Tony Dowding
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Global Risk Manager
Bahrain’s fragmented insurance market faces challenges, says Best
The solvency levels of Bahraini insurers are expected to be negatively impacted by Covid-19-driven financial market volatility, according to AM…
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CRE Insurance
Senior finpro appointments at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has made three leadership appointments in its financial and professional services (finpro) underwriting team. Laura Coppola…
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Global Risk Manager
US commercial insurance rates increase across board in third quarter
US commercial insurance buyers have seen rate increases in every line of coverage and industry class, including workers’ compensation, for…
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CRE Insurance
Ukrainian insurer joins MAXIS Global Benefits Network
ARX Insurance, a leading insurer in Ukraine, has become the latest member of MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN), a…
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Asia
Premiums written by Hong Kong insurers increase by 10% in 2019
The Hong Kong insurance industry has reported total gross premiums of HK$566.9bn for 2019, a year-on-year growth of 10.2%, according…
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CRE Insurance
QBE announces new CEO of international division
QBE has announced that Jason Harris has been appointed chief executive officer, international division. He takes over from Richard Pryce…
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CRE Insurance
Big increase in international placements through Willis Towers Watson’s hub
Overall placements in the international market through Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) global markets hub have increased by 67% year on…
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Captives
‘Massive’ interest in captives, and increasing sophistication, says Guernsey manager
The level of interest in captives is “massive” at the moment, and their use is going to become increasingly sophisticated…
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Captives
Vermont appoints captive insurance economic development director
Brittany Nevins has been appointed as the new captive insurance economic development director by the Vermont Department of Economic Development…
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Global Risk Manager
Mixed credit rating activity for US P&C industry in first half, says Best
Credit rating activity for the US property and casualty (P&C) industry in the first half of 2020 was mixed, with…
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CRE Insurance
Swiss Re to reorganise legal entity structure of Corporate Solutions unit
Swiss Re has announced that it intends to reorganise the legal entity structure of its Corporate Solutions business unit. It…
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Global Risk Manager
Challenges for Saudi insurance market despite fall in claims, says Moody’s
Saudi Arabia's insurance industry faces numerous challenges, according to Moody's Investors Service, despite benefiting from reduced claims in the first…
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CRE Insurance
International Underwriting Association appoints new chairman
Patrick Tiernan, managing director, UK commercial lines and global corporate and specialty at Aviva, has been elected as the new…
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CRE People Moves
BMS North America direct and facultative appoints director
Suzi Morgan has joined BMS Group as a director of BMS North America direct and facultative, effective early 2021. She…
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Analysis & Opinion
The email challenge: easing the pain with artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning are talked about a lot in the media and in business in terms of their…
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Global Risk Manager
Continued improvement for rated US mutual sector in 2019
Rated US mutual insurance companies reported continued improvement in underwriting performance in 2019 and managed to grow surplus, despite a…
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Global Risk Manager
US excess and surplus lines market set for growth
The US excess and surplus lines market is set to benefit from admitted markets “shedding risk”, a hardening market and…
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Global Risk Manager
New excess casualty MGA launches in Bermuda
Arcadian Risk Capital, a new startup underwriting operation based in Bermuda, has been launched, initially underwriting excess casualty and professional…
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Asia
India’s insurance regulator mulls pandemic risk pool
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is looking at the introduction of a pandemic risk pool. A…
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CRE Insurance
Global Risk Partners enters Irish market with acquisition
UK insurance intermediary group Global Risk Partners (GRP) has entered the Irish market through the acquisition of a majority share…