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Insurance

Small is beautiful in the world of reinsurance broking, says Beach as it sizes up to the big three

Beach believes it is a great time to be a smaller broker, and is not daunted by the challenge of competing with the “big three”.   22 October 2019

Insurance

Insurers treating vaping the same as tobacco smoking

Insurance companies are starting to treat vaping the same as tobacco smoking when assessing premiums for life insurance and mortgage protection policies, reports The Sunday Times.   21 October 2019

Insurance

Companies should factor our ability to change into systems management

Amid the cacophony of noise and hype around the insurtech sector and its potential to revolutionise the risk transfer industry, participants would do well to take a step back occasionally and consider some of the human implications of the changes facing the industry—and how they might better understand those.   17 October 2019

Technology

Proving the value of distributed ledger technology

The launch of blockchain insurance startup B3i’s Cat XoL product is opening the door for the re/insurance industry to embrace distributed ledger technology. B3i’s chief marketing officer Ken Marke outlines its aims.   14 October 2019

News

Reinsurer PartnerRe names Nicolas Burnet as successor to retiring executive vice president and CFO Mario Bonaccorso

PartnerRe has revealed that Nicolas Burnet will succeed Mario Bonaccorso as executive vice president and chief financial officer when he retires on March 31, 2020.   11 October 2019

Insurance

D&O making losses after number of carriers escalates

The Directors and Officers (D&O) market is losing insurers money and needs to be realigned after the number of carriers shot up over the last decade, said a leading industry player.   9 October 2019

Insurance

Liberty Mutual reveals changes in Continental Europe after key acquisitions

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group has restructured its financial risks reinsurance unit in Continental Europe following the acquisition of AmTrust's Nationale Borg Reinsurance (NB Re), in a move aimed at expanding its global footprint.   7 October 2019

Insurance

Tokio Marine HCC makes key French surety hires as it expands in Europe

Tokio Marine HCC, a subsidiary of global insurer Tokio Marine Group, has appointed Jennifer Metcalfe as senior surety underwriter - France.   3 October 2019

Insurance

Europeans spending more on insurance: Insurance Europe

Europeans are spending more on insurance, according to the latest key facts publication from trade body Insurance Europe (IE).   2 October 2019

Insurance

Everest boosts sports/leisure/entertainment offering with Aslan Risk Advisors hire

Everest Insurance has hired an experienced executive from Aslan Risk Advisors in Philadelphia to boost its sports, leisure and entertainment offering.   2 October 2019

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