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MS Amlin Exits Aviation Insurance Market
MS Amlin, the London-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer and subsidiary of MS&AD, confirmed its exit from the aviation insurance market, effective from Oct. 14 when it will cease ...
Strong E&S Premium Growth in Response to Weak Results; Top 15 E&S Writers: Fitch
Direct written premiums in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market during 2018 grew at its greatest rate since 2012, increasing 11 percent and representing the eighth consecutive year of ...
Lloyd’s of London Releases Blueprint to Create Super-Advanced Marketplace
Lloyd's of London has unveiled a blueprint for action to facilitate its Future at Lloyd's project, which aims to "build the most advanced insurance marketplace in the world." This first blueprint, ...
Lloyd’s Culture Survey Reveals ‘Ugly’ Levels of Sexual Harassment
Lloyd's announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of rampant sexual harassment in the market. The survey confirms that many women are ...
Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO Conoscente
There are several things that keep SCOR's Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk is another. Only time will tell whether these risks are actually insurable, ...
Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo—and Themselves
Jean-Paul Conoscente became the CEO of SCOR Global P&C in April 2019 when his predecessor, Victor Peignet, retired after 35 years with the company. Before Peignet left the company, he offered ...
Here’s How Aon’s New Reinsurance Auction Works
The broker Aon plc has launched an auction capability for the Jan. 1, 2020 reinsurance renewals. The auction is designed to provide additional options for insurer clients by reducing the time frame ...
Innovating at the Edges of Society and the Economy
Emerging risks with little or no claims history can be notoriously difficult to underwrite—but many specialty lines companies are finding ways to put their toes in the water to insure these new ...