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US insurers will need to be nimble if they are to maximise the potential benefits – and overcome potential pitfalls – stemming from US tax reforms, according to S&P Global Ratings, in a new report called ‘US Tax Reform: A Mixed Bag Of Goods For Life, Health, and P/C Re/Insurers.’   2 January 2018
Insurance
Allianz Group and Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) have completed the first stage in the creation of their joint venture and strategic partnership through the planned sale of 49 percent stake in LV=’s UK General Insurance businesses (LV=GI) to Allianz Group.   2 January 2018
Insurance
The natural catastrophes which struck North America represented the most important development in the non-life re/insurance sector in 2017, according to executives interviewed by Intelligent Insurer for our year-end questionnaire.   29 December 2017
Insurance
The year 2017 has been marked by an unusually strong hurricane season in the US but also a number of significant regulatory changes such as the Ogden discount in the UK with significant consequences for the motor re/insurance industry. Intelligent Insurer asked re/insurance executives what the most important moments/developments were in the re/insurance industry in 2017.   22 December 2017
Insurance
Hamilton Underwriting, the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd's operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has reached an agreement with Randall & Quilter (R&Q) in conjunction with AXA DBIO, to support the Reinsurance to Close (RITC) of Syndicate 3334’s 2014 and prior years of account.   21 December 2017
Insurance
Speciality insurer Chaucer has taken its first steps into the world of third party capital by forming its first reinsurance sidecar, formed to provide collateralized capacity for Chaucer Syndicate 1084’s global reinsurance portfolio in 2018.   21 December 2017
Insurance
The global insured losses from catastrophes in 2017 are estimated at $136 billion, according to Swiss Re’s sigma report estimates, well above the annual average of the previous 10 years, and the third highest since sigma records began in 1970.   20 December 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
Willis Towers Watson Securities, the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson, has structured and placed €90 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) for French domestic P&C insurance group Covea Mutual Insurance Group.   19 December 2017
Insurance
Venture capital firm BP Marsh & Partners has acquired 20 percent equity stake in London-based EC3 Brokers Limited for a total cash consideration of £5 million, in a mixture of preferred and ordinary shares.   18 December 2017
Alternative Risk Transfer
Specialty re/insurer Brit is launching a new Bermuda-domiciled collateralised reinsurance platform, Sussex Capital, and has appointed former Axis Re CEO Jay Nichols to join its board.   13 December 2017

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