NewsLossesAxis: 4Q California fires to cost $92mnAxis Capital has said today (17 January) that catastrophe losses from the fourth quarter are likely to cost the firm $130mn.Wed 17 Jan 2018
NewsPeople MovesCanopius adds US professional lines execCanopius has added to its US management and professional lines team with the appointment of William Kelly as senior vice president.Mon 15 Jan 2018
NewsPeople MovesJLT Re hires Aon Benfield’s Fox as Asia-Pac chiefBroker JLT Re has named Jeremy Fox as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific region, replacing outgoing head Stuart Beatty.Mon 15 Jan 2018
NewsM&AR&Q’s share price leaps after £20mn disposal; 130 employees affectedLondon-listed Randall & Quilter (R&Q) saw its share price climb to a 3+ year high after announcing another milestone in its strategy of simplifying its business operations.Mon 15 Jan 2018
NewsResultsBeazley shares climb as it predicts expectation-beating resultsBeazley looks set to report a relatively-sterling set of results for the full year 2017 after the London market carrier this morning announced it will post a 99 per cent combined ratio for the period and pre-tax profits “ahead of current market expectations.”Mon 15 Jan 2018
NewsAviationQ3 Loss knock-on impact shrinking aviation market capacity: JLTThe global aviation market has witnessed a contraction in capacity in the last quarter of 2017 with some underwriters reducing their exposures and declining new risk, according to JLT.Mon 15 Jan 2018
AnalysisM&AThe Allure of AmTrustIt hasn’t been the greatest few years for AmTrust shareholders.Mon 15 Jan 2018
CommentPeople MovesSuccession PlanningHow do you replace an emblematic leader while maintaining the essence of that which they formerly led?Mon 15 Jan 2018
CommentM&AAmTrust: what now?AmTrust investors were left scratching their heads at the end of last week.Mon 15 Jan 2018
NewsLossesAIR pegs Storm Eleanor losses up to €1.6bnCatastrophe modelling firm AIR has estimated that insured losses from Storm Eleanor will be between €1.1bn and €1.6bn ($1.3bn-$1.9bn).Fri 12 Jan 2018
NewsPeople MovesSwiss Re CFO to step down, Group Chief Strategy Officer will take over roleDavid Cole is to step down from Swiss Re from his role of Group Chief Financial Officer at the end of March 2018.Thu 11 Jan 2018
NewsLegal/ RegulatoryQatar Re seals regulatory approval for UK branchUK regulators have given the green light for Qatar Re to begin operations out of its newly-minted London branch.Thu 11 Jan 2018
NewsLossesXL’s fourth quarter cat losses creep to $315mnXL Group’s net catastrophe loss estimate for the fourth quarter has climbed by $65mn to $315mn in the wake of the wildfires in southern California and other disasters.Thu 11 Jan 2018
NewsProperty catastropheILS fund AlphaCat raises $714mnAssets under management (AuM) at Validus Holdings’ ILS fund manager AlphaCat have climbed to a new record of $3.4bn after raising $714.2mn from investors after the 2017 H2 losses.Thu 11 Jan 2018
NewsBrexitPRA launches consultation to reduce insurers’ Solvency II burdenThe Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation proposing a number of changes to the way insurers report to ‘reduce the burden for Solvency II firms and mutuals’.Thu 11 Jan 2018
NewsResultsHyperion earnings climb by almost a quarter to £152mnHyperion, which owns Howden, RKH and Dual, saw profits climb by 24 percent to £152mn ($205.4mn) in the 12 months leading up to the end of September last year.Thu 11 Jan 2018