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Brown & Brown rationalising $1.5bn+ London wholesale portfolio
Howden’s portion of the US retailer’s premium is in particular focus.
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Sean McGovern will step down from the role in December.
The hire comes as Guy Carpenter fills the void created by the Willis Re raid earlier this year.
The pair hail from Dale Underwriting and Axa XL, respectively.
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Insurance sector targets burgeoning opportunity of nuclear market
Small modular reactors are increasingly viewed as a means of meeting surging energy demand.
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According to McKinsey, the projected spending on data centers is expected to hit $6.7tn by 2030.
After losing in the High Court, insurers pin their hopes on the Court of Appeal.
Despite formation of Gabrielle, there is ‘a very high probability’ of a below-average season.
Part four looks at how the talent landscape will shift in response to AI introduction.
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The Corporation’s chair laid out plans to make Lloyd’s a preeminent market in the long term.
The CEO said the lack of portfolio crossover was highly attractive to Inigo.
There will also be a renewed focus on organic growth, both in P&C and across US and international operations.
The carrier’s chief buyer urged a partnership approach from reinsurers.
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January 1 renewal rates will be determined by the next 60 days of possible hurricane loss activity and any change to interest rates.
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As the reinsurance industry “fought incredibly hard” for its recent underwriting profits, SiriusPoint CEO Scott Egan remains hopeful that the market will remain disciplined coming into Jan. 1 renewals.
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MGA’s can be challenging but cost effective and “we use them to expand our footprint in new markets and new lines of business”.
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It is your people who differentiate you in a competitive reinsurance market, Klinger said.
While investors recently have favored the “instant gratification” of supporting brokers and MGAs, start-up reinsurer Mereo CEO David Croom-Johnson said he thinks capital will “fall back in love” with balance-sheet companies who deliver consistent profitable results.
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Named peril specific mass tort litigation coverage is a $5bn opportunity for reinsurers.
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Alternative capital can support M&A, says Eric le Mercier.
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The E&S market has “the same DNA as we do”.
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AI is fuelling MGA growth in Europe and the UK, Clausner says.
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A large number of new entrants and the growth of litigation finance challenge E&S enthusiasm.
