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Chubb, Travelers lead California wildfire loss table: KBW

Chubb and Travelers are expected to bear the highest losses from the wildfires in north and south California, according to KBW research.   20 November 2018

Insurance

UnipolRe hires senior underwriter from Canopius

UnipolRe, a Dublin-based reinsurer backed by Italian insurer UnipolSai Assicurazioni, has appointed Thierry Pelgrin as a senior underwriter for France, DACH, Belgium, Southern Europe & the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).   25 October 2018

Insurance

Fannie Mae completes $14bn credit risk transfer deals

Fannie Mae, the US government-backed financial institution that provides liquidity to the US mortgage markets by buying mortgages from lenders, has completed two new front-end credit insurance risk transfer (CIRT) deals.   12 July 2019

Insurance

Sompo poaches head of aviation reinsurance from Qatar Re

Bermuda-based property and casualty re/insurer Sompo International has appointed Patrick Cove as global head of aviation reinsurance. He will be based in the company’s Zurich office.   10 April 2018

Insurance

Italy's Generali to invest €1bn in new asset management company ThreeSixty Investments

Italian insurer Generali Group is creating a new asset management company, called ThreeSixty Investments, with an investment of €1 billion in the first fund as strategic capital.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Pool Re secures £40m non-damage business interruption retro cover led by Liberty Specialty Markets

UK government-backed terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has placed its new retrocession programme covering non-damage business interruption (NDBI) losses.   8 July 2019

Awards

RGA, Skopenow, Trupanion and Metlife win innovation awards

Innovation in Insurance Awards in North America celebrate innovations transforming the industry   8 November 2019

Insurance

Willis Re North America appoints EVP and head of global accounts

He will report to the newly appointed president   8 November 2019

Insurance

Roy White replaces Gallagher exec as LIIBA chairman

The board of London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA) has appointed Roy White as its new chair after having served three years as vice chairman.   23 March 2018

Insurance

Blockchain 'moves beyond the hype' towards real-world solutions

Hailed as one of the few insurtech technologies with the potential to transform the centuries-old re/insurance industry, blockchain is finally moving from 'hype' to reality as companies are becoming increasingly focused on investment returns and solutions with real-world use.   26 September 2019

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