Tony Dowding
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CRE Insurance
New cyber insurance policies launched by Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson has launched three new cyber insurance policies for clients across the US, Canada, the UK and western…
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Asia
Aon report examines regulatory developments in Asia-Pacific insurance markets
Insurance market liberalisation continues to accelerate across Asia-Pacific, with cross-jurisdiction collaboration further developing and solvency requirements being enhanced across the…
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Captives
Two Cayman-based captives acquired by run off firm RiverStone
Insurance run-off management company RiverStone has acquired two Cayman-based captives, in its first move into the captive sector. RiverStone said…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance pricing momentum prolonged by 2019 cat losses
The spate of catastrophe events in 2019 may prolong the positive pricing momentum that reinsurers have experienced throughout 2019, according…
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CRE People Moves
Beazley appoints head of US large commercial property
Matthew Westhoff has been appointed as head of US large commercial property at specialist insurer Beazley. He will be based…
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Asia
Singapore and China sign insurance supervisory memorandum of understanding
Singapore and China are to strengthen their cooperation in the supervision of insurance and banking, after the signing of a…
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Captives
Malta sees ‘second wave’ of broker cell companies
Malta as an insurance jurisdiction has long pushed its EU credentials in terms of passporting into the EU, but with…
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Asia
Gallagher takes minority stake in India’s Edelweiss Group
Arthur J Gallagher has acquired a minority stake in Edelweiss Group, a leading diversified financial services conglomerate in India. According…
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Asia
Global P&C business profitable in 2018, says Aon study
Global P&C business has again produced an underwriting profit in 2018, with a combined ratio of 98.9%, according to Aon.…
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CRE Insurance
IFTRIP conference highlights ILS interest in terrorism (re)insurance
There is growing insurance-linked securities (ILS) interest in terrorism (re)insurance, according to speakers at the annual International Forum of Terrorism…
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CRE Insurance
Aon appoints leader to scale best practice across group
Aon has appointed Michael Moran to lead greater collaboration and scaling of best practices across the broker. He has been…
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Asia
Insurance Australia Group divests interest in State Bank of India joint venture
Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) is to sell its 26% interest in its joint venture with the State Bank of…
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Asia
Philippines general insurance market to reach $2bn by 2022
The general insurance market in the Philippines is expected to reach $2bn by 2022, according to data and analytics company…
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CRE Insurance
Brokerslink and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in global programme agreement
Brokerslink has announced a collaboration with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions on multinational insurance programmes, with the insurer becoming one of…
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Asia
New leaders for FM Global in EMEA, Asia-Pacific and the US
FM Global has announced a number of senior leadership changes in EMEA, Asia-Pacific and the US. This follows the forthcoming…
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Captives
DARAG Guernsey acquires Thames Water captive
Guernsey-based captive (re)insurer Thames Water Insurance Company Limited (TWICL), which has been in run-off since 2005, has been acquired by…
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CRE Insurance
Allianz is number one insurance brand in Interbrand’s latest ranking
Interbrand has released its Best Global Brands 2019 report, in which Allianz has become the number one insurer on the…
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AIG
New frontiers present new risks
China's Belt and Road (B&R) initiative is inspiring a new philosophy surrounding multinational people risks, explains Jon Gregory.
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CRE Insurance
Greenberg: insurtech will have profound effect but most will fail
Maurice R ‘Hank’ Greenberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Starr Insurance Companies, has told AM Best that although insurtech…
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Global Risk Manager
US P&C insurers see record surplus of $802.2bn
Private US P&C insurers’ surplus reached a new record of $802.2bn in the first half of 2019, according to data…