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Fidelis reshuffles Ireland leadership as CEO/CUO Lyons departs

Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance has appointed Robert Kelly to the post of chief executive officer and Simon Crone to chief underwriting officer of Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC (FIID).   7 August 2019

Insurance

Beecher Carlson appoints Bill Daly as chief operating officer

Broker Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, the specialised large account subsidiary of Brown & Brown, has appointed Bill Daly as chief operating officer (COO).   7 August 2019

Insurance

RT Specialty promotes Todd Mannschreck to chief claims officer

RT Specialty, a wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has promoted Todd Mannschreck to president of claims, chief claims officer. He is based in the company's Kansas City office.   7 August 2019

Insurance

Enstar and Maiden Re finalise ADC deal with AmTrust

Bermuda-based Cavello Bay Reinsurance, a subsidiary of global insurer Enstar, has completed an adverse development cover (ADC) reinsurance deal with Maiden Reinsurance.   6 August 2019

Insurance

Swiss Re signs up to AI-driven Natural Language Understanding technology Cogito

Swiss Re Group has partnered with Expert System to provide AI-driven Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technology Cogito.   6 August 2019

Insurance

Insurers close 60% of Townsville, Australia, cat flood claims

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said that 60 percent of insurance claims lodged since the Townsville floods were declared a catastrophe have been closed “marking a significant milestone in the city’s recovery”.   6 August 2019

Insurance

Captive ‘strategy of choice’ for huge pension schemes to hedge longevity risk, says Prudential Insurance expert

A multi-billion dollar captive longevity reinsurance transaction (LRT) has been used to transfer risk linked to huge pension liabilities, suggesting a growing trend for this type of derisking deal.   6 August 2019

Insurance

Argo CEO Watson says 2019 Q2 / H1 results show ‘strong shareholder value creation’

Argo Group’s 2019 second quarter and half year results deliver “strong shareholder value creation” despite some claims volatility in the second quarter of 2018, said CEO Mark E Watson III.   6 August 2019

Insurance

Credit ratings agency AM Best upgrades reinsurer PartnerRe on strength of balance sheet

Global credit ratings agency AM Best has upgraded PartnerRe and its operating subsidiaries to the financial strength rating (FSR) A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent), while the group’s long-term issuer credit ratings (LTICR) has improved to “aa-” from “a+”.   6 August 2019

Reinsurance

Hannover Re: picking the opportune moment

Michael Pickel, CEO of Hannover Re’s German reinsurance subsidiary E&S Rückversicherung, talks rates, insurtech and Lloyd’s of London, with Intelligent Insurer.   5 August 2019

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