Tony Dowding
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CRE Insurance
Significant administrative burden from EC proposal on intermediaries and cross-border tax planning
Insurance Europe has warned that the additional reporting obligations in the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for intermediaries to report cross-border…
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Asia
Moody’s sees stable outlook for Asia-Pacific insurance sector
The outlook for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) insurance sector for 2018 is stable, according to Moody's Investors Service, driven by steady…
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CRE Insurance
Moody’s and Fitch expect reinsurance rate increases
Ratings agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service are predicting a rise in reinsurance rates, but both said that the…
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Asia
Global modelled catastrophe loss report from AIR Worldwide
The 1% aggregate exceedance probability insured loss (or the 100-year return period loss) from catastrophes worldwide is nearly $250bn, and…
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Global Risk Manager
Chaucer opens MENA office in Dubai’s International Financial Centre
Chaucer, the international specialty insurer, has announced the opening of Chaucer MENA Underwriting in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)…
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AXA XL
Talk to the loss adjuster; why communication is key for claims in global programmes
When a loss occurs, clear and timely communication with loss adjusters is vital to ensure claims are resolved successfully. When…
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Europe
Insurance predictions for 2018 – Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co has produced its insurance predictions for 2018, suggesting that a wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) could…
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Captives
Bermuda statistics reveal captives’ lines of business
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has produced statistics on Bermuda’s captive insurance and special purpose insurers, based on the BMA’s…
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Asia
Mapfre restructures US business and creates new Eurasia region
Mapfre has announced a new structure for Mapfre USA, and a new regional area, Eurasia, integrating EMEA and APAC, together…
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CRE Insurance
New global practice leader for international financial lines claims at XL Catlin
Yera Patel has been appointed to the position of global practice leader for international financial lines claims at XL Catlin.…
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Global Risk Manager
New association for DAC Beachcroft in Argentina
DAC Beachcroft has agreed a new association with a law firm in Argentina, continuing its Latin American expansion. The new…
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CRE Insurance
Navigators opens office in Madrid
Navigators International, the international underwriting arm of The Navigators Group, has opened a local office in Madrid and appointed Carlos…
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CRE Insurance
Employee benefits set to grow in UK
More than two out of five (42%) employee benefit consultants in the UK are forecasting growth for their businesses next…
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CRE Insurance
Nordic P&C insurers to keep focus on underwriting profitability – S&P
Nordic insurers face some tough challenges, including prevailing low interest rates and the evolving regulatory landscape, but the Nordic property…
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Asia
ARM in joint venture with Chinese captive consulting group
Alternative Risk Management (ARM) has established a joint venture with Beijing Airport Captive Management Consulting (BACM) to work together in…
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CRE Insurance
EIOPA to focus on enhancing supervisory convergence
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has said that in the next three years, one of its key…
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Global Risk Manager
Digital capabilities transforming global programmes (Part One)
In the first of two articles, Zurich’s Carin Gantenbein and Armin Schaefer look at some of the problems that risk…
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Asia
Insurers need rate increases to restore profitability – Swiss Re
Insurance rates are going to harden following the large natural catastrophe losses experienced by carriers in 2017, according to Swiss…
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CRE Insurance
Financial Stability Board scraps global systemically important insurer list
No new list of global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) is to be published by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), according…
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CRE Insurance
AXA Ukraine joins MAXIS Global Benefits Network
MAXIS Global Benefits Network (GBN) has announced that AXA Ukraine, one of the country’s largest insurance groups, is the latest…