Shepherd Compello hires THB exec to focus on US flood market
Specialist insurance broker Shepherd Compello has appointed Simon Irving as a producing broker and in-house underwriter.
CGSC boosts board with three execs
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), the wholesale, underwriting management and reinsurance broking group, has strengthened its board of directors with three appointments.
Willis appoints Latin America aviation head
Global insurance broker Willis has appointed Thomas Messer as regional leader of aviation in Latin America.
Charles Taylor hires McLarens exec
Loss adjuster Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) has appointed Simon Weston as director of its property, casualty and special risks loss team.
Big data is worthless without accurate boundary technology
For all the hype in the insurance industry around the potential of so-called big data, such information is worthless without the availability of the correct technology to help organise and make sense of it.
IISA appoints AGCS Africa CEO as president
The Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) has appointed Delphine Maϊdou as its president.
Generali posts best results since 2007
Italian insurance group Generali posted its best half year operating result in the last eight years, despite a tough macroeconomic environment.
Reinsurance segment drives down growth at Axis
Bermuda-based Axis Capital reported a fall in profits and top line growth in the second quarter of 2015.
Lloyd’s unveils plans for Malaysian onshore reinsurance licence
Lloyd’s has unveiled plans to apply for an onshore reinsurance licence in Malaysia, following months of discussions between Lloyd’s and Malaysian authorities.
CFC poaches Beazley exec for liability team
Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, has appointed Matthew Giddings to drive the development of a new transactional liability team.
