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Aon Risk Solutions has signed a unique co-insurance agreement with Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance that provides clients fast and efficient access to AA+ rated capacity for all eligible business placed by Aon Risk Solutions where the Lloyd’s market participates. 20 March 2013
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Germany insurer Allianz has revealed an extensive investment programme to boost its presence across Africa. It has hired five new senior executives in the continent since the start of 2013 and the company is targeting Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, where it anticipates strong growth. 18 March 2013
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Demand for transactional risk insurance grew by 41 per cent globally in 2012 as firms increasingly turned to the insurance market to protect large deals and cross-border acquisitions or sales. 15 March 2013
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Novae Group has posted its 2012 results. It made a pre-tax profit of £49.3 million compared with a loss of £6 million last year, its gross written premiums decreasing to £612 million from £624 million in 2011. Its combined ratio for the year was 90.5 per cent, a big improvement on the 101.5 per cent it posted in 2011. “Three years ago we set out our objectives for driving up the returns of the group by re-engineering our business mix and by rigorously managing capital and costs. Three years on, this strategy has delivered a steadily improving group performance particularly in 2012 delivering a return on equity of 17.6 per cent,” said Matthew Fosh, group chief executive. 13 March 2013
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A mixture of growing insurance penetration into what is a rapidly developing market and government initiatives to secure greater financial protection against natural disasters mean Turkey holds many opportunities for re/insurers, especially for non-life players. 8 March 2013
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Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has made Paul Dali chairman of its board of directors. Dali, a venture capitalist who has previously backed a number of highly successful technology companies, had already served as an advisor to the board for the past year. In addition to Dali, Dr Gerald Held, a corporate director on numerous technology company boards and a former Silicon Valley software executive, joins the RMS board as an independent director. And Dominique Trempont, an executive and board member with a focus on cloud and new media, also joins the board. 6 March 2013
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Allianz Risk Transfer and Nephila Capital have finalized an agreement securing another three years of risk capacity for Nephila. Under the agreement, Allianz Risk Transfer will continue to assist Nephila in its natural catastrophe and weather risk strategies, providing specialized services, such as balance sheet access, non-recourse leverage and other flexibility that will continue to benefit Nephila’s investors. Nephila said the extension enhances its ability to offer its clients a portfolio of diversified and high quality investment alternatives while continuing to diversify Allianz Risk Transfer’s business lines. 6 March 2013
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A number of recent acts of terrorism and violence against energy companies and their facilities around the world have led to an upsurge of interest in terrorism and political violence coverage. This is being matched by buoyant levels of capacity in the sector, despite a sense of unease among insurers underwriting these risks. 28 February 2013
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Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings has announced that Jerome Faure will join the company on March 11 as CEO of global reinsurance. He will be responsible for Endurance’s North America, Bermuda and international reinsurance operations. Most recently, Faure was a partner in ILS Capital Management in Bermuda focused on insurance linked securities, industry loss warranties and collateralized reinsurance. Prior to that, he served as director and chief underwriting officer for Tokio Millennium Re. He started his career at Scor. 27 February 2013
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Gunther Saacke, the chief executive officer of Q-Re, the reinsurance subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), believes the unique ownership and capital structure of the reinsurer can offer cedants much-needed diversification on their panels away from the “vagaries of Wall Street”. 27 February 2013
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