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AXA net income drops 11% in H1 2018
French insurer AXA has reported a decline in net earnings in the first half of 2018 due to the impairment of intangible assets linked to the transformation of its Swiss Group Life business, the negative impact from the change in the fair value of financial assets and derivatives, as well as exceptional charges linked to the IPO of AXA Equitable Holdings.   2 August 2018
Insurance
Everest Re CEO explains cat loss miscalculation
Bermuda-based Everest Re CEO Dominic (Dom) Addesso has explained how the reinsurer miscalculated the cat losses from 2018 which made the company issue a profit warning for its second quarter 2018 results.   1 August 2018
Insurance
Generali P&C operating result up 3.8% in H1
The Generali Group has improved the property/casualty (P&C) operating performance in the first half of 2018, driven by a better technical result.   1 August 2018
Insurance
AIG sells 20% in DSA Re to Carlyle in strategic partnership deal
American International Group (AIG) is selling 19.9 percent of its legacy portfolio DSA Re to private equity firm The Carlyle Group.   1 August 2018
Insurance
XL insurance swings to underwriting loss in Q2
XL Group’s insurance segment produced an underwriting loss in the second quarter of 2017 due to higher large loss activity.   1 August 2018
Insurance
The Hanover appoints head of cyber practice from Munich Re
US-based The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Eric Cernak as the head of its cyber practice.   1 August 2018
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Global insurance M&A activity rises further in H1
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance Growth Report mid-year update.   1 August 2018
Insurance
Insurtech startup FloodFlash raises £1.9m funding
London-based FloodFlash, a startup that wants to offer insurance for previously uninsurable flood risk, has raised £1.9 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, Pentech Ventures and InsurTech Gateway.   1 August 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
NFIP places $500m cat bond
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has secured $500 million in reinsurance for its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through capital markets.   1 August 2018
Insurance
Prior year reserve releases boost Arch Q2 results
Favourable development in prior year loss reserves have given Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group’s earnings a boost in the second quarter of 2018.   1 August 2018

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