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Insurance

Is the grass getting greener?

While the re/insurance industry has been forecast a period of intense M&A activity, a number of factors mean that deals remain few and far between—especially in the North American market and between players when both are based on home turf. Intelligent Insurer reports.   27 November 2014

Insurance

Wanted: innovative flood risk models

The growing threat of extreme weather events such as floods and storms and the need to provide insurance protection means the development of risk models is an urgent priority for Guy Carpenter, says James Nash, CEO of Asia Pacific Operations.   27 November 2014

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The best in North America and Bermuda

Intelligent Insurer’s annual Global Reinsurance Research Report contains and yields valuable information about which reinsurers and reinsurance brokers are considered the best in their fields based on various criteria. Here, we reveal the North American and Bermuda segments of the results and analyse the findings.   27 November 2014

Insurance

JLT unit Thistle conducts hiring spree

Thistle Insurance Services, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), has lured a number of executives from Towergate.   27 November 2014

Insurance

Broking trio launch $25m D&O facility at Lloyd’s

Three US wholesale firms, CRC, AmWINS Brokerage, and Swett & Crawford have launched a new $25 million public directors & officers (D&O) programme at Lloyd’s   21 November 2014

Insurance

Howden acquires German insurance company

Howden Broking Group, part of Hyperion Insurance Group, has acquired German insurance distribution group, Schouten Sicherheit International (SSI).   20 November 2014

Alternative Risk Transfer

Alwen Hough Johnson launches ILS unit

Re/insurance broker Alwen Hough Johnson has launched an insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused broking unit.   20 November 2014

Insurance

Howden acquires UK broker

Howden Broking Group, part of Hyperion Insurance Group, has acquired commercial insurance broker Powell Bateson.   19 November 2014

Insurance

Canopius hires Argenta energy underwriter

Canopius Group, the specialty re/insurance platform of Sompo Japan, has appointed Toh Lay Kuan as energy underwriter for its Singapore platform.   19 November 2014

News

CGSC unites London brokerage businesses

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) is set to unite all of its London market business under the name CGNMB.   19 November 2014

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