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US property/casualty (P/C) insurers are well placed to weather the landfall of a significant storm in the 2019 hurricane season despite experiencing elevated catastrophe losses in the recent years, according to Fitch Ratings. 4 June 2019
Insurance
Markel Corporation has appointed James Proferes as executive underwriting officer for global professional liability. 4 June 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group has acquired a minority equity stake in Elementum Advisors, an insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager with over $4 billion of assets under management. 4 June 2019
Insurance
An acceleration in the take-up of technology can be expected “in the next five years” as more insurance industry executives recognise the value it can provide, said Steve Cloutman, managing director at advanced analytics company Ventiv Technology. 4 June 2019
Insurance
Rating agency AM Best has revised the outlook of Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re to negative from stable, expressing concern over its "negative underwriting performance". 3 June 2019
Insurance
Allianz is acquiring the remaining 51 percent of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society's (LV='s) general insurance business that it does not already own, for up to £578 million, and taking full owndership of Legal & General Insurance for £242 million, to become the second largest general insurer in the UK. 31 May 2019
Insurance
Inshur, the mobile-first provider of commercial auto insurance for private hire drivers, has teamed up with smartphone taxi app Uber to offer drivers who use the Uber app insurance. The partners said the fully digital insurance service tie up was “one of the first of its kind:. 30 May 2019
Insurance
The European insurance sector will continue to consolidate in 2019, with varying credit impacts, according to the latest Moody's Investors Service report. 23 May 2019
Insurance
Innovation is driving new insurance start-ups, suggests a panel at the Insurtech Showcase presentation during the Intelligent Automation event being held in London today (Tuesday, May 21), sponsored by Slice Labs. 21 May 2019
Insurance
Rating agency AM Best has revised the outlook of Bermuda-based reinsurer Third Point Re to negative from stable, expressing "concerns over the company’s business profile", its ability to make underwriting profits, and the recent changes in its senior management including the departure of its CEO Robert Bredahl. 17 May 2019
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