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In May this year, Gen Re revealed that Kara Raiguel would replace Tad Montross at its helm, a move that triggered a phase of reassessment and change at the company. For Rainer Schuermann, Gen Re’s regional manager, P/C Treaty Asia, this can bring exciting opportunities to the region he is responsible for. 12 October 2016
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It has always been a volatile region, but there’s still massive scope for growth in South and Central America. After being hit hard by COVID-19, it’s still too early to say that Latin America won’t face further setbacks, according to panellists on a recent session of the Re/insurance Lounge. 8 July 2021
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Asta Capital’s newly launched managing general agent (MGA) platform, Asta Underwriting Management (AUM), has appointed Sian Fisher as non-executive director of the board, in the first of what will be a series of hires. 16 September 2015
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Reinsurers in the US recorded a combined ratio of 108.2 percent in 2017, according to the latest underwriting report by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). 8 March 2018
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SCOR’s MutRé acquisition has resulted in a mark-up of the value of the investment by €26 million in the first quarter of 2018, allowing the reinsurer to beat the analysts’ consensus by 24 percent, according to a Jefferies analyst note. 30 April 2018
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Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Michael Kerner as CEO for Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a new commercial insurance unit in North America. 17 December 2018
Insurance
BMS Group has secured a long-term equity investment, which values the specialist re/insurance broker at £500 million, from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and Preservation Capital Partners (PCP). 9 October 2019
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Lloyd’s specialty re/insurer Canopius agreed to cede risks to the UK government-backed Flood Re scheme. 14 December 2017
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Investors were potentially spooked by AXA’s announcement yesterday (March 5) that it will acquire XL Group for $15.3 billion. Its share price fell sharply by around 10 percent as investors worried on a fundamental shift in strategy, according to analysts. 6 March 2018
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Beazley enjoyed solid growth in the first nine months of the year, partly driven by big increases in its property unit and average rate increases on renewal business of 3 percent; it also revealed it will cease underwriting construction and engineering business because of unsustainable rates in these sectors. 8 November 2018
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