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The recent new wave of consolidation has shown a further trend towards more companies operating so-called hybrid business models, whereby they write both insurance and reinsurance. Such a model can generate useful synergies, but it is also one of many factors driving consolidation, Torsten Jeworrek, member of Munich Re’s Board of Management, told Monte Carlo Today. 9 September 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
American International Group (AIG) CEO Brian Duperreault is in the process of reducing volatility of the company’s portfolio and insurance-linked securities (ILS) capabilities acquired through the Validus takeover are expected to help to reach this goal. 6 September 2018
Insurance
Talbot Underwriting, a subsidiary of AIG (previously Validus Holdings) which operates within the Lloyd's Insurance Market through Syndicate 1183, has hired Shawn Foreman for global accident & health (A&H) team as class underwriter, based in London. 3 September 2018
Insurance
The takeover of Aspen Insurance Holdings by alternative investment manager Apollo may fail if the Bermuda-based insurer is hit by large cat losses. 29 August 2018
Insurance
Alternative investment manager Apollo is paying $2.6 billion to buy Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings and take the insurer private in what is the latest development in a string of insurance deals. 28 August 2018
Insurance
Tough market conditions for global reinsurers is forcing them to review their long-term relevance and many are resorting to M&A to build scale, acquire expertise, and diversify, according to S&P Global Ratings. 24 August 2018
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A group of 18 US property/casualty reinsurers wrote $30.1 billion of net premiums during the six-months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $22.5 billion for the same period in 2017, according to data released by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA). 22 August 2018
Insurance
Nephila Capital, a Bermuda-based investment manager specializing in reinsurance risk, has received in-principle approval from Lloyd's board to form its own managing agency. 7 August 2018
Insurance
American International Group (AIG) has reported an underwriting loss for its general insurance operations in the second quarter of 2018 as the loss ratio deteriorated. 3 August 2018
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance Growth Report mid-year update. 1 August 2018
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