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NewsGuy Carpenter launches Capital & Advisory group
Alexander Schnieders, a former banker at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed global head of capital and advisory for the reinsurance broker.
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NewsInsurtech euphoria has cooled, focus on immediate value – GAIF panel
An insurtech innovation panel debate at the GAIF34 event in Oman emphasised ways forward for insurtech, and AI in particular, to demonstrate the most value to insurance in the shortest time possible.
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NewsBanking contagion risk limited for European insurers – Moody’s
Rating agency Moody’s sees little immediate threat to European insurers from recent banking turmoil.
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NewsSwiss Re appoints Velina Peneva as Group CIO
She will succeed Guido Fürer following his retirement after 25 years at Swiss Re
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NewsChina insurance outlook revised on easing of lockdown rules
AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on the China non-life insurance industry to stable from negative
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NewsLloyd’s reports H1 COR of 91.4%, despite Ukraine loss reserving
Market reveals a net investment loss of £3.1 billion for the first half, contributing to an overall loss of £1.8 billion
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NewsInvestment losses, nat cats and Ukraine dent 1H22 results
There was a strong year-on-year decline in profitability in 1H22 for the four main European reinsurers, reports Fitch
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NewsSwiss Re launches ILS advisory subsidiary
The company offers investment management services, with a particular focus on catastrophe bonds
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News‘Stagflation’ is back, warns sigma
Claims inflation is expected to affect non-life insurers’ profitability in 2022, leading to further market hardening in 2023
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NewsRenRe launches casualty/specialty sidecar
Institutional investors also backed joint venture Fontana, which has launched with $475m of capital
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NewsMiddle East oil giant backs Ardonagh in multibillion valuation
Middle East oil giant Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has backed Ardonagh with fresh investment, giving the firm an enterprise value of $7.5bn (£5.6bn)
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NewsInsurtech investment surpasses $10bn in Q3 – Willis Towers Watson
Insurtech investment surpassed $10bn in the third quarter of 2021 according to Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) latest Quarterly Insurtech Briefing published today (27 October 2021).
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NewsMore funding for flood risks insurer
HSCM Bermuda is among the latest investors in an American flood specialist insurance company.
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NewsSoaring insurtech investment to impact actuary work and job opportunities – IFoA
The increasing investment in the insurtech sector will have an impact on the type of work actuaries carry out and the job opportunities available, according to the latest report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
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NewsUAE and UK set to sign multibillion-pound clean energy and tech investment deals
Britain’s Office for Investments, an agency set up this year to promote and channel investments into the UK, expects to get more clarity on the size and scope of potential deals and how they will be structured by the end of June.
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NewsWEF: Why investment in resilience pays off
“It is always cheaper to build a dam than to pay for the flood” - WEF Global Risks 2021
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NewsZurich puts environmental and social goals at heart of impact investment strategy
Zurich becomes first large institutional investor to prioritise the environmental and social goals of its impact investment portfolio
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NewsWhite Mountains to significantly expand capitalisation of Ark Insurance Holdings
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to invest fresh capital in and to acquire a majority interest in Ark Insurance Holdings Ltd, the ultimate parent company of Ark Syndicate Management Limited. Ark is a leading Lloyd’s platform well positioned ...
