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The Week in 90 Seconds: Finch fraud verdict; Marine re renewals; Blueprint Two
Plus all the latest people moves and top stories of the week.
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The New Zealand-based carrier has also decreased the upper limit of its catastrophe programme from NZ$934mn to NZ$750mn.
The carrier is rebuilding its financial lines team following a number of staff exits from the division.
Carriers achieved sweeping changes in pricing, terms and coverage in a hectic renewal at 1 January 2023, in a reset that sources hope isn’t reversed.
The incoming president succeeds Christian Lay, CEO at Marsh McLennan UK.
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Opinion
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Could Ardonagh become the White Mountains of broking?
Adam McNestrie
Analysis: Builders and insurers reach standoff on sustainability
At an event that brought together construction insurers, brokers, engineers and developers, delegates discussed an impasse over insuring sustainable development projects.
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R&Q posts H1 operating loss of $58mn after legacy adverse development
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Ex-AFL owners face asset freeze, spending limits after fraud case
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IFRS 17 to cost insurance industry $21bn-$27bn: WTW
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Analysis
Lloyd's has set out what London market firms will need to do to transition from decades-old systems to new central services in July next year, in a crucial step of several modernisation milestones to come in 2024.
Despite a return to profitability in marine classes, the market is operating in an increasingly uncertain environment.
The worst-case scenario of a $12bn-$15bn claim looks to have been taken out, but there are lots of complex, vexed negotiations still to come.
As the curtain comes down on the millionth Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, and the prices in the cafes and restaurants are presumably reset to their customary levels, the conference has again done its main job.
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Howden Tiger names Ronda CEO and Bredahl Capital Markets executive chair
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Former AFL owners Bob and Alec Finch found guilty of fraud
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BHSI appoints Carrer as head of casualty in Switzerland
27 September 2023
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Hiscox set to sell DirectAsia to Ignite Thailand
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Travelers’ latest Risk Index finds cyber threats still a major concern
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UIB confirms Peru expansion via South Re and Jef Corredores de Seguros
26 September 2023
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The Corporation’s chairman said Lloyd’s has “earned the right to grow” and wants to drive competitive progress on ESG goals.
The Duncan Dale-led business has reached an ‘inflection point’ where a large, aligned capital provider is advantageous, executives say.
Hurricane Idalia is a reminder of the new normal cat environment and that reinsurers must continue to ensure they do not pick up attritional losses, the company’s P&C head said.
The chairman stressed that his new start-up will focus on the liability side of the balance sheet not the asset side – in distinction to the hedge fund re model.
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