Tony Dowding
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GRM Insurance
Negative outlook for Colombia and Costa Rica’s insurance industry, says Best
AM Best is maintaining a negative market segment outlook on Colombia’s insurance industry, and has assigned a negative market segment…
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Captives
Marubeni Corporation’s Micronesia captive has ratings affirmed by Best
The captive of Marubeni Corporation, a leading Japanese company, has had its ratings affirmed by AM Best. The ratings agency…
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Zurich
Sustainability: managing risks and leveraging opportunities
The transition to a sustainable world will require collaboration and due consideration for the risks and opportunities, according to Gabrielle…
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GRM Insurance
Fidelis renews quota share with Berkshire Hathaway for 2022
Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance has renewed its 20% whole account quota share with Berkshire Hathaway for 2022. The insurer said this…
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GRM Comment & Opinion
Recalibrating the relationship with insurers
The current hard market, after such a long soft market, is a stark reminder that the underwriting cycle is back…
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GRM Partner Content
In with the new; renewal trends
As we head into renewal season across Europe, Etienne Champion, chief underwriting officer APAC and Europe at AXA XL, discusses…
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GRM Comment & Opinion
GRM Journal highlights impact of hard market on multinationals
There is little good news for multinational buyers of insurance at the moment, with the hard market in full effect.…
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People Moves
New head of international war and terrorism, political violence at Mosaic
Mosaic Insurance has appointed senior war and terrorism specialist Adam McGrath to its international team. He will be responsible for…
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Captives
Captive growth continuing, driven by cell captive formations, says Marsh report
Captive growth gained greater momentum in 2020 and is continuing at a similar rate in 2021, according to Marsh’s 2021…
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Latin America
DUAL Group expands into Latin America
DUAL Group has expanded into Latin America with the acquisition of a Mexican MGA and the opening of an office…
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GRM Insurance
Oman Insurance and Asta’s Syndicate 2880 gets Lloyd’s ‘in principle’ approval
Lloyd’s has given ‘in principle’ approval to the launch of Syndicate 2880 under the Syndicate-in-a-Box initiative (SIAB). Oman Insurance Company…
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GRM Insurance
MS Amlin forms US company MS Amlin Distribution Holdings
MS Amlin Underwriting (MSAU) has formed a new US-based sister company, MS Amlin Distribution Holdings (MSADH). MSAU said MSADH will…
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Employee Benefits
Generali Employee Benefits and Bupa launch strategic partnership
Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) and Bupa Global have teamed up to offer international private medical insurance (IPMI) and global employee…
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GRM Journal
The nuts and bolts of global programmes
Global insurance programmes are undoubtedly affected by macro issues such as the state of the insurance market, capacity and pricing,…
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GRM Journal
A flight to specialists?
Specialty business should be served by specialty brokers. Discuss. Ever since the mid-1990s when Pat Ryan and his counterparts at…
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GRM Journal
The insurance factory
“One man draws out the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds…
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GRM Journal
Singapore: playing to its strengths
Singapore’s location at the southern tip of the Malacca Strait has meant it has long been the gateway for those…
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GRM Journal
Looking closer to home
Asian companies are increasingly looking locally for coverage, even with specialty lines, and various markets have grown up, which is…
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GRM Journal
Hard times
Nevertheless, the market is tough, according to buyers, while insurers point to the need for price corrections after the long…
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GRM Journal
Getting the global/local mix right
Global programmes are generally put together with the involvement of a global insurer, working with local or regional partners. Asia…
