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Greenlight's Einhorn presentation ignites row with Assured Guaranty

Bermuda-based bond insurer Assured Guaranty issued a statement criticising David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital following a short-sale presentation.   24 April 2018

Insurance

Ed hires Gen Re exec as head of legal and compliance risk

Reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has appointed Joanne Merrick as head of legal, risk and compliance.   23 March 2017

Insurance

Nexus strikes first of three M&A deals planned for 2018

Nexus Group has acquired Lloyd's coverholder and a specialist directors & officers and financial institutions (DOFI) MGA Apsley Specialty.   13 February 2018

Insurance

Aviva updates targets

Aviva is increasing its payout ratio target as part of a performance update to investors.   6 July 2016

Insurance

XL Catlin appoints E&S binding and brokerage head

Re/insurer XL Catlin has appointed Karl Fischbach as head of binding authority and brokerage for its excess and surplus (E&S) insurance operation.   22 March 2017

Insurance

Italy earthquake losses could reach close to €35m

The insured property losses caused by the earthquake which hit Central Italy on August 24 is expected to be €34 million, as estimated by catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS.   5 October 2016

Insurance

Rate hikes may not be enough, say panel at Rendez-Vous roundtable

Rates are increasing, but perhaps not fast enough, was one of the main themes of a discussion by a panel of industry experts speaking at S&P Global Ratings’ Annual Reinsurance Roundtable at this year’s Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.   9 September 2019

Insurance

Obsession with new capital means firms miss other risks

Re/insurers have been blindsided by the influx of alternative capital, neglecting other considerations such as global regulatory change and the uncertainty it brings, Mo Tooker, president of Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re, told PCI Today.   28 October 2014

Insurance

JLT Specialty hires Aon SVP in San Francisco

JLT Specialty USA, a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, has appointed Jennifer Schaeffer as senior vice president to further builds its specialty expertise in the West US.   29 June 2017

Insurance

The industry must prove itself to clients after disasters

As Latin American nations continue to recover from the severe hurricanes and earthquakes which took place in September, Ingrid Carlou, the chief executive officer of Patria Re, has advised re/insurers to prove their service to clients.   15 November 2017

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