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Willis Towers Watson bolsters NA broking business with new roles

Willis Towers Watson has made a series of senior appointments to newly-created roles in its North America corporate risk and broking (CRB) business.   4 October 2017

Insurance

Flood underwriting solutions can close US protection gap

The capabilities to underwrite floods in the US and reduce the protection gap are now available and in place, Edouard Schmid, Swiss Re’s chief underwriting officer, told Monte Carlo Today.   12 September 2018

Insurance

Zurich appoints former Generali COO as Germany CEO

Carsten Schildknecht is set to replace Marcus Nagel as Zurich Germany CEO from February 2, according to a press release.   15 January 2018

Insurance

Arthur J Gallagher buys Texan broker

Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Houston-based AquaSurance, a property/casualty broker serving Texas water utilities.   15 January 2018

Insurance

Hannover Re’s Wallin ‘optimistic’ about growth in annual results

Hannover Re defies “burden of heavy losses” to secure “pleasing growth” in 2018 and forecast further growth for 2019, its chief executive officer Ulrich Wallin said today as the company unveiled its annual results.   5 February 2019

Insurance

‘Permanently’ impaired reinsurance model drives consolidation

The inability of the reinsurance sector to materially raise rates after 2017's major catastrophe losses shows that the traditional catastrophe reinsurance business model is "permanently" impaired, which, along with other factors, should drive sustained consolidation, according to KBW analysts.   25 May 2018

Insurance

First blockchain platform for marine insurance launches

Insurwave, a blockchain platform to support marine hull insurance is now being used by members of the marine industry.   25 May 2018

Insurance

Tokio Marine specialty unit reveals new CEO replacing Williams

Specialist insurer Tokio Marine HCC has appointed Susan Rivera as its next chief executive officer effective Sept. 1, replacing current CEO Christopher Williams.   27 July 2018

Insurance

LMA calls for sexual harassment in insurance to be hit ‘head on’

Reports of a “deep-seated culture of sexual harassment” in the insurance market have prompted the LMA to say the problem must be hit “head on”.   21 March 2019

Insurance

The ILS investor base has matured

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market and its investors have become far more sophisticated, according to Andrew Ritchie, partner—insurance Autonomous Research.   15 September 2015

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