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The re/insurance potential within the MENA region is enormous, but the ability of market practitioners to capitalise on that potential is dependent upon a number of factors.   1 September 2014
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Rating agency AM Best has downgraded issuer credit ratings (ICR) of Tower Group International to c from cc.   1 September 2014
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Alastair Speare-Cole, the chief executive of JLT Towers Re, has resigned "to pursue other interests".   29 August 2014
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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) is to expand its US specialty capabilities and merge JLT Specialty and Lloyd & Partners to drive a new phase of growth.   29 August 2014
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Willis Re, the North American reinsurance operation of Willis Group, has appointed two former Guy Carpenter executives to senior positions.   28 August 2014
Insurance
Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary Great Lakes Australia (GLA) has reached an agreement to support Australia’s largest broker network, Steadfast Group, in its proposed acquisition of Calliden Group.   27 August 2014
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Berkshire Hathaway has been fined $896,000 by the US Department of Justice for allegedly violating premerger reporting and waiting requirements.   22 August 2014
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Private equity firm Aquiline is reportedly in advanced talks with Beach & Associates, a Canada-based re/insurance intermediary, to acquire a majority stake in the firm.   20 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
The second quarter of 2014 demonstrated strong interest in the market, with catastrophe bond issuance reaching $4.5 billion. As the second half of the year promises to be equally active, Paul Schultz, CEO at Aon Benfield Securities talks to Intelligent ILS about the market’s evolution and how this will impact renewal discussions.   19 August 2014
Alternative Risk Transfer
A re-structuring of the business and a narrowing of the gap between traditional and capital markets paved the way for Italian insurer Generali to bring its first catastrophe bond to the market. Franco Urlini and Mirko Sartori tell Intelligent ILS how they expect the first Italian bond to affect the wider market.   19 August 2014

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