All News articles – Page 104
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NewsQBE appoints Director of Canada
Ben Hunter is currently Vice President, Head of Marine, Energy, Construction & Risk Services at Liberty Mutual Canada. He brings a wealth of experience of the Canadian insurance market to his new role, having previously held leadership roles in Travelers Canada and Chubb Insurance.
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NewsLloyd’s chairman divulges market’s road map to hit net zero
Lloyd’s of London’s chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown has outlined the market’s road map to achieving net zero.
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NewsInsurer share prices plummet amid Covid resurgence fears
Share prices tumble as Africa and Asia come under the spotlight for Covid - analysts and investors fear lockdowns could cause more claims
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NewsAllianz’s chief operations officer steps down
Allianz Holdings has today (26 November 2021) announced that its chief operations officer Stephanie Smith is stepping down to pursue fresh opportunities.
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NewsAXA XL Partners with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to Launch Online Disaster Recovery Hub
A new online Disaster Recovery Hub comprised of more than 100 major disaster case studies, and covering different events in different locations, has been launched by the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School in partnership with AXA XL to help with such guidance.
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NewsAon Appoints Jillian Slyfield as Chief Innovation Officer
Aon today announced the appointment of Jillian Slyfield as the firm’s Chief Innovation Officer, effective Dec. 1, 2021. Slyfield, who is based in San Francisco, will report to Aon CEO Greg Case and join the Aon Executive Committee, which is responsible for executing on the firm’s Aon United Blueprint.
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NewsSwiss Re and Chinese tech giant Baidu partner to advance the ecosystem of autonomous driving
Russell Higginbotham, CEO Reinsurance Asia & Regional President Asia, said: “Our partnership with Baidu is a milestone in Swiss Re’s efforts to access new risk pools and close the protection gap through Swiss Re’s risk management expertise and innovation capabilities.
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NewsGenerali enters exclusive talks to buy Credit Agricole Unit
Generali and Crédit Agricole Assurances today announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of La Médicale, Crédit Agricole Assurances’ insurance subsidiary for healthcare professionals.
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NewsAviva’s head of cyber insurance set to join Lloyd’s
Insurer Aviva’s current head of cyber insurance Neil Arklie has announced that he will be leaving the business to join Lloyd’s of London, effective January 2022.
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NewsGlobal supply chains tested "like never before"
COVID-19, cyber risk and port backlogs are among six key facets of current global supply chain strain - FM Global
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NewsGaps remain in SME risk management
UK firms continue to worry about Brexit and identify COVID-19 or a new pandemic as top critical external risk, finds Marsh
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NewsThe great geopolitical repositioning
In 2022, the world will start to spin differently thanks to a new global geopolitical order
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NewsCMA halts investigation into Gallagher’s purchase of WTW’s treaty reinsurance broking business
The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has today (22 November 2021) approved Arthur J Gallagher’s planned acquisition of Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) treaty reinsurance business.
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NewsMarsh McLennan conducts executive committee reshuffle
Professional services firm Marsh McLennan has reshuffled its executive committee, confirming that John Doyle – the firm’s current president and chief executive of Marsh – has been promoted to group president and chief operating officer of Marsh McLennan.
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NewsAviva gearing up to launch Lloyd’s syndicate
The insurer has been undertaking a restructuring exercise at a group level, dismantling parts of its international operations under the leadership of group chief executive Amanda Blanc.
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NewsBloomberg: AIG, underwriters lean on reinsurance with prices poised to jump
AIG and other insurers avoided steep losses from a spate of extreme weather this year thanks in part to the reinsurance industry. But increased reliance on those policies probably means price hikes are coming.
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NewsSwiss Re: World insurance market set to exceed USD 7 trillion in premiums for the first time
Swiss Re Institute’s latest sigma study forecasts the global insurance industry to reach a new record in global premiums by mid-2022, exceeding USD 7 trillion.
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NewsSIRC2021: Insurance industry is ‘an important partner’ for Asia’s economies – Singapore finance minister
The insurance industry is an important partner for Asia when it comes to the transition to a low carbon economy, according to Laurence Wong, minister of finance at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank and financial regulatory authority.
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People & OpinionGallagher appoints new managing director for Rentguard
Gallagher has appointed Adam Finch as managing director of landlord and property specialist broker Rentguard.
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NewsBrexit continues to be a major concern for businesses – Aviva
Its latest Risk Insight Report 2021, published this week, found that 25% of businesses believe Brexit is one of the largest risks they face - company leaders ranked it as the fourth biggest risk on their agenda.
