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Ascent increases limits on medical billings tool

Ascent Underwriting, a managing general agent (MGA) specialising in emerging and professional risks, has made changes to its medical billings errors and omissions product and increased limit availability to $5 million.   23 July 2014

Alternative Risk Transfer

Hiscox appoints Dolphin, Lee and McConnell to key leadership roles

Specialist insurer Hiscox has made two new appointments within its reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) business, and named chief underwriting officer for Hiscox USA.   1 August 2019

Insurance

Insurers must adapt their approach to wildfire: CoreLogic

Analytics provider’s wildfire risk report highlights cost of wildfire devastation.   14 October 2020

Insurance

$9.8bn AIG deal and insurance losses weigh on Berkshire’s Q1 results

A $9.8 billion reinsurance deal with AIG and the UK’s Ogden discount rate change weighed on Berkshire Hathaway’s first quarter results.   8 May 2017

Alternative Risk Transfer

Harmony arises from old and new singing the same tune

Guernsey Finance chief executive Dominic Wheatley examines technological advancement in the insurance sector and why the old heads embracing the newcomers can bring out the best in both.   29 January 2018

Insurance

AIG UK underwrites Shariah-compliant warranty and indemnity policy

AIG UK said on Oct. 19 that it has underwritten the first Shariah-compliant warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance policy issued in the London M&A insurance market.   19 October 2017

Insurance

Argo appoints new leader for Italian specialty unit

Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings, has appointed Giovanni Tucci as managing director of Ariscom, an Italian specialty insurer recently acquired by Argo Group.   16 April 2018

Insurance

Ambant Underwriting Services hires former Cooper Gay director

Ambant Underwriting Services (AUS), a managing general agent (MGA) launch and host specialist, has appointed Chris Butcher as chief executive officer (CEO).   25 September 2015

Insurance

Former CEO Fonseca resurfaces as Brokerslink chairman

Global broking company Brokerslink has appointed one of its founders and former CEO José Manuel Fonseca as its new chairman.   12 October 2018

Insurance

Travelers acquires majority stake in Toronto-based Zensurance

US-based property/casualty insurer Travelers has acquired a majority stake, approximately 60 percent, in the Canadian fintech start-up Zensurance for roughly C$16 million ($12.2 million), according to BetaKit.   24 August 2018

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