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California Montecito mudslide claims top $421m

The Montecito mudslide in California in January 2018 has caused over 2,000 insurance claims totalling more than $421 million, according to insurance commissioner Dave Jones.   3 April 2018

Insurance

Qatar Re appoints Michael van der Straaten as new CEO

Bermuda-based Qatar Re, a subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), has confirmed the appointment of Michael van der Straaten as its chief executive officer (CEO).   26 April 2019

Insurance

AIG appoints Waldner as first chief sustainability officer to lead strategy

American International Group (AIG) has created a position of chief sustainability officer to lead the development and implementation of a company-wide sustainability strategy.   25 July 2019

Insurance

Greenlight Re CEO Burton bemoans 'weak' 2018 performance as losses continue

Hedge fund-backed Greenlight Re's CEO Simon Burton admitted "weak" performance in 2018 as the reinsurer posted a loss in both its fourth quarter 2018 and full year results, but remains optimistic about the company's positioning and its value-investing strategy.   28 February 2019

Insurance

Munich Re picks insurtech CyberCube to boost cyber risk analytics

Reinsurer Munich Re has selected insurtech CyberCube's analytics platform to help quantify, model and control cyber accumulation risk.   28 February 2019

Insurance

Aon partners with Pembroke at Lloyd’s for public protection policy

Broker Aon is collaborating with Pembroke Managing Agency at Lloyd’s to develop a Public Protection Policy (PPP) to support the victims of terrorist attacks.   27 September 2018

Insurance

Nail the technology basics, says conference panel

Getting the basics right is vitally important as insurance technology accelerates, according to a panel of industry experts at the Intelligent Automation in Insurance: unlocking the artificial intelligence revolution conference, taking place in London today.   26 April 2018

Insurance

Willis mulls Central Asian market growth with new Kazakhstan operation

Broker Willis Towers Watson has opened a new re/insurance operation in Kazakhstan to expand its presence in what it recognises as the "key Central Asian growth market".   14 November 2018

Insurance

Insurtech firm Betterview hires Dan Shoham as chief science officer

Betterview, the insurtech platform provider for property transactions, has appointed Dan Shoham as its new chief science officer.   21 March 2019

Insurance

AXIS appoints new CEO of Irish subsidiaries

Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings has appointed Helen O’Sullivan as the CEO of AXIS Specialty Europe and AXIS Re.   18 September 2018

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