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Insurance

Arch Insurance strengthens its A&H business with strategy and distribution hire

Arch’s new appointment has held senior roles at The Hartford, Chubb, Aon and AIG.   7 April 2021

Insurance

Judging M&A: why growth is a trickier measurement of success

Assessing growth as a measurement of the success of a merger or acquisition is much harder than identifying whether cost-cutting and synergies have been delivered, according to Paul Schultz, CEO of Aon Securities, speaking to Intelligent Insurer on how the success—or failure—of such deals should be judged.   29 December 2016

Technology

Gen AI: a cybersecurity asset or an unstoppable threat?

A single AI-powered cyber attack can strike in minutes. Can traditional security measures keep up?   2 April 2025

Insurance

Just 25% of nat cat damage could be covered by insurance by 2030

Bain & Company warns insurance industry at ‘breaking point’ due to uneconomic pricing.   31 March 2025

Reinsurance

AXIS Capital forms new specialty insurer

Start-up special purpose insurer Perren Re was also licensed by the BMA.   17 January 2025

Insurance

Aon’s ‘hand was forced’ on Willis talks by Marsh-JLT deal

Re/insurance broker Aon’s shock revelation yesterday (Tuesday March 5) that it was mulling a takeover of Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is a result of its hand being forced by Marsh & McLennan’s pending takeover of Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), according to sources close to the company.   6 March 2019

Insurance

M7.1 earthquake hits Mexico, insured cost from previous one at up to $1.12bn

A major magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, September 19, shortly after the M8.1 earthquake hit the Mexican state of Chiapas on September 7.   20 September 2017

Reinsurance

Millers’ acquisition by Cinven and GIC will fuel significant growth

Top executives from reinsurance broker Miller, CEO Greg Collins and executive chairman Ken MacDonald, outlined the reasons behind its recent acquisition by Cinven and GIC, and how this will support its plans for expansion.   1 December 2020

Insurance

Howden turns up the heat in US broking with top Marsh hire amid lawsuit

Senior hires tasked to build ‘next-gen’ US retail broking powerhouse.   5 August 2025

Insurance

Hurricane Harvey potential Texas reconstruction cost at $40bn

Data provider CoreLogic said on Aug. 24 that Hurricane Harvey could, based on a Category 3 prediction, put at risk of hurricane-driven storm surge damage 232,721 homes along the Texas coast with a reconstruction cost value of approximately $39.6 billion.   25 August 2017

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