All News articles – Page 194
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News AgendaCCR “transforms” to reflect impact of climate change
CCR Re deputy chief executive wants industry players to reflect the effects of climate change in their pricing
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News AgendaParametric moving from weather risk to NDBI
Aon’s global head of weather risk Kurt Cripps suggested satellite data and clicks to sales are being increasingly used
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News AgendaIGI using automation to drive efficient pricing
Claims and fraud might be easy places to start, but automation can drive pricing efficiency amid stiff competition
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News AgendaClosing the protection gap with multilateral - XL Catlin
XL Catlin’s Brendan Plessis tells GR that capital has to move from mature markets to assist emerging economies
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News AgendaAon to launch global A&H treaty facility Santé
Liberty and QBE are rumoured to be participating in Aon’s new broker facility, codenamed Santé, GR can reveal. David Benyon reports
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News AgendaRedomiciling to Cayman - Barents Re
In July 2018, Barents Re announced the redomicile of the company to the Cayman Islands. Gerardo García, president and CEO, explains the objectives and benefits of the move
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ArchivePerils boss on the data standard
With the recent announcement that Perils has taken over responsibility for the ongoing management of the Cresta Secretariat, GR spoke to Eduard Held, head of products at Perils, about how the facility has evolved, its relevance given current market developments and where opportunities to expand its remit might lie ...
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News AgendaBest downgrades Arig for fraud
Rating agency acts after fraud discovered at Arab Insurance Group (Arig)
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News AgendaQBE’s Neal to lead Lloyd’s after Beale’s exit
John Neal is reportedly taking over from Inga Beale as chief executive of Lloyd’s
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News AgendaAon finds $350m reinsurance capacity to fight silent cyber
Aon has gathered Bermuda, London and European reinsurers to provide capacity for insurers’ so-called “silent cyber” risk – liability coverage exposed to cyber-attacks
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News AgendaThese are the 10 insurtechs included in Lloyd’s Lab
The Lloyd’s Lab “innovation accelerator” features ten insurtech firms in its initial cohort
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Online onlyScor rebuffs €8.2bn Covéa takeover bid
Scor said its board, led by CEO Denis Kessler (pictured) had “unanimously” rejected the bid
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Online onlyMoody’s stands by “strong and stable” outlook
Only a huge unmodelled catastrophe or a series of such model misses can halt alternative capital, Moody’s warned
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News AgendaMaiden sell off: TransRe takes US treaty team; Enstar buys legacy book
Bermuda reinsurer Maiden sells its US treaty team and renewals rights, has its ratings under review, and is reportedly mulling a billion-dollar legacy deal
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News AgendaO’Kane to stay at Aspen after $2.6bn Apollo takeover
Storm-hit Aspen has been acquired by private equity fund Apollo at 1.1x book value
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News AgendaHartford to buy Navigators for $2.1bn
The Hartford’s cash deal to buy rival Navigators is expected to close in the first half of 2019
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Online onlyHenchoz to replace Hannover Re’s Wallin
Jean-Jacques Henchoz quits Swiss Re to lead rival reinsurer Hannover Re, taking over from retiring chief executive Ulrich Wallin
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Online onlyJapan floods deadliest cat since Tohoku - AIR
Flooding in western Japan could cost $4bn of insured losses, according to catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide
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News AgendaRise in cyber-attacks on cloud email services
The transition towards cloud services could leave companies more open to cyber-attack, compounding aggregation risks for reinsurers
