All News articles – Page 124
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NewsPerth Hills bushfires declared a catastrophe
Bushfires in the north-east Perth Hills region have so far destroyed 81 homes, with insurers receiving over 270 claims worth $40m
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NewsReinsurer secured pandemic protection before Covid-19 crisis
The world was caught unprepared by the Covid-19 pandemic, however a Bermudian-based reinsurer secured some pandemic coverage protection only weeks before the coronavirus health emergency unfolded.
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NewsDubai Insurance Co. has numbers to back its return to growth
Its general insurance lines could see gains from an upcoming economy upturn
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NewsSCOR +15.9% premium growth at January renewals
SCOR begins 2021 with excellent renewal results, in line with the forecasts shared during its September 2020 Investor day, when the company was amongst the first reinsurers to outline a very positive outlook for the P&C reinsurance market.
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NewsUK firms underinsured for flood risk
Nearly three quarters of businesses are aware of their flood risk, but less than half have comprehensive flood cover
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NewsLloyd’s launches systemic risk initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted gaps in the knowledge, understanding, and mitigation of systemic and black swan risks
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NewsHard market is ‘biggest opportunity we have’ – McGill and Partners
The broker’s head of structured solutions admits that he lives ‘on tension and strain in the market’ in order to drive product innovation
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NewsIrish High Court rules against insurer FBD in Covid-linked BI claims case
The ruling could impact claims made by around 1,000 Irish pubs and restaurants
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NewsBlaser launches new global specialty insurer
Mosaic, which will target complex risks and use cutting-edge technology to maximise efficiency, is basing its head office and an underwriting operation on the island.
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People & OpinionDavid Brosnan named chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Syndicate Management
Mr. Brosnan has 35 years of insurance industry experience, having served in various executive leadership roles at a number of global insurance organisations.
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NewsThe Hartford announces Q4, 2020 financial results and 2021 Outlook
“We have been through one of the most turbulent years in recent history, which was shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic shutdown, social unrest and a significant number of catastrophe events. Despite these challenges we delivered strong core earnings of $2.1 billion, or $5.78 per diluted share, and a ...
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NewsTalanx generates solid net income of EUR 673 million in 2020 despite coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus claims expenses totaling EUR 1.5 billion were incurred in the industrial insurance and reinsurance and Retail Germany areas in particular. Without these claims resulting from the historic global pandemic the Talanx Group would have exceeded last year’s record results.
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NewsInsurer Beazley swings to loss on COVID-19 claims, confident on 2021
Insurer Beazley swung to a loss in 2020 as it was hit hard by pandemic-related claims for cancelled or postponed events, but said it was confident of returning to profit in 2021.
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NewsGlobal commercial insurance Pricing up 22% in Q4 - Marsh
Although the global index increased 22%, the index shows that price increases may be starting to plateau for some lines of insurance in certain geographies.
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People & OpinionAXA XL appoints Michael Yeats to lead its Reinsurance Operations in Latin America
AXA XL has appointed Michael Yeats as Head of Latin America, Reinsurance. Based in Bogota, Colombia, Mr. Yeats will report to Peter Schmidt, Chief Executive Emerging Markets, Reinsurance.
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NewsArdonagh snaps up Lloyd’s professional indemnity broker
Although the transaction is still subject to regulatory approval, on completion it will see the broker become part of the wider Ardonagh Advisory platform
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NewsInsurance sector is in ‘a digital arms race’ – Salesforce
The industry needs to get better at using data for cross-selling and upselling opportunities, according to expert panel
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People & OpinionApollo Syndicate Management appoints new group chief operating officer
The new hire has served tenures at both Lloyd’s and HSBC
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NewsBermuda chosen for Gildenbrook Group’s reinsurance platform
The new entity includes a reinsurance platform in Bermuda, an alternative asset manager in the British Virgin Islands and a fintech development firm in Singapore.
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NewsSwiss Re and Diameter Health join forces for breakthrough in digital health data
Swiss Re and Diameter Health join forces to offer first-ever scalable solution to use electronic clinical health data for life insurance underwriting.
