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Motor Insurers' Bureau CEO leaves; successor appointed from QBE

UK's MIB (Motor Insurers' Bureau) has appointed Dominic Clayden as its new CEO and board executive director, succeeding Ashton West OBE.   15 March 2018

Insurance

R&Q’s Accredited secures upgrade from AM Best

Accredited Surety & Casualty Company, the Florida-headquartered US insurer owned by Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings, has had its group rating upgraded by AM Best from VII to VIII.   20 March 2019

Insurance

QBE hires leaving Aspen Insurance CEO

QBE Re, the specialist reinsurance division of Australia's QBE Insurance Group, has appointed Stephen Postlewhite as deputy global chief underwriting officer.   26 June 2018

Insurance

Ed hires pair of actuaries from Argo and AmTrust

Broker Ed has hired a pair of experienced actuaries from Argo Group and AmTrust, respectively.   4 September 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

R&Q completes loss portfolio deal for US RRG

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) has completed a deal to reinsurer a portfolio of commercial auto liability risks for a US risk retention group (RRG).   4 September 2018

Insurance

Many reinsurers ‘increase cat risk exposure’ to exploit 2019 price uptick, finds S&P Global

Most of the top 20 reinsurers have switched strategy to take advantage of the price uptick, seen during the April, June and July 2019 renewals, by increasing their exposure to catastrophe risk, a report from S&P Global has found.   9 August 2019

Insurance

Cat loss drop makes Travelers Q3 results jump

Lower catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2018 have helped The Travelers Companies to more than double the profit in the period compared to the previous year.   18 October 2018

Insurance

Gallagher snaps up US commercial broker and MGA Jack Nebel

Broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired North Barrington, Illinois-based The Jack Nebel Companies, a wholesale commercial insurance broker and managing general agency (MGA).   17 July 2018

Insurance

Insurtech Kin raises $47m to launch Florida carrier with Hudson Structured backing

Chicago-based insurtech start-up Kin has raised $47 million funding from new investors including Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM Bermuda), August Capital, Avanta, and UChicago Startup Investment Program.   28 August 2019

Insurance

Ryan Specialty merges MGUs

RSG Underwriting Managers (RSGUM), a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group, is merging its managing general underwriters (MGUs) ThinkRisk and EmergIn Risk to operate under a unified brand.   7 November 2018

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