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Insurance

MATRIX names head of treaty – London office

MATRIX, an insurance and reinsurance broker at Lloyd’s, has appointed Robert Easton as head of treaty – London office.   12 May 2016

Insurance

Universal appoints Donaghy as new CEO, Downes to become executive chair

Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings has appointed current chief operating officer Stephen Donaghy as its new chief executive officer (CEO).   12 July 2019

Insurance

Canopius taps new head of claims from Markel

Specialty re/insurer Canopius has appointed Gabrielle Folliard as head of claims from Markel International.   1 November 2018

Insurance

Chaucer poaches Aon exec

Specialist insurer Chaucer has appointed Colin Clulow as international property underwriter for binding authority and open market risks.   14 October 2014

Insurance

Equinox Global launches new online portal

Equinox Global, a Lloyd’s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has launched Equinox Approach, its new online portal for brokers and clients.   18 April 2016

Alternative Risk Transfer

Willis places €90m of windstorm ILS for Covea

Willis Towers Watson Securities, the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson, has structured and placed €90 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) for French domestic P&C insurance group Covea Mutual Insurance Group.   19 December 2017

Insurance

Arch's Q4 results hit by hurricane and wildfires losses

Bermuda re/insurer Arch Capital Group saw its income fall year-on-year in fourth quarter 2018, primarily due to the impact of catastrophic events in the year   13 February 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

SCOR acquires asset manager Coriolis Capital to expand ILS arm; takes AUM to $2.1bn

French reinsurer SCOR’s portfolio management company is acquiring 100 percent of the capital of insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Coriolis Capital, in a move aimed at expanding its capacity on the ILS market, reaching an aggregate sum of $2.1 billion of assets under management (AUM) and operating in both Paris and London.   23 May 2019

Insurance

Airline premium, rates on the rise

Airline premium and rates ended 2017 higher than the preceding year for the first time in a decade and the underlying conditions continue to support higher premium and rates in 2018, says David Godley, founder partner of Altitude Risk Partners, a specialist aviation and space underwriting agency.   18 April 2018

Insurance

Aon unveils new IFRS 17 solution to bridge gap between risk and finance

Re/insurance broker Aon has launched an IFRS 17 (International Financial Reporting Standard) solution on its capital modelling platform to help insurers fulfil their reporting obligations.   8 July 2019

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