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ComparetheMarket slapped with fine for breaking competition rules
Price comparison site ComparetheMarket imposed ‘most favoured nation’ clauses on its home insurance contracts over a two-year period
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‘The biggest risk for insurers is reputation’ says Aviva’s Blanc
The insurer boss adds that the industry’s reputational damage arising from the business interruption test case has left her feeling ‘very sad’ and that the industry needs to ‘not shoot ourselves in the foot as much as we do’
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Automated underwriting is a ‘huge opportunity’ for the insurance industry – Ki
Algorithmic underwriting, also known as automated underwriting, is a huge opportunity for the insurance market.
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RSA accepts takeover offer
RSA has formally accepted the takeover offer of £7.2bn from two overseas insurers – Canadian insurer, Intact Financial Corporation and Scandanavian insurer Tryg.
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Covid-19 pandemic accelerates ‘slow burn of digitalisation’ in insurance by tapping data
In a recent webinar, BGC’s managing director discussed how data can change the insurance industry
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Ardonagh grows adjusted EBITDA by 14.4% in first nine months of 2020
Group chief executive adds that the broker has a ‘strong trajectory into the final quarter of 2020’
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Argo Group and ACORD Solutions Group partner to enable automated data extraction and processing of insurance documents
ACORD Data Standards are widely used throughout the insurance industry, accounting for half of global gross written premium.
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QIC Group appoints new CEO for Oman Qatar Insurance Company to drive forward strategic developments
This step comes in line with QIC Group’s consistent strategic approach that aims to focus on identifying local talent and empowering them to spearhead key developments within the QIC Group
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QBE joins the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance is an international group of institutional investors who are committed to transitioning their investment portfolios to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Electric vehicle prices are main barrier to PM’s green ambitions
Insurer LV= advocates the use of ‘fiscal incentives’ to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles
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MetLife Foundation provides $4 million in grants to support ongoing covid-19 relief efforts
“The pandemic has compounded housing and food insecurity in our communities and continues to have an outsized impact on small businesses,” said Mike Zarcone, head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for MetLife and Chairman of MetLife Foundation.
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PartnerRe reports third quarter and nine month 2020 Results
PartnerRe today reported net income available to common shareholder of $206 million for the third quarter of 2020
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Crawford and Company actively seek ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions
Its overall aim is to create long-term value for its shareholders
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India’s insurance platform Turtlemint raises $30 million
Only a fraction of India’s 1.3 billion people currently have access to insurance. Insurance products had reached less than 3% of the population as of 2017, according to rating agency ICRA.
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Enstar to sell Starstone Lloyd’s managing agency to newly formed venture Inigo
Enstar, Stone Point and Dowling funds will receive $30 million of consideration from the sale of SUL in the form of Inigo shares upon closing.
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Iota considered the strongest hurricane in history to hit Nicaragua, government says
More than 400,000 people in Nicaragua were affected by the storm as it made landfall near Haulover, Tuesday as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, according to the NHC.
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Re/insurers recognise the importance of ESG strategies but struggling to implement them: AM Best
A proper understanding and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is increasingly critical to the long-term viability of re/insurance companies, according to research by AM Best.
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Cameroon Re, new reinsurance company
The project to set up a Cameroonian reinsurance company, initiated in 2019, has been finalised
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Convex secures another $1bn of equity capital
Convex Group has secured commitments for an additional $1 billion of equity capital, subject to the requisite regulatory approvals