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AmTrust at Lloyd’s expands into new line of business with Novae hire

AmTrust at Lloyd’s (ATL) has appointed Lucy Forcey as senior underwriter of North American property catastrophe treaty, a new line of business for ATL Syndicate 1861.   26 October 2018

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

Enstar, Allianz, Hillhouse invest $470m in Enhanzed Re

Bermuda-based Enstar Group, Germany’s Allianz and investment firm Hillhouse have made equity investment commitments in aggregate of $470 million as part of a joint venture to Enhanzed Reinsurance, a Bermuda-based Class 4 and Class E reinsurer.   12 December 2018

Insurance

PE firm creates €10m insurtech fund for Europe investments

Private equity firm Odysseus Alternative Ventures (OAV) has partnered with the APICIL Group, a French social protection provider, to create Insurtech Capital I. with a commitment of €10m.   12 December 2018

Insurance

Aon reveals new CEO of Captive & Insurance Management business

Re/insurance broker Aon has appointed John English as CEO for its Aon Captive & Insurance Management business.   18 May 2018

Insurance

ABIR picks Hamilton's Albo as deputy chair, Catlin's Convex as newest member

The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has elected Hamilton CEO Pina Albo as its deputy chair, and added Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand's newly launched specialty re/insurer Convex Group to its membership.   18 July 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Brit forms collateralised reinsurance platform; adds former Axis Re CEO

Specialty re/insurer Brit is launching a new Bermuda-domiciled collateralised reinsurance platform, Sussex Capital, and has appointed former Axis Re CEO Jay Nichols to join its board.   13 December 2017

Insurance

CTMA places Standard Syndicate 1884 into run-off

Charles Taylor Managing Agency has placed Syndicate 1884, which is managed by the business, into run-off.   18 October 2018

Insurance

Ironshore deal will boost Liberty Mutual in strategic markets, say rating agencies

The rating agencies have started to react to the news that Liberty Mutual will acquire Ironshore – just over a year after Fosun International, China’s biggest conglomerate, acquired the remaining 80 percent stake in the Bermuda-based property/casualty insurer.   6 December 2016

Insurance

German insurance start-up Coya raises $30m

Germany-based insurance start-up Coya has secured nearly $30 million from investors led by Valar Ventures and e.ventures.   7 June 2018

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