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Chubb appoints NFS CEO to lead North America flood insurance

Property/casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Louis Hobson as senior vice president of flood insurance for its North America operations.   25 September 2019

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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance enters Spain, hires leader from RSA

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its global footprint by opening a new office in Madrid, and hired its country manager from RSA Spain.   23 September 2019

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Insurance industry has a key role to play in addressing ocean risk: AXA

A new alliance aimed at building resilience to ocean risk through innovative solutions has been launched at the UN Climate Action Summit, which is a collaborative initiative between the insurance and finance sectors, governments and environmental civil society organisations.   20 September 2019

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Brit Re gets rating boost from AM Best; mulls reinsurance expansion in 2020

Ratings agency AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A (Excellent) with a ‘stable’ outlook to Brit Reinsurance (Bermuda), a wholly-owned subsidiary of specialty re/insurer Brit, reflecting a "very strong" balance sheet.   19 September 2019

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AXA XL promotes trio to grow UK book of business

Re/insurer AXA XL has made a number of appointments in its UK client and distribution team, based in London.   16 September 2019

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Insurtechs raise record $3bn in funding in first half of 2019

Insurtech firms raised a record $3 billion in new funding in the first half of 2019, with developments such as usage-based insurance boosting demand in the sector, with European companies attracting the lion's share.   13 September 2019

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Extreme wildfire risk affects 775,654 US homes, finds CoreLogic report

There are 775,654 US homes at extreme risk of wildfire, according to CoreLogic analysts.   13 September 2019

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Prudential to buy US insurtech start-up Assurance IQ for $2.35bn

Prudential Financial is set to acquire US-based insurtech start-up Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion.   13 September 2019

Insurance

Alliant forms M&A group to serve private equity firms, alternative asset managers

Alliant Insurance Services has established a new mergers & acquisitions group to serve the private equity firms and alternative asset managers. It will be led by senior vice president Jonathan Gilbert.   13 September 2019

Insurance

Mining insurance 'not yet a truly hard market'; capacity high by past standards: Willis Towers Watson

Mining insurance is still not a truly hard market yet, with capacity remaining high by historical standards, according to Willis Towers Watson’s (WTW) Mining Risk Review 2019.   13 September 2019

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