ID Comment: Victor syndicate launch highlights benefits of distribution scale in core US market
Syndicate 2288 is targeting 'underserved' clients in catastrophe-exposed areas of the US
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Making sense of ‘complex and uncertain’ Typhoon Hagibis
Less than two months after landfall, Hagibis still has potential to develop unfavourably in the coming quarters
Insurance Day Podcast: The Future at Lloyd’s
Insurance Day’s London Market Forum examined Lloyd's modernisation, market culture, innovation and insurtech. In this podcast, Lorenzo Spoerry and Scott Vincent discuss the key talking points from the event
Lloyd’s top-tier syndicates to lead market growth in 2020
Lloyd’s 15 top-performing syndicates will underwrite bigger percentage of market’s business next year
International Group faces call to restructure
Number of affiliates should be reduced from 13 members to no more than eight, to enable more efficient use of capital, according to Marsh
Specialty Updates
The Future at Lloyd's
Lloyd’s top-tier syndicates to lead market growth in 2020
Lloyd’s 15 top-performing syndicates will underwrite bigger percentage of market’s business next year
Blue chip syndicates approved for double-digit capacity hikes
Hiscox, Beazley and Tokio Marine Kiln syndicates given green light by Corporation for significant capacity increases
Insurance Day London Market Awards 2019
Julian Enoizi recognised as Industry Achiever of 2019
Pool Re chief executive’s award is one of three won by the terrorism reinsurer at Insurance Day’s London Market Awards
Lloyd’s wins Newsmaker of the Year
Future at Lloyd’s and Blueprint One voted as biggest driver of the news agenda in 2019
Broking and Distribution
MMC reports 6% underlying growth in risk and insurance
Guy Carpenter books 11% growth in third quarter
Loss Updates
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ID Comment: Capital becoming more cautious as losses creep up
Funds are tightening their risk appetite following three years of large industry losses
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Analysis: Why Dorian and Faxai losses could still rise well beyond modelled range
Early modelled estimates have offered guidance on the likely industry loss from these storms – but lessons from Jebi and other recent events show the final cost could creep up significantly
November Highlights
Argo's future remains no clearer after Watson's exit
A leadership transition, activist investor pressures, an SEC investigation and underperforming international operations make for a challenging future for Argo
Swiss Re to maintain cautious stance on US casualty
Social inflation not expected to extend beyond large corporate liability business, reinsurer says
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Reform of private-public pools is essential to retain trust in insurance
Transforming the operating models of public-private enterprises is is vital to the credibility of the re/insurance industry as a whole
ID Comment: Opening Lloyd’s up to entrepreneurial talent
The failure of recent start-ups to gain scale highlights the need for initiatives such as syndicate-in-a-box
ID Comment: MS Amlin looks to the future with new structure
Parent company MS&AD says the reorganisation will strengthen collaboration across its global operations
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Stockwatch
Stockwatch Company News
StockWatch: Talanx rally rolls on as shares hit 12-month high
German giant's stock has soared by more than 50% in 2019
StockWatch: Lancashire leads Lloyd's stock fall
RSA bounce short-lived as markets decline again
StockWatch: Hiscox claws back some lost ground as stocks rally
Shares in Lloyd’s firm rebounded by more than 8% this week
StockWatch: Aviva shares plummet as strategic plan leaves investors cold
Shares in UK heavyweight down 6.6%
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Lloyd's: Meeting the challenges
Lloyds Company News
Lloyd's to mandate DA Sats
Managing agents given notice of plans to make use of delegated authority platform compulsory
Inga Beale joins Clyde & Co as board member
Stephen Chipman, former chief executive of Grant Thornton US, also takes a seat on the board
Viewpoint: The sharing economy is rewriting the rules of insurance
The insurance industry can no ignore the revolution brought about by the combination of technology driven business models and the changing priorities of a younger generation
Lloyd's raises £300m debt funding for modernisation
Corporation pledges no increase in market levies to support Future at Lloyd's and unveils new governance framework
Digitalisation
Digitalisation Company News
Viewpoint: 'This year's insurtech successes will inspire the industry next year'
The competitive nature of the insurance industry will keep innovation firmly on the agenda of insurers and reinsurers
IoT sector to be worth $1.7trn by 2020
AI set to revolutionise the production and delivery of products, executives believe
Insurtech deals surpass $400m over last month
Series B funding rounds dominated past four weeks' deals
WR Berkley renews $600m cat programme through insurtech Tremor
More than 50 reinsurers participated in the reinsurance programme
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