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Gabi, which provides a free, online "personal insurance shopper," has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding, led by Canvas Ventures, to accelerate its nationwide expansion in the US in 2018. 22 February 2018
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has been loss-making for the last two years, but the reported 2017 net loss of $6.08 billion hides improvements on the operating side as a more in-depth look into the numbers reveals and CEO Brian Duperreault is working on getting the insurance giant back on a growth path. A changed reinsurance cover structure is also part of the plan. 22 February 2018
Insurance
Specialist insurer Hiscox is withdrawing from aviation hull and liability underwriting due to market conditions pressuring rates. 21 February 2018
Insurance
AM Best has downgraded Kenya Reinsurance Corporation due to concerns over the effectiveness of its enterprise risk management (ERM) in the face of expected business growth and increasingly sophisticated competition. 21 February 2018
Insurance
US-based programme administrator and managing general agency (MGA) V3 Insurance Partners has appointed former QBE executive Brian Janitschke as its chief operating officer. 21 February 2018
Insurance
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued a direction to New Zealand’s insurer CBL to cease writing business with immediate effect through its European arm CBL Insurance Europe (CBLIE), according to a Feb. 19 press release. 20 February 2018
Insurance
US-based property/casualty insurer The Hartford has entered into a renewal rights agreement with the Farmers Exchanges to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business sold through independent agents. 20 February 2018
Insurance
The Hanover-owned Chaucer Insurance Company has joined the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA). 20 February 2018
Insurance
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is seeking to join Swiss Re’s board as it negotiates the acquisition of a minority stake in the reinsurer, according to a Feb. 18 Financial Times report. 19 February 2018
Insurance
Aspen Insurance has closed its Bermuda-based US property insurance unit following high natural catastrophe losses in 2017 that included the recent wildfires in California. 19 February 2018
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