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Fairfax appoints interim CFO following sudden death of David Bonham

Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, the property and casualty re/insurance conglomerate which includes OdysseyRe, Allied World and Brit, has appointed John Varnell to serve as its chief financial officer (CFO) on an interim basis following the sudden and unexpected death of David Bonham this past weekend.   22 May 2019

Insurance

NOVIS Insurance Company to support CEE growth with Aon’s ReMetrica modelling software

NOVIS Insurance Company is to use Aon’s Remetrica capital modelling software for Life, Health & Pension, and is understood to be the first firm to do so in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).   20 September 2019

Insurance

Embrace change, but don’t forget what made you successful in the first place, says VIG Re

The re/insurance industry is too obsessed with embracing change and should remember what made it successful in the first place, according to Johannes Martin Hartmann, chairman of the board of directors at VIG Re.   22 October 2019

Insurance

England rugby match cancelled due to super typhoon Hagibis in Japan

England's World Cup rugby match against France, scheduled for Saturday, has been cancelled due to super typhoon Hagibis in Japan.   10 October 2019

Insurance

AIG names John Panagakis CEO of investment manager FPCM

American International Group (AIG) has appointed John Panagakis as chief executive officer (CEO) of its fixed income investment manager, First Principles Capital Management (FPCM).   10 October 2019

Insurance

CRESTA updates industry zoning standard

CRESTA has updated all 4,901 low-resolution and 242,172 high-resolution CRESTA zones for the 137 countries it covers, following consultation with the industry.   21 October 2019

Insurance

Swiss Re UK & Ireland CEO steps down

Swiss Re has announced that its UK & Ireland (UKI) CEO Frank O'Neill has decided to leave the reinsurer to pursue an opportunity outside the company.   3 September 2018

Insurance

Generali looks at mid-size insurers as acquisition targets to boost growth

Italian insurer Generali is set to spend some €3 billion acquiring smaller and mid-size insurance companies and asset managers, its chief executive Philippe Donnet. told Bloomberg in an interview.   3 October 2019

Insurance

THB nabs new binding authority director from Pen Underwriting

Specialist re/insurance broker THB Group has recruited Steve Ford as strategic binding authority director.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Allianz creates new digital claims role in automation push

Allianz Insurance has appointed Shelley Hughes to the newly created position of digital claims propositions manager.   16 August 2019

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