Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
AIG’s income falls in Q2 but profits up a touch
AIG posted net income of $1.1bn for the second quarter of 2017, heavily down from $1.9bn recorded during the same…
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Cyber & Technology
Novae posts H1 loss but cyber keeps growing
Novae Group, the specialty insurance group that recently recommended an offer from AXIS Capital, has announced its interim results for…
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CRE People Moves
Towergate announces push into specialty lines with terror product
Towergate Underwriting has launched a new London business called Geo Specialty. The first market to go live is political violence,…
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CRE Insurance
BHSI forms southern Europe hub in Dublin
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has established a new office in Dublin and appointed Cormac McNamara as property and…
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CRE Insurance
Ransomware attacks double in 2017 and accidental data loss remains a concern: Beazley
Ransomware attacks more than doubled in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, while accidental…
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CRE Risk Management
Health and safety fines jump in UK following new sentencing guidelines
Fines for health and safety offences in the UK have more than doubled during the past year, after new sentencing…
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CRE Insurance
Inga Beale named president of CII
Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale has been elected as the 121st president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Ms Beale succeeds…
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CRE People Moves
Argo announces two senior appointments
ArgoGlobal, the Lloyd’s insurer and part of Argo Group, has appointed Dominic Kirby to replace David Harris as managing director…
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CRE Insurance
Upstream energy market at ‘tipping point’ with some insurers likely to withdraw
The upstream energy insurance market is at a “tipping point” and cannot sustain current premium levels, with some players likely…
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Analysis & Opinion
Turning the tide on holiday illness claims
Risk managers and their insurers are always on the watch for the next big trend. The recent eye-watering increase in…
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CRE Insurance
Insurance sector most concerned by cyber security finds survey
Directors and senior managers working in finance and insurance consider cybersecurity a higher priority than any other sector, with those…
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CRE People Moves
Sompo Canopius hires new credit and political risk analyst
Sompo Canopius has announced the appointment of Bruce Shepherd as credit and political risk analyst. He will head the credit…
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CRE People Moves
Liberty leads out new equine and livestock teams
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has entered the equine and livestock markets, appointing Julian Bowen-Rees…
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BI
Dale Underwriting to launch contingency and specialty SPA
Dale Underwriting Partners, which is managed by Lloyd’s third-party managing agency Asta, has been granted in principle approval by the…
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GRM Insurance
Cyber and surety lines boost Aspen’s Q2 premiums
Specialty lines boosted Aspen Insurance’s interim performance. The Bermuda group reported net income after tax of $75.8m for the second…
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CRE Insurance
Allianz on track to hit upper end of 2017 profit target
Allianz Group said strong second-quarter operating performance has set it on track to meet the higher end of its profit…
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CRE Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance builds momentum in UK and southern Europe
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the commercial insurance arm of Warren Buffet’s group, is starting to pick up the pace…
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CRE Risk Management
Police have ‘reasonable grounds’ for corporate manslaughter charges over Grenfell Tower fire
Police investigating London’s Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 80 people died, are considering bringing corporate manslaughter charges against…
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Aviation
Pay-as-you fly drone cover ready for take-off
The UK’s first pay-as-you-fly drone insurance will be launched later this year by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). AGCS…
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Pay-as-you fly drone cover ready for take-off
The UK’s first pay-as-you-fly drone insurance will be launched later this year by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). AGCS…