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Markel becomes second syndicate to join Lloyd’s India platform: Reports
24th April 2017
Markel is set to become the second syndicate to join Lloyd's India operations, after the specialist insurance and reinsurance market kicked off its India market expansion in April with MS Amlin as the first syndicate to join its newly launched domestic India reinsurance branch, the India Express has reported. Markel International Underwriter, ... Read the full article
Hiscox appoints new Chief Information Officer
19th April 2017
Insurance and reinsurance group Hiscox has appointed a new Chief Information Officer (CIO), naming Ian Penny, previously CTO of Barclays in the role. At Hiscox, Penny will be in charge of the Group's IT, with a team of 300 under his leadership and will report directly to CEO Bronek Masojada. Penny replaces ... Read the full article
MGA Ascent Underwriting appoints claims director
10th April 2017
Niche product specialist managing general agency Ascent Underwriting, which offers cyber reinsurance solutions among its range of products, has appointed Mark Bowers, previously of Tokio Marine Kiln, as its claims director. Bowers joins Ascent Underwriting with immediate effect and will take on responsibility for maintenance and development of the companies claims ... Read the full article
Larger losses, digitalisation & tech are reshaping liability risk landscape: Allianz
31st March 2017
Companies around the world are increasingly susceptible to larger liability losses and the advancement of technology has the potential to drive a shift in the liability risk landscape, warns Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a division of Allianz. After analysing 100,000 insurance claims from more than 100 countries between 2011 and ... Read the full article
Protection gap is not just an emerging market issue: Swiss Re
30th March 2017
Over the last 25 years, the schism between global insured and economic losses has been steadily widening, a factor that when combined with growing climate, cyber, and geopolitical threat, leaves a dangerous and costly protection gap both in developed and emerging markets. 2016 stats show fast-developing Asian economies were hardest hit; struggling ... Read the full article
Morris Tooker announced as new Hartford Middle Market head
30th March 2017
The Hartford has announced Morris Tooker, former reinsurance President of Warren Buffett's Gen Re, as new head of the firm's Middle Market segment - which covers multiline commercial insurance for midsize and larger clientele. The Hartford's Middle Market segment offers property, general liability, workers’ compensation, auto, umbrella liability and marine protection, ... Read the full article
Investments offset underwriting decline at Lloyd’s of London
30th March 2017
The Lloyd's of London market announced its results today, revealing a decline in its underwriting profitability as the combined ratio increased to 97.9%, but pre-tax profits were flat at £2.1 billion as investment returns jumped. The fact that underwriting has become increasingly less profitable at Lloyd's of London, on a market-wide ... Read the full article
Specialty re/insurer Argo reveals digitally-driven growth
22nd March 2017
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Argo attributed much of its $49 million underwriting income success to leveraging digital tools to drive growth across specialty commercial lines, in its 2016 annual review. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Watson, said the firm's technology and engineering teams had closely worked together to achieve better underwriting through improved analysis and ... Read the full article
Hannover Re focuses on profits not premium
9th March 2017
Reporting its results this morning, global reinsurance firm Hannover Re stressed that it is targeting profitability, not simply accumulating premiums, in the still challenging and soft reinsurance market environment. Hannover Re reported its fifth consecutive record result this morning, with net income across the reinsurer rising by 1.8% to EUR 1.17 ... Read the full article
Technology and getting closer to the risk key for Munich Re: Doris Höpke
8th March 2017
Doris Höpke, Munich Re’s Management Board member responsible for Special and Financial Risks, discussed notable trends in the reinsurance space, as well as strategies for negotiating the fast-changing market, in a recent interview with Reinsurancene.ws. Höpke discussed the rise of insurtech, reinsurers increasingly moving closer to direct and primary sources of risk, ... Read the full article
Hiscox Re finding opportunities in casualty & speciality lines
6th March 2017
Insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has reported a record year for profit in 2016 despite tough market conditions and helped by the performance of its Hiscox Re and insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit where it found opportunity for growth in casualty and specialty business lines. Overall, the re/insurer reported a record £354.4 million profit ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints Rachel Conran to Head of Business Solutions
23rd February 2017
Reinsurance firm SCOR Global P&C has appointed Rachel Conran as its new Head of SCOR Business Solutions - the business unit dedicated to large corporate risks. In her new role, Conran will report to Benjamin Gentsch, Deputy CEO of SCOR Global P&C and Head of Specialty Lines, she succeeds Emmanuel Fierens, ... Read the full article
Reinsurers cautioned over climate change risks to finance system: APRA
20th February 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) admonished companies for a lack of action on risks from global warming, warning at the Insurance Council of Australia’s Annual Forum that climate change could “threaten the stability of the entire financial system.” "While climate risks have been broadly recognised, they have often been seen ... Read the full article
Aon to sell Benefits Admin & HR BPO platform to Blackstone
10th February 2017
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has agreed to sell the Benefits Administration & HR Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) platform of its Aon Hewitt division to Blackstone, for up to $4.8 billion. The broker announced that it's signed a definitive agreement to sell the business units to investment giant Blackstone for ... Read the full article
InsurTech innovation key to re/insurers survival: Davos WEF 2017
19th January 2017
At the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos the technological revolution and strategies for how to remain on the cutting-edge of the innovation race have been a focal point for industry experts across finance, insurance and reinsurance industries. John Cryan, Deutsche Bank CEO, named effectively using technology as the key to ... Read the full article