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Willis Towers Watson appoints new UK & Ireland leader for insurance consulting and tech business

Broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tammy Richardson to take on the role of UK and Ireland leader for life and property and casualty (P&C) in the company’s insurance consulting and technology business.   1 May 2019

Insurance

AXA Venture Partners raises $150m to invest in early-stage insurtechs

AXA Venture Partners (AVP), the venture capital arm of insurer AXA, has raised $150 million for a new early-stage fund that will invest technology companies mainly focused on the insurance sector.   22 January 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

Reviewing the Rendez-vous

For the last 55 years, insurance and reinsurance executives have flocked to sunny Monte Carlo to meet with their peers. Intelligent Insurer looks at how Les Rendez-vous de Septembre has changed over the years.   1 September 2012

Insurance

Insurers withdrawing cover from coal projects double in 2019

46% of reinsurance market and 37% of industry’s global assets covered by coal exit policies.   2 December 2019

Insurance

Insurance markets in Africa stabilise but insurers ‘less bullish’, finds AIO survey

Insurance leaders in Africa remain cautious about business growth despite market stabilisation following the economic downturn of 2015/16, a survey of insurance CEOs has found.   11 June 2019

Insurance

MS Amlin CFO resigns to join Hastings Group

Re/insurer MS Amlin's chief financial officer (CFO) John Worth is stepping down from his role to join Hastings Group, a UK-based insurance provider.   14 January 2019

Insurance

HDI Global Specialty downgraded by AM Best

AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a+” from “aa” of HDI Global Specialty SE (Germany).   14 January 2019

Insurance

P&C sector faces higher Q4 cat losses: KBW

P&C re/insurers face higher year on year catastrophe losses in the fourth quarter of 2018 results reflecting hurricane Michael, California wildfires, and some smaller events, but overall losses should be manageable, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts.   14 January 2019

Insurance

Insurtech Confused.com appoints first COO to lead product strategy

UK-based insurtech Confused.com, a digital marketplace for car insurance, has appointed Stephen Dukes as its first chief operating officer (COO) to lead product strategy and enhance customer experience.   24 July 2019

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