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Aon, Guy Carpenter partner on blockchain initiative to streamline reinsurance placement

Brokers Aon and Guy Carpenter have teamed up with The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative to streamline the reinsurance placement process using distributed ledger technology (DLT).   16 May 2019

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A fantastic book—with an attractive cover

Insurtech, new risks and the growing involvement of the capital markets are all making the re/insurance industry more attractive to young people—and they look increasingly central to its future.   13 May 2019

Insurance

AIG's Talbot founder Rupert Atkin steps down, is replaced by ex-Marsh chair

American International Group (AIG) has appointed Marsh's David Batchelor as new non-executive chairman of Talbot Group, replacing the company's founder Rupert Atkin who is stepping down after 28 years.   9 May 2019

Insurance

RenaissanceRe’s profits nearly triple in 'strong' first quarter 2019 results

Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe enjoyed solid growth in the first quarter of 2019 with revenues increasing by over 380 percent. The reinsurer attributed this increase to improvements in the property, casualty and specialty segments, and certain new transactions.   8 May 2019

Insurance

Beazley partners with Lloyd's insurers to tackle reputational risk

Specialist Lloyd’s insurer Beazley is partnering with other Lloyd’s insurers to offer an insurance and crisis management solution that helps mitigate reputational risk.   8 May 2019

Insurance

RGA, RenRe-backed Langhorne Re hires chief actuary from AIG Bermuda

Bermuda-based Langhorne Re, a global reinsurer targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks, has appointed Timothy Gasaatura as chief actuary in Bermuda.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Aon: reinsurance ‘resilient’ despite unprecedented nat cat losses in 2018, 2017

Reinsurance sector earnings have remained buoyant in the face of unprecedented natural catastrophe losses over the past two years, Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate (ARA) report has found.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Global reinsurance capital falls 5% in 2018, finds Willis Re

Capital earmarked for the global reinsurance industry fell by 5 percent in 2018, according to analysts at Willis Re.   23 April 2019

Insurance

TransRe merges North America and LatAm units; reshuffles leadership roles

TransRe, the reinsurance arm of Transatlantic Holdings and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, is to merge its North America and Latin America divisions into TransRe Americas as part of its leadership transition.   12 April 2019

Insurance

StarStone hires Validus CEO Ed Noonan and PartnerRe's Dick Sanford to drive 'profitable growth'

Enstar-owned global specialty insurer StarStone has made several appointments to its global leadership team including industry veterans Ed Noonan and Dick Sanford.   9 April 2019

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