News – Page 177
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PublicationRisk management in the MENA construction sector
As a massive growth region, the past decade has seen a construction and engineering boom across the Middle East and North Africa. However, with growing assets at risk and a worsening loss experience, a correction is underway in then famously-competitive MENA and GCC re/insurance market, driving a more sophisticated approach ...
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News AgendaHurricane Florence makes North Carolina landfall
Florence’s centre struck the US east coast at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina, with winds reaching 90mph (150kph)
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News AgendaChaucer sold for $950m to China Re
China Re has bought Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer from US parent The Hanover
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News AgendaAon restructuring reflects a changing industry
Silos do not work in today’s re/insurance market, which is why Aon has changed its structure, Eric Andersen tells GR
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News AgendaBrokers at risk from artificial intelligence – Axa IM
Jerome Beranger says AI will take up many jobs once filled by humans
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News AgendaMunich Re roundtable: ILS market must respond to cyber demand
A hot topic at the Munich Re roundtable yesterday was the growing cyber reinsurance market and how the industry should confront the challenges it poses
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News AgendaTop technologies to disrupt the sector – Xceedance
Senior Xceedance leaders told GR which insurtech innovations will have the biggest effect on the industry
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News AgendaSwiss Re backs ProTucket legacy cell
ProGlobal vow to press ahead with this cell, after an earlier venture in 2016 was delayed
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News AgendaM&A continues apace – Jago
Willis Re’s global chairman Paddy Jago discusses what is driving M&A in the industry
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News AgendaAn ILS hub in the making
The recently launched UK ILS regime has to date facilitated two successful transactions. GC Securities’ managing director Des Potter, who played a lead role in the work to establish the regime as part of the London Market Group’s ILS Taskforce, discusses the potential it offers and what steps can be ...
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News AgendaCloud computing: The sky’s the limit
Shifting data storage to the cloud has much to offer re/insurers, from improved profitability to business continuity, yet reservations over data security and legacy system migration are holding some firms back. By Hussein Hassanali and Ricky Mahar, managing partners, VTX Partners, Volante Global
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News AgendaTaking a front-row seat for insurtech
Guy Carpenter’s Claude Yoder and Vicky Carter discuss the challenges, risks and opportunities of insurtech for re/insurers
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News AgendaILS funds losing money in 2018 without any cats
Hiscox Re director of underwriting Megan McConnell says there will be correlation in outperformers and to who is unwilling to take on additional risk
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News AgendaInsurtech important for health of reinsurance hubs – roundtable
A panel of industry experts discussed the role of regional and global re/insurance hubs and the conditions necessary for them to thrive. In association with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
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News AgendaOrganisers announce RVS chairman re-elected
Claude Tendil will remain chairman of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous for the next two years
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News AgendaRMS pushing flood modelling agenda, says Muir-Wood
Hurricane Harvey raised flood up the cat risk modelling list of priorities
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News AgendaDramatic change needed to harden market – Hannover Re
The market has moved little after years of rate decreases between 2013 and 2017
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News AgendaHamilton’s Pina Albo on writing the future of risk
Global Reinsurance caught up with Pina Albo, chief executive of Hamilton Insurance Group, ahead of the reinsurance rendezvous in Monte Carlo
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News AgendaCyber reinsurance set for boom – Capsicum Re
Capsicum Re’s Rupert Swallow says the cyber reinsurance market is “vibrant and growing”
