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Alternative Risk Transfer

Nephila’s Schauble: weather protection market ‘like early days of cat ILS’

The development and growth of weather risk protection products, in response to increasing awareness of climate change, “feels like the early days of the catastrophe ILS market”, Nephila Climate chairman Barney Schauble has said.   18 June 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

PERILS acquires Canadian loss aggregator CatIQ in expansion move

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has acquired Canadian loss and exposure aggregation firm Catastrophe Indices & Quantification (CatIQ).   18 June 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Artex shuffles senior ILS and Bermuda leadership in growth push

Artex Risk Solutions, a Bermuda-based global insurance management firm, has made a series of key appointments within its international division.   18 June 2019

Insurance

TigerRisk hires former Willis Re EVP Lindsey Frase for US West Coast expansion

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners has hired Lindsey Frase to take on the role of partner and member of the company’s North American current client division.   18 June 2019

Insurance

Chubb charts rise in investor lawsuits in US and questions merit

The number of securities class action lawsuits has more than doubled in the past four years, but according to insurer Chubb, the beneficiaries of the payouts are not “harmed investors” but instead its lawyers bringing cases of “dubious merit”.   11 June 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Aon Securities hires JLT Capital Markets co-heads in ILS growth strategy

Aon Securities, the investment banking division of re/insurance broker Aon, has made two new strategic hires to help drive growth and innovation within its capital markets function.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Berkshire Hathaway opens French hub in European expansion; hires AXA XL exec to lead

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched a new office in Paris, and appointed François-Xavier d’Huart as country manager, as part of its strategic expansion in Europe.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Tokio Marine taps Skuld’s Knighton to expand marine liability in 'challenging market'

Specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC has expanded its marine liability division, which began trading in January, with the appointment of Paul Knighton as marine liability & logistics underwriter.   11 June 2019

Insurance

Everest bolsters excess casualty team with Aspen and Conifer hires

Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, has made two key hires from Aspen and Conifer to help expand its excess casualty retail capabilities in the Central and West territories in the US.   11 June 2019

Insurance

ERS to launch underwriting academy in Swansea

UK-based specialist motor insurer ERS is launching an underwriting academy in Swansea, relocating a number of roles to the city from London and the South East.   11 June 2019

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