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VIG Re: how reinsurers get ahead in continental Europe

Two years after VIG Re made the move into Continental Europe, its growth is ahead of expectations as clients who are appreciative of its values, expertise and ethos allow the company to get ahead of the pack to work with them. Intelligent Insurer spoke to chief executive Johannes Martin Hartmann.   3 September 2019

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Chaucer MENA makes key hire from Talbot to drive growth strategy

Specialty re/insurer has appointed Noufal Manzil as class underwriter in its property team in Dubai to support the company's growth plans in the MENA region.   2 September 2019

Insurance

ArgoGlobal pulls Syndicate 1200 from Asia, most hull underwriting globally to improve profitability

Lloyd's insurer and member of Argo Group, ArgoGlobal, has revealed its plans to exit Syndicate 1200 underwriting operations in Asia in a bid to "improve profitability" of the overall business.   2 September 2019

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Lloyd's broker MNK Re launches residual value insurance centre

Specialist Lloyd’s broker MNK Re has launched a residual value insurance (RVI) centre of excellence with the appointment of Robert Prince as practice leader.   2 September 2019

Insurance

PERILS swoops on Swiss Re's Takashi Goda to expand in Japanese market

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has appointed Takashi Goda as senior advisor for Japan.   2 September 2019

Insurance

KCC cat model estimates $1.5 trillion losses if Kanto-strength earthquake hit Japan today

An earthquake model has estimated the value of insured and uninsured losses if a catastrophe akin to Japan’s 1923 Kanto megathrust earthquake hit the country today.   29 August 2019

Insurance

Insurer Skuld partners with insurtech Concirrus to develop behaviour-based analytics Quest Marine

Marine insurer Skuld has teamed up with insurtech Concirrus to roll out a bespoke version of the tech firm’s behaviour-based data analytics platform Quest Marine.   27 August 2019

Insurance

Gallagher: quarter of SMEs hit by crisis event in 2018 increasing risk of collapse

Research from Gallagher has found that nearly a quarter (24 percent) of UK small and medium enterprises (SME) were affected by a crisis event last year, with the subsequent trading paralysis putting thousands of them at risk of collapse.   27 August 2019

Insurance

China Pacific invests in B3i; insurance blockchain seeks expansion in new and growing markets

Blockchain insurance industry initiative B3i has added Chinese insurer China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC) as its latest shareholder, with Li Hao joining as a member of the board.   22 August 2019

Insurance

Specialist legacy M&A firm DARAG appoints James Insley CFO

DARAG, a company that focuses on buying legacy firms, has hired James Insley to be CFO, reporting to Tom Booth, CEO, pending regulatory approval.   21 August 2019

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