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RGA, RenRe-backed Langhorne Re hires chief actuary from AIG Bermuda

Bermuda-based Langhorne Re, a global reinsurer targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks, has appointed Timothy Gasaatura as chief actuary in Bermuda.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Aon: reinsurance ‘resilient’ despite unprecedented nat cat losses in 2018, 2017

Reinsurance sector earnings have remained buoyant in the face of unprecedented natural catastrophe losses over the past two years, Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate (ARA) report has found.   1 May 2019

Insurance

Global reinsurance capital falls 5% in 2018, finds Willis Re

Capital earmarked for the global reinsurance industry fell by 5 percent in 2018, according to analysts at Willis Re.   23 April 2019

Insurance

TransRe merges North America and LatAm units; reshuffles leadership roles

TransRe, the reinsurance arm of Transatlantic Holdings and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, is to merge its North America and Latin America divisions into TransRe Americas as part of its leadership transition.   12 April 2019

Insurance

StarStone hires Validus CEO Ed Noonan and PartnerRe's Dick Sanford to drive 'profitable growth'

Enstar-owned global specialty insurer StarStone has made several appointments to its global leadership team including industry veterans Ed Noonan and Dick Sanford.   9 April 2019

Insurance

Why re/insurers should fear the rise of activist investors

There are some chief execs right now taking a pretty good look at their own affairs in terms of how they spend company funds. I have also heard of a number of companies asking their investor relations teams for a thorough analysis of peer-related performance.   4 April 2019

Insurance

Hamilton Lloyd's CEO O'Donohoe to leave; new executives revealed

Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group's Lloyd's unit CEO Dermot O’Donohoe is leaving the company following its definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual to acquire Pembroke Managing Agency and Ironshore Europe DAC.   26 March 2019

Insurance

RenRe closes $1.5bn Tokio Millennium Re acquisition; AM Best removes reinsurer from 'under review'

Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings (RenRe) has completed the acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re (TMR) following the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals.   25 March 2019

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Burnt by the Fyre: lessons in festival insurance

Two years on from the failure that was the Fyre Festival, what lessons can be learned in terms of obtaining event insurance? Intelligent Insurer investigates.   18 March 2019

Insurance

AIG unit Validus Reinsurance plans expansion into Canadian reinsurance market

Bermuda-based Validus Reinsurance, a part of American International Group (AIG), is planning to establish a new reinsurance branch in Canada.   13 March 2019

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