Ben Norris
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CRE Risk Management
UK pension liabilities reduce by £2.5bn on new mortality forecasts
Pension scheme liabilities in the UK could be reduced by as much as £2.5bn for FTSE 350 companies as mortality…
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CRE Insurance
HDI Global appoints UK & Ireland claims director
HDI Global has created a new director of claims for UK and Ireland role, appointing John McCammon to the position.…
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CRE Insurance
Chubb completes European integration
Chubb has completed the integration of its European businesses following the Chubb and ACE deal in January 2016. Although ACE…
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Cyber & Technology
Annual insured US data breaches could top $5bn: RMS
Insurable losses from cyber data breaches in the US could top $5bn each year, according to a new report from…
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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
Liberty denies Pembroke sale post Ironshore acquisition: No change for Europe
Liberty Mutual has allegedly denied the rumours that it plans to sell Lloyd's agency Pembroke that arose with the $3bn…
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CRE Insurance
AIG returns to profit in first quarter
AIG posted better than expected earnings in the first quarter, helped by cost cutting and lower catastrophe losses. It follows…
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CRE Insurance
Aubert reappointed chair of LMG
The London Market Group (LMG) has reappointed Nicolas Aubert as its chair for a further year. Mr Aubert, head of…
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CRE Insurance
Piracy attacks increase in first quarter: IMB
Piracy increased during the first quarter of 2017 as hotspots continued off Nigeria and around the southern Philippines, according to…
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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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CRE Risk Management
IRM launches 2025 risk survey
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has launched a survey of its members, looking at the future of risk management.…
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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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CRE Insurance
FM Global policyholders to share $435m from surplus
Member commercial policyholders of mutual insurer FM Global will share an estimated $435m on renewed policies between 30 June 2017…
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Asia
QBE plans to move European headquarters from London due to Brexit
QBE Insurance Group has confirmed that it will move its European headquarters from London in preparation for the UK leaving…
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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,…