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VIG Re to fight inefficiency as a ‘digitally-enabled reinsurer’

The company is investing in tech and AI, but also in people and talent acquisition as it looks to the future, says Johannes Martin Hartmann of VIG Re.   28 November 2023

Insurance

Latin American reinsurance broker obtains Lloyd’s licence

New Lloyd’s broker has been operating in the Miami market for over two decades.   17 October 2023

Insurance

It’s time to drive greater operational excellence in commercial lines

Huge advances in technology and a commercial lines market close to its peak offer opportunities, but don’t play with the latest tech just for the sake of it, cautions Carys Lawton-Bryce of Markel.   2 October 2023

Insurance

Market conditions suit new player AM Specialty

Capacity is king in this market, and year-old startup AM Specialty has been able to deploy it under optimal conditions, says the company’s CEO Shevawn Barder.   6 September 2023

Insurance

Scaling new heights: Ardonagh Specialty’s growth acceleration post-M&A

The acquisition of BGC’s insurance businesses is helping the independent broker’s business to grow bigger and faster, says Antony Erotocritou, CEO of Ardonagh Specialty.   18 August 2023

Insurance

Fintech: emerging risks in a $4tr growth market

As the significance of technology in financial services increases, Deb Chamian, director at Markel Specialty, advocates a holistic approach to stop risk from derailing its progress.   17 August 2023

Insurance

Systemic risk ‘widens protection gap’: GC’s Enoizi

The relevance of the insurance industry is at stake, argues Julian Enoizi, global head–Public Sector Risk Solutions, Guy Carpenter, as he urges re/insurers to participate more in tackling systemic risk rather than leaving it to governments.   15 August 2023

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Broker consolidation and trapped value: new broker Augment’s CFO speaks out

Reinsurers and cedants have been adversely impacted by consolidation among reinsurance brokers – making this a good moment for a new player to launch. That is the argument of Charlie Love, the newly appointed chief financial officer of Augment, launched in July, who also promises the broker will innovate and help clients unlock trapped value.   4 August 2023

Insurance

UK non-compete reforms—the talent war and insurers

Proposed reforms to non-compete covenants by the UK government change the landscape for how insurers can protect their businesses when key employees leave for a competitor and present a mixture of challenges and opportunities, writes Anna Birtwistle (pictured), partner, Farrer & Co.   4 August 2023

Insurance

Meta Pixel: the tiny fragment of code causing big concerns

Litigation around sneaky third-party tracking tools may just be the tip of a larger risk iceberg, warns Dan Fox, senior underwriter for cyber at Markel International.   2 August 2023

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