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Insurance

Chaucer creates new head of underwriting role for Dublin-based company

Specialty re/insurer Chaucer has appointed Jonathan Sutcliffe to the newly created role of head of underwriting at Chaucer Insurance Company DAC in Ireland, which trades as Chaucer Dublin.   31 July 2019

Insurance

Pandemic has been a call to arms for re/insurers: Swiss Re

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven awareness of risk, but that won’t last forever and the sector must not sit on its laurels, according to the CEO of reinsurance Asia at Swiss Re.   15 November 2021

Risk Management

Why insurers need to be more honest with risk and insurance managers

While insurers have welcomed the hardening market, it poses a challenge for insurance managers—who are increasingly looking at alternative risk transfer solutions, according to Scott Feltham, group insurance manager for Compass Group. He explains why the hardening market could be bad for insurers in the long run.   23 October 2020

Insurance

Gallagher acquires Allied Insurance Brokers and Ascinsure Specialty Risk in the US

Broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Pennsylvania-based Allied Insurance Brokers and its subsidiary Ascinsure Specialty Risk.   19 September 2019

Insurance

Blanc resigns as CEO EMEA of Zurich and chair of ABI after less than a year

Zurich Insurance Group’s CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Amanda Blanc has resigned with immediate effect. She joined the group in October 2018 from AXA.   3 July 2019

Insurance

Fidelis attracts Hiscox Re exec to establish MGA partnership with Nexus

Bermuda-based specialty re/insurance provider Fidelis Insurance is expanding its niche specialty offerings by sponsoring Rob Ashton in his aspirations to establish an MGA (managing general agent) in partnership with Nexus.   2 May 2017

Insurance

UK commercial motor MGA launched with QBE hires

Volante Global, a new multi-class and multi-territory international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has launched commercial motor MGA Edison Motor while appointing Steven Dickie and Doug Ockwell as joint managing directors of the new operation.   18 January 2018

Insurance

Watford has fallen 'horribly short of expectations', investor suggests sale

Capital Returns has called for the reinsurer to sell itself as it lacks 'inherent competitive strengths or core competencies' and has generated 'extremely disappointing results'.   19 May 2020

Insurance

DARAG expands its footprint across the world

Tom Booth took over as group CEO of DARAG three years ago. Since then, he’s been working to expand the company internationally as he told the Re/insurance Lounge.   16 September 2021

Insurance

HDI Global appoints new head of Switzerland from AXA XL

Industrial lines insurer HDI Global has appointed Michael Rüsch as the new authorised representative and head of its branch for Switzerland.   7 May 2019

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