October 2016/4

Serial industry entrepreneur Matt Fairfield now has more than 20 staff working for him in Zurich as his start-up Exin Re gears up for an ambitious launch, with a view of hitting a five-year target of $500mn of annualised premiums

Scott Sayce, CNA Hardy's head of cyber, technology and life science, has left the firm to join Axa Corporate Solutions, The Insurance Insider understands.

Peter Scales' start-up Blenheim Syndicate 5886 has been granted permission by Lloyd's to underwrite for the 2017 year of account

At first glance it may seem a somewhat unlikely alliance. The old London market traders and the Bermudian ILS fund. Something just about as traditional as you can get, paired with the non-traditional

Nephila has struck a deal with Peter Scales' Lloyd's start-up Blenheim that will see it become the core capital backer for the new syndicate, The Insurance Insider has learned

Anne Plumb, head of international open market property at Novae, has resigned to become the active underwriter for Cobalt's recently approved Syndicate 1438, The Insurance Insider understands.

Insurance carriers must grow just to stand still, Third Point Re chairman and CEO John Berger warned as he predicted further consolidation in the (re)insurance sector

It's going to be a long winter in the global insurance village

Newly enacted amendments to Insurance Regulation 68 in the state of Rhode Island could transform the US run-off market into a hotbed for M&A activity, according to a new report.

Swiss Re is in talks with Berkshire Hathaway as part of a $1bn+ internal restructure of its legacy business that will put important new regulations for run-off books in the US to the test, The Insurance Insider can reveal

There is a growing interest from insurers in structuring reinsurance transactions that help release capital tied up in reserves, in a bid to make their balance sheets more efficient and maximise returns.