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Starr partners with insurtech SkyWatch for drone insurance

Insurance firm Starr Companies has signed an agreement with insurtech startup SkyWatch to offer usage-based insurance to the drone industry.   27 March 2018

Insurance

China's ZhongAn strikes JV with Chubb-backed Grab

China's first internet-based insurer ZhongAn has entered a joint venture with Grab, a ride-hailing and fintech platform, to launch a digital insurance marketplace in Southeast Asia.   16 January 2019

Insurance

New Zealand quake will have material impact on domestic insurers

The insured losses from the recent earthquakes in New Zealand will likely have a material impact on some domestic insurance companies, AM Best has warned.   18 November 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

Essent Group unveils $424.4m ILS deal

Bermuda-based mortgage insurance provider Essent Group has closed a $424.4 million reinsurance transaction and related mortgage insurance-linked notes offering.   26 March 2018

Insurance

Insurance M&A speeds up driven by scale, geographic reach

The second half of 2017 showed an uptick in insurance M&A deals globally for the first time since 2015 and was followed by a number of high profile transactions in 2018.   12 March 2018

Insurance

Tokio Marine Kiln acquires WNC Holdings

Specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has bought the remaining 51 percent share in WNC Holdings that it does not already own.   9 July 2018

Insurance

Empathy and checking your privilege can help drive improvement

A panel of experts explain why greater diversity and inclusion in the London Market is important and say that box-ticking won’t cut it if you want to see the benefit on your bottom line. Hear more from the Intelligent Insurer Re/insurance Lounge panel.   2 November 2020

Insurance

Energy re/insurance market pricing faces further difficulties

Against a backdrop of a deteriorating rating environment, overcapacity and downturn in the industry, the energy insurance market continue to face its lowest rating environment in several decades, according to the latest quarterly Energy report from Lloyd & Partners.   6 April 2017

Insurance

Reinsurance remains a vital tool in time of unprecedented change: Guy Carpenter

Creating new coverages will be crucial to the reinsurance sector’s long-term relevance.   16 September 2020

Insurance

Swiss Re appoints Higginbotham as new EMEA reinsurance CEO

Swiss Re has appointed Russell Higginbotham as CEO reinsurance EMEA effective Sept. 1, 2018, replacing Jean-Jacques Henchoz.   23 August 2018

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