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Tokio Marine looks to expand in Benelux surety market due to rise in demand and capacity providers

Specialty insurance group Tokio Marine HCC has hired senior Chubb and Euler Hermes executives to expand its international surety capabilities into Continental Europe. The company believes the region has experienced high demand and an increase in capacity providers in the last five years.   18 July 2019

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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

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UK 2020 Budget good for insurtech innovation

Insurtech CEO and trade association have welcomed measures that will support R&D.   12 March 2020

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Australia government drops state reinsurer plans

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has welcomed government plans to drop the creation of a state-backed reinsurer.   19 December 2017

Insurance

Talanx, Hannover Re change underwriting policies for coal-based risks

Germany-based Talanx Group and Hannover Re have tightened their underwriting policies to reduce reinsurance cover for coal-based risks.   18 April 2019

Insurance

AXA acquires run-off portfolio of German insurer Gothaer

AXA Liabilities Managers, an AXA Group company specialising in non-life re/insurance legacy acquisitions, has closed its 18th acquisition on the external market with Cologne-based Gothaer Finanzholding.   11 July 2018

Insurance

The influences shaping future insurance M&A

Artificial intelligence and machine learning that leverage large legacy, and not so legacy, data caches are set to provide improved pricing accuracy for firms merging with or acquiring others, while Latin America and Asia offer fresh conquests for acquisitive firms. Intelligent Insurer investigates.   18 February 2020

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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

Insurers must learn to sell themselves better

Despite the many investments being made in innovation by re/insurers, few are focusing on the one thing that could gain them new business: a more sophisticated sales process, argues John Holm at Lloyd’s managing general agent Asta.   24 October 2017

Insurance

OneBeacon exits crop business

Specialty insurer OneBeacon Insurance Group has exited the crop business following the sale of its managing general agency Climate Crop Insurance Agency.   4 August 2015

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