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Mutual insurers in good shape with higher capital adequacy ratios: Aon and Namic

Mutual insurance companies in the US are in strong financial shape and less leveraged than those quoted on the stock exchange.   24 September 2019

Insurance

Commercial insurtech Bold Penguin raises $32m Series B led by HSCM, Lockton

US-based commercial insurance technology company Bold Penguin has secured $32 million Series B funding led by Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM), Lightstone, Guggenheim Insurance, Lockton, existing investors and individuals from Stone Point Capital.   24 September 2019

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Hannover Re US partners with fitness app Sweatcoin to research how physical activity mitigates mortality risks

A joint research project to study how daily physical activity can reduce the risk of disease and extend life expectancy has been launched by Hannover Life Reassurance (Hannover Re US), part of the Hannover Re Group, and Sweatcoin a digital health app.   24 September 2019

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AmTrust launches new excess casualty operation led by Everest Re's Jeff Lynn

AmTrust E&S Insurance Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, has launched a new excess casualty underwriting division based in Los Angeles. It will be led by Jeff Lynn, who joins from Everest Re.   24 September 2019

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Former JLT Specialty USA chief Rice to lead newly-launched Cobbs Allen unit CAC Specialty

Specialty insurance brokerage and investment banking business CAC Specialty, a part of US risk management and insurance brokerage Cobbs Allen, has hired JLT's Michael Rice II as its chief executive officer (CEO).   24 September 2019

Insurance

RFIB gains Hong Kong licence, names new CEO

Re/insurance broker RFIB Group has been approved to transact general insurance business in Hong Kong.   20 September 2019

Insurance

Finance firms 'quieter on Brexit' suggests planning mostly done: EY

As the number of financial services jobs and assets being relocated from the UK eases off, EY has suggested that this shows the sector is ready for Brexit.   19 September 2019

Insurance

Ascent hires MS Amlin's Paul Western as CUO post Cove merger

London-based cyber and specialty lines managing general agent Ascent Underwriting and Cove Programs, a US construction-focused MGA, has appointed Paul Western as group chief underwriting officer (CUO).   19 September 2019

Insurance

Firms ‘struggle’ to build strong cybersecurity culture’ as leaders spend less than a day a year on cyber risk, finds Marsh

A majority of board members and senior executives with responsibility for their organisation’s cyber risk management spent “less than a day in the last year” focusing on cyber risk issues, according to a survey from insurance broker Marsh and tech company Microsoft.   18 September 2019

Insurance

Gallagher hires Steve Wilkinson to lead claims at aerospace practice

Gallagher has hired prominent aviation market veteran Steve Wilkinson as head of claims at its global aerospace practice.   18 September 2019

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