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Shepherd Compello opens Brexit subsidiary in Netherlands; targets European growth

Lloyd's insurance broker and coverholder Shepherd Compello is launching a new subsidiary in Assen, the Netherlands to support its growth plans across Europe, and ensure business continuity amid the ongoing Brexit uncertainty.   16 April 2019

Insurance

Zurich, CoverWallet expand SME insurance platform in Europe following "exceptional results"

Zurich Insurance Group and insurtech start-up CoverWallet have expanded their insurance platform for small and medium-enterprise (SMEs) to Switzerland — the second European country after Spain to implement the innovative model.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Mental health a priority as MS Amlin partners with psychologist

Global specialty re/insurer MS Amlin has partnered with a clinical psychologist to raise awareness of mental health at work and support World Health Day.   10 April 2019

Insurance

Floods cause $8bn damage in March 2019, finds Aon catastrophe report

Floods around the world cost the global economy $8 billion in March 2019, according to the Aon Global Catastrophe Recap report.   10 April 2019

Insurance

Tokio Marine HCC exits US bail bond business

Specialty insurance group Tokio Marine HCC has sold its bail bond operations to what it calls "a prominent player in the industry" as it exits the business in the US.   10 April 2019

Insurance

HDI leads €12m funding round in Germany's IoT, blockchain start-up Next Big Thing

Berlin-based Next Big Thing (NBT), a startup incubator for the internet of things (IoT) services and blockchain technology, has raised €12 million in funding led by Talanx group's industrial insurer HDI Global.   10 April 2019

Insurance

Third Point Re hires Allied World's Gibbons to lead specialty treaty portfolio

Bermuda-based Third Point Reinsurance Company has hired Tracey Gibbons to lead its specialty treaty division.   10 April 2019

Insurance

Everest Insurance hires wholesale distribution leader from AIG's Lexington

Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, has appointed Rick Taute as vice president, marketing & distribution and national wholesale distribution leader for insurance.   10 April 2019

Insurance

European financial reforms strike right balance, says ALFI

Provisionally agreed reforms to European financial supervision have hit the right balance between European intervention and national autonomy, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).   8 April 2019

Reinsurance

Profile: AM Re Syndicate, a unique solution

AM Re Syndicate believes the US market is underserved by reinsurers. To solve this problem, the managing general agency is matching US primary carriers with security from Asia using quota share deals, to bring a very different offering to the market, as Intelligent Insurer reports.   4 April 2019

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