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Aviva commercial lines MD to join Lloyd’s in newly created role
Lloyd’s of London has appointed Patrick Tiernan, currently Aviva’s managing director of UK commercial lines and global corporate and speciality, as its chief of markets – a newly created role.
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AkinovA becomes the first new regulated Insurance Marketplace for 150 Years
Bermuda has both the largest Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and captive insurance sector globally and boasts one of the world’s largest reinsurance markets.
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Onus is on insurance industry to improve transparency and reduce expectation gap - CII
Expert panel says there are clear business benefits in ‘taking this bull by the horns’
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Climate change to transform renewable risk landscape
Renewable Energy Market Review January 2021 - The energy transition: risks and challenges
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UnitedHealth profit slumps as COVID-19 costs mount
Their profits in the fourth quarter was also impacted by a recovery in demand for healthcare services.
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US braces for Inauguration Day violence
The FBI warns of violence ahead of Joe Biden’s Presidential inauguration, but heightened security may defer the risk
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Briefing: Bitcoin … rat poison squared or exciting for insurance?
Bitcoin has enjoyed huge returns, making many rich. But can insurance help in this daring new world of cyrptocurrencies
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Quarter of a billion worth of claimant damages stuck in litigation process – Zurich
Road traffic accident claimants are having to wait for more than a year before being heard in court, finds the insurer’s analysis
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Group Ark Insurance has been assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) by AM Best
AM Best said: “The ratings reflect Ark’s consolidated balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management, and are based on the group’s five-year business plan.
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Charles Taylor expands U.S. TPA and IMS through acquisition of Aegis Corporation
Aegis provides risk pools and self-insureds with customized insurance and claims management programs focused on the unique needs of public entities and municipal organisations.
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Bulgaria’s Power Distribution North signs 3.5 mln euro deal with Generali Insurance
Power Distribution North operates 26 power substations and power lines with a total length of over 43,000 km over a territory of nearly 30,000 sq m in northeastern Bulgaria.
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AnaCap makes growth investment in German insurance broker MRH Trowe
Mid-market private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap) has made a significant growth investment into MRH Trowe (MRHT), an owner managed top-10 commercial lines insurance broker in Germany.
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Music lobby group calls on government to underwrite festival insurance schemes
UK Music is urging the government to underwrite festival insurance schemes like the support it gave the film and TV industry.
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New Dawn Risk warns of pressures on commercial SME buyers and newer products
New Dawn Risk’s chief executive gives his predictions for insurance consumer confidence as the UK is plunged into lockdown yet again
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Peter Cullum backed broker duo to form Manchester ‘powerhouse’
The two brokers are currently in talks about another local broker joining the business as part of its growth plans
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FTSE 100 edges higher after UK approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
“The AstraZeneca approval will be a game changer for the vaccination process as it is available immediately in quantity and is easily transported and stored,” said Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst at OANDA.
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Argo Group announces sale of its Italian business
Argo Group International Holdings has announced an agreement to sell its Italian operations, ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A (“AGA”) to Perfuturo Capital AG (“Perfuturo”), a Swiss Holding Company.
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Etihad Credit Insurance certified as a Best Place to Work Company in UAE
ECI offers employee incentives such as health and family resources, promoting diversity programmes, and carrying out employee-wellness policies.
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Reuters: Ant weighs financial holding company to placate regulators, sources say
The regulators, mainly the central bank, want Ant to fold its wealth management and insurance distribution businesses as well as minority-owned MYbank online lender into a financial holding company, one of the sources told Reuters.
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Convex parts with SCOR to secure post-Brexit EU access
Partnering with an EU entity is one of several ways by which a UK insurer or broker can continue to trade on the continent after Brexit