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Some insurers are implementing only the minimum data protection standards as required in a jurisdiction—but this approach will cause problems for them, according to Darren Wray, CEO of consultancy firm Fifth Step. 13 September 2017
Insurance
While many re/insurers see cyber risk as an opportunity to grow in the current soft market, Swiss Re’s CEO Christian Mumenthaler suggested that the excitement may be inappropriate and that governments need to prepare for extreme events. 12 September 2017
Insurance
XL Group CEO Michael McGavick said that he is not surprised that there is speculation about a potential takeover of XL Group by other market players. 14 February 2018
Insurance
Speciality property/casualty insurance group AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI) should take a reserve charge “in the hundreds of millions of dollars” and commit to “much-improved disclosure” in order to restore investor confidence, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. 3 May 2017
Insurance
Spain’s insurance group Mapfre is acquiring full control of the Brazilian non-life and life businesses of its strategic venture with Banco do Brasil for €546 million. 27 June 2018
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Hurricane Matthew hit profits at Oxbridge Re Holdings, a property/casualty reinsurer based in the Cayman Islands that primarily covers insurers in the Gulf Coast, in 2016 and plunged the company into a loss in the fourth quarter specifically but its CEO said he was broadly pleased with its performance. 14 March 2017
Insurance
Endurance Specialty Holdings, the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, has appointed Giles Quartly as senior vice president and head of international casualty insurance. 3 March 2016
Insurance
Bermuda-based Sirius Group has unveiled key strategic changes, including forming a new management committee, to streamline its global operating structure and enhance focus on its core underwriting business. 30 August 2019
Insurance
While China and India promise great growth potential, profitable business for reinsurers is hard to come by—the key is to offer cedants added value and additional services, Jean-Paul Conoscente, CEO of SCOR’s P&C reinsurance business unit globally, told SIRC Today. 29 October 2018
Insurance
An increasingly complex political environment is causing challenges for insurers as they grapple with the consequences of trade wars and sovereign uncertainties, says Philip Chung of S&P Global Ratings. 29 October 2018
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