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Aon Risk Map 2019: populism and terrorism create new business threats

Evolving terrorist ideologies and attacks combined with the rise of populism in Europe present new risks for businesses worldwide, according to the Aon 2019 Risk Map.   12 April 2019

Insurance

Howden acquires Norwegian insurance brokerage NIP in expansion move

Howden Broking Group has acquired a majority-share ownership in Norwegian Insurance Partner (NIP), an employee benefits broker, based in Bergen, Norway.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Italy's Generali to invest €1bn in new asset management company ThreeSixty Investments

Italian insurer Generali Group is creating a new asset management company, called ThreeSixty Investments, with an investment of €1 billion in the first fund as strategic capital.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Zurich, CoverWallet expand SME insurance platform in Europe following "exceptional results"

Zurich Insurance Group and insurtech start-up CoverWallet have expanded their insurance platform for small and medium-enterprise (SMEs) to Switzerland — the second European country after Spain to implement the innovative model.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Floods cause $8bn damage in March 2019, finds Aon catastrophe report

Floods around the world cost the global economy $8 billion in March 2019, according to the Aon Global Catastrophe Recap report.   10 April 2019

Insurance

HDI leads €12m funding round in Germany's IoT, blockchain start-up Next Big Thing

Berlin-based Next Big Thing (NBT), a startup incubator for the internet of things (IoT) services and blockchain technology, has raised €12 million in funding led by Talanx group's industrial insurer HDI Global.   10 April 2019

Insurance

CEO of Axa UK & Ireland Claudio Gienal launches strategy rethink; talks XL deal

With six months under his belt as CEO of Axa UK & Ireland, Claudio Gienal has started a strategy revamp to take the business into the future.   8 April 2019

Insurance

Munich Re's ERGO sells three insurance subsidiaries to Generali in consolidation strategy

Munich Re's primary insurance unit ERGO Group is selling its life, non-life and composite portfolios in Hungary and Slovakia to Italian insurer Generali as part of its international business optimisation strategy.   8 April 2019

Insurance

European financial reforms strike right balance, says ALFI

Provisionally agreed reforms to European financial supervision have hit the right balance between European intervention and national autonomy, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).   8 April 2019

Insurance

Lloyd's broker Matrix strikes strategic partnership with Howden

Matrix, an insurance and reinsurance broker at Lloyd's, has entered into a strategic partnership with Howden Broking Group, following the completion of its acquisition of Greece-based Piraeus Insurance Brokers.   4 April 2019

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