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Allianz goes direct in Europe with new CEO
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Germany-based insurance group Allianz is consolidating its European direct business by establishing a new pan-European risk carrier and has appointed Bart Schlatmann CEO of this operation.   31 August 2018
Private equity firms buy stakes in Sirius in private placement
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Bermuda-based Sirius International Insurance Group has entered into equity subscription agreements with affiliated funds of Gallatin Point Capital, The Carlyle Group, Centerbridge Partners, and Bain Capital Credit.   31 August 2018
Lloyd’s open to write Canadian cannabis risks
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Lloyd’s said that after taking specialist advice it believes that Lloyd’s underwriters are well positioned to write Canadian cannabis business subject to compliance with local Canadian requirements.   31 August 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based PartnerRe has appointed Brian Dowd to succeed John Elkann as chairman of the company’s board of directors alongside several other leadership changes.   31 August 2018
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Munich Re Specialty Group (MRSG) of London has added former Aspen and XL Catlin executives to lead its underwriting team.   31 August 2018
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Broker Aon has promoted Catherine Mulligan and Luke Foord-Kelcey within its reinsurance solutions business to strengthen its suite of cyber products for insurers.   31 August 2018
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French insurer AXA has won a fraud court case in the UK against three-time Home Counties boxing champion Conroy Downer by using Facebook evidence.   31 August 2018
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US property/casualty (P&C) re/insurers have improved operating returns by 8.0 percent year on year in the first half of 2018 after an increase of 6.8 percent in the same period of 2017, according to Fitch Ratings.   31 August 2018
Insurance
The venture-backed full-stack US insurtech startups continued to show rapid premium growth in the second quarter of 2018 with moderately lower underwriting losses but they have yet to generate a sustainable loss ratio under 100 percent, according to “The Second Quarter in InsurTech Start-up Financials” by Matteo Carbone.   29 August 2018
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Hawaii has been hit with strong winds and torrential rain as Hurricane Lane approaches the US state, causing flash flooding and landslides, according to an Aug. 24 BBC News report.   24 August 2018

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