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Mapfre signs €82m deal with Santander to expand insurance distribution with new company

Spanish insurer Mapfre has signed a deal to invest €82 million to create a company with Santander Spain to distribute automobile, self-employed and company insurance.   1 July 2019

Insurance

Singapore Life secures $90m investment from Japan's Sumitomo Life to 'reshape' financial industry

Japanese insurer Sumitomo Life Insurance Company has made a $90 million investment in Singapore Life and acquired approximately 25 percent of the total issued and outstanding shares in the company.   1 July 2019

Insurance

R&Q acquires Bermuda reinsurer Sandell Re for $25m in cash

Insurance services and investment company Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) is to acquire the entire issued share capital of Bermuda-based Sandell Holdings and its subsidiary Sandell Re (SRL) for an initial cash consideration of $25 million with further amounts payable subject to certain conditions being met.   1 July 2019

Insurance

Brit appoints BCG principal to new head of strategy role with focus on Lloyd's

Specialty re/insurer Brit has appointed Paolo Cuomo to the newly created role of head of strategy, based in London.   1 July 2019

Insurance

TigerRisk brings JLT Re duo to lead binding authority business

Reinsurance broking and risk/capital management firm TigerRisk Partners has hired JLT Re's Neill Cotton and Mark Sleet as partners to lead the company's binding authority and programme businesses.   27 June 2019

Technology

Grappling with the fifth theatre of warfare

As the rating agencies, regulators and investors wake up to the magnitude of the threat posed by silent cyber risk, re/insurers must get their act together and tackle this large and infinitely complex risk head-on. Intelligent Insurer reports.   27 June 2019

Insurance

XL Catlin's Will Steeds joins Apollo as senior political risk underwriter

Specialist re/insurer Apollo Syndicate Management has appointed William Steeds as senior political risk underwriter for Syndicate 1969.   27 June 2019

Insurance

FERMA picks Deutsche Bank's Wegener to succeed Willaert as president

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has elected Dirk Wegener, global head of corporate insurance for Deutsche Bank Group and a member of the German risk management association GVNW, as its next president.   26 June 2019

Insurance

Lloyd’s to tackle emerging risks with new £53m innovation facility backed by 12 carriers

Lloyd’s of London has launched a new initiative with £53 million capacity to expedite product development for new and emerging risks in the re/insurance marketplace. The move is a part of John Neal's transformation strategy to prepare the market for the future.   26 June 2019

Insurance

Belgian insurtech Qover secures €8m funding for expansion

Belgian insurtech Qover has secured €8 million investment from Alven, Portag3 Ventures, and Series A investor Anthemis to accelerate its European development.   26 June 2019

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