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Specialist broker BMS Group has promoted Kristine Westall, formerly EVP of BMS Reinsurance Operations, to a newly created role as chief operations officer. 31 May 2013
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US insurer Assurant, a sophisticated and large buyer of catastrophe protection for US risks, has revealed multiple enhancements to its reinsurance programme as it leverages both lower traditional reinsurance rates and the healthy appetite of cat bond investors. 8 July 2014
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At the start of 2017 Premia Holdings, a company dedicated to the run-off market, was founded on Bermuda with $500 million of capital—a deal that represented one of the biggest capital raisings in the sector. In an interview first published in sister publication Bermuda:Re+ILS, CEO Bill O’Farrell explains why he expects fast growth in the run-off sector. 10 May 2017
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Cooper Gay Asia, the Asian arm of the global reinsurance and wholesale broker Cooper Gay Swett and Crawford (CGSC), has appointed Julian Yu as deputy head of treaty, Hong Kong, effective October 2. 9 October 2013
Insurance
Aviva has appointed Chris Wei, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Great Eastern, to oversee the company’s life-insurance business. 27 June 2014
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From July 1, 2013, Neill Currie will retire as chief executive of RenaissanceRe. He will be replaced by Kevin O’Donnell, the president of RenaissanceRe Holdings. Currie will continue in an advisory capacity through the conclusion of his contract in February 2014. 16 May 2013
Insurance
Solid economic growth, an array of prospects and its low exposure to natural perils is encouraging a slew of re/insurers to flock to the region. As business continues to boom, Intelligent Insurer takes a look at the companies entering the market. 17 December 2014
Insurance
With a market steering more towards commoditisation, the value of the traditional reinsurance business model is waning, particularly in North America, where reinsurers are more focused on brokers than in Europe, Christian Reber, partner and managing director at Boston Consulting Group, tells Intelligent Insurer. 11 April 2017
Insurance
All re/insurers and brokers are grappling with the implications of an unprecedented wave of new technologies labelled ‘insurtech’ which are capable of transforming their businesses. In a webinar sponsored by Xceedance, four senior executives debated how insurers, reinsurers and brokers should respond to this barrage of change and innovation. 11 September 2017
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The potential upgrade of the Lloyd’s market to the double-A level would make it an even more attractive option for insurers which would otherwise not be able to achieve a rating of this level. 21 October 2013
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