All News articles – Page 4
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NewsAXA XL appoints Gleises as Asia CEO
Regional CEO continues to be based in Singapore, previously served as head of distribution and CEO of Continental Europe.
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NewsLockton Re appoints Paire to lead capital advisory practice
Eric Paire joins from Aon, where he was head of capital advisory for nearly seven years.
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NewsPool Re completes $3.5bn expanded retro placement
A new retrocession programme with more than 60 reinsurers, including Hannover Re and MGA Fidelis Partnership, provides £2.75bn of aggregate excess of loss cover, increased from £2.4bn of protection previously.
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NewsQBE appoints Aon veteran Stanser to lead its European distribution
Maths Stanser is a previous chief commercial officer and head of financial institutions at Aon, before joining QBE in 2018.
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NewsArgenta Syndicate Management appoints Wilson deputy chair
Bain & Company veteran Paul Wilson also appointed non-exec director of Argenta Holdings.
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NewsOptio expands into Scandinavia with Norwegian marine MGA acquisition
Specialty MGA has bought S Insurance, a Bergen-based marine hull insurance MGA, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsThreats to assets and people dominate crisis management landscape – WTW
Political repatriations, kidnap and malicious risk threats dominate the crisis management landscape, according to Willis.
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NewsBMS Re makes two senior London market hires
Two senior non-marine reinsurance brokers join BMS Re from rival intermediary Howden Re.
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NewsFires, hail and shifting risks in renewable energy: GCube’s McLachlan interview
GCube Underwriting’s CEO on wildfire insurance, battery storage risks, and the pricing challenges for insuring renewables.
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NewsLatAm ends 2024 with 502 insurtechs, despite challenges – MAPFRE
Insurtech funding in LatAm reached $92m last year, down 38% on the previous year, but the second half also saw a 156% rebound compared with the first half of 2024.
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NewsRobic takes regional president role at Chubb EMEA
She succeeds David Furby, who has been named executive chairman, both effective 1 April.
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NewsMunich Re appoints Hanh P&C treaty head for India & SE Asia
Hanh Nguyen will succeed Joachim Zagrosek from 1 March after serving as deputy.
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NewsThe re/insurance implications of geoeconomic fragmentation – Geneva Association webinar
The industry faces unprecedented challenges, but also opportunities, as global trade tensions rise and economies shift towards protectionism, according to an online discussion hosted by the Swiss think-tank for global re/insurance CEOs.
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NewsPrice Forbes Re hires Sherman in newly created alternative risk capital role
Joining from rival broker Aon, senior hire of Sherman Power aims to bolsters US reinsurance capabilities.
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NewsDark clouds: aviation re/insurance market update – WTW
Underlying factors offer few indications the market will harden in the first half of 2025 and early reinsurance renewals suggest direct insurers are receptive to negotiation as momentum from Q4 shows little signs of abating, according to WTW.
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NewsHowden announces Forbes Insurance and Hill Aviation broking acquisitions
Two UK aviation focused broking acquisitions for the re/insurance intermediary, both focused on the UK primary market, with firms in the North of England.
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NewsHiscox, Howden, Swiss Re and Insurance Development Forum launch $9.25m Syrian drought partnership
Re/insurance firms working together on climate risk insurance project to protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of drought in Syria.
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NewsWillis, Global Parametrics announce first parametric payout in Vietnam
Backed by the Natural Disaster Fund and in partnership with Bao Minh Insurance Corporation, the parametric product protects coffee growers affected by drought in the Southeast Asian country.
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NewsConvex enters Lloyd’s with Syndicate 1984, targets £150m GWP this year
Convex, the reinsurer led by Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand in 2018, expects to start writing business at Lloyd’s from April 2025.
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NewsBMS Re appoints Biddell to lead London P&C
Broker bolsters reinsurance leadership team with the appointment of Genna Biddell, who joins from rival Howden Re.
