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UK insurers ‘well prepared’ for any Brexit outcome, says AM Best

As the UK parliament continues to wrangle over the best way forward for Brexit, rating agency AM Best said UK-domiciled insurers were “well prepared” for the outcome, “regardless of when or under what terms the UK leaves the EU”.   18 March 2019

Insurance

Talanx completes ‘generational shift’ at board level

Talanx, the German re/insurer, has renewed its board in what it has called a “generational shift”.   18 March 2019

Insurance

London insurance market warned 'turbo charge contingency plans' after Brexit delay vote

Last night the UK Parliament voted in favour of requesting an extension to Article 50 and consequently a delay to Brexit beyond the 29 March deadline.   15 March 2019

Insurance

AIR Worldwide pegs storm Eberhard insured losses at €1.5bn

Insured losses from European winter wind storm Eberhard are expected to be between €900 million and €1.5 billion, according to catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide.   14 March 2019

Insurance

Italy's Generali posts increased profits, solid 2018 results beat targets

Profits at Italian insurer Generali soared in 2018 as the company exceeded all its targets for the past three years, attributed to improvements in all group business segments including life, property/casualty and asset management.   14 March 2019

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Bermuda blacklisted by EU because of human error; David Burt accepts blame

David Burt, the Premier of Bermuda, has said he accepts responsibility for what appears to have been a case of human error when draft regulations were being edited that resulted in the country being blacklisted by the European Union this week in what he also admitted is a “setback” for Bermuda and would mean a “challenging period” for the domicile.   14 March 2019

Insurance

Hamilton acquires Lloyd's Pembroke Managing Agency, Ironshore Europe from Liberty Mutual

Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke Managing Agency platform at Lloyd’s and Ironshore Europe DAC (IEDAC).   14 March 2019

Insurance

Willis Towers Watson hires power and utilities expert from Bowring Marsh

Broker Willis Towers Watson has hired Mark Hiles to assume the role of head of power and utilities for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region.   14 March 2019

Insurance

Bermuda bodies including ABIR, BDA and BIMA seek removal from EU tax blacklist

Industry groups on Bermuda including the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR)have pledged their support to efforts by the Bermuda government to get the country removed from the European Union’s so-called blacklist list of "non-cooperative" jurisdictions as quickly as possible.   13 March 2019

Insurance

ABI calls for Brexit delay after latest deal voted down

As the latest deal for Britain to leave the EU was voted down in Parliament last night, the possibility of the country leaving with no-deal looked more likely.   13 March 2019

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