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AXIS deploys regional expert to manage insurance business in Singapore

AXIS Insurance, a business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings, has promoted Nicole Lim to deputy chief underwriting officer, Singapore.   8 January 2018

Insurance

Icahn intervenes in AmTrust going-private plan

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn disclosed a 9.38 percent stake in insurer AmTrust Financial Services and said in a letter to the insurer’s board that he strongly opposed the going-private deal.   18 May 2018

Insurance

Insurtech fundraising reaches all-time high

Global fundraising for insurtech startups has already reached an all-time high in volume in 2018 as of October with 204 deals, following 202 deals in the full year of 2017 and 174 transactions in 2016, according to the latest The Insurtech M&A Market Report by Hampleton Partners.   20 November 2018

Insurance

Flood Re reduces property premium charges by 12.5% at 1/1 renewals

UK’s reinsurance scheme Flood Re is reducing the reinsurance premiums it charges to insurers from Jan. 1, 2019.   1 October 2018

Insurance

Everest taps AIG excess casualty leader

Everest Insurance has appointed Debbie Weiser as the new leader of excess casualty within Everest Specialty Casualty.   6 September 2017

Insurance

Fidelity National in $1.2bn Stewart Information acquisition

Fidelity National Financial has agreed to acquire title insurance company Stewart Information Services Corporation for an equity value of approximately $1.2 billion.   19 March 2018

Insurance

Cyber security readiness ‘stalls’ as attacks intensify, finds insurer Hiscox

Global cyber security has “stalled” despite a sharp rise in attacks and soaring costs from the fall out, according to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2019.   24 April 2019

Insurance

Explosions reported at Texas chemical plant flooded by Harvey

French chemicals producer Arkema on Aug. 31 reported two explosions and black smoke coming from its flooded plant in Crosby, Texas.   31 August 2017

Insurance

AIG appoints government affairs head from PwC

American International Group (AIG) has hired Ed Barron from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as head of international government affairs, based in London.   19 January 2018

Insurance

JLT takes part in aviation insurance investigation

Broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) said on Oct. 26 that the European Commission (EC) has initiated an investigation into the aviation insurance sector following the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) discontinuation of its investigation.   27 October 2017

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