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TransRe shrinks business to protect underwriting quality

Alleghany Corporation’s TransRe is shrinking its business despite rate improvements in the property/casualty (P&C) market to protect underwriting quality.   22 February 2018

Insurance

AmTrust at Lloyd’s expands into new line of business with Novae hire

AmTrust at Lloyd’s (ATL) has appointed Lucy Forcey as senior underwriter of North American property catastrophe treaty, a new line of business for ATL Syndicate 1861.   26 October 2018

Insurance

Enstar, Allianz, Hillhouse invest $470m in Enhanzed Re

Bermuda-based Enstar Group, Germany’s Allianz and investment firm Hillhouse have made equity investment commitments in aggregate of $470 million as part of a joint venture to Enhanzed Reinsurance, a Bermuda-based Class 4 and Class E reinsurer.   12 December 2018

News

Global reinsurers in the spotlight after nat cat losses

French reinsurer SCOR has come out relatively unscathed from the record nat cat losses in the third quarter and is expected to be in a good position to take advantage of rising rates in the impacted region.   13 December 2017

Insurance

Arch Insurance appoints new head of US property from AIG

Arch Insurance, part of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has hired AIG's Valerie Turpin as executive vice president (EVP) and head of US property.   6 September 2018

Insurance

Lloyd’s correctly predicts World Cup result for second time

Specialist re/insurance market Lloyd’s has correctly predicted that France would win the 2018 FIFA World Cup based on insurable value.   16 July 2018

Insurance

London insurtech iXledger unveils blockchain insurance

UK insurtech firm iXledger has launched a blockchain insurance product in partnership with a London-based broker operating in the international specialty insurance markets.   16 July 2018

Insurance

Brown & Brown buys Arkansas-based CSI Insurance

Insurance broker Brown & Brown has acquired the assets of Coffman-Standridge CSI Insurance, an Arkansas-based provider of property and casualty insurance products.   16 July 2018

Insurance

Draycott to replace Hearn as Ed CEO

Reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has appointed Andrew Draycott as CEO-designate of Ed Broking in London.   10 December 2018

Insurance

XL Catlin boosts political risk capabilities in Iberia with Marsh hire

Property and casualty re/insurer XL Catlin said on Sept. 20 that it is expanding its political risk underwriting capabilities in Iberia with the appointment of Santiago Herrero as head of political risk, credit & bond (PRCB) - Iberia.   21 September 2017

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