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Insurance

AXIS CEO: Third party capital means ‘opportunity’ to offer cheaper reinsurance

Third party capital can help reinsurers lower the cost of capital and therefore coverage and this should be seen as an attractive business opportunity, according to AXIS Capital CEO Albert Benchimol.   16 February 2018

Insurance

From pilots to scale: your roadmap to integrating AI and RPA into the underwriting process

Artificial intelligence (AI) is much discussed in the insurance industry but it is often in the context of small-scale projects, pilots or experimental phases. To make the most of the transformative potential of AI and associated systems such as robotic process automation (RPA), insurers need to bite the bullet and move towards a more integrated approach.   25 June 2021

Insurance

Marsh pilots new blockchain-powered platform to transform insurance placement process

Broker Marsh is piloting a new blockchain-powered digital placement platform that it claims has the potential to "transform the insurance placement process".   25 September 2019

Insurance

Building for the future in the legacy markets

The legacy sector has emerged from the pandemic with more deals back flowing through the pipeline and a host of new entrants to the marketplace. A RL panel discussed what the future holds.   21 December 2021

Insurance

Arthur J Gallagher buys Texan broker

Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Houston-based AquaSurance, a property/casualty broker serving Texas water utilities.   15 January 2018

Insurance

Non-fungible tokens are going mainstream: but how to insure them?

Christie’s sold an non-fungible token (NFT) for an eyewatering $69 million in March 2021. But how do you insure an entirely digital product?   25 August 2021

Insurance

AIG appoints Talbot CEO as global head of specialty

American International Group (AIG) has appointed Peter Bilsby as global head of specialty.   29 October 2018

Risk Management

What the pandemic has taught organisations about risk management and resilience

The Agility and Adaptability report from QBE and Airmic highlights routes to future resilience.   18 November 2021

Alternative Risk Transfer

AlphaCat strikes new ILS deal with Ledger Capital Markets

AlphaCat Managers, AIG's third-party reinsurance capital management and insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit, has entered into an ILS transaction with Ledger Capital Markets.   18 January 2019

Insurance

EC3 Brokers creates new treaty leadership role in Dubai for Munich Re's Calfa

EC3 Brokers MEA has appointed Serge Calfa to the newly-created role of regional director of treaty. Based in Dubai, Calfa joins from Munich Re.   17 June 2019

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