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AmWINS MGA Unicorn launches SME division under LV= hires

US-based global broker AmWINS Group has launched a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) division within its London-based managing general agent Unicorn Underwriting.   12 June 2018

Insurance

California wildfire property reconstruction may cost $8.6bn

Within the perimeters of the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey Fire in Southern California 23,044 homes with a total reconstruction cost value (RCV) of approximately $8.6 billion are at high or extreme risk of wildfire damage, according to CoreLogic estimates.   19 November 2018

Insurance

Alliant acquires New York insurance brokerage Crystal & Company

Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Crystal & Company.   13 April 2018

Insurance

Lloyd’s picks 'brightest and best' insurtech talent for fourth cohort

Kovrr, Loadsure, Boxx, Skyline, KASKO and Parametrix are among the insurtechs selected for the cohort that will begin on April 27.   8 April 2020

Insurance

Willis mulls Central Asian market growth with new Kazakhstan operation

Broker Willis Towers Watson has opened a new re/insurance operation in Kazakhstan to expand its presence in what it recognises as the "key Central Asian growth market".   14 November 2018

Insurance

JLT appoints CEO of global specialty business

JLT Specialty, a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), has appointed Lucy Clarke as chief executive (CEO) of the group’s worldwide insurance broking activities. She was previously CEO of its marine and energy businesses.   10 January 2018

Insurance

Telling it straight: why partnership and plain speaking drive Prime’s success

For more than two decades US insurer Prime Insurance Company has forged a path built on partnership, clear communication and a constructive approach to risk. CEO Rick Lindsey explains how it’s done to Intelligent Insurer.   20 January 2021

Insurance

Allianz to acquire legal protection businesses from ERGO

Allianz Group is to acquire the legal protection insurance subsidiary DAS Switzerland and assets of DAS Luxembourg and Slovakia from German insurance group ERGO Group.   10 January 2018

News

Brit targets North America with investment in MGU Sutton Special Risk

Speciality re/insurer Brit owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings has made a significant investment in Sutton Special Risk, a managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in accident & health business, in a deal that offers Brit exposure to more business in the US and Canada.   8 January 2019

Insurance

AmTrust goes private as it seeks to reverse decline

A group of investors is taking AmTrust Financial Services private to create a better environment to fix the problems that have been haunting the New York-based insurer. AmTrust needs to address financial controls as well as pricing and reserve adequacy issues.   2 March 2018

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