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US cyber insurance premiums up 10% to over $2bn in 2018, finds Aon

Cyber insurance premiums in the US increased to $2.03 billion in 2018, a rise of around 10 percent from 2017, analysis by Aon has revealed.   12 June 2019

Insurance

AI insurtech Lemonade enters European market backed by AXA Germany

AI-powered insurtech company Lemonade has entered the European market with the launch of its contents and liability insurance product in Germany – its first major market outside of the US.   12 June 2019

Insurance

Chubb charts rise in investor lawsuits in US and questions merit

The number of securities class action lawsuits has more than doubled in the past four years, but according to insurer Chubb, the beneficiaries of the payouts are not “harmed investors” but instead its lawyers bringing cases of “dubious merit”.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Aviva names new Canada, general insurance CEOs amid cost-cutting drive

Insurer Aviva has appointed Jason Storah as new chief executive of its Canadian business, replacing Colm Holmes.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Willis Towers Watson survey claims uptick in US commercial insurance prices in Q1 2019

US commercial insurance prices have increased in the first quarter of 2019, but the growth was just under 2 percent, according to Willis Towers Watson.   11 June 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Aon Securities hires JLT Capital Markets co-heads in ILS growth strategy

Aon Securities, the investment banking division of re/insurance broker Aon, has made two new strategic hires to help drive growth and innovation within its capital markets function.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Everest bolsters excess casualty team with Aspen and Conifer hires

Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, has made two key hires from Aspen and Conifer to help expand its excess casualty retail capabilities in the Central and West territories in the US.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Insurance markets in Africa stabilise but insurers ‘less bullish’, finds AIO survey

Insurance leaders in Africa remain cautious about business growth despite market stabilisation following the economic downturn of 2015/16, a survey of insurance CEOs has found.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Zurich appoints first customer officer to transform digital experience

Zurich Insurance Group has launched a new initiative to transform and spearhead its digital customer experience, and help drive profitable growth in the future.   10 June 2019

Insurance

QBE appoints Kris Hill to grow alternative markets business in North America

Specialist insurer QBE North America has appointed Kris Hill as president of alternative markets, the company's largest business groups in North America which includes programme business, its affiliated agent personal lines business, and its wholly owned Westwood Insurance Agency subsidiary.   10 June 2019

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