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The executive said that work was underway to make sure the energy transition is “led by Lloyd’s”.
Political violence and terrorism will also be a focus class for the Corporation, amidst geopolitical turmoil.
Canopius will write a 2.5% line on the multi-class facility, while Axa XL will write 1%.
The underwriter will work in the retail property team at BHSI serving the central region.
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The positive results in Q3 are starting to form a “track record” of improvement as the carrier moves away from “a place of underperformance”, the executive told this publication.
After moving into the rank of fifth-largest reinsurer, following its acquisition of Validus, RenRe said it would continue to take a leading role in the regional cat space and expected to be more able to trade through market cycles.
Clearer wordings for cyber cat risk would also help foster the development of the more capital-efficient event XoL reinsurance market in cyber, Kessler said.
Aon’s three-year plan will allow the firm to go “further faster” in serving clients with increasingly complicated needs, as well as creating additional operating leverage that will create the opportunity for Aon to deploy capital more broadly, CEO Greg Case told this publication.
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