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Alternative Risk Transfer

Markel CatCo board recommends run-off as future in question

The future of Markel CatCo looked less certain today as the company’s board said it would “recommend an orderly run-off” of the firm's portfolios.   1 March 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

UnipolSai places €45m Atmos Re cat bond structured by Willis Towers Watson

UnipolSai Assicurazioni, one of the biggest insurers in Italy, has placed a €45 million catastrophe bond providing it with protection against perils in Italy including atmospheric phenomena, snow pressure and flood risks (including Vatican City and San Marino Republic).   1 March 2019

Insurance

Allianz appoints Hans-Joerg Mauthe as new AGCS Central & Eastern Europe CEO

Germany's Allianz has appointed Hans-Joerg Mauthe as regional CEO, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), of its commercial insurance arm Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).   1 March 2019

Insurance

Allianz hires AIG's Claudia Salem as new CEO of property/casualty in Asia

Allianz has appointed Claudia Salem as its new chief executive officer, property & casualty for Asia Pacific.   1 March 2019

Insurance

TigerRisk recruits JLT Re's Florida market reinsurance expert David Unsworth

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners has hired a Florida market reinsurance veteran from Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT).   1 March 2019

Insurance

Cincinnati closes £102m acquisition of Munich Re subsidiary MSP Underwriting

Cincinnati Financial Corporation has completed the acquisition of MSP Underwriting from Munich Re. The all-cash transaction values £102 million.   1 March 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

What ILS funds must learn from Irma

Despite a multitude of other catastrophes in 2018, the single biggest loss event for reinsurers was so-called loss creep from 2017’s Hurricane Irma. Dirk Lohmann of Schroders examines what went wrong and what the industry must learn.   28 February 2019

Insurance

Munich Re picks insurtech CyberCube to boost cyber risk analytics

Reinsurer Munich Re has selected insurtech CyberCube's analytics platform to help quantify, model and control cyber accumulation risk.   28 February 2019

Insurance

Beazley, Marsh launch new cyber and breach cover for manufacturers

Specialist insurer Beazley and broker Marsh have teamed up to launch a new cyber insurance cover and breach response, designed specifically for manufacturers.   28 February 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

IAG issues first cat bond, uses new Singapore ILS laws for first time

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has issued its first catastrophe bond; the deal also the first to be domiciled in Singapore, using its new insurance-linked securities (ILS) laws.   27 February 2019

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