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Efforts to rectify issues in AIG’s core underwriting capabilities appear to be paying off as losses reduce year on year in its 2018 results, with Brian Duperreault, AIG’s president and chief executive officer, predicting the firm will “accelerate our progress in 2019”. 14 February 2019
Insurance
US-based reinsurance broker Holborn Corporation has hired a Gen Re executive with more than 30 years of industry expertise to enhance its existing client relationships across its three offices in New York City, Minneapolis and Kansas City. 14 February 2019
Insurance
Pioneer Underwriters, the underwriting group within Minova Insurance Holdings, has appointed Andrew Corton as a project cargo underwriter based in London. 13 February 2019
Insurance
TrackActive, a UK-based InsurTech startup, said it is on target to raise the £300k it needs in seed funding after it partnered with Gen Re, lead investor HR Tech Partnership, and other angel investors through Seedrs. 13 February 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
The spate of heavy losses in 2017 and 2018, compounded by ‘loss creep’ as some funds struggled to post accurate loss estimates, seems to have made ILS investors pause for thought, with many being much more circumspect as to where to place their money. Intelligent Insurer investigates. 13 February 2019
Insurance
Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of International Specialty Insurance Services (ISI). 13 February 2019
Insurance
London-based managing general agent Lodestar Marine, a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has entered into an agreement with Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance to provide protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance to the owners of small and specialised ships. 13 February 2019
Insurance
Italian insurer Generali has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Sycomore Factory SAS, the controlling company of Paris-based Sycomore Asset Management. 13 February 2019
Insurance
San Francisco-based Socotra, an insurtech startup, has raised an additional $5.2 million in funding from Mitsui Sumitomo, Nationwide and venture firm 8VC. 13 February 2019
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European insurers are well positioned to manage the disruption caused by Brexit but, warns global ratings agency S&P, any wider global downturn will bring volatility, which is likely to mean persistent low interest rates. 13 February 2019
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