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Depressed rates provided no protection when major losses struck
'Courage' needed to face new realities
New approaches to risk management are possible
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ID Comment: Industry expertise can help protect lives and livelihoods
Industry has a ‘front-seat view’ of the challenges and can help policymakers better protect their people
Companies House: Hardy and Beazley 3623 top Lloyd's reinsurance performers
Few Lloyd’s syndicates managed to turn a profit on their reinsurance underwriting last year, even though retrocession recoveries provided significant recoveries for many leading players
Gender pay gap data stirs London market into action
London specialty insurers and brokers’ gender pay gap data would have made for difficult reading at the boardroom level. It also appears to have already galvanised change, with flexible working, leadership training, mentoring programmes and new recruitment practices being set up with the aim of growing the number of women in senior leadership positions
Downstream energy hit by worst loss year for a decade
JLT’s UK gender pay gap is widest of top brokers
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Focus on Talent and Diversity
Changing the image of the London market
To attract the next generation of talent, companies in the market must not merely be receptive to diversity at all levels - concrete action is also required to broaden the diversity within organisations
Pre-empting the talent crisis
A combination of pragmatism and inspiration is needed to address the insurance industry’s looming talent crisis
Mergers and acquisitions: who next?
Allianz tipped as next Bermudian buyer
The German giant is thought likely to take part in M&A activity as deal activity gathers pace
Aspen shares surge on speculation over JP Morgan appointment
Reports investment bank has been retained fuel sale speculation
Axa acquires XL for $15.3bn
Axa outbid rival by $7.60 per share to buy XL
Six companies expressed an interest in buying XL Group before its $15.3bn takeover by the French giant, newly released documents show
XL head office among focus for cost savings following Axa deal
Overlaps also likely in France and Germany, where Axa Corporate Solutions has a larger presence than elsewhere
London's future post-Brexit: Insight and Commentary
ID Comment: Despite transitional arrangements, insurers must continue to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
The insurance industry cannot rely on a politcal solution to Brexit's challenges, with contract uncertainty threatening £14bn of premiums
Time running out for Part VII transfers as Brexit looms
British insurers are rapidly running out of time to transfer existing business into their EU subsidiaries, as regulators struggle to deal with the backlog
PPL: the drive to increase adoption
Accident and health launches on PPL
Almost all classes of business are now live on the London market electronic trading platform
PPL marine volumes climb in January
While increased placement will please market reformers, the volume of marine business traded through PPL is still small at around 8% of total London marine risks
Companies House
Companies House: Hardy and Beazley 3623 top Lloyd's reinsurance performers
Few Lloyd’s syndicates managed to turn a profit on their reinsurance underwriting last year, even though retrocession recoveries provided significant recoveries for many leading players
Companies House: Berkshire Hathaway's problems are not confined to catastrophe losses
Underwriting slipped to an unaccustomed loss in 2017 - and not just because of cat damage
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AGCS's Hartmut Mai: Overtaking the insurtech revolution
The Allianz unit is radically changing its business and underwriting models to make them fit for purpose in the corporate risk environment of tomorrow - doing nothing is not an option, the company’s chief underwriting officer says
Pioneer's Doherty: 'We have no plans to stop being an MGA'
Pioneer Underwriters is set to launch its own Lloyd's syndicate next year. The firm's founder and chief executive says the move will make the business significantly more resilient to market changing events and insists its MGA business will not disappear
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