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Insurance

Marsh pilots new blockchain-powered platform to transform insurance placement process

Broker Marsh is piloting a new blockchain-powered digital placement platform that it claims has the potential to "transform the insurance placement process".   25 September 2019

Insurance

EC3 Brokers creates new treaty leadership role in Dubai for Munich Re's Calfa

EC3 Brokers MEA has appointed Serge Calfa to the newly-created role of regional director of treaty. Based in Dubai, Calfa joins from Munich Re.   17 June 2019

Insurance

From pilots to scale: your roadmap to integrating AI and RPA into the underwriting process

Artificial intelligence (AI) is much discussed in the insurance industry but it is often in the context of small-scale projects, pilots or experimental phases. To make the most of the transformative potential of AI and associated systems such as robotic process automation (RPA), insurers need to bite the bullet and move towards a more integrated approach.   25 June 2021

Insurance

Fairfax acquires Canadian services business of troubled Carillion

Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Carillion’s Canadian operations, according to a Feb. 5 press release.   5 February 2018

Insurance

Chaucer lures QBE exec

Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer has appointed Lauren Percival as senior general liability underwriter in the casualty division.   4 February 2015

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

Building for the future in the legacy markets

The legacy sector has emerged from the pandemic with more deals back flowing through the pipeline and a host of new entrants to the marketplace. A RL panel discussed what the future holds.   21 December 2021

Insurance

Brexit’s impact on travel insurance revealed

The cost of travel insurance will increase post Brexit - Chartered Insurance Institute.   21 January 2020

Insurance

Non-fungible tokens are going mainstream: but how to insure them?

Christie’s sold an non-fungible token (NFT) for an eyewatering $69 million in March 2021. But how do you insure an entirely digital product?   25 August 2021

Insurance

Japan hit by earthquake following typhoon

Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake just after a deadly typhoon lashed the west of Japan over the past few days, according to a Sept. 6 BBC News report.   7 September 2018

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