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Former Aon chairman appointed non-exec director at JLT

Re/insurance firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) has announced Richard Harvey will be retiring as a non-executive director of the company at the end of December 2016, in order to return to New Zealand.   26 April 2016

Insurance

AXA XL ready for Brexit as it completes move to Ireland

Re/insurer AXA XL has completed the transfer of its European Union insurance company, XL Insurance Company (XLICSE), from the UK to Dublin, Ireland in response to Brexit uncertainty.   21 January 2019

Insurance

Sharing economy insurance start-up Pikl secures £2.5m funding from Direct Line founder Sir Peter Wood

Norwich-based insurance provider for the sharing economy Pikl has raised £2.5 million seed/pre-series A funding from Sir Peter Wood, the founder of Direct Line and Esure.   28 May 2019

Insurance

Markel appoints Asia head of personal accident, contingency and entertainment from Chubb

Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Rajesh Sinha as head of personal accident, contingency and entertainment (PACE) in Asia.   28 May 2019

Insurance

Ace appoints upstream energy head

Ace has appointed James Langdon, the Lloyd’s Market manager for energy within Ace global markets, as global head of upstream energy.   19 January 2015

Insurance

Insurtech Kin raises $47m to launch Florida carrier with Hudson Structured backing

Chicago-based insurtech start-up Kin has raised $47 million funding from new investors including Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM Bermuda), August Capital, Avanta, and UChicago Startup Investment Program.   28 August 2019

Insurance

JLT Specialty boosts transaction advisory practice

JLT Specialty Insurance Services, a US subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT), has appointed Andrew Pelzer as vice president.   3 September 2015

Insurance

Uinsure partners with WhenFresh to launch ‘Zero Questions Asked’ quotes

General insurer (GI) Uinsure has launched a ‘zero questions asked’ quote platform for UK home insurance in partnership with big data ‘supermarket’ insurtech WhenFresh.   12 July 2019

Insurance

Chaucer poaches XL Catlin exec for political risk team

Chaucer, a specialist Lloyd’s insurance group, has appointed Jonathan Bint as political risk underwriter & analyst.   13 May 2016

Insurance

Reinsurers plunge into India seeking growth

As India opens its market to international reinsurers, major foreign players are applying for licences to take advantage of the country’s strong growth potential. But they will encounter a fairly soft market with prices likely to depreciate further due to the additional inflow of capacity, and a paramount state-run competitor, experts believe.   13 October 2016

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