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Why re/insurers should fear the rise of activist investors

There are some chief execs right now taking a pretty good look at their own affairs in terms of how they spend company funds. I have also heard of a number of companies asking their investor relations teams for a thorough analysis of peer-related performance.   4 April 2019

Insurance

Lockton taps Zurich's head of financial lines

Insurance broker Lockton has hired Zurich Insurance's head of financial lines to strengthen its professional services team in the UK.   22 January 2018

Insurance

Lockton appoints new UK benefits leaders

Broker Lockton has appointed senior vice presidents Jon Green and Chris Rofe to jointly assume the leadership responsibilities for its UK and international benefits practice.   5 April 2018

Insurance

Insurtech PolicyBazaar raises $200m investment led by SoftBank

Insurance web aggregator PolicyBazaar raised more than $200 million in a new investment round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund.   25 June 2018

Insurance

Hannover Re, MS&AD-backed finleap raises €41.5m from Ping An

Berlin-based finleap, a company builder specialising in fintech, has raised €41.5 million in a new funding led by Chinese insurer Ping An‘s Global Voyager Fund.   19 November 2018

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Singapore Reinsurers Association unveils executive committee line-up

The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) has re-elected Marc Haushofer, chief executive officer Asia Pacific & EVP of Validus Reinsurance Company, as its chairman for another term.   25 June 2018

Insurance

Centene to buy WellCare in $17.3bn US healthcare deal

Centene Corporation and WellCare, two big players in the US government-sponsored health insurance programme, have announced that they are merging in a deal worth $17.3 billion.   28 March 2019

Insurance

Legal & General poaches former AXA head of regional broker

Life and general insurance provider Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Carol Hughes to the role of head of regional broker within its general insurance division.   9 May 2017

Insurance

RenRe, Validus record worst combined ratios after hurricanes: Fitch

RenaissanceRe Holdings and Validus Holdings registered the highest combined ratios in the first nine months of 2017, according to Fitch Ratings.   12 December 2017

Insurance

Validus reports solid progress in Q2 2017 results

Bermuda-based Validus Holdings has reported net income for the second quarter of 2017 of $101.1 million, an increase on the $95 million it made in the second quarter of 2016.   28 July 2017

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