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Insurance
The board of the Argo Group has described a letter by Voce Capital Management, a shareholder in the company, which heavily criticises Argo’s performance and leadership, as misleading, inaccurate and a “personal attack” on its chief executive Mark Watson III. 26 February 2019
News
Re/insurer Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojada praised the company’s “strong growth” in its 2018 results as he said the “tough action” taken in its London Market business was paying off. 25 February 2019
Insurance
Re/insurance broker Aon has expanded the scale of a restructuring plan first announced in 2017. 22 February 2019
Insurance
Aspen has granted a $10 million bonus to its former chief executive officer Christopher O’Kane and $1 million to group chief financial officer Scott Kirk for assisting the Bermuda-based re/insurer with its $2.6 billion merger deal. 20 February 2019
Insurance
After experiencing 18 months of above average industry losses, Swiss Re expects that ILS investors will want to see rates harden in 2019, especially for loss-impacted tranches. 20 February 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
The spate of heavy losses in 2017 and 2018, compounded by ‘loss creep’ as some funds struggled to post accurate loss estimates, seems to have made ILS investors pause for thought, with many being much more circumspect as to where to place their money. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 13 February 2019
Insurance
Bermuda reinsurer Maiden Holdings is faced with battling a class action lawsuit, which alleges that the company and some of its former officers misled investors over the nature of underwriting and risk management controls relating to reinsurance agreements with AmTrust. 12 February 2019
Insurance
Bermuda specialty re/insurer Argo Group enjoyed strong growth and better profits in 2018 by “optimising its portfolio” and growing in lines with most “profit potential” according to its CEO. 12 February 2019
Insurance
Markel year end results showed losses in shareholder income as the company was affected by declines in both our fixed income and equity portfolios, driven by an increase in interest rates and unfavorable movements in the equity markets during 2018, the co-chief executive officers Thomas S. Gayner and Richard R. Whitt said. However, the two leaders pointed to a more optimistic year ahead saying they are “excited” about the strategic opportunities of the Nephila acquisition competed in the fourth quarter of 2018. 6 February 2019
Insurance
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, a subsidiary of Japanese insurance group MS&AD, has acquired 80 percent of limited partnership equity in ILS fund manager Leadenhall Capital Partners (LCP) from MS Amlin Corporate Services, a group company of MS Amlin. 4 February 2019
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