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GRM Insurance
Munich Re invests $29m in SME insurtech start-up
Next Insurance, the Californian online insurance startup that targets small to medium-sized businesses, has raised $29m in a Series A…
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CRE Insurance
London market weighs heavily on Hiscox Q1 result
Hiscox first quarter results were dragged down by conditions in its London market segment, the specialist insurer has said in…
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Insurance
AmTrust Q1 result dented by cat losses and charges
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc, the US-based specialty insurer, announced first quarter 2017 net income of $22.6m, compared with $84.0m in…
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CRE Insurance
Chubb enhances financial lines covers in the UK and Ireland
Chubb says that it has enhanced two of its key financial lines wordings – Elite D&O and Elite Commercial Crime…
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CRE People Moves
AGCS appoints energy underwriter in London
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Zoe Massie as offshore energy underwriter. Working in the energy team in…
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Global Risk Manager
International CRB growth offsets US decline at Willis
Total revenues at broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) were $2.3bn for the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 4%…
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Cyber & Technology
New management liability products from Beazley address EU risk
Beazley has released two sets of products for organisations domiciled outside the US, one designed for the specific cyber needs…
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CRE People Moves
Chubb adds to UK life sciences team
Chubb is growing its life science team in the UK and Ireland, by expanding its specialty casualty insurance capabilities for…
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CRE People Moves
New PI underwriter at ArgoGlobal
ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has appointed Paul Harris as professional indemnity underwriter. He takes up…
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CRE Insurance
Willis poaches Hiscox political risk veterans
Willis Towers Watson has recruited Claire Simpson and Victoria Padfield to its Political Risk and Trade Credit team in London…
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CRE Insurance
Beazley expands financial lines presence in continental Europe
Beazley has appointed Lorena Segovia to the newly created role of financial lines regional manager for continental Europe. Ms Segovia…
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GRM Insurance
Intact to acquire OneBeacon to expand US specialty business
Canada’s Intact Financial Corporation is to acquire OneBeacon Insurance Group for an aggregate cash consideration of about $1.7bn. The combination…
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CRE People Moves
Liberty Mutual Insurance consolidates US specialty operations under the Ironshore brand
Liberty Mutual is combining its existing Liberty International Underwriters US business and Ironshore’s US specialty lines business under the Ironshore…
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GRM Insurance
Fidelis to form MGA partnership with Nexus
Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance is backing Rob Ashton, former head of specialty at Hiscox Re, to establish a partnership with Nexus,…
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CRE People Moves
StarStone appoints global head of accident and health
StarStone, the London-based global specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Jeff Herman as global head of accident and health…
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Climate Change
BIBA launches pollution product for environmental contractors
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has launched an insurance package for environmental contractors in the UK. The scheme is…
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CRE Insurance
Evan Greenberg says ‘facilitisation’ of insurance is not sustainable
Evan Greenberg, Chubb’s chairman and CEO, has further clarified his criticisms of brokers, made in his annual letter to shareholders…
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GRM Insurance
Aspen ups ceded premium levels in specialty lines
Aspen Insurance CEO Chris O'Kane explained in a recent call with analysts why the group is starting to make more…
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Global Risk Manager
Allied World sees improvement in global markets insurance segments
Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC) has reported an improvement in its global markets insurance segment in its first quarter results…
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CRE Insurance
Ogden Rate change hits Markel bottom line
Markel Corporation posted profits of $223.2m for the first quarter of 2017, compared with $397.0m for the first quarter of…