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Insurance
Re/insurance broker Aon has partnered with non-profit organisation Oxfam and insurtech start-up Etherisc to launch a blockchain-based agricultural insurance platform for smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. 1 July 2019
Insurance
Fourth fifths (80 percent) of carriers expect to increase MGA capacity in 2019, according to a survey of more than 100 insurers and MGAs conducted by global law firm Clyde & Co. 1 July 2019
Insurance
BGC Insurance Group (BGCI), a division of global brokerage firm BGC Partners which owns Ed and Besso, has hired Willis' Philip Smaje as chief executive officer (CEO) of its new global aviation and aerospace re/insurance intermediary. 1 July 2019
Insurance
Parent company Nest Investments Holdings (Nest) will pay $130 million replacement funds to Bahrain-based re/insurer Trust International Insurance & Reinsurance Company (Trust Re) this year to shore up the firm’s future after it was hit with a credit downgrade last year. 1 July 2019
Insurance
Spanish insurer Mapfre has signed a deal to invest €82 million to create a company with Santander Spain to distribute automobile, self-employed and company insurance. 1 July 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
A recent downswing in interest in investing in the ILS market might be reversed by new developments, according to a new S&P Global Ratings report. 28 June 2019
Insurance
The demand for weather risk products is growing. Intelligent Insurer asks Nephila Climate chairman Barney Schauble what is driving this forecast. 28 June 2019
Insurance
German insurer Allianz has made changes to its board of management following Helga Jung's decision to not extend her appointment and retire at the end of December 2019. 28 June 2019
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has appointed Tata Group's Shane Fitzsimons to join the company as global head of shared services, a newly created role that establishes a single point of accountability for key operational and financial capabilities provided by businesses and functions across the organisation. 28 June 2019
News
The long-running and increasingly bitter saga between re/insurer Argo and activist investor Voce Capital Management seems to have run its course, but is that truly the end of the matter? Intelligent Insurer reports. 27 June 2019
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