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QBE appoints Kris Hill to grow alternative markets business in North America

Specialist insurer QBE North America has appointed Kris Hill as president of alternative markets, the company's largest business groups in North America which includes programme business, its affiliated agent personal lines business, and its wholly owned Westwood Insurance Agency subsidiary.   10 June 2019

Insurance

HCI secures $1.5bn catastrophe reinsurance limit at renewal

HCI Group, a provider of property/casualty insurance in Florida, has completed its 2019-2020 catastrophe reinsurance programme, securing a total limit of $1.477 billion.   6 June 2019

Insurance

Willis Towers Watson unveils new initiatives to fuel organic and inorganic growth

Broker Willis Towers Watson has unveiled a new venture capital arm focused on investing in start-ups, and created a growth board to help drive innovation at the company.   6 June 2019

Insurance

AIG hires QBE talent to drive go-to-market strategy at Blackboard

Blackboard Insurance, a subsidiary of American International Group (AIG), has hired QBE's Uwe Schoberth to expand market relationships and drive its go-to-market strategy.   6 June 2019

Insurance

Nationwide names Walker as next CEO succeeding Rasmussen

US-based insurance and financial services provider Nationwide has named Kirt Walker as chief executive officer-elect, succeeding CEO Steve Rasmussen who is set to retire in the fall.   6 June 2019

Insurance

Aspen Re taps North American property catastrophe leader from Tokio Millennium Re

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed Meredith Head as head of North American property catastrophe at its reinsurance segment Aspen Re. He will be based in Bermuda and join in September 2019.   6 June 2019

Insurance

Eurobase appoints new group insurance director from Aviva

Re/insurance software provider Eurobase has appointed Mark Broadhurst as group director insurance and member of the board.   6 June 2019

Insurance

Insurers must find ways to help cover intangible assets amid fast change

The boards and leadership teams of businesses are faced with an unprecedented level of change and are more accountable than ever. This represents an opportunity for risk managers and risk advisers to create new solutions to allow leaders to make better decisions.   5 June 2019

Insurance

Risk managers fail to make the leap into the big data age

Despite the large amounts of data available to risk managers, turning it into actionable information remains an elusive skill, research by QBE and Airmic has found.   5 June 2019

Insurance

Everest bolsters professional liability group with Sompo, Navigators and TMR hires

Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, has bolstered its professional liability group with three new members who join from Sompo, Navigators and TMR.   4 June 2019

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