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15 07, 2016

France in Mourning After Latest Deadly Terror Attack Kills at Least 80

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Eight months after a murderous rampage in Paris, the deadly attack in the coastal city of Nice on Bastille Day threatens to throw a still-traumatized France into a tailspin in the run-up to presidential elections and raise terror alarms across …

15 07, 2016

Kenyan Insurers Face New Capital Rules Which Could Lead to Market Shakeout

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A push by Kenyan regulators to clean up the East African country’s insurance industry is poised to trigger stake sales or exits by underwriters unable to meet the new capital requirements, according to an industry group. Most companies missed a …

15 07, 2016

Starr Companies Appoints Grey as President, Latin America Division

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Starr Companies announced that Dorian Grey has joined the company as president, Latin America Division. Grey will have overall responsibility for the growth and profitability of Starr’s activities in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. “We are delighted …

14 07, 2016

Bermuda Insurance Industry Expected to Grow by 10.3% Annually Until 2019

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The Bermuda insurance industry is projected to grow at a steady pace as a result of new regulations and consistent growth in external business, such as offshore and captive, according to a new report published by London-based business intelligence company …

14 07, 2016

RenRe Appoints Qutub as CFO, Succeeding Kelly Who Is Retiring

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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Jeffrey D. Kelly, its chief financial officer and chief operating officer, is retiring. Kelly, 62, will be succeeded as CFO by Robert Qutub, effective Aug. 8, 2016, and will remain as chief operating officer until …

14 07, 2016

Markel Leads Lloyd’s Livestock Consortium, Covering Up to $30M Per Location

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Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has joined forces with Tokio Marine Kiln, Pembroke and AEGIS London to lead the Markel livestock consortium, offering cover of up to $30 million per location for livestock risks. The consortium offers larger single …

14 07, 2016

A.M. Best’s ‘A-‘ Rating Not as Good as It Seems: Fitch

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Fitch Ratings this week warned that users of insurance ratings from four large credit rating agencies (CRAs) fail to understand differences in the rating scales – differences that separate A.M. Best from the rest of that pack. Specifically, Fitch said …

14 07, 2016

XL Estimates Q2 Cats to Cost $240M, Led by Alberta Wildfires

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XL Group Plc, the insurer that expanded last year with the purchase of Catlin Group Ltd., said second-quarter catastrophe costs were probably about $240 million pretax, with wildfires in Alberta, Canada, responsible for about half the total. Flooding in Europe …

14 07, 2016

Negative Interest Rates Described as ‘Dirt Sandwich’ for Insurers, Asset Managers

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Central bankers globally need to realize the risks that extreme monetary policies will backfire, according to Voya Financial Inc.’s Karyn Cavanaugh. “Negative rates are turning out to be a dirt sandwich, especially for Japan,” Cavanaugh, who works as senior market …

13 07, 2016

Jaguar Land Rover to Test Fleet of Autonomous Cars in England by 2020

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Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the next four years to test autonomous and connected technology, with the first models to hit the streets later this year. …