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Market
April 26, 2024
Mapfre Global Risks boosts profit by 58% despite reduced premiums
Mapfre’s large corporate and industrial unit Global Risks posted a 58% boost to its net result that hit €10.7m for the first quarter of 2024, despite net premiums being down…
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Market
April 26, 2024
Talanx confident of ‘significantly exceeding’ full-year forecast
Hannover-based insurance and reinsurance group Talanx has reported a quarterly consolidated net income of €572m. The group – which contains HDI Global and Hannover Re – said that despite an…
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ESG Litigation
April 26, 2024
The Netherlands sued over PFAS contamination
Eleven environmental organisations are suing the state of the Netherlands in connection with the harmful effects of widespread per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination in the country. Dutch law firm Knoops’…
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North America
April 26, 2024
US insurers’ profitability unlikely to be impacted by Baltimore bridge collapse
The Baltimore bridge collapse incident is unlikely to impact the profitability of US insurers, according to GlobalData, despite being one of the most significant maritime losses in US history so…
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Market
April 26, 2024
WTW posts 4% higher revenue on mixed rating environment
WTW reported $2.34bn in first-quarter revenue, up 4% overall and 5% on an organic basis from the year-earlier period, in a mixed rating environment with pricing increasing in some lines…
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ESG Insurance
April 26, 2024
New toolkit from TT Club to assist development of ESG policies
Transport and logistics mutual insurer TT Club has produced a toolkit to assist those it insures meet the complex demands developing ESG policies present, providing signposts to strategies and solutions…
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Brokers
April 26, 2024
Gallagher reports 20% revenue increase in Q1 with premiums up 7% at renewal
Arthur J. Gallagher reported double-digit revenue increases in both of its major business segments in the first quarter of 2024, as insurance rates continued to increase across most lines and…
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Brokers
April 26, 2024
Marsh launches global alternative risk solutions practice
A new global alternative risk solutions practice has been launched by Marsh, bringing together its expertise in parametric solutions, alternative risk transfer, captives and complex risk. The broker said the…
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ESG Insurance
April 25, 2024
Insurtech partners with USAID on climate adaptation programme
UK-based insurtech Blue Marble is to scale an innovative financial product in Kenya to strengthen the climate adaptation of coffee farmers connected to global supply chains. It has been made…
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ESG Climate Risk
April 25, 2024
ICEYE in data collaboration with Juniper Re on flood and wildfire
Satellite-powered disaster management solutions provider ICEYE has formed a new data collaboration with Juniper Re, the reinsurance broking arm of BRP Group. ICEYE said Juniper Re will leverage ICEYE’s flood…
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GRM People Moves
April 25, 2024
Senior appointments in Lockton’s crisis management team
Lockton has made two senior promotions within its crisis management team. Helen Sandford has been appointed head of special crime and Freddie Schlesinger has been appointed head of product recall…
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Market
April 25, 2024
European rates up overall but financial and cyber lines falling: Marsh
European insurance rates rose by a further 3% in the first quarter of 2024 across the board, but the softening in financial lines and cyber continued, according to Marsh’s latest…
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ESG
April 25, 2024
European Parliament approves regulation to tackle forced labour
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation that enables the EU to prohibit the sale, import and export of goods made using forced labour. Member…
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France
April 25, 2024
Absenteeism drops dramatically in France
The levels of absenteeism in French companies dropped sharply in 2023, especially among large corporations, new research shows. The survey, published by mutual insurer Malakoff Humanis, found out that 42%…
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GRM Insurance
April 25, 2024
New CEO of Davies’ multi-sector global consulting division
Pino Vallejo has been appointed as the new CEO of Davies’ multi-sector global consulting division, formerly known as Sionic. He has over 30 years’ senior executive leadership experience in financial…
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Cyber & Technology
April 25, 2024
Cyber cat consortium launched to help transfer systemic risk
Ariel Re and Hiscox Re & ILS have launched an “industry first” cyber catastrophe consortium to ultimately boost coverage in the primary insurance market. The CyberShock consortium is designed to…
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Africa
April 25, 2024
Climate change could spread malaria risk to new countries, warns International SOS
Climate change could see malaria cases in countries previously free of the disease, bringing new health risks for workers travelling overseas, according to health and security firm International SOS. Dr…
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Risk Management
April 25, 2024
Europe records 300% surge in farmer protests this year
Farmer protests have spiked 300% in Europe so far this year to 4,000 incidents, compared with a total of 1,000 for the whole of 2023, according to risk intelligence firm…
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Construction
April 25, 2024
London market to remain closed for construction SPPI cover
The London insurance market is unlikely to start offering single project professional indemnity (SPPI) cover for construction firms again anytime soon, and there needs to be a fundamental change in…
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Nordics
April 24, 2024
Swedish risk managers told to focus on flexibility rather than resilience
Swedish risk managers should prioritise flexibility over resilience to mitigate and manage increasingly unpredictable geopolitical risk, said Andreas von der Heide, CEO and co-founder of geopolitical consultancy Consilio Inte... Want…