Munich Re posts strong results and is on target to beat 2019 forecast
Munich Re has made a consolidated profit of approximately €850 million in the third quarter, despite high major-loss expenditure.
Brokerslink collaborates with Swiss Re on multinational insurance programme management platform
Global broking business Brokerslink and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions are to develop a dedicated international insurance programme management platform for the organisation’s broker network.
Analysts at RBC expect prolonged insurance pricing strength
Insurers’ pricing has picked up in 2019, and this will continue into 2020, as companies look to address recent weak profitability, according to the insurance analyst team at RBC Markets
Women in Reinsurance names Peta White chair of the Board
Women in Reinsurance (WiRe), the organization for professional women employed in the Bermuda reinsurance sector, has appointed Peta White as chair of the Board.
Davies makes sixth acquisition in 2019 as North America expansion gathers pace
Davies, an operations management, consulting and digital solutions provider, has acquired Alternative Service Concepts (ASC), a workers’ compensation and property and casualty third party administrator (TPA) headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Blockchain should be viewed as a “team sport”: B3i
Blockchain should be viewed as a “team sport” by the risk-transfer industry as opposed to a specific technology; more a way of connecting companies and people and gaining efficiencies.
More life businesses than general insurance starting up
More life insurance businesses are starting up than general insurance (GI) businesses, according to analysis by Policy Expert, the digital home insurer.
Insurtech Dinghy appoints new chief executive to accelerate growth
London-based insurance start-up Dinghy has announced the appointment of Dorian Zanker as chief executive as part of its strategy to accelerate its growth in the UK and international freelancer business insurance market.
Gard appoints Christian Pritchard-Davies as new chief financial officer
Marine insurer Gard has appointed Christian Pritchard-Davies as its chief financial officer, effective from January 1 2020. He is currently vice president - head of infrastructure and operations at Gard.
Blockchain for insurance Corda proves smart contract concept, says R3 insurtech expert
“There’s a joke in the insurance industry that ‘smart contracts’ are neither smart nor a contract,” said Ronnie Kher, business development director at insurtech firm R3, with a smile as he went on to debunk this myth.
