Tony Dowding
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Asia
Malaysian general insurance sees fall in premium for first-half 2019
Malaysia’s general insurance industry recorded MYR8.92bn in gross direct premiums for the first six months of 2019, a 1.4% fall…
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CRE Insurance
New regional manager UK and Ireland for MAXIS GBN
MAXIS GBN has appointed Aaron Brown to the new role of regional manager UK and Ireland. He will lead a…
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CRE People Moves
New head of Bermuda property for Liberty Specialty Markets
Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Nicholas Garside to the role of head of Bermuda…
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Global Risk Manager
Allianz acquisition strengthens presence in Brazil
Allianz is to acquire the automobile and other P&C operations of SulAmérica for BRL3bn (€667m), making it one of the…
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CRE Insurance
Non-life profits increase but firm reinsurance market to continue, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings said it expects the firm reinsurance market will continue through the January 2020 renewals period, despite below-average catastrophe…
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Analysis & Opinion
Leveraging AI to improve the customer experience
Technology is continually improving the customer experience in the insurance industry. One area that has been a problem, not just…
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CRE Insurance
Insurance Europe responds to IAIS on systemic insurance risk
Insurance Europe has published its response to a consultation by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) on systemic risk,…
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Global Risk Manager
Reinsurance pricing for California wildfires could be up 70% in 2020 renewals: S&P
Re/insurers were surprised by the California wildfires of 2017-2018 because the losses were outside market understanding of the risk and…
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CRE People Moves
QBE appoints new CEO North America
QBE Insurance Group has appointed Todd Jones to the role of CEO North America. He will report to the group…
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Captives
CICA taskforce to help women advance in captive industry
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) has launched a new initiative to support women in the captive industry and close…
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Captives
New US construction group captive programme from Artex
Alternative risk management solutions firm Artex has launched a new group captive programme, which has been designed specifically for construction…
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Captives
HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme in £7bn longevity swap
A longevity swap has been announced involving the HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme and Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA).…
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AIG
Cyber: A threat without borders
Most cyber attacks are multinational and show little regard for borders. As a result, cyber risk transfer is ideally suited…
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Asia
Global insurance M&As at highest level since 2015, says Clyde & Co
Global insurance industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have increased by 13% in the first half of 2019, the highest level…
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CRE People Moves
Chubb appoints Latin America leader
Chubb Limited has appointed Marcos Gunn as senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Latin America. He will have…
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Global Risk Manager
Chubb launches integrated solution for US professional service firms
Chubb has launched an integrated solution for professional service firms in the US, to mitigate a range of unique exposures…
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Captives
Rated US captives build on strengths, says AM Best
US captive insurance companies rated by AM Best continued their positive underwriting results in 2018, with a net underwriting profit…
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CRE Insurance
New global head of FINEX cyber risk for Willis Towers Watson
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Peter Foster as chairman of global FINEX cyber and cyber risk solutions. Mr Foster has…
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Global Risk Manager
US agency/broker M&As continue on upward trend
US insurance agency and broker merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is continuing on an upward trend, according to the latest…
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Captives
New head of Marsh’s captive operation in Guernsey
Marsh has appointed a new head of its captive operation in Guernsey. Ian Drillot has joined Marsh as head of…