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Insurance
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co will acquire specialist UK insurance broker Stackhouse Poland Group in a deal expected to close in the first quarter 2019. 7 January 2019
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Continental Reinsurance has completed the incorporation of a subsidiary office in Douala, Cameroon, and hired a chief executive from Swiss Re to head up the new venture. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Hamilton Underwriting, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has recruited a new chief financial officer from WR Berkley. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Inflexion Private Equity is has completed a minority investment in Granite Underwriting, a specialist motor insurance business. The investment is being made by Partnership Capital Fund I, Inflexion’s dedicated minority investing fund. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Insurer Rothesay Life is mulling making a £3.5 billion bid for ReAssure, Swiss Re’s UK closed book business, potentially jeopardising plans to list the unit this year, according to reports. 7 January 2019
Insurance
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Colin Forrest as regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business. He takes over from Frank Schepers who will step into a new role managing large client engagements. 7 January 2019
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AmTrust Financial Services has dropped Maiden Re as its quota share partner on its US small commercial business in favour of Swiss Re – though it said it will continue to work with the reinsurer on other business. 3 January 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
Reinsurance placements at 1 January 2019 highlight a pricing gap between accounts with peak peril exposures or poor loss records and the rest, with many reinsurers placing emphasis on the quality of client counterparties, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis Re. 2 January 2019
Insurance
The Corporation of Lloyd’s has set the targets for electronic placement for the first half of 2019 following approval from the Lloyd’s board and council. 20 December 2018
Insurance
The disruptive impact of insurtech, consolidation and further severe cat losses dominate the worries of our readers as they reflect on 2018—but they also appear resigned to grappling with such difficulties as the market heads into 2019. Those were some of the findings of the Intelligent Insurer year-end online survey. 20 December 2018
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