All News articles – Page 168
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QBE’s Neal to lead Lloyd’s after Beale’s exit
John Neal is reportedly taking over from Inga Beale as chief executive of Lloyd’s
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Aon finds $350m reinsurance capacity to fight silent cyber
Aon has gathered Bermuda, London and European reinsurers to provide capacity for insurers’ so-called “silent cyber” risk – liability coverage exposed to cyber-attacks
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These are the 10 insurtechs included in Lloyd’s Lab
The Lloyd’s Lab “innovation accelerator” features ten insurtech firms in its initial cohort
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Scor rebuffs €8.2bn Covéa takeover bid
Scor said its board, led by CEO Denis Kessler (pictured) had “unanimously” rejected the bid
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Moody’s stands by “strong and stable” outlook
Only a huge unmodelled catastrophe or a series of such model misses can halt alternative capital, Moody’s warned
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Maiden sell off: TransRe takes US treaty team; Enstar buys legacy book
Bermuda reinsurer Maiden sells its US treaty team and renewals rights, has its ratings under review, and is reportedly mulling a billion-dollar legacy deal
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O’Kane to stay at Aspen after $2.6bn Apollo takeover
Storm-hit Aspen has been acquired by private equity fund Apollo at 1.1x book value
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Hartford to buy Navigators for $2.1bn
The Hartford’s cash deal to buy rival Navigators is expected to close in the first half of 2019
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Henchoz to replace Hannover Re’s Wallin
Jean-Jacques Henchoz quits Swiss Re to lead rival reinsurer Hannover Re, taking over from retiring chief executive Ulrich Wallin
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Japan floods deadliest cat since Tohoku - AIR
Flooding in western Japan could cost $4bn of insured losses, according to catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide
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Rise in cyber-attacks on cloud email services
The transition towards cloud services could leave companies more open to cyber-attack, compounding aggregation risks for reinsurers
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Cat losses down 50% in 2018 – Swiss Re
Global insured losses from disasters were $20bn at the half year stage of 2018, according to Swiss Re, two-thirds of the total at the same point last year
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AIG finalises $5.5bn Validus acquisition
The $5.56bn transaction was first announced in January
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Advent and Brit to merge Lloyd's business
Advent and Brit will merge parts of their businesses in response to the challenging marketplace
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Liberty rebrands reinsurance division and launched Italian operation
Former Guy Carpenter manager heads up Italian operation
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New normal prompts reinsurer action: Willis Re 1st View
Willis Re CEO urges carriers to adjust business models in light of ’new normal’
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QBE Re appoints former Aspen chief as deputy global CUO
Stephen Postlewhite recently served as CEO of Aspen Insurance
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PPL moving in the right direction, but more to do
PPL chair voices concerns over those who are yet to sign up