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Standard Life Aberdeen is selling its insurance business to UK-based insurance services provider Phoenix Group for a total consideration of £3.24 billion. 23 February 2018
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has been loss-making for the last two years, but the reported 2017 net loss of $6.08 billion hides improvements on the operating side as a more in-depth look into the numbers reveals and CEO Brian Duperreault is working on getting the insurance giant back on a growth path. A changed reinsurance cover structure is also part of the plan. 22 February 2018
Insurance
Everest Re Group has appointed Shaun Safi as vice president in the US property team of Everest Insurance. He joins from Zurich Insurance. 16 February 2018
Insurance
XL Group CEO Michael McGavick said that he is not surprised that there is speculation about a potential takeover of XL Group by other market players. 14 February 2018
Insurance
Everest Insurance has hired Jeff Mickletz as director and senior underwriter within the excess casualty division of Everest Specialty Casualty. 13 February 2018
Insurance
The combination of continued competitive pressures, the effects of US tax reform and catastrophe losses in 2017 is leading to speculation of more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among re/insurers in 2018, especially in the Bermuda market, says Fitch Ratings. 12 February 2018
Insurance
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has opened a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), while naming Alessandro Cerase as its senior executive officer (SEO) and Neeraj Yadvendu as deputy SEO and head of third party lines for the Middle East. 12 February 2018
Insurance
The increasing appetite for Islamic insurance has led many investors to view the retakaful sector as a growth opportunity, but retakaful players have recently run into difficulty or have exited the market, according to a report by AM Best. 12 February 2018
Insurance
StarStone, a specialty insurer and subsidiary of Bermuda-based Enstar Group, has launched a new crisis management division, following the hire of executives from Antares and ArgoGlobal. 12 February 2018
Insurance
Saga, a UK-based specialist insurer for life after 50, has entered into a new quota share arrangement with German insurer Hannover Re as well as with its current reinsurance partner NewRe, part of the Munich Re Group. 12 February 2018
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