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Berkshire Hathaway enjoyed a strong performance in the third quarter, as Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group’s premiums more than doubled. 10 November 2014
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The board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed Tidjane Thiam to be the association’s next chairman. 28 June 2012
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The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has elected Malcolm Newman as its new chairman. Newman is managing director of SCOR’s London Hub. He takes over from Stephen Riley, executive director at Global Aerospace, who has led the association for the past seven years. 27 June 2013
Insurance
Ashley Prebble, insurance partner at Clifford Chance, takes a look at how the Financial Conduct Authority is investigating big data and the possible risks to insurers of limits on innovation. 21 December 2015
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Two distinct types of buyer are emerging in the market’s ultra-competitive environment: those who appreciate the long-term nature of reinsurance and buy on the basis of reliability and ability to pay claims, and those who buy purely on the basis of price, securing coverage as cheaply as possible. 16 September 2014
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Cedants have become smarter and more challenging in their demands around risk transfer solutions, believes Ludger Arnoldussen, member of the board of management of Munich Re. It is thus becoming increasingly important for reinsurers to offer bespoke solutions suited to individual clients’ requirements. 20 October 2014
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Paul Schultz, CEO at Aon Benfield Securities, talks to Intelligent ILS about short-term cat bonds, ILS transparency and trading in the secondary market. 28 May 2015
Insurance
Ill-disciplined underwriting in the soft market is building up a store of problems and potential legal disputes, which will only manifest when market conditions eventually improve and reinsurers feel they again have the leverage to dispute questionable claims. 21 October 2014
Insurance
Broker Lineslips, the practice whereby insurers or reinsurers delegate their underwriting authority to a broker on business that they had traditionally placed in the open market, can be disruptive to the market as a whole. 9 September 2013
Insurance
Michael McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group, has been appointed as chairman of The Geneva Association. 6 June 2013
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