Intelligent Insurer News

Re/insurer MS Amlin has confirmed that it will be exiting the aviation insurance market, effective from today, when it will cease underwriting aviation insurance renewals or new business.

Global insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm Gallagher has extended its investment in Scandinavia by acquiring specialist Swedish broker Proinova.

CLS Risk Solution has launched its Public Procurement Insurance (PPI) for the broker market, having seen a 10-fold rise in enquiries following a recent legal ruling.

A new escape of water claims process devised and delivered by specialist insurance business Pen Underwriting, in partnership with third-party administrator Davies Group, has the potential to reduce related industry indemnity spend by almost £100 million a year, Pen Underwriting said.

Economic development is expected to deteriorate significantly from +32 percent currently to -5 percent worldwide according to a new study by German online statistics portal Statista.

The insurance industry has no need for the supplementary regulations proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) for the so-called “pillar one” of its programme of work to develop a consensus solution to the taxation challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, according to a position paper published today by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation.

Healthcare liability insurer MedPro Group (MedPro) has entered into a definitive agreement with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (SRCS) to acquire the renewal rights to SRCS’s healthcare professional liability book of business effective October 11, 2019.

Globe Underwriting, the UK based managing general agent, has appointed Dan Watson as senior engineering underwriter.

Independent consultancy firm GreenKite has launched, dedicated to providing advice, support and solutions for the Insurance and financial services industry.

Private US property/casualty insurers’ surplus reached a new record of $802.2 billion in the first half of 2019, pushed up by insurers’ income and unrealised capital gains, according to Verisk, a data analytics provider, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA).

Rick Montgomerie and Charlie Vaughan, the portfolio managers for Markel CATCo Investment Management’s Aquilo Fund, are leaving the company to establish a new investment manager and fund — Chard Re Investment Management. Elizabeth Simmons, the fund's underwriter, will also be leaving to join Chard Re, which is intended to launch January 1, 2020.

Developing problems with long-term care insurance have thrust General Electric (GE) and the wider long-term care industry into the spotlight, according to Erik Miller and Jason Hopper, associate directors with AM Best.

Combined Insurance, a provider of voluntary supplemental accident, disability, health and life insurance products, and a Chubb company, has made two new senior leadership appointments.

Global alternative investment firm Värde Partners and insurance solutions provider Agam Capital have formed a life and retirement solutions joint venture that will combine the investment management expertise of Värde Partners with the proprietary insurance solutions platform developed by Agam.

Property monitoring technology makes data-driven underwriting easier and better informed than ever, as Shepherd CEO Stephen Chadwick explains to Intelligent Insurer.

PartnerRe has revealed that Nicolas Burnet will succeed Mario Bonaccorso as executive vice president and chief financial officer when he retires on March 31, 2020.

Hurricane Dorian tied as the strongest landfalling hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean, according to Aon’s Global Catastrophe Recap report.

Allianz Insurance has made three new appointments across its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and corporate partner team.

Sedgwick has appointed two key people to its leadership team to support the ongoing growth of its UK operations.

Further mergers are likely among service companies in the growing Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) space.