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Insurance

Insurtech firm Betterview hires Dan Shoham as chief science officer

Betterview, the insurtech platform provider for property transactions, has appointed Dan Shoham as its new chief science officer.   21 March 2019

Insurance

Liberty taps Allianz exec to develop UK, international coverholder business

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Lewis Edwards to the newly created role of head of underwriting, delegated authority for specialty lines.   14 September 2018

Insurance

Category 5 super typhoon Mangkhut to batter the Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut will landfall along the northeastern coast of Luzon, Philippines within the next 20 hours as a very intense category 5 super typhoon, according to Aon’s Impact Forecasting Cat Alert.   14 September 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

Lloyd’s agencies eager to embrace ILS

Lloyd’s agencies want insurance-linked securities (ILS) as a permanent re/insurance market fixture, according to a survey by the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA).   14 August 2018

News

1/1 renewals boost Africa Re growth

African Reinsurance Corporation grew gross written premium by 26.3 percent year on year to $211.1 million in the first quarter of 2018 driven by “successful” January renewals combined with a “slight hardening” in the South African reinsurance market.   21 May 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

Iran looks into ILS as reinsurance replacement

Iran is working on the development of a range of new financial products, including insurance-linked securities (ILS) as reinsurance cover has become scarce in the country due to the reintroduction of sanctions, according to an Oct. 2 Reuters report.   4 October 2018

Insurance

Ocean Re opens Mexico office; names head

Ocean International Reinsurance Company (Ocean Re) is expanding in the Mexican re/insurance market with a new office to be headed by Rebeca Pena.   22 March 2018

Technology

Strategic importance of digital grows as insurance evolves

Insurers are at a crossroads as AI drives industry evolution. Richard Hartley, CEO of insurtech Cytora, outlines the areas to watch as things progress.   26 May 2020

Insurance

London Market: renewables in a ‘different place by end of year’, says panel

Insurers seem to be picking up the tab for technology design errors and tweaks, says expert at an Intelligent Insurer discussion.   13 May 2022

Insurance

Turner assumes RSA Luxembourg leadership; looks to hire more in Europe

RSA Insurance Group's new European office in Luxembourg will be led by Richard Turner who previously oversaw the company's EU business from the UK, and has relocated to take up the role.   4 September 2018

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