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New products based on technology and data are increasingly being brought to market, while claims processes are being sped up through technologies such as blockchain, freeing up capabilities for new services, according to panellists at an Intelligent Insurer roundtable sponsored by S&P Global Ratings at October’s Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting. 10 December 2017
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Profits dipped at IAG Group in the first six months of its reporting cycle to December 31, 2016, but its CEO said that commercial pricing in Australia and New Zealand has passed the bottom of the cycle. 22 February 2017
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Having endured the heavy losses of 2017, reinsurers should enjoy an improvement in profits in 2018 as rates improve and cat losses return to normal levels, according to Fitch Ratings. 4 May 2018
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The natural catastrophe losses of 2017 revealed some “surprising” disparities in reinsurers' exposures and their estimated return periods, according to a new report by S&P called ‘Are Global Reinsurers Ready For Another Year Of Active Natural Catastrophes?’ 26 July 2018
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Specialist underwriting agency Horizon has appointed Daniella Rosser and Peter Branch as underwriters, reporting to underwriting director Wendy Travers. 26 June 2017
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Property/casualty insurer Chubb said on Sept. 11 that it plans to establish its EU headquarters in France. 12 September 2017
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Lloyd’s coverholder Brockwell Capital has completed its London team with the addition of two senior underwriters Andrew Graham and Alec Goodair. 17 April 2018
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James River has withdrawn its coverage of Uber because changes in its business model and regulatory changes in California in particular made the account unprofitable. But other insurers are stepping in – and technology may hold the key to making such business profitable for insurers long term. 22 January 2020
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Markel Global Insurance, a division of specialty insurer Markel Corporation, has hired John Ferguson as a director of the New York-based US excess casualty team. 21 July 2017
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Fitch Ratings has reduced the outlook for Cayman Islands-based XL Group subsidiary XL (XLIT) and its property/casualty re/insurance subsidiaries to negative after “a meaningful deterioration in capitalization” following third-quarter nat cat losses. 30 October 2017
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