Articles

Insurance

AXIS poaches Chubb's Tony Jordan for group chief actuary role

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings has hired Tony Jordan as its group chief actuary. He joins from Chubb.   3 May 2019

Insurance

Sompo International appoints Thomas Brazil as new CEO of European unit

Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer Sompo International Holdings has appointed Thomas Brazil as the new chief executive officer of SI Insurance (Europe), the company’s platform for European Economic Area (EEA) insurance business.   23 April 2019

Insurance

Perils estimates €740m insurance losses from ‘Dragi-Eberhard’ storms

Property insurance losses for the ‘Dragi-Eberhard’ winter storms that swept through Europe in March 2019 are initially estimated to be €740m, according to Perils, the Zurich-based data provider.   18 April 2019

News

Swiss Re chair ‘optimistic’ as shareholders back all 2019 AGM board proposals

Swiss Re shareholders approved a new public share buy-back programme worth up to $1.97 billion (CHF 2 billion) in purchase value at the reinsurer’s AGM today (17 April) in Zurich.   17 April 2019

Insurance

Enstar to reinsure Zurich's $500m US asbestos portfolio

Bermuda-based insurance group Enstar has signed an agreement with Zurich Insurance Group to reinsure its US asbestos and environmental liability insurance portfolios.   17 April 2019

Insurance

Italy's Generali to invest €1bn in new asset management company ThreeSixty Investments

Italian insurer Generali Group is creating a new asset management company, called ThreeSixty Investments, with an investment of €1 billion in the first fund as strategic capital.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Zurich, CoverWallet expand SME insurance platform in Europe following "exceptional results"

Zurich Insurance Group and insurtech start-up CoverWallet have expanded their insurance platform for small and medium-enterprise (SMEs) to Switzerland — the second European country after Spain to implement the innovative model.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Zurich hires Aon's Marco Royer as new head of liability in Canada

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Marco Royer as new head of liability for Zurich Canada, with effect from July 1.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Chubb moves Mitchell to succeed Robinson as UK & Ireland retail division president

Property/casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Sara Mitchell as division president for the UK and Ireland retail business.   11 April 2019

Insurance

Chubb appoints new UK and Ireland financial institutions head post underwriting merger

Insurer Chubb has appointed Jonathan Kennett as head of financial institutions for the UK and Ireland and Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the insurer's London Market wholesale and specialty arm.   9 April 2019

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.