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Insurance

Berkshire's BHSI expands France leadership with AIG, AXA XL hires

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its leadership team in France with the appointment of Katell Pouliquen as head of claims, Louis du Ché as head of property, and Ludovic Ruiller as head of environmental.   19 September 2019

Insurance

IGI to highlight workplace harassment at Dive In diversity event in Jordan

International General Insurance (IGI) is to focus on workplace harassment as it hosts the Dive In festival in Jordan later this month.   19 September 2019

Alternative Risk Transfer

Markel taps Hamilton's Brenton Slade to build new ILS fund Lodgepine

Markel Corporation has hired Hamilton's Brenton Slade as president of Lodgepine Capital Management, its new retrocessional insurance linked securities (ILS) fund based in Bermuda.   19 September 2019

Insurance

Ascent hires MS Amlin's Paul Western as CUO post Cove merger

London-based cyber and specialty lines managing general agent Ascent Underwriting and Cove Programs, a US construction-focused MGA, has appointed Paul Western as group chief underwriting officer (CUO).   19 September 2019

Insurance

Coverys Managing Agency, which looks after Lloyd's syndicates 1975, 1991 and 3330, appoints David Hipkin as a non-executive director

Coverys Managing Agency, the Lloyd’s managing agent of Syndicates 1975, 1991 and 3330, has appointed David Hipkin as a non-executive director.   19 September 2019

Insurance

Reinsurers must get creative in their investment strategies, says Third Point Re CEO

It is time for reinsurers to get more adventurous with their investment portfolios, according to Dan Malloy, chief executive of Third Point Re.   10 September 2019

Insurance

Third Point Re CEO Malloy bullish over progress

Dan Malloy, chief executive of Third Point Re, is upbeat about the progress the company has made as it looks to realign its portfolio. Over the past two years it has expanded its underwriting team in line with plans to write a more diverse portfolio targeting lines of business with higher margins.   9 September 2019

Insurance

KBW predicts Tropical Storm Dorian ‘likely to impact reinsurers more than primary Florida insurers’

Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and predictions suggest it could make landfall on the Florida coastline on Monday September 2 early in the morning, US east coast time.   28 August 2019

Insurance

Australian reinsurance and binder broker Wickshire gains Lloyd's approval

Sydney-based independent reinsurance and binder placement broker Wickshire has been approved as a Lloyd’s of London broker.   15 August 2019

Insurance

Liberty hires ex-AIG James Goodliffe to strengthen trade credit multi-buyer product line

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed James Goodliffe to the role of senior underwriting officer within its financial risk solutions (FRS) multi-buyer trade credit practice.   14 August 2019

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