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Alternative Risk Transfer
ILS investors have been battered by a series of trials in recent years including losses, loss creep, trapped capital and disappointing rate increases. Some may have paused for thought, but there is no sign of the majority walking away yet. Intelligent Insurer reports. 15 October 2019
Insurance
Voce Capital Management, the beneficial owner of approximately 5.4 percent of the shares of Argo Group International Holdings, has said that the ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation at Argo related to executive compensation and benefits and associated disclosure issues highlights the need for urgent changes. 15 October 2019
Insurance
Terrorism cover might reach up to 2-4 percent of investment portfolios as investors look to diversify away from pure natural catastrophe risks. 15 October 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
Rick Montgomerie and Charlie Vaughan, the portfolio managers for Markel CATCo Investment Management’s Aquilo Fund, are leaving the company to establish a new investment manager and fund — Chard Re Investment Management. Elizabeth Simmons, the fund's underwriter, will also be leaving to join Chard Re, which is intended to launch January 1, 2020. 14 October 2019
News
Further mergers are likely among service companies in the growing Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) space. 11 October 2019
Insurance
Few disagree that John Neal, the chief executive of Lloyd’s for a year, has done much to move the market in the right direction. But the sheer scale and complexity of his task raises questions of whether the overall war can be won. Intelligent Insurer gauged the views of the market around the future of Lloyd’s. 10 October 2019
Insurance
Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh has appointed Bryce Check as business relationship director and Anna Whitfield as a client service director in the UK Real Estate Practice. 10 October 2019
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has appointed John Panagakis as chief executive officer (CEO) of its fixed income investment manager, First Principles Capital Management (FPCM). 10 October 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
The nat cat loss experiences of 2017 and 2018 have shown the weaknesses of relying upon a standardised external model without internal enhancement through the application of expert judgement and actuarial technique. Dirk Lohmann of Schroders investigates the solutions. 9 October 2019
Insurance
Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings has confirmed that its independent directors are conducting a "review of governance and compensation matters" as part of its "board refreshment" process. 9 October 2019
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