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Insurance

M&A could help reduce cost base

The recent wave of consolidation in the industry is being driven partly by re/insurers acknowledging their high costs and attempting to reduce them, increasing profitability in the process, Matthew Wilken, president of Argo Re, told Baden-Baden Today.   23 October 2018

Insurance

Ironshore names western region casualty manager in US

Insurer Ironshore has appointed Tara Houvenagle, western region casualty manager, to assume the additional role of wholesale west branch executive for the western region.   25 May 2016

Insurance

Markel appoints underwriting management and reinsurance placement head

Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Warren Towner as head of underwriting management and reinsurance placement.   7 February 2017

Insurance

Aspen appoints new group chief risk officer

Bermuda-based re/insurer Aspen Group has appointed Tim Aman as its new group chief risk officer.   25 May 2017

Insurance

Thistle and GCube chairman leaves JLT

Re/insurance broker JLT has announced that Martin Hiller will be retiring from the Group.   5 May 2016

Insurance

Fidelis underwriter joins Liberty Specialty Markets in London

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jennifer Wilson as an underwriter in its global financial risks team in London.   17 August 2017

News

Swiss Re becomes latest reinsurer to return cash to shareholders

Swiss Re has unveiled plans to return Sfr1 billion ($1 billion) of capital to shareholders via a share buyback scheme that will be completed before its next AGM in April 2018, as it struggles to find business opportunities that meet its objectives.   16 March 2017

Reinsurance

Beware under-priced business in whatever form

Diversification should not be regarded as a panacea by reinsurers and the industry as a whole must be wary of the consequences of under-pricing catastrophe risks however they are packaged.   8 September 2013

Insurance

Meeting the challenge of flood reinsurance

It is a clear growth opportunity for reinsurers, but flood risk also represents a very difficult challenge for reinsurers to model and price accurately, says Jeremy Walker, reinsurance underwriter at Tokio Marine Kiln.   16 November 2017

Insurance

Faraday CEO to step down

The chief executive officer of Faraday, the Gen Re owned group which consists of Syndicate 435 and Faraday Re, is set to step down in March 2016.   10 June 2015

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