General Insurance outright for £242m and will also purchase a 51% stake in LV General Insurance Group (LV GIG) for £578m
