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NewsAscot Group sticks to consistency over opportunism – CRO interview
Steve Guijarro, Ascot’s US chief risk officer maintains an aversion to taking big bets, as the re/insurer continues to prioritise a stable and diversified long-term underwriting strategy.
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NewsUnderwriting Ukraine: market efforts continue amid wheat harvest countdown – McGill and Partners
As Russia’s war continues in its third year, what role can the re/insurance industry play in rebuilding Ukraine?
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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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NewsSaudi the ‘main driver’ for Dubai business – IGI’s Labat
IGI’s Dubai hub prioritises facultative business, because treaty reinsurance competition is fierce in the Middle East and sees a construction boom in Saudi Arabia as its biggest pipeline for growth.
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NewsMiddle East retention levels rising – Chedid Re’s Abi Rached
Local insurers have “more skin in the game” due to the hard market for reinsurance.
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NewsTrust Re seeks return to rating as rebuild continues – Albaharna GAIF34 interview
Chief executive of Trust Re explains the reinsurer plans to restore it’s former rated A-rated status, putting an end to temporary fronting arrangements while its shareholding issue is resolved.
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NewsConstruction boom to lead expected growth for Gallagher’s Dubai practice
Onshore and offshore construction, M&A and financial lines are the top priorities for the reinsurance broker’s Middle East hub, Nadim Semaan told GR at GAIF34.
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NewsGlobal risks and perceptions intertwined – Interview with Zurich’s head of sustainability risk
Global tensions are rising, but risk perceptions are in the eye of the beholder. Zurich’s John Scott discussed the big picture with Global Reinsurance.
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NewsInterview with GAIF’s Chakib Abouzaid: Is the Gulf region an awakening insurance giant?
It’s one thing to lead an insurance federation during a period of small, incremental change. But the role is different when the regional industry is undergoing a broad and deepening transformation.
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NewsWhere does the market go from here? – interview with Howden Tiger’s David Flandro
David Flandro, head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, Howden Tiger, spoke to GR about the reinsurance broker’s view of where the market is heading after its most recent 1/1 renewal.
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NewsTechnology is driving market change – Swiss Re Solutions’ Higginbotham
AI isn’t putting commercial and specialty lines underwriters out of a job anytime soon, but technology can reduce the protection gap, expanding the re/insurance market into fresh pastures, Russell Higginbotham, CEO of reinsurance solutions, Swiss Re suggests.
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NewsHail risk putting pressure on renewables – GCube CEO
Fraser McLachlan warns that hail is becoming an increasingly serious threat, with re/insurers keen to limit exposure, which represents a challenge for new renewable energy projects.
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NewsUkraine war risk database in test phase, war risk pool efforts continue – Guy Carpenter
A Ukrainian war risk loss event database, developed by Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman with the Ukrainian government, is in its testing phase, Julian Enoizi revealed to GR.
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NewsLondon Bridge 2 has alternative capital pipeline up to $1bn - Lloyd’s CFO Keese
Lloyd’s of London’s flagship London Bridge 2 project for facilitating the flow of alternative capital into the market currently has between $500m and $1bn under negotiation, according to Lloyd’s chief financial officer Burkhard Keese.
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NewsWill this ‘circuit breaker’ market win back capital?
The perfect storm of 2022 has nourished the green shoots of investor optimism in 2023
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NewsTipping towards disaster
In this ever-more destabilised world, the post-Cold War rules no longer apply, explains Dragonfly’s Henry Wilkinson
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NewsAll in this together
Guy Carpenter’s Julian Enoizi speaks to GR about the critical role of public/private partnerships in achieving greater societal resilience
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NewsMonitoring catastrophe events from space
Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE, explains how advances in data are opening up new industry possibilities
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NewsRise of the underdog
David Howden has long had ambitions to be a top player in reinsurance broking, and he is finally in a position to take on the ‘Big Three’
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NewsUkraine: A ‘Matrix moment’ for climate change
The choices governments make in response to the Ukraine conflict might either accelerate or delay the global transition to net-zero emissions
