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DARAG acquires One Re to enter into the UK market following capital strengthening

Run-off specialist DARAG Group has agreed to acquire London-based non-life reinsurance company One Re, which provided reinsurance to African-based insurers for industrial property risks and engineering projects from 2015 to 2018.   18 July 2019

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Racehorses, spacecraft, Ronaldo’s right foot: why young talent love insurance

Insurtech, new risks and the growing involvement of the capital markets are all making the re/insurance industry more attractive to young people—and they look increasingly important to its future. Intelligent Insurer interviews and profiles a number of young executives who are tipped by their employers for success within the sector.   15 June 2021

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Rising Edge’s founder: a new era for D&O and the ‘madness’ of launching now

New London-based MGA was launched with a view to transforming the D&O market.   4 August 2021

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

Insurance

Lemonade, Metromile, Root struggle to reach underwriting profits

The venture-backed full-stack US insurtech startups continued to show rapid premium growth in the second quarter of 2018 with moderately lower underwriting losses but they have yet to generate a sustainable loss ratio under 100 percent, according to “The Second Quarter in InsurTech Start-up Financials” by Matteo Carbone.   29 August 2018

Insurance

Modest core underwriting margin expansion expected in domestic P&C insurance industry: KBW analysis

Modest core underwriting margin expansion is expected in the domestic P&C insurance industry according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts’ newly released 2Q19 P&C Industry Results report. They have updated their domestic P&C insurance industry earnings model with ISO’s recently published 2Q19 results.   15 October 2019

Insurance

Thomas Bradley appointed as Argo chairman; Kevin Rehnberg made CEO and board nominee

Bradley will take over from Gary Woods following the AGM of April 16.   19 February 2020

Insurance

US P&C reinsurers improve 9M underwriting results

A group of 18 US property/casualty (P&C) reinsurers has improved the combined ratio to 98.2 percent in the first nine months of 2018 from 111.9 percent in the same period a year ago, according to a survey of reinsurers’ statutory underwriting results conducted by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA).   26 November 2018

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GIC Re appoints MD

Indian reinsurer GIC Re has appointed K Sanath Kumar as acting chairman and managing director.   5 August 2015

Insurance

Willis Re hires former Trans Re exec into global engineering practice

Willis Re has appointed Andrew Vince as deputy head of its global engineering practice.   4 May 2018

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