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Japan's property/casualty insurer Tokio Marine Holding has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 22.5 percent stake in South African insurer Hollard Holdings and Hollard International for 5 billion rand ($328 million) in cash and is looking for additional M&A targets. 7 September 2018
Insurance
Property/casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Mike Berry to serve as head of surety for Europe, and Jamal Griffith as head of surety for the UK and Ireland. 7 September 2018
Insurance
Re/insurer XL Catlin has launched a new space insurance coverage for satellite owners, manufacturers and launch providers that it claims will be a game changer for the aerospace industry. 7 September 2018
News
P&C reinsurance buyers said they expected reinsurance prices to remain flat or fall slightly during 2019, reflecting intense competitive pressure amid increased take-up of alternative capital and abundant total capacity, according to a Moody’s survey. 7 September 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based Randall & Quilter (R&Q) Investment Holdings has revealed a corporate restructuring to create a new division comprising of its US and European programme management businesses. 7 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
The catastrophe bond limit on-risk has reached $30 billion during the 12 months to June 30, 2018 – an increase of $4.2 billion from the prior year period, and a new record for the sector, Aon noted in the report titled 'Alternative Capital Fortifies Its Position'. 7 September 2018
Insurance
California’s Carr and Mendocino complex fires’ claims top $845 million and are now counted among the most destructive wildfires in the state's history, according to California’s Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. 7 September 2018
Insurance
AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” from “a” of Spain-based Mapfre Re. Mapfre Re is a subsidiary of Mapfre, the non-operating holding company of the Mapfre group. 7 September 2018
Insurance
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake just after a deadly typhoon lashed the west of Japan over the past few days, according to a Sept. 6 BBC News report. 7 September 2018
Insurance
Recent natural catastrophes are likely to have only limited impact on reinsurers as the bulk of the losses will be borne by primary insurers, according to S&P Global Ratings. 6 September 2018
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