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Ed embraces insurtech to put specialist products on line

Advances being made by insurtech will be fundamental to the industry going forward and is a key part of the strategy of broker Ed for this reason, Jonathan Prinn, group head of broking at Ed, told Baden-Baden Today.   22 October 2018

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Open source platforms will drive insurtech forward: BMS

Broker BMS is looking to collaborate with its suppliers and insurers to ensure it maximises the potential of insurtech solutions, and it has set up a new unit dedicated to achieving this, Adam Stafford, the chief operating officer of BMS Group, told Baden-Baden Today.   22 October 2018

Insurance

US tax changes prompts Assurant to tweak Warranty Group deal

Assurant, a provider of risk management solutions, and The Warranty Group, a provider of protection plans and related programmes and a portfolio company of TPG Capital, have amended the structure of their $2.5 billion transaction, previously announced on October 18, 2017.   9 January 2018

Insurance

Hannover Re looks for 40-50% cat rate increases in Florida

Hannover Re is expecting significant property/casualty (P&C) rate increases, particularly in the regions affected by recent hurricanes in North America, but also elsewhere in the upcoming renewals.   20 October 2017

Insurance

Lancashire back in black despite heavy Q4 losses

Lancashire Holdings sustained heavy losses in the fourth quarter but returned to profit in 2018 and improved its combined ratio.   14 February 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

M&A wave to hit ILS funds

The M&A trend being seen within the re/insurance market will reach the ILS funds as the smaller players fight to stay relevant, Paul Schultz, CEO, Aon Benfield Securities tells Intelligent ILS.   25 March 2015

Insurance

IAIS adopts frameworks to supervise internationally active insurance groups

The aim is to mitigate systemic risk in the insurance sector   18 November 2019

Insurance

Generali to invest €1bn in digital innovation

Italian insurer Generali wants to invest around €1 billion in internal strategic initiatives for innovation and digital transformation as part of its 2021 three-year strategic plan.   21 November 2018

Insurance

McLarens appoints global marine head

Global loss adjuster McLarens has promoted John Cupitt as head of its global marine division.   19 July 2017

Insurance

Californian wildfires to hit P&C Q4 results: Fitch

Losses from the ongoing California wildfires will likely negatively impact fourth-quarter earnings of companies with material property exposure in the state, Fitch Ratings said.   20 November 2018

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