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Guy Carpenter Appoints Askew as Canada President and CEO, Succeeding Callahan

Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Peter Askew as president and CEO, of Guy Carpenter’s Canadian business, with immediate effect. Donald Callahan has stepped down from the role …

Allianz’ Net Profit Drops 29% in 2nd Quarter Amid COVID-19 Crisis

German insurer on Wednesday posted a 29% fall in net profit in the second quarter from a year earlier and shied away from updating its full-year profit guidance as the coronavirus pandemic slows business and clouds the outlook. Allianz is …

UK Insurer Direct Line’s H1 Profits Beat Forecasts as Auto Claims Drop During Lockdown

Insurer Direct Line gave a double bonus to shareholders on Tuesday as first-half profits beat expectations due to a slump in motor claims as Britons drove less during the coronavirus lockdown. Britain’s biggest car insurer raised its interim dividend 2.8% …

Lloyd’s Promotes Spyropoulos to CEO, Lloyd’s Asia, and Country Manager, Singapore

Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced it has promoted Pavlos Spyropoulos to CEO of Lloyd’s Asia and country manager of Singapore, effective July 29, 2020. Spyropoulos has more than 12 years of experience at Lloyd’s and a deep …

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions Taps Turner from AXA XL to Lead UK Property Team

The Reinsurance Solutions business of Aon plc has appointed Catherine Turner as head of UK Property, and co-leader with Richard Evans of its UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty business. Turner will report to Peter Stubbings, Reinsurance Solutions’ chief executive …

Aviation Sector Carries Biggest Risk of Corporate Default from Pandemic: Gallagher

The aviation sector carries the biggest risk of corporate default as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of insurers published by broker Gallagher on Tuesday. Only 29% of credit and political risk insurers had seen claims …

UK Regulator Warns Insurers to Fairly Calculate COVID-Related Biz Interruption Claims

Insurers that do not treat customers fairly when calculating payouts for business interruption due to the coronavirus crisis will face action by Britain’s markets watchdog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken eight insurers to court over business interruption policy …

EXOR and Covéa ‘Normalize’ Relations After Failed PartnerRe Deal

Italy’s EXOR said on Monday that French insurer Covéa had agreed to invest a total of 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion), partly in entities managed by PartnerRe, after walking away from a deal to buy the reinsurer from EXOR earlier …

Hamilton Re CEO Reardon Exits with Brown Named Interim CEO

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced that David Brown has been appointed interim CEO of Hamilton Re Ltd. It was also announced that Hamilton and Kathleen Reardon, the CEO of Hamilton Re, are parting company. Brown will oversee Hamilton’s Bermuda operations …

COVID-19 Will Drive Demand in UK for Bike Insurance: GlobalData

Bicycle insurance is not a popular product in the UK – but that could be about to change, said GlobalData, the London-based platform that provides data analytics and expert analysis about global industries. Less than 1% of UK consumers have …

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