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Insurance

Imperium launches e-trading platform

Commercial managing general agent (MGA) Imperium Insurance Management has launched its first e-trading propositions through its iSure underwriting platform.   22 July 2015

Insurance

QBE gets green light for post-Brexit plans

Re/insurer QBE has announced that its post-Brexit restructuring plans were heard at the High Court, ensuring continuity of service for its customers across the European Union.   10 September 2018

Insurance

Lloyd’s had worst year since 1990s: Stonybrook

Against a backdrop of high expense ratios, attritional losses and underperforming business, the Lloyd’s market had its worst year in 2017 since the 1990s, according to Stonybook Capital’s first edition ‘Property & Casualty Insurance Review’.   10 September 2018

Insurance

AI-powered insurtech omni:us secures $22.5m investment

Berlin-based artificial intelligence (AI) powered insurtech start-up omni:us has closed its Series A funding round and secured a total investment of $22.5 million.   30 October 2018

Insurance

XL insurance swings to underwriting loss in Q2

XL Group’s insurance segment produced an underwriting loss in the second quarter of 2017 due to higher large loss activity.   1 August 2018

Insurance

Insurtech startup FloodFlash raises £1.9m funding

London-based FloodFlash, a startup that wants to offer insurance for previously uninsurable flood risk, has raised £1.9 million in seed funding from LocalGlobe, Pentech Ventures and InsurTech Gateway.   1 August 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

NFIP places $500m cat bond

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has secured $500 million in reinsurance for its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through capital markets.   1 August 2018

Insurance

Nexus hires Novae exec for non-executive role

Specialist independent managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Underwriting Management (NUML) has appointed Jeremy Adams to join its board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.   28 September 2015

Alternative Risk Transfer

Trends in the ILS sector and implications for the wider insurance industry

An overview of the ILS market by Dirk Lohmann, chief executive officer of Secquaero Advisors and Noel Hillmann, chief executive officer of Clear Path Analysis*.   28 February 2018

Insurance

Pioneer places Pioneer Syndicate 1980 into run-off

Focus is on generating superior returns through its MGA   15 November 2019

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