News – Page 185
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NewsBerkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JP Morgan Chase join forces to launch healthcare company
The trio will offer services to their US employees
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AnalysisAIG-Validus deal: the start of a 2018 Bermuda M&A story?
With losses and market pressures, 2018 could be a year of bumper-ticket Bermuda M&A
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ViewpointsBuzz round: Dubai World Insurance Congress 2018 speaker Arif Amiri
The DIFC Authority chief executive officer, speaker at this year’s Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC) 2018 event, talks innovation and insurtech in the MENA region
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NewsFailure of a top cloud-service provider could cost US economy $15bn
According to a Lloyd’s and AIR Worldwide report, businesses in the US could lose $15bn if a leading cloud service provider was to experience three days of downtime
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NewsIFRS 17 could prove as costly as S2 for global insurers
The new global accounting reporting standard for insurance contracts are set to have large-scale financial impact
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NewsAon Benfield: 2017 costliest year on record for weather disasters
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria played significant part in tipping the scales
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NewsTackle cyber risk now, and IoT next - Trevor Maynard
The Lloyd’s head of innovation dubbed the Internet of Things the emerging risk to watch
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NewsTsunami warning for US west coast amid federal shutdown disruption
Despite the lifting of the shutdown, vital federal functions still closed
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NewsAIG to buy Validus Holdings for $5.56bn
The deal is the first with Brian Duperreault at the helm
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ViewpointsBuzz round: Dubai World Insurance Congress 2018 speaker Vincent Vandendael
Vincent Vandendael talks about how Lloyd’s marries the traditional with the morden, and outlines the opportunity for the emerging market to carry the innovation torch
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NewsMunich Re drone partnership in line with tech aspirations
With ’executives in nearly all global innovation hubs’, Munich Re demonstrates its intentionst to harness insurtech
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NewsRenaissanceRe acquires minority shareholding in Catalina
The transaction between the two Bermudian firms will close alongside majority acquisition of Catalina by Apollo Global Management
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NewsReinsurance market shows resilience against 2017 losses, Guy Carpenter reports
Capital growth was noted by Guy Carpenter in year-end estimates
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AnalysisGlobal Risks Report 2018: Cyber risk growing faster than mitigation efforts, says John Drzik
Cyber may outstrip natural catastrophes in losses, according to panel at WEF Global Risks Report 2018 launch
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ViewpointsBuzz round: Dubai World Insurance Congress 2018 speaker Dr Jeevan Perera
Dr Jeevan Perera, speaker at our upcoming Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC) 2018 event, talks AI and NASA risk management
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NewsAmazon hits back over Lemonade claims it is trying to “poach” staff
Amazon denies claims by US insurance start-up Lemonade, which is an Amazon Web Services user, that it is trying to “poach” its staff
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NewsJLT Re appoints new Asia Pacific chief executive
New JLT Re Asis Pacific CEO to start in February
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NewsInsurers urged to act amid new EU tech rules threatening huge disruption
Companies can now get hold of customers’ financial information and build products
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ViewpointsASEAN still a region of choice for international players – Jonathan Moss
The burgeoning region plans progressive moves in 2018 to continue attracting foreign firms, according to the DWF partner
