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AXIS estimates Q3 nat cat hit at $0.6bn

Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings said on Oct. 12 that it expects the total net financial impact from third quarter 2017 catastrophe losses at $578 million.   13 October 2017

Insurance

AXA adds Brexit cover to management liability product

French insurer AXA has upgraded its management liability product to include Brexit cover.   13 November 2018

Insurance

Breaking down the hierarchy: why COVID-19 was a fillip for young talent

For all the devastation, the pandemic has brought opportunities when it comes to hiring and managing talent. As the crisis recedes, the industry must ensure they’re not lost, a Re/insurance Lounge panel discussed.   15 June 2021

Insurance

Stagnating interest rates to hit insurance growth across Europe

Interest rates are stagnating at relatively low levels across the Eurozone, impacting both life and non-life insurance industries, according to Mapfre and the adoption of accommodative monetary policy across the Eurozone is partly responsible.   11 February 2020

Insurance

Zurich names new head of operations in Canada

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Mathias Sommer as new head of operations for Zurich Canada.   1 February 2019

Insurance

Underwriting margins fall slightly for North American property/casualty insurers: Fitch

North American property and casualty (P&C) insurers have seen modestly weaker underwriting margins, Fitch Ratings has found.   6 September 2019

Insurance

Insurtech-based premiums to exceed $400bn by 2023

Insurance premiums generated by emerging insurtech services will exceed $400 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $187 billion in 2018, according to a study by Juniper Research.   22 August 2018

Insurance

AIG replaces chief information officer

American International Group (AIG) has hired John Repko as executive vice president, chief information officer (CIO), succeeding Martha Gallo who is leaving AIG to pursue other interests.   22 August 2018

Insurance

LIIBA warns on missing Brexit equivalence regime for brokers

London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA) chairman Roy White has written to the UK’s prime minister Theresa May to drive attention to the fact that insurance intermediates do not have an equivalence framework in place to allow for business continuity after the UK leaves the EU.   22 August 2018

Insurance

Blockchain initiative B3i cooperates with RiskBlock Alliance

B3i, the blockchain insurance industry initiative, is cooperating with RiskBlock Alliance in the development and setting of data standards for the insurance industry.   15 November 2018

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