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Hamilton Underwriting, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has recruited a new chief financial officer from WR Berkley. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity is has completed a minority investment in Granite Underwriting, a specialist motor insurance business. The investment is being made by Partnership Capital Fund I, Inflexion’s dedicated minority investing fund. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Insurer Rothesay Life is mulling making a £3.5 billion bid for ReAssure, Swiss Re’s UK closed book business, potentially jeopardising plans to list the unit this year, according to reports. 7 January 2019
Insurance
UK terrorism mutual reinsurer Pool Re will no longer offer its members reinsurance coverage for contingency cover they provide to their insureds because sufficient capacity now exists within the commercial insurance and reinsurance markets to cover contingency losses arising from acts of terrorism. 7 January 2019
Insurance
The US commercial insurance composite rate averaged an increase of 2 percent in the fourth quarter 2018, which matches the composite rate for the entire year of 2018 (up 2 percent), according to analysis by MarketScout, which compiles commercial and personal lines Market Barometers. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Accredited Insurance (Europe), a subsidiary of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings, has signed a new program underwriting partnership with Kitsune, a UK MGA providing private motor insurance. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Colin Forrest as regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business. He takes over from Frank Schepers who will step into a new role managing large client engagements. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has opened an office in Paris, France, which will focus on the global and domestic insurance and industrial risks sector. 4 January 2019
Insurance
Allianz Global Corporate Specialty has partnered with POP Insurance Holdings, an Australia-based specialist insurance group, to launch a new managing general agent (MGA) focused on mergers & acquisitions transactions across the Asia Pacific region. 4 January 2019
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AmTrust Financial Services has dropped Maiden Re as its quota share partner on its US small commercial business in favour of Swiss Re – though it said it will continue to work with the reinsurer on other business. 3 January 2019
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