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Insurance

QBE targets growth in Europe with key appointment

Re/insurer QBE has appointed Constanza Gállegos as head of distribution for Continental Europe.   6 July 2017

Insurance

AXA strikes exclusive digital insurance partnership with ING

French insurer AXA has partnered with European financial services corporation ING to provide insurance products and related services through a central digital insurance platform.   13 June 2018

Insurance

Bermuda re/insurers’ 2017 combined ratio jumps

Bermuda's major re/insurers will report elevated combined ratios for 2017, averaging around 108 percent to 109 percent, according to Fitch Ratings.   24 January 2018

Insurance

Insurance M&A speeds up driven by scale, geographic reach

The second half of 2017 showed an uptick in insurance M&A deals globally for the first time since 2015 and was followed by a number of high profile transactions in 2018.   12 March 2018

Insurance

Rountree replaces Barrette at OneBeacon Insurance

Bermuda-based OneBeacon Insurance Group has appointed Manning Rountree as class III director, succeeding Ray Barrette who has retired from the company and its parent White Mountains.   7 March 2017

Insurance

Arthur J Gallagher’s revenues up in Q2, CEO “optimistic”

Arthur J Gallagher's revenue for the brokerage segment in the second quarter was $998.1 million, an increase from $939.1 million year-on-year.   28 July 2017

Insurance

Markel almost doubles net income in Q2 2017

Markel almost doubled its net income in the second quarter of 2017, and enjoyed steady growth along its US and international business segments, partially offset by a dip in its reinsurance.   27 July 2017

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SCOR gets green light for life and health reinsurance branch in Japan

SCOR Global Life has received the approval from the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) to open a branch office in Tokyo, and conduct life and health reinsurance business in Japan.   4 April 2017

Insurance

Beazley boosts US management liability practice with Nationwide hire

Specialist insurer Beazley has expanded its team focused on US management liability risks with the appointment of underwriter Jason Lowney.   28 June 2017

Insurance

MGAs optimistic about growth potential

Managing general agents (MGA) showed optimism about the sector’s growth potential in the latest MGAA Matters survey conducted by the Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) with over 57 percent saying they expected the number of specialist and niche MGAs would increase.   18 July 2018

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