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BMS swoops for Gallagher execs in Australia

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has hired two senior leaders Stuart Davies and Samantha Ford in Australia.   8 November 2018

Insurance

Brit swoops for Travelers special risks underwriter

Specialty re/insurer Brit has appointed Stephen Quinton to the role of class underwriter, kidnap and ransom (K&R), effective as of Sept. 3. He joins Brit from Travelers Syndicate Management.   23 July 2018

Insurance

Fidelis replaces chief underwriting office in restructuring move

Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance is replacing its chief underwriting officer and Bermuda CEO Ben Savill who will “leave to pursue other opportunities”.   14 September 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

CCR Re sets up France-domiciled sidecar 157 Re to access new ILS investors

Medium sized reinsurer CCR Re has set up 157 Re, a sidecar vehicle, which it said is the first to be domiciled in France, to give it access to new ILS investors.   28 March 2019

Insurance

APRA intervenes to improve sustainability of individual disability income insurance

APRA to impose an upfront capital requirement on all individual DII providers.   2 December 2019

Insurance

Insured loss estimates for Hurricane Dorian reach $5bn for US and Carribean, says cat modeller KCC

Catastrophe modelling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that the total insured loss from Hurricane Dorian in the US and Caribbean will be close to $5 billion.   12 September 2019

Insurance

Universal to pass hurricane Michael loss to reinsurers

Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings is passing the expected $300-350 million gross losses and loss adjustment expenses from hurricane Michael almost entirely to its reinsurance panel.   25 October 2018

Insurance

Chubb reveals new risk management, global A&H leaders

Property/casualty insurer Chubb has named Keith Higdon as president of ESIS, the company's risk management solutions division, and Joe Vasquez as new head of global accident and health insurance business.   25 October 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

PERILS acquires Canadian loss aggregator CatIQ in expansion move

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has acquired Canadian loss and exposure aggregation firm Catastrophe Indices & Quantification (CatIQ).   18 June 2019

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Covéa rejects SCOR's claims as "groundless" and "manipulative"

French mutual insurance company Covéa has rejected all the accusations leveled by reinsurance firm SCOR as "groundless" and a "strategy to manipulate the judicial process", and reiterated its support for its chief executive Thierry Derez and his actions.   31 January 2019

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