All News articles – Page 21
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NewsDWIC 2024: A record-breaking year for the DIFC
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) saw gross written premiums reach almost $2.6bn, says Alya Al Zarouni, chief operating officer at the DIFC Authority, opening keynote for DWIC 2024, which got underway in Dubai today.
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NewsGulf floods update from Guy Carpenter Cat Resource Center
Severe weather hit the Arabian Gulf, starting April 14, 2024, most severely affecting Oman and the UAE. Extreme amounts of rain brought by the storms have led to a preliminary insured property loss estimate expected to exceed $650m, which could reach $850m for the UAE.
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NewsHannover ReTakaful: ‘We are fully committed to the MENA region’
Olaf Brock, managing director and CEO of Hannover Re’s Bahrain branch and Hannover ReTakaful, provided GR with a pre-DWIC Q&A.
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NewsLockton Re cyber cat report focuses on reinsurance consequences
A reinsurance broking report shines a spotlight on the consequences of a potential cyber catastrophe across the re/insurance value chain.
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NewsWhen is a technology company not a technology company? – Ebix Europe
A crucial distinction arises when a company outsources critical development tasks to third-party vendors, writes Peter Smyth, vice president, Ebix Europe.
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NewsBMS Re appoints Canavan as US COO
Reinsurance broker appoints chief operating officer with a background working at Willis Re, Guy Carpenter and AIG.
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NewsThe new PV reinsurance market hub in Dubai
There are at least ten active carriers or MGAs of political violence re/insurance operating from the Dubai International Financial Centre, one senior Dubai-based underwriter says.
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NewsValder appointed deputy CEO of Arch Insurance International
London market re/insurer Arch has appointed its former chief claims officer as the new deputy CEO of its international insurance arm.
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NewsDubai floods add to claims, reinsurance costs for local insurers – Moody’s
April storms mean claims and increased reinsurance costs for GCC insurers, according to a rating agency report.
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NewsChedid Capital buys remaining 20% stake in Groupe Ascoma
The Middle Eastern re/insurance broker moves to further cement its position in Africa’s insurance market.
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NewsDemonstrating the value of AI to the insured will be key to its success – Cytora CEO
Cytora’s CEO Richard Hartley reflected on the re/insurance industry’s multi-faceted embrace of AI.
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NewsGabriel using AI to prevent and respond to mass shootings
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used for many things, but is responding to and preventing mass shootings its next frontier?
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News'No big bets' – interview with Ascot’s US chief risk officer
The world is changing and the insurance industry will have to change with it. Steve Guijarro, US chief risk officer of re/insurer Ascot Group, explains what the company is doing to achieve this.
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NewsBeyond automation: moving to generative AI – Xceedance
The insurance industry is beginning to understand the potential of generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) and adopt it for certain processes, but Amit Tiwari, co-founder and president at Xceedance, thinks it’s time to move beyond basic task automation to fully harness the power of AI.
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NewsDUAL Europe acquires marine team from Swiss Re
Genoa-based marine team acquisition gives MGA DUAL the mandate to underwrite marine business on behalf of Swiss Re as capacity provider.
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NewsHowden launches Red Sea cargo war risk facility
First of its kind insurance facility within an active conflict zone to protect ships and strengthen global supply chains.
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NewsAspen and PIMCO launch casualty and cyber-focused Pando Re
Bermudan reinsurance vehicle will participate in Aspen’s casualty, professional lines and cyber insurance and casualty reinsurance business lines through a multi-year quota share, with Aspen as the sole cedant.
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NewsBeat Capital Partners to launch Convergence credit insurance arm
Joining from Canopius, Stephen Pike will be CEO of a new credit business from Beat.
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NewsAlta Signa: CFO deepfakes highlight urgency for cyber risk mitigation
As cyber threats evolve, insurers and reinsurers should prioritise the dissemination of technical risk mitigation expertise to policyholders, writes Mauro Marongiu, Alta Signa’s technical head of cyber underwriting.
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NewsHannover Re issues Cumulus Re, first cloud outage cyber cat bond
Parametrix and Hannover Re cooperate to structure and place Cumulus Re, a $13.75m first-of-its-kind cyber risk catastrophe bond.
