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Alliant buys California firm to expand MGA division

California-based Alliant has acquired SES Insurance Brokerage Services to expand its managing general agent (MGA) division Alliant Specialty Insurance Services (ASIS).   6 April 2017

Insurance

Canopius unveils top management with Brit, Exari execs

Specialty re/insurer Canopius has appointed Laurie Davison as group chief operating officer (COO) and Nigel Meyer as group chief financial officer.   14 March 2018

Insurance

Liberty hires Equinox founder as head of European GFR

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Alexandra Paton as head of Continental Europe for global financial risks (GFR).   6 April 2017

Insurance

SMA/Gerling Norway to be renamed post acquisition

Skuld, a marine insurer, will rename SMA/Gerling Norway as Skuld Marine Agency (SMA) when it completes its acquisition of the insurer by the end of the year.   11 November 2016

Insurance

WR Berkley CEO sticks to reinsurance but favours primary market

WR Berkley CEO Rob Berkley said during the first quarter 2018 results conference call that the situation in the reinsurance sector remains tough but that it is a core business for the firm while he currently sees better growth opportunities in the primary segment.   25 April 2018

Insurance

eReinsure to offer a new blockchain service

eReinsure.com, now part of AmWINS Group, will now offer blockchain service linked to its proven reinsurance platform.   8 January 2018

News

Are we really in a soft market?

The apparent soft market conditions do not reflect the positive underwriting results of reinsurers, according to Stuart Shipperlee, partner, Litmus Analysis.   15 September 2014

Insurance

Insurers face trouble from Monsanto glyphosate ruling

Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289 million damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer in a court ruling that sets worrying precedent for insurers, according to law firm Clyde & Co.   14 August 2018

Insurance

RLI promotes chief financial officer

RLI, a specialty insurer serving property/casualty and surety markets, has promoted Thomas Brown to the position of senior vice president, chief financial officer.   16 May 2017

Insurance

AM Best upgrades James River Group

Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the financial strength ratings of the re/insurance subsidiary companies of James River Group to A from A-.   1 August 2016

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