Markel values stake in sale of Nephila’s MGA Velocity Risk at $180m
Markel Corporation has estimated that the recent sale of ILS fund manager Nephila Capital’s managing general agency (MGA) Velocity Risk...
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Claims Review 2021
Following the success of the last 2 year’s claims surveys, I have conducted a similar survey for 2021. I’ve approached...
Will Microsoft return-to-office strategy set an example?
Employees will have 30 days to make adjustments to routines and adopt the new working preferences they’ve agreed upon with...
No cat bond losses from Euro storms, but aggregate implications: Plenum
Catastrophe bonds covering pure European windstorm risks are not expected to face any direct losses after the last few days...
AXA XL secures construction and engineering head
AXA XL has announced the appointment of Francesca De Rosa (pictured) as head of construction and engineering, reinsurance,...
Hannover Re forecasts record ILS and cat bond volumes in 2022
Global reinsurance company Hannover Re is forecasting a record year for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in 2022, with continued...
Local AI crop insurance platform Hillridge attracts global interest
Award winning Hillridge Technology, a Sydney-based AI crop insurance platform for farmers, has a new seed funding round underway as...
'Show me the modelling' becomes cyclone pool catchcry
Like the famous “show me the money” quote from the Jerry Maguire movie, at the moment it’s a case of...
Solar projects threatened by costs, supply chains
More than half of this year’s expected utility-scale solar projects could face delays or cancellations due to the rising cost...
nib’s financial results show net profits up 25%
“This translated into strong policyholder growth across our Australian and New Zealand health insurance businesses,” he added. Fitzgibbon said the...
