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Tropical Storm Risk early Atlantic Hurricane forecast predicts 20% drop in activity

The Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) agency is forecasting 12 named storms, 5 hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3+) hurricanes between the months of June and November in its April forecast for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season.   8 April 2019

News

Greenlight Re finds its place in the world

Greenlight Re has always done things a little differently. Simon Burton, its chief executive, explains to Intelligent Insurer why he hopes its approach to insurtech, Solvency II and the mix of its portfolio will continue to set it apart.   4 April 2019

Insurance

CLS Risk to ‘wake sleeping giant’ with renewables permit challenge insurance

CLS Risk Solutions (CLS), a provider of property and renewables development risk cover, has launched permit challenge insurance for renewable energy infrastructure.   3 April 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

ILS market faces natural pause in pipeline

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is facing a possible brief doldrum in 2019, before reviving in the second half of the year, according to Paul Schultz, chief executive of Aon Securities.   29 March 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

CCR Re sets up France-domiciled sidecar 157 Re to access new ILS investors

Medium sized reinsurer CCR Re has set up 157 Re, a sidecar vehicle, which it said is the first to be domiciled in France, to give it access to new ILS investors.   28 March 2019

Insurance

Hyperion appoints Rebecca Scott as new group COO

Intermediary Hyperion Insurance Group, which owns MGA DUAL, retail broker Howden and specialty broker RKH, has appointed Rebecca Scott as new group chief operating officer (COO).   28 March 2019

Insurance

Centene to buy WellCare in $17.3bn US healthcare deal

Centene Corporation and WellCare, two big players in the US government-sponsored health insurance programme, have announced that they are merging in a deal worth $17.3 billion.   28 March 2019

Insurance

Monument Re acquires Ireland-based Inora Life from Societe Generale

Bermuda-based reinsurer Monument Re has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inora Life DAC from French financial services company Societe Generale.   28 March 2019

Insurance

Aon hires new EMEA chair for M&A and transaction solutions business from Marsh

Re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Edwin Charnaud as EMEA chairman for its M&A and transaction solutions business.   28 March 2019

Insurance

Markel appoints new strategy director for Asia in growth move

Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Christian Stobbs as strategy director for Asia.   28 March 2019

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