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Acappella latest to close marine cargo book

Pembroke-owned Acappella has become the latest Lloyd’s syndicate to pull back from marine after jettisoning its cargo book, re-Insurance.com can reveal.

Wed 4 Jul 2018

Ed bolsters Dubai hub with senior Saudi Re hire

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People Moves

Ed bolsters Dubai hub with senior Saudi Re hire

London-headquartered wholesaler Ed has hired Souvik Goswami to lead its treaty business in the Middle East.

Wed 4 Jul 2018

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Dual takes Pioneer founder Doherty

Darren Doherty, the founder and former CEO of Pioneer, is to join the London managing general agent’s Hyperion-owned rival Dual.

Wed 4 Jul 2018

AM Best downgrades AmTrust citing ‘material weaknesses’

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Rating actions

AM Best downgrades AmTrust citing ‘material weaknesses’

AM Best has downgraded AmTrust just weeks after the listed insurer’s CEO, his in-laws and their backers secured shareholder approval to buy the carrier and take it private.

Wed 4 Jul 2018

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Marine

Marine insurance market ‘split’ and ‘confused’: JLT

Efforts by Lloyd’s to talk up marine rates in the London market is driving a wedge between syndicates in One Lime Street and their international competitors, according to JLT.

Tue 3 Jul 2018

Liberty rebrands and taps GC to launch Italian reinsurance business

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People Moves

Liberty rebrands and taps GC to launch Italian reinsurance business

Liberty Specialty Markets has hired Massimiliano Fantini to lead an Italian reinsurance operation based out of Rome and Milan.

Tue 3 Jul 2018

Swiss Re swoops on Amlin to open Hamburg office

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People Moves

Swiss Re swoops on Amlin to open Hamburg office

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is expanding its operations in Germany with a new office in Hamburg.

Tue 3 Jul 2018

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Aviation

Aviation war MGA Hive Aero expands with Talbot hire

Hive Aero - a recently-formed aviation hull and war MGA – has expanded with the appointment of Will Gaunt as class underwriter.

Tue 3 Jul 2018

Israeli regulators stymie Sirius’ proposed Phoenix deal

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M&A

Israeli regulators stymie Sirius’ proposed Phoenix deal

Soon-to-be-public Sirius’s agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Israel’s Phoenix has been declared “null and void” after it failed to secure regulatory approval for the acquisition.

Tue 3 Jul 2018

Qatar Re parts company with Zurich casualty underwriters

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Casualty Reinsurance

Qatar Re parts company with Zurich casualty underwriters

Qatar Re is continuing to part company with underwriters and other personnel with at least four Switzerland-based staff set to leave the carrier, re-Insurance.com understands.

Mon 2 Jul 2018

Lancashire’s Creagh-Coen emerges at Fidelis

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People Moves

Lancashire’s Creagh-Coen emerges at Fidelis

Jonathan Creagh-Coen has joined London-based carrier Fidelis as head of strategic relationships.

Mon 2 Jul 2018

Rate increases ‘dissipate’ at June and July renewals: Willis Re

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Results

Rate increases ‘dissipate’ at June and July renewals: Willis Re

The momentum for rate increases on loss-free reinsurance accounts dissipated during the June and July property catastrophe renewals, according to analysis by Willis Re.

Mon 2 Jul 2018

The 18 frontrunners to replace Inga Beale

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People Moves

The 18 frontrunners to replace Inga Beale

Following the announcement on Friday that Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale will leave the Corporation later this year, re-Insurance.com looks at the likely candidates that will be considered by the Corporation’s chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown to succeed her…

Mon 2 Jul 2018