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R&Q closes largest legacy acquisition deal with AXA; CEO Randall says '2019 pipeline is strong'

Insurance services and investment company Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) has completed the acquisition of Global US Holdings from an investment vehicle managed by AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM).   8 May 2019

Insurance

Munich Re expects €1bn profit in second quarter 2019 due to lower expenditure and high reserve releases

Germany-based global reinsurer Munich Re expects to report a consolidated result of approximately €1 billion for the second quarter of 2019.   19 July 2019

Insurance

AFL taps UIB senior brokers Ritson and Draper to lead property and energy expansion

Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers has hired experienced brokers Mark Ritson and Peter Draper as directors of international property and energy.   19 July 2019

Insurance

Carlyle-backed JenCap to acquire specialty programme administrator Aran Insurance

US-based specialty insurer JenCap Holdings is to acquire Aran Insurance Services Group, a specialty programme administrator with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts and New York.   22 August 2019

Insurance

Ransomware and phishing attacks soar during pandemic, finds Beazley

COVID-19 drives shift in cyber attack behaviour.   10 June 2020

Insurance

Nirvana launches on MGA Castel Underwriting Agencies platform

Nirvana Risk Partners has launched as an underwriting cell on the Castel Underwriting Agencies MGA (managing general agent) formation platform to target media, technology and cyber liability risks.   21 April 2017

Insurance

Marsh to acquire Bluefin Insurance Group from AXA

Broker Marsh has reached an agreement with AXA Group to acquire Bluefin Insurance Group (Bluefin), a broker network and managing general agent business owned, which is a subsidiary of AXA UK.   14 November 2016

Insurance

Cyber stress test reveals potential insured losses

A modeled single-event cyber catastrophe would generate “meaningful to significant” gross losses for three of the top 20 cyber insurance providers, ranging from 15 percent to 119 percent of these companies’ estimated 2022 policyholder surplus under a stress-test scenario, according to AM Best.   21 August 2018

Insurance

Brewer Lane Ventures Launches with key senior hires

Insurtech veteran Martha Notaras has been hired as managing partner.   13 January 2020

Insurance

Why sustainability and ESG are key insurance business issues

Addressing sustainability and ESG is not simply a matter of complying with the rules—it’s essential for insurers’ survival, as panellists in a recent webinar held by global law firm DLA Piper discussed.   26 January 2021

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