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Property/casualty (P&C) rates have risen in the Jan. 1, 2018 renewals for the first time since 2013, but rate increases remain modest despite large catastrophe losses in 2017, according to Fitch Ratings.   16 January 2018
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General Electric (GE) is taking an after-tax GAAP charge of $6.2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017 on its legacy insurance portfolio.   16 January 2018
Insurance
Verisk, the data analytics provider, has launched a new personal lines flood insurance programme, which is designed to make flood coverage more widely available to homeowners anywhere in the contiguous US.   12 January 2018
Insurance
The family that originally helped found AmTrust Financial Services has partnered with private equity funds managed by Stone Point Capital to propose taking the troubled insurer private in a deal worth around $1.4 billion.   10 January 2018
Insurance
A wide swath of rating movements for North American property/casualty (P/C) insurers due to capital pressure is unlikely, S&P Global Ratings has surmised having completed a stress test on the sector.   10 January 2018
Insurance
JLT Specialty, a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), has appointed Lucy Clarke as chief executive (CEO) of the group’s worldwide insurance broking activities. She was previously CEO of its marine and energy businesses.   10 January 2018
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AM Best is maintaining its 2018 outlook for the US property/casualty reinsurance sector at negative, citing the pronounced pressure on US property catastrophe rates as the alternative capital market presence in the property catastrophe space continues to grow.   10 January 2018
Insurance
Blackstone Insurance Solutions, a new business launched by private equity group Blackstone, has hired the former president of New York Life’s Investments Group as its chief executive.   10 January 2018
Insurance
Specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed Eric Micheals as chief underwriting officer in the US. He replaces Nicole Goodwin, who is retiring.   10 January 2018
Insurance
Arch Capital Group has established a range of pre-tax losses of $60 million to $75 million, net of reinsurance recoveries and reinstatement premiums, the catastrophic events in the fourth quarter of 2017. These included a series of wildfires in California and a series of smaller catastrophe events occurred around the globe.   10 January 2018

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