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Insurance

Argo back to profit in Q3

Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings has returned to profit in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of 2017.   6 November 2018

Insurance

Argo boosts third-party capital at Ariel Re

Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings has taken advantage of third-party capital for the risk portfolio of its recently acquired Ariel Re operations.   6 November 2018

Insurance

Sirius lists on Nasdaq; completes private placement

Bermuda-based Sirius International Insurance Group has become a publicly listed company, trading on the Nasdaq, following the completion of its merger agreement with Easterly Acquisition.   6 November 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

Record ILS issuance in Q3

A record-high $1.6 billion of non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capacity was issued in Q3, 2018, according to Willis Re.   6 November 2018

Insurance

Greenlight Re posts Q3 loss driven by investments, underwriting

Cayman Islands-based Greenlight Capital Re has posted a loss in the third quarter of 2018 driven by investment and underwriting losses.   6 November 2018

Insurance

Swiss Re unit hires NA property, specialty lines head from XL

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, has appointed Michael LaRocca as head property & specialty lines North America.   6 November 2018

Insurance

Validus poaches JLT political risks head in the US

Validus Specialty, a member of American International Group (AIG), has hired a senior JLT executive to lead its US political risk and credit insurance team based in New York.   6 November 2018

News

Buyers: The most important people in the room

Despite recent losses, buyers seem to retain the upper hand in negotiations as we move into the renewals. On this basis, some are taking the opportunity to fine-tune their reinsurance programmes; others are even seeking rate decreases—Intelligent Insurer spoke to four of them for their take on the state of negotiations.   5 November 2018

Insurance

Fairfax Financial absorbs Q3 cats to produce solid results

Fairfax Financial Holdings, which owns a number of re/insurers including Allied World, Brit and Zenith National, posted a solid net profit in the third quarter of 2018 despite exposure to a number of natural catastrophes in the quarter.   2 November 2018

Insurance

Alleghany enjoys strong growth but outside insurance sector

Alleghany Corporation, which owns reinsurer TransRe and insurers RSUI and CapSpecialty, enjoyed strong growth in the third quarter of 2018 – but this was mainly driven by non-insurance related revenues. Its profits were also hit by exposure to losses from natural catastrophes.   2 November 2018

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