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Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Lynette Brown as underwriter in its livestock team and Emilie Larson as underwriting assistant for the equine team. 21 December 2016
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2016 has again been a benign year in terms of large catastrophe losses, but geopolitical developments have added new challenges to the sector. Intelligent Insurer asked executives from re/insurance firms including Swiss Re, Argo, AM Best and Willis Re for their opinions on the most important developments in the re/insurance industry in 2016. 21 December 2016
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Some of the pressures the re/insurance sector faced in 2016—low interest rates, uncertainties around Brexit and a soft market—are likely to persist in 2017. But some additional drivers are set to affect the performance of the sector, as described by executives from major players such as Markel, Swiss Re and Willis Re. 21 December 2016
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As India opens its market to international reinsurers, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) expects foreign reinsurers to secure final clearance to open branches soon and several to be operational within six to nine months. 20 December 2016
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The CEO of Canada-based Fairfax Financial has cited the influence of incoming US president Donald Trump as being a driver for it buying Allied World Assurance Company in a $4.9 billion deal announced December 19. 19 December 2016
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Pioneer Underwriters, a subsidiary of Minova Insurance Holdings, has set up a new renewable energy underwriting capability in London, and appointed Warren Diogo to head the division. 16 December 2016
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Bermuda-based insurance group Enstar has finally launched a long-awaited total return reinsurer – thanks to a significant investment from Chinese investment company Hillhouse Capital Management, which bought a 9.9 percent stake in Enstar in September this year. 16 December 2016
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The big innovations are not going to come from today’s giants in the re/insurance industry, believes Sarah Stephens, head of cyber at JLT Specialty. Instead, Stephens says, startups will develop technology and knowledge that will disrupt the traditional carriers’ business concepts. 16 December 2016
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Bermuda-based Hamilton Underwriting, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Peter Holland as its claims director. 15 December 2016
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Lloyd’s of London is set to create a subsidiary elsewhere in the EU as a response to uncertainty created by the EU referendum. 15 December 2016
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