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WR Berkley posted positive results for 2018 despite what it called a period of elevated worldwide catastrophes, but it shrank its reinsurance unit stressing that it will “grow where it can achieve its targeted return, while de-emphasizing less attractive opportunities”. 30 January 2019
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Insured losses from the November 2018 wildfires in California have been re-evaluated upwards to $11.4 billion, representing a 25 percent hike from initial figures reported by the US government’s Department of Insurance. 29 January 2019
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Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) enjoyed strong growth in 2018 on the back of what its CEO said was its growing diversity from its global operating platform; its net profit fell compared with the year before, but this was because of one-off tax boost in 2017. 29 January 2019
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AIG's insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit AlphaCat Managers has completed a $5 million private catastrophe bond transaction with Brazilian reinsurer Terra Brasis Re. 28 January 2019
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Insurer Allianz has launched a new digital platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create what it calls the "first truly automated end-to-end digital solution for Stage 3 claims". 28 January 2019
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French insurer AXA has deployed new artificial intelligence (AI) bots to assist its property claims, commercial property and liability teams. 28 January 2019
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London-based EC3 Brokers has launched a new venture from the Dubai International Finance Centre from which it will target growth in the Middle East and Africa and hired an executive from JLT Re to lead this process. 28 January 2019
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Health insurer Aetna, part of US drugstore operator CVS Health, has entered into a four-year reinsurance arrangement with Vitality Re X as part of its long-term capital management strategy. 28 January 2019
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A report by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that will assess competition in the wholesale insurance broker sector dominate the International Underwriting Association’s (IUA) agenda, alongside Brexit, in 2019, the representative body has said. 28 January 2019
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Energy supplier Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E), which has been accused of starting several of the wildfires that decimated parts of California last year, has been cleared of causing the Tubbs Fire by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), which is responsible for determining the origin and cause and of wildfires. 28 January 2019
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