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AkinovA completes cyber parametric trade with Hiscox & GC
9th January 2020
AkinovA, the electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risk, has completed its first cyber parametric instrument trade. Hiscox developed, structured and provided capital for this transaction, with Guy Carpenter (GC) acting as broker and PCS as the reporting agent. The deal was carried out electronically with regulatory oversight from ... Read the full article
European insurers managing investment landscape better than reinsurers: DB
9th January 2020
The impact of lower investment returns on European players is proving far more manageable for large cap composite insurers than it is for the reinsurers, according to Deutsche Bank. In the lower for longer interest rate environment, investment returns have come under pressure and naturally, explains Deutsche Bank, property and casualty ... Read the full article
Chartered Insurance Institute challenges UK data reforms
9th January 2020
Industry body the Chartered Insurance Institute has warned that the data reforms recently proposed by UK regulators may not be capable of preventing future consumer detriment. The reforms put forward by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England aim to facilitate a more data-driven approach to regulation. Utilising tools ... Read the full article
Sompo International hires Head of Commercial Management Liability & Financial Institutions
9th January 2020
Sompo International, the Bermuda-based P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Ray Santiago as Executive Vice President and leader of the company’s US Commercial Management Liability (CML) and Financial Institutions (FI) teams. In this role, Santiago will have management oversight for Sompo International’s US CML and FI teams. These teams will continue ... Read the full article
Reserve deterioration a potential inflection point in 2020: GC’s Whitmore
8th January 2020
Ongoing challenges associated with reserve deterioration in the re/insurance industry represent a potential inflection point that demands close attention moving into 2020, according to Charles Whitmore, managing director at Guy Carpenter. Speaking at a lecture in Lloyd’s Old Library building, Whitmore described the issue as something spreading - accelerating, even - ... Read the full article
Generali finalises purchase of Apollo units in Portugal
8th January 2020
Italian re/insurer Generali has finalised its acquisition of Seguradoras Unidas and the service company AdvanceCare from Apollo Global Management, Inc. in Portugal. The transaction, first announced in July 2019, sees Generali acquire 100% of Seguradoras Unidas for €510 million and AdvanceCare for €90 million. The companies were bought from Calm Eagle ... Read the full article
David Carter appointed CUO & EVP, Sompo GRS
8th January 2020
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of David Carter as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS). In his new role, Carter will report to Michael Chang, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sompo GRS, and will become ... Read the full article
Aon completes purchase of SME insurtech platform CoverWallet
8th January 2020
Global re/insurance brokerage Aon has completed its previously announced acquisition of CoverWallet, a digital insurance platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Aon believes the acquisition will expand its position in the commercial insurance market for smaller businesses, and allow it to develop improved digital client solutions. CoverWallet joins the portfolio of ... Read the full article
Starr Insurance names Canadian Territory Manager for Aviation
8th January 2020
Starr Insurance Companies has announced the appointment of Paul O’Ryan as Canadian Territory Manager for General Aviation. Based in Toronto, O’Ryan will report to Kyle Sparks, Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer GA/CR at Starr Insurance. He joins the company from Swiss Re, where he has spent the last 21 years, most ... Read the full article
Hub International acquires Cranbrook Bloomfield
8th January 2020
Global insurance brokerage Hub International has acquired the assets of Cranbrook Bloomfield Insurance Agency (CBIA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, CBIA is an independent insurance brokerage that provides personal and commercial insurance, and employee benefits solutions. Agency principals John Williamson and Mark Barrett will join ... Read the full article
Goldman Sachs still cautious on P&C heading into 2020
8th January 2020
Analysts at Goldman Sachs remain cautious in their outlook for commercial property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance in 2020, as potential positive rate momentum is balanced against broadening loss trend deterioration. That said, the firm believes many reinsurers are positioned to grow their top lines this year, supported by pockets of rate ... Read the full article
Hiscox partners with Concirrus to drive digitalisation
8th January 2020
Hiscox London Market, one of the oldest Lloyd's of London syndicates, has entered into a partnership with InsurTech Concirrus in an effort to deliver progressive, analytics-based underwriting. Under the terms of this new multi-year deal, Hiscox is to embed Concirrus' behaviour-based data analytics platform, Quest Marine Hull. An announcement on the deal ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions names LatAm CEO
8th January 2020
Global insurance brokerage Aon has announced Pablo Munoz as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Reinsurance Solutions in Latin America, succeeding Alejandro Galizia. Munoz first joined Aon in 2008 and during his time with the re/insurance broker has held a number of leadership roles, playing an important role in the ... Read the full article
Fitch expects limited insured losses from Puerto Rico quake
8th January 2020
Global financial services ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, has said that the insurance industry loss from the recent 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico is likely to be lower than the losses the island experienced from Hurricane Maria. While many were asleep in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a devastating 6.4 ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown’s P. Barrett Brown promoted to President of Retail
8th January 2020
P. Barrett Brown has been appointed as an Executive Vice President and President of Brown & Brown, Inc.'s Retail segment, effective immediately. Most recently, Brown served as a Senior Vice President and a Regional President in the firm's Retail segment. He joined the company in 2000 and has held a number of ... Read the full article
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