Insurance
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London Market Group identifies trade priorities post-Brexit
The London Market Group (LMG) has called on the UK Government to be “proactive in opening up international insurance markets…
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Generali to buy Ergo’s subsidiaries in Hungary and Slovakia
Generali is to acquire the insurance portfolios of three entities of ERGO International AG in Hungary and Slovakia. No details…
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E-Mobility and autonomous vehicle risk and opportunity
The future is obviously bright for electric vehicles in Europe, but what are the risks? And how is the insurance…
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Ransomware: To pay or not to pay remains an open question
Ransomware has become big international business and a major headache for companies of all shapes and sizes. Risk and insurance…
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Partnership with HR key to including benefits in global programme
It makes sense to include employee benefits within a global programme and ideally via a captive. This concept is catching…
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Slowing eurozone growth to run at half pace of global economy: Atradius
Growth in the world’s economy is set to slow this year, with the eurozone forecast to run at about half…
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Buyers face difficult task in transitional cyber market
Risk managers face a difficult task insuring cyber risk, dealing with coverage uncertainty and an insurance market in “transition”, according…
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Chubb names head of merged UK FI and London specialty underwriting teams
Chubb has appointed Jonathan Kennett as head of financial institutions for the UK and Ireland and Chubb Global Markets (CGM),…
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Gallagher appoints Thompson CEO of specialty business
Gallagher has named John Thompson CEO of its specialty London market and wholesale businesses, following an interim appointment to the…
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Selection, innovation and scrutiny are key
We caught up with Paolo Ribotta, CEO of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), to find how his company got…
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Marine market hit by unprecedented run of container ship losses
Marine hull and cargo insurers have been hit by an “unprecedented” run of container ship losses in the past three…
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Capacity shrinks in ‘bleak’ downstream market: Willis
Downstream energy buyers face tightening insurer capacity for the first time since the 2001 Twin Towers attack in New York,…
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Chubb expands coverage for Canadian private equity firms
Expanded insurance coverage for Canadian private equity firms’ most significant liabilities has been added to Chubb’s Private Equity+SM offering. The…
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Ferma raises concern about ‘inappropriate’ and ‘premature’ ISO cyber insurance standard
Ferma is concerned about a proposed ISO standard for cyber insurance that aims to standardise cover and provide guidelines for…
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Willis names new head of Romanian business
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Eleonora Geamanu as head of its Romanian business. She takes over from Anca Roscaneanu, who…
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Guernsey launches hybrid vehicle for ILS sector
Guernsey has launched what it says is the world’s first hybrid vehicle for use in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector.…
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New CEO of commercial P&C for Sompo International
Sompo International has appointed a CEO of commercial property and casualty business. Christopher Gallagher, currently chief risk officer and group…
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Generali Global Corporate & Commercial France appoints new head
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has appointed Gaëlle Tortuyaux as head of France, where she will take over from…
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OESAI names new secretary general
Linet Macharia has been appointed as the secretary general and CEO of the Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers…
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Energy buyers face divergent rating trends as Lloyd’s review ripples through sector: Marsh
Insurance buyers in the energy sector face divergent rating trends for upstream and downstream risks with those accessing the latter…