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The market is now well overdue a fundamental correction in pricing, something Stephen Catlin will look to capitalise on with his new venture Convex Group, unveiled yesterday (Tuesday May 1). He claims that losses in the industry have been so severe in recent years they are on the verge of destroying capital – something that should prompt a radical change. 1 May 2019
Insurance
Car insurance premium cuts are speeding up and have dropped 9.1 percent year on year to an average £766 in the UK with black box technology – so-called telematics – helping to drive the fall in prices, analysis from Consumer Intelligence shows. 27 September 2018
Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Mark Peters as the new head of Oak Underwriting, a UK-based high net-worth insurance specialist, which it acquired from RSA Insurance. 3 July 2018
Insurance
Mexico’s Fund for Natural Disasters (FONDEN) has returned to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets to secure coverage against natural catastrophes for the first time since 2012. 7 August 2017
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As part of a reorganisation of its Global P&C operations, SCOR has revealed a number of key appointments. 5 September 2018
Insurance
London-based FloodFlash, a startup that wants to offer insurance for previously uninsurable flood risk, has raised £1.9 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, Pentech Ventures and InsurTech Gateway. 1 August 2018
Insurance
Broker Lockton has launched a new investment banking and capital markets operation in New York and has appointed Vishal Jhaveri as its CEO. 5 September 2018
Insurance
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of US health insurer Cigna Corporation’s operating subsidiaries to 'A' (Strong) from 'A+'. 5 September 2018
Insurance
There is a real opportunity to improve reinsurance processes with the use of blockchain technology, which can deliver cost savings and efficiency gains of 30 percent by taking out unnecessary reconciliation, repetitive duplication of work and waiting times. 11 September 2017
Reinsurance
With job placement rates for students at close to 100 percent, more must be done to increase the profile of careers in insurance, says Sean Ramlal of US Reinsurance Under 40s. 13 May 2019
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