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Insurance

Franklin Templeton lures European investors with bullish new cat bond launch

The new funds will be attractive for investors seeking to reduce volatility and improve portfolio returns.   18 June 2021

Insurance

AIG merges Japanese divisions

American International Group (AIG) owned Japanese general insurance companies AIU and Fuji Fire and Marine have set their merger completion date to January 1, 2018 to form a new company that will start operating on a consolidated basis from April 1.   14 February 2017

Insurance

ClimatePartner and Marshmallow work to offset motor customers' carbon footprint

Thousands have signed up to scheme, which will offset motoring miles.   24 March 2021

Insurance

LMA and ABI call for 'fair' framework for discount rate

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called for a major overhaul to the way personal injury discount rate is set, citing the existing framework as "fundamentally flawed".   12 May 2017

Insurance

Greenlight Re profits halve in 'challenging' Q3 as cat losses bite

The reinsurer swung to an underwriting loss of $0.4m, having booked $8.1m nat cat losses in the third quarter of 2020.   5 November 2020

Insurance

MGAs: solving the conundrum of tentative capital providers

Senior leaders in the MGA space discuss what is making capital providers nervous and how to mitigate their concerns.   28 June 2022

Insurance

Crop Pro Insurance hires data scientist as director

Crop Pro Insurance, a new managing general agent (MGA) specialising in crop insurance, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Brian Donaghy as its director of data science.   15 September 2017

Insurance

There is much to inspire confidence among re/insurers: GC

A highly complex risk environment caused by influences within and outside of the sector, coupled with the evolving dynamics of a hardening market, are generating significant volatility within the reinsurance sector, yet there is much to inspire confidence among re/insurers.   11 September 2022

Insurance

Chubb Q2 2019 profits slip slightly; CEO Greenberg highlights improved pricing environment

The second quarter of 2019 was about "growth and pricing" for Chubb chief executive officer Evan Greenberg, who noted that the company benefited from an improved pricing and underwriting environment.   25 July 2019

Insurance

Liberty Specialty Markets appoints head of financial lines France from AIG

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Antoine Brodu as head of financial lines, France.   29 August 2019

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