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Bermuda-based re/insurer Maiden Holdings' losses almost tripled in the second quarter of 2019 compared to a year ago despite numerous strategic measures to strengthen its capital position and speed up recovery. 13 August 2019
Insurance
Specialist re/insurance marketplace Lloyd's of London saw a significant increase in the use of placing platform PPL during the second quarter of 2019 with more than half of its in scope risks placed electronically. PPL board chair Bronek Masojada said the market has "genuinely adopted" e-placements and he hopes to achieve the same success in submission rates. 13 August 2019
Insurance
Re/insurers with their sights set high must substitute old habits and ways of working with brave strategic thinking if they hope to join the ‘power curve’ club of top profit makers. Intelligent Insurer reports on significant new research from McKinsey. 13 August 2019
Insurance
Specialty re/insurer Canopius has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-learning property analytics start-up Arturo. 13 August 2019
Insurance
US insurer FedNat has entered into a "cooperation agreement" with its third largest shareholder Capital Returns Management in response to legal proceedings filed by the activist investor, and agreed to add two new directors to its board as part of the deal. 13 August 2019
Insurance
Cincinnati Financial Corporation has expanded its board of directors to 15 with the appointment of Jill Meyer as an independent director and a member of its audit committee. 13 August 2019
Insurance
Insured loss estimates for the northern Queensland and Townsville flooding from 26 January to 10 February 2019 have reached A$1.217 billion ($822 million), according to Perils' third estimate published today. 12 August 2019
Insurance
German re/insurer Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re and HDI, has raised its full-year 2019 profit forecast on the back of "strong business performance" and an "extraordinary income" in the first half of the year that also saw an improvement in the industrial lines division. However, its underwriting results further declined in the second quarter of 2019 due to Typhoon Jebi loss creep. 12 August 2019
Insurance
CIC Services, a risk management and consulting firm specialising in the formation and operation of captive insurance companies, has launched a new reinsurance pool for property and casualty (P&C) coverages. 12 August 2019
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As the evolution of disruptive online networks and advances in technology, such as Uber, Airbnb and self driving vehicles, speeds up, the insurance cover required has had to develop quickly too. 9 August 2019
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