News – Page 21
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NewsMapfre Re appoints Estevez to lead Tokyo office
The reinsurer’s chief representative officer for Japan was previously projects expert manager at Mapfre Re’s Asia Pacific regional management in Madrid.
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NewsDWIC 2024 post event report: From Uncertainty to Opportunity
An event report on this year’s record-breaking Dubai World Insurance Congress, in association with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority.
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NewsApollo appoints Day as new deputy CUO
New deputy chief underwriter Carl Day joins Apollo from CNA Hardy where he has been active underwriter for its Syndicate 382.
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NewsRozes joins BMS as group CFO
Broker appoints new chief financial officer and executive director who joins from IG Group and previously managed the JLT integration at Marsh McLennan.
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NewsMapfre Re gains Chinese approval for Beijing branch
The reinsurance arm of the Madrid-based insurer has gained approval from China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration.
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NewsHiscox appoints ex finance minister as Bermuda board member
The Bermuda (re)insurance subsidiary of Hiscox has a new non-exec board member, a former Bermuda government minister of finance, with 25 years of US banking experience.
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NewsSpecialist Risk Group acquires PV MGA Tristar
Terrorism and political violence focused MGA Tristar Special Risks has been bought by Specialist Risk Group.
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NewsHowden Re enters Japanese market
The reinsurance broker announced the launch of Howden Re Japan and an ILS partnership with Keystone ILS Capital.
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NewsBeazley appoints Mounier head of Europe, cyber risks
Lucien Mounier was previously based in Singapore as specialty insurer and reinsurer Beazley’s head of Asia Pacific for the past six years.
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NewsMid-year renewals ‘consolidate’ 1/1 trends – Aon
Aon described a ‘favourable’ July renewal on balance for reinsurance buyers in its Reinsurance Market Dynamics July 2024 report.
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News‘Transitioning reinsurance market’ at 1/7 – Guy Carpenter
The reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan gives its view of renewals made at the midpoint of 2024.
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NewsGallagher Re: Reinsurers make ‘strong start to 2024’
The first quarter of 2024 has also shown strong results, with up to a 12% improvement in reinsurers’ combined loss ratios, according to the reinsurance broker.
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NewsSupercede makes $15m capital raise – interview with CEO Jerad Leigh
London-based Supercede was set up in 2019, launching its reinsurance-focused technology into the market in 2020 and 2021.
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NewsMiller continues Japan build out with senior hire
Former PWC director joins the (re)insurance broker’s Lead non-marine team in Japan.
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News‘Above average’ hurricane season expected – Moody’s
A hyperactive season is not out of the question, suggests Moody’s, in its 2024 Northern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Outlook report.
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NewsBMS adds new director to its Japanese M&A unit
New hire at the (re)insurance broker focused on private equity, M&A and tax business.
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NewsArgenta to close Sydney office
Argenta Underwriting Asia, operating through Lloyd’s Australia, is to close its Sydney office, the company has said.
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NewsHowden Capital Markets & Advisory hires MD from JP Morgan
The capital markets arm of Howden has added a new hire from JP Morgan to the London office as part of its aims “to accelerate European expansion”.
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NewsGeopolitical tensions highlight supply chain exposures – Marsh McLennan forum
Current tensions stress the importance of understanding supply chain exposures, Lord Sedwill, a cross-bench peer from the UK’s upper house of Parliament, told the Marsh McLennan Rising Professionals’ Global Forum 2024.
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NewsOptio Appoints Soni as group CEO
The specialty MGA’s new chief executive joins from previous roles at AXA, Aon and Hiscox.
