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New insurtech Previsico sets out to make 'big impact' with new flood prediction solution using big data

Previsico, an insurtech spin-out of the Loughborough University specialising in flash flood forecasting technology, is launching into the insurance sector following a seed funding round.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Beazley adds CNA, Chubb and Hartford cyber & tech underwriters in US

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed three new underwriters from CNA, Chubb and The Hartford to its US cyber & technology team that the company claims has grown by 25 percent in the past two years.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Munich Re chairman Wenning ‘delighted’ by ‘highest’ Q2 result in four years

Munich Re described its consolidated results for the first half-year of 2019 as “gratifying” and pointed to “a very good underwriting result in property-casualty reinsurance in the second quarter” as part of the reason.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Munich Re seeks to revolutionise hurricane response with automated damage detection tools

Munich Re has launched a new suite of automated damage detection tools designed to "revolutionise" the insurer's ability to respond to hurricane events.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Sedgwick acquires Nordic Loss Adjusting in expansion move

Technology-driven risk solutions provider Sedgwick has acquired Nordic Loss Adjusting (NLA) and related entities in order to strengthen its presence in the Nordic region.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Fidelis reshuffles Ireland leadership as CEO/CUO Lyons departs

Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance has appointed Robert Kelly to the post of chief executive officer and Simon Crone to chief underwriting officer of Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC (FIID).   7 August 2019

Insurance

Beecher Carlson appoints Bill Daly as chief operating officer

Broker Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, the specialised large account subsidiary of Brown & Brown, has appointed Bill Daly as chief operating officer (COO).   7 August 2019

Insurance

RT Specialty promotes Todd Mannschreck to chief claims officer

RT Specialty, a wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has promoted Todd Mannschreck to president of claims, chief claims officer. He is based in the company's Kansas City office.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Greenlight Re Q2 2019 results suggests turnaround has begun

Reinsurer Greenlight Re CEO Simon Burton, said “conditions are improving in multiple lines of business” as the firm reported gross written premiums (GWP) and net income increases in its 2019 second quarter results.   6 August 2019

Insurance

P&C insurance software firm Guidewire appoints Rosenbaum CEO

Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry firm Guidewire has appointed Mike Rosenbaum, former EVP Product at Salesforce, as chief executive.   6 August 2019

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