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Insurance
Now in its third year, our Influential Women in Re/insurance report remains one of our most anticipated pieces of research and extremely popular online. The nature of the report is starting to change, as are the responses given by those we profile. 1 August 2017
Insurance
Intelligent Insurer has handpicked a selection of influential women in re/insurance which are presented below. 1 August 2017
Insurance
Lower than expected increases in claims costs as a result of changes to the Ogden discount rate boosted the results of UK insurer Direct Line in the first half of 2017. 1 August 2017
Insurance
Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance reached a record breaking $6.3 billion in Q2 2017, continuing the trend from the first quarter of the year. ILS assets under management (AUM) also continue to grow alongside fierce competition from investors. 1 August 2017
Insurance
Mapfre reported substantial increases in both its direct insurance and accepted reinsurance in the second quarter of 2017, which it attributes to the performance of its Latin American businesses. 27 July 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
As the size of its economy grows, Russia is increasingly vulnerable to the devastating effects of a big catastrophe hitting the country. To manage these growing risks, the country’s governments and insurers should consider the many advantages of using insurance-linked securities, say Kirill Savrassov of Phoenix CRetro, Clive O’Connell of McCarthy Denning, and Rom Aviv of IBI ILS Partners. 27 July 2017
Insurance
With implementation of the European General Data Protection Regulation looming, companies could be faced with hefty penalties should they not meet the new data security demands. Many firms are unprepared but there is also the possibility the fines could be insured, meaning this is now a double-edged sword for insurers. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 27 July 2017
Events
Insurance group Ageas has reached an agreement with BNP Paribas Cardif to sell its 50 percent +1 share in the share capital of its Italian non-life operations Cargeas Assicurazioni (CARGEAS). 27 July 2017
Insurance
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Suncorp subsidiary Vero Insurance to acquire up to 100 percent of the shares in general insurer Tower. 26 July 2017
Insurance
Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency has launched a project cargo consortium to serve the Lloyd’s China platform, offering a capacity of up to $178 million. 26 July 2017
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