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Fidelis launches in Ireland with execs from XL, PartnerRe, AXIS, Hiscox

Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance Holdings has revealed plans to establish a re/insurer in Ireland, which it said will allow it to take advantage of opportunities in the European Economic Area.   23 October 2018

Insurance

Former Novae CFO joins AIG unit as head of reinsurance

American International Group (AIG) has appointed Charles Fry as head of reinsurance, operations and transformation, general insurance.   3 October 2017

Insurance

Typhoon Jebi expected to cost up to $5.5bn: RMS

Risk modelling firm RMS has estimated that the insured loss for Japan from Typhoon Jebi will be between $3 billion and $5.5billion (¥340 to ¥620billion).   17 September 2018

Insurance

Hurricane Florence floods devastate North Carolina

Hurricane Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, Sept. 16, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point, Reuters reported on Sept. 16.   17 September 2018

Insurance

TigerRisk hires Swiss Re exec to head reinsurance unit

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners has appointed Seth Ruff as partner and head of reinsurance solutions.   10 October 2017

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Horseshoe appoints new London head from MS Amlin for ILS boost

Bermuda-based Horseshoe Group has appointed Jean-Bernard Crozet as senior vice president – advisory services and head of London office.   9 July 2018

Insurance

ArgoGlobal makes key casualty hires from Chaucer and QBE

ArgoGlobal, a Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has bolstered its casualty division with senior hires from Chaucer Syndicates and QBE.   15 March 2018

Insurance

JLT sees no consistent pattern for rates

While most classes of reinsurance and specialty lines have seen a moderation or end to price reductions, there is not a consistent pattern, with increases generally limited to areas and sectors where heavy losses had occurred last year, broker JLT said in a May 1 trading statement.   1 May 2018

Insurance

Fidelis Group hires Starr exec to expand marine portfolio

Louisiana-headquartered Fidelis Group Holdings (FGH) has hired Lynn Blaine to the position of assistant vice president.   14 June 2017

Insurance

SRA re-elects Validus Re APAC CEO Haushofer as chairman

The Singapore Reinsurers’ Association (SRA) has re-elected Validus Re’s CEO of Asia Pacific and executive vice president Marc Haushofer as the chairman of its executive committee for another term.   14 June 2017

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