Tony Dowding
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CRE Insurance
AGCS works with Praedicat to identify future catastrophe liability risks
A new risk assessment methodology means that the next generation of catastrophe liability risks for businesses will be identified far…
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Asia
Gen Re gets Mumbai branch approval from Indian regulator
The Insurance Regulation and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has granted approval for Gen Re to open a branch in…
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CRE Insurance
Generali appoints new country manager for France
Generali has appointed Jean-Laurent Granier as country manager for France and président directeur général of Generali France, with effect from…
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CRE Insurance
Insurance Europe calls on IAIS to remove new standards from paper
Insurance Europe has asked the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to remove any new standards for insurers from its…
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CRE Insurance
Lancashire CEO says one major loss could change soft market
It will take just one major loss event to change the dynamics of the current soft insurance market, according to…
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Global Risk Manager
Cost of global healthcare benefits continues to rise, Willis Towers Watson survey finds
A survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson has found that the cost of employer-provided healthcare benefits globally continues…
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Global Risk Manager
Kazakh insurance market to grow at double-digit rates for next few years
The Kazakh insurance market is forecast to grow at double-digit rates in 2017-2021, according to Fitch Ratings, driven by the…
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Cyber & Technology
US commercial property/casualty rates still falling in 2017
Commercial property/casualty rates in the US have continued to decline in the first quarter of 2017, although there are signs…
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Asia
Korean insurers report growth in 2016
South Korean insurers saw a 2.9% increase in gross written premiums to KRW195.2trn in 2016 from KRW189.6trn in 2015, according…
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Asia
China to tighten up insurance sector regulation
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) is to tighten supervision of the insurance industry to guard against financial risks and…
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Analysis & Opinion
Captives in global programmes
In today’s global marketplace where companies are operating from Azerbaijan to Zambia, having a centralised way to keep a handle…
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CRE Insurance
US insurance industry vigorously defends US-EU covered agreement
The US-EU covered agreement on insurance and reinsurance has been defended by the US insurance industry at a hearing before…
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CRE Legal Regulation
Regulatory and premium tax changes from Marsh
Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Regulatory and Premium Tax Update has highlighted a number of regulatory and premium-related tax changes that…
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AIG
When people are in the firing line
Jonathan Gregory, global head of kidnap and ransom at AIG, explains why a changing terrorism threat landscape requires businesses to…
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CRE Insurance
NAIC calls for clarity over US-EU covered agreement
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has warned the Trump administration not to take an “imprudent leap of faith”…
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CRE Insurance
UK IPT rise means insurers should look at de minimis provisions, says FiscalReps
The upcoming increase in UK Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) may make the current UK de minimis provisions more attractive for…
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Captives
Bermuda’s negotiations with EU should not be affected by Brexit, says BMA
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has said that Brexit should not impact Bermuda’s ability to successfully negotiate with the EU…
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Captives
Vermont updates captive insurance legislation
Vermont has passed a bill designed to strengthen Vermont’s captive insurance legislation by introducing changes to the investment guideline in…
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CRE Legal Regulation
Quebec compensation tax on insurers extended until 2022
The Quebec Economic Plan includes an extension of the compensation tax on financial institutions for another five years, designed to…
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Asia
Labuan insurance industry reports growth in 2016
The Labuan insurance industry recorded positive growth in 2016, according to the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre’s (IBFC) latest…