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Lancashire Holdings posted what it called a “disappointing loss” in the third quarter of 2018 as it absorbed the effects of another busy period in terms of catastrophe losses; its book also shrank significantly mainly because of reinstatement premiums and the timing of some large multi-year deals. 1 November 2018
Insurance
S&P Global Ratings has lowered the ratings on Switzerland-based Allied World which has been acquired by Canada-based Fairfax. 11 July 2017
Insurance
Despite a plethora of challenges including low oil prices, cost control pressures, workforce layoffs, onerous legislation/regulation and the escalating risk of cyber-attacks, margins for energy insurers remain wafer thin, a situation that could become the ‘new normal’ for the market. 12 April 2017
Insurance
Specialty insurer OneBeacon Insurance Group has appointed John Iannotti as president of professional liability. 24 September 2015
Insurance
The total transaction volume of insurtech merger and acquisitions (M&As) in Asia hit $460 million in 2017, more than three times that of 2016, as industry incumbents and new entrants to the market pushed towards greater digitalization, according to the fourth Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis Towers Watson. 9 April 2018
Insurance
Global insurance premiums increased by 3.1 percent in real terms in 2016, down from 4.3 percent growth in 2015, according to the latest Swiss Re Institute's sigma report. 5 July 2017
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Crosswinds Re, a specialty reinsurance business vehicle established by Crosswinds Holdings in the Cayman Islands, has entered into an underwriting agreement with TransRe as it struggles to find profitable business. 5 July 2017
Insurance
US-based global health service company Cigna has called off a proposed merger agreement with Anthem following an order from the US District Court for the District of Columbia and demands more than $14.85 billion compensation from Anthem. 15 February 2017
Insurance
A likely reduction in the UK's Ogden discount rate in February 2017 would result in higher costs for claims settled as a lump sum, Fitch Ratings said. 13 February 2017
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Profits plummeted at Munich Re in the second quarter of 2017 but the world’s biggest reinsurer said it was still well on track to reach its 2017 profit guidance of between €2 billion €2.4 billion. 9 August 2017
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