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Insurance

Marsh-JLT merger unsettles Bermuda captives: Quest

Quest, the captives servicing company, wants to hoover up disaffected captives, as well as growing the business among SMEs in the US and Europe   11 September 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

A bumper year ahead for ILS issuance

January 1 retro and European reinsurance purchasing tend to be a good indicator of what ILS market activity will look like for the rest of the year. If that trend continues, 2020 is set to be a busy year for ILS, perhaps even rivalling 2017, says Brad Livingston of Willis Re Securities.   27 February 2020

Insurance

AmTrust at Lloyd’s hires head of space business

AmTrust at Lloyd’s has appointed Chris Gibbs as its new head of space, joining from Osprey Aerospace.   18 January 2018

Insurance

Solvency II timetable is not realistic without compromise

The rushed timetable leading up to the January 2016 implementation of Solvency II is not realistic and will cause implementation challenges and costs for insurers, the deputy director general of Insurance Europe has claimed.   9 March 2015

Insurance

‘The party is over in Europe’: tough conversations in an age of Zoom

With in-person Monte Carlo cancelled, the industry will be doing many of its renewals discussions online. That might work for some, but with thorny issues to address, the industry needs to get back to meeting face to face, say insurers.   14 September 2021

Insurance

Starr opens office in Norway for expansion, appoints Europe head

Starr Insurance Companies is expanding its presence in Europe with the opening of a new office on Oslo, Norway.   1 October 2018

Insurance

Enstar finalises reinsurance-to-close transaction with Neon

Enstar Group-owned Lloyd’s managing agency, StarStone Underwriting has finalised a reinsurance-to-close transaction with Neon Underwriting, according to a Feb. 16 press release.   19 February 2018

Insurance

Allianz chair steps down

The chair of Allianz’s board, Michael Diekmann, has stepped down following the company’s annual general meeting.   7 May 2015

Insurance

RSA appoints new head of Dubai operations

RSA Insurance Group has appointed Chris Riley as senior executive officer for its operation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).   12 July 2018

Insurance

Moody’s flags 2020 ‘headwinds’ as it gives stable reinsurance outlook

Global reinsurance can expect to face market “headwinds” in 2020, despite strong capitalisation and rising pricing, ratings agency Moody’s has said.   8 September 2019

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