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Profits dip at Blue Capital; Endurance ownership opens new risks

Endurance Specialty subsidiary Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings enjoyed some growth in 2016 but its profits were hit by what it called the costliest year for industry losses within the last five years.   2 February 2017

Insurance

Insurtech Pie Insurance secures $11m for expansion

US-based workers’ compensation insurance Pie Insurance completed an $11 million Series A funding round led by Greycroft and including participation from Aspect Ventures, existing investors Sirius Group, Moxley Holdings, and Elefund.   13 August 2018

Insurance

Munich Re-backed insurtech Inshur attracts additional $1.5m Series A

Commercial auto insurtech Inshur, which raised $7 million investment led by Munich Re Ventures earlier this year, has secured additional funding from Israel-based technology venture fund Viola FinTech.   29 August 2019

Insurance

A business built on ESG: Parhelion’s CEO unveils ambitious plans

Insurer targets $850 million of premium income.   30 June 2021

Insurance

Ukraine crisis: S&P on ‘high alert’ for insurance exposures

Sanctions, heightened cyber threats and ratings downgrades are just the beginning of the fallout for insurers as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues.   10 March 2022

Insurance

Coronavirus outbreak will dampen global economic growth, even if it is contained

“Several plausible developments could lead to a far more negative scenario," warns Moody’s.   9 March 2020

Insurance

The case for Clinton: solid economic policy, free trade and stability

An online poll of Intelligent Insurer’s readers has indicated that 63 percent felt Hillary Clinton would have been the best choice as US president for the global re/insurance industry.   9 November 2016

Insurance

RSA starts trading on London Market placing platform PPL

UK-based general insurer RSA has started trading on the London insurance market’s electronic placing platform PPL that enables brokers and underwriters to quote, negotiate, bind and endorse business using one market-wide system.   21 March 2017

Insurance

Sedgwick hires new director in Singapore

Technology-driven risk solutions provider Sedgwick has appointed Bob Neo as director of its Singapore operations.   7 June 2019

Insurance

Lockton snags Willis Towers Watson cyber chief Anthony Dagostino to expand practice

Re/insurance broker Lockton has hired Willis Towers Watson cyber expert Anthony Dagostino to further expand its cyber and technology practice, and develop analytics-driven tailored solutions for clients that target their real, underlying cyber risk.   19 July 2019

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