Ben Norris
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CaptivesFebruary 10, 2025
Airmic urges government to create graded UK captive regulatory regime
Airmic has told a government consultation that it wants a class-based or graded regulatory regime for captives in the UK,…
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InsuranceFebruary 10, 2025
Generali investor Caltagirone reportedly mulls another attempt to oust CEO
Italian billionaire and Generali investor Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone could resurrect an attempt to challenge Philippe Donnet’s position as CEO of…
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CaptivesFebruary 7, 2025
French captive process requires commitment and transparency
The French industrial group that specialises in naval defence design, Naval, was one of the first companies to set up…
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MarketFebruary 7, 2025
CCR estimates Brittany storm loss at up to €160m
French state-backed nat cat reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR) said insured losses from a series of storms in Brittany…
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CaptivesFebruary 5, 2025
Ferma working to spread French captive rules across Europe
Ferma has told Commercial Risk that it believes the new French captive regime has “clear potential to be replicated in…
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People MovesFebruary 5, 2025
Allianz Commercial names Bennett head of UK claims
Allianz Commercial has appointed Mitch Bennett as its new head of claims for large corporate and specialty in the UK…
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Legal & RegulationFebruary 4, 2025
DLA Piper records first annual fall in GDPR fines
Fines levied by Europe’s data protection regulators for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) breaches fell 33% last year to €1.2bn…
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MarineFebruary 4, 2025
Gallagher Bassett buys marine and transit claims firm WKW
A J Gallagher’s claims management subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett (GB), has bought global marine and transit firm W K Webster &…
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MarketJanuary 31, 2025
Further softening in Q4 as global rates fall 2%: Marsh
Average global commercial insurance rates fell 2% in the last quarter of 2024, as market softening accelerated a touch after…
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People MovesJanuary 30, 2025
Lloyd’s promotes deputy CFO to top role
Lloyd’s is promoting Alexandra Cliff to chief financial officer (CFO), with incumbent Burkhard Keese leaving to focus on investment roles…
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CaptivesJanuary 30, 2025
HDI Global appoints captive manager in UK and Ireland
HDI Global UK and Ireland has appointed Dan Sammons from AIG as captive manager. Sammons will take up the newly…
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Legal & RegulationJanuary 27, 2025
Purdue and Sackler agree $7.4bn opioid settlement
Opioid pharmaceutical firm Purdue and its owners from the Sackler family have agreed to pay $7.4bn to settle lawsuits alleging…
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People MovesJanuary 24, 2025
Allianz Commercial names new UK head
Allianz Commercial has appointed Phuong Ly, currently chief general manager of the commercial division at Allianz Australia, to lead its…
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North AmericaJanuary 24, 2025
Verisk launches cargo theft risk scoring tool for North American routes
Verisk Analytics has launched a cargo theft risk-scoring tool for the transportation industry that measures the probability of a crime…
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InsuranceJanuary 24, 2025
Buha appointed head of life sciences at Zurich
Jelena Buha has been appointed head of life sciences at Zurich Insurance, moving on from her previous role of global…
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Risk ManagementJanuary 23, 2025
Geopolitics jumps to number one risk for Airmic members
Geopolitical risk has surpassed cyber incidents and changes in regulation to become the biggest risk facing Airmic members, according to…
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MarketJanuary 23, 2025
Last year’s insured nat cat losses 54% above 21st-century average: Aon
Global insured losses from natural disasters were 54% above the 21st-century average last year, covering $145bn of the $368bn in…
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People MovesJanuary 23, 2025
Intact Financial names Clarke global specialty CEO
Intact Financial will appoint Emmanuel Clarke as CEO of global specialty lines (GSL) when incumbent Michael Miller retires at the…
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GeopoliticalJanuary 21, 2025
US firms in Europe pessimistic about Trump trade relations
US companies operating in Europe expect the transatlantic trade and investment relationship to deteriorate as President Trump takes office, according…
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People MovesJanuary 20, 2025
Domange named CEO of Marsh McLennan France
Fabrice Domange has been appointed CEO of Marsh McLennnan France, in addition to his role as president of Marsh France.…