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Russell Kilpatrick, the former director and founding executive chairman of Dual Corporate Risks, has invested in insurtech startup Equipsme. 26 March 2018
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has reviewed reserves throughout “the course of the year” with no material warning signs coming to light, Morgan Stanley analysts were told at the annual Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) conference. 8 March 2018
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which owns substantial insurance and reinsurance operations, posted record quarterly and annual results for 2017 – mainly fuelled by the big cuts to US corporate income tax, signed in by President Donald Trump last year. 26 February 2018
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Catastrophe losses stemming mainly from the three the hurricanes and wildfires that hit the US last year cost Berkshire Hathaway some $3 billion and led to heavy underwriting losses in its re/insurance units. But Warren Buffett, the company’s chairman, was quick to stress that such years are rare and prior to 2017 the company had recorded 14 consecutive years of underwriting profits. 26 February 2018
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Zurich Insurance Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the operations of Australian insurer QBE in Latin America for a total aggregate price of $409 million. 26 February 2018
Insurance
Specialist insurer Hiscox has grown its retail business, helping to stabilize its 2017 results. 26 February 2018
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Australia headquartered QBE has reported a net loss of $1.25 billion for 2017 driven by record catastrophes in the second half of 2017 together with deterioration in its emerging markets businesses and two significant non-cash items. 26 February 2018
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Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler hinted at the benefits of a potential deal that would see Japan’s SoftBank acquiring a stake in the reinsurer during the full-year 2017 results presentation. 26 February 2018
Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway has increased the estimated claim liabilities under a major reinsurance contract with American International Group (AIG) by approximately $1.8 billion. 26 February 2018
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Singapore-based insurtech UEX has raised S$1.3 million (approximately $1 million) of funding from French insurance broker Verspieren to strengthen its presence in the Singaporean market. 26 February 2018
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