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  • Kindley Re reveals seeking approval to use Bermuda's SBA

    02 August 2024

    Reinsurer's ultimate owners are affiliates linked to US alts manager Davidson Kempner Capital Management

  • Swiss Re names next CFO as John Dacey announces retirement

    31 July 2024

    Athora's CFO is to join Swiss Re next year, as Dacey's successor

  • APAC Weekly -Insurers tackle the age-old problem of getting younger staff

    23 July 2024

    From staffing ranks to customer bases, APAC insurers need youth on their side

  • Israeli insurer invests in London hotel portfolio

    23 July 2024

    Migdal Insurance partners with Cheyne Capital on £525m deal with Fattal Hotel Group

  • Solvency UK reforms contribute to £100m risk margin reduction for mutuals, Broadstone finds

    22 July 2024

    Report on 2023 SFCRs also finds total assets rose by 2%

  • Standard Life closes £880m full scheme buy-in with Rolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Fund

    02 July 2024

    Deal included novation of the scheme's existing longevity swap

  • Aviva Ventures supports fundraise by clean heat network developer

    13 June 2024

    Invests alongside Clean Growth Fund in £6m round

  • Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets

    08 May 2024

    Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved

  • Generali Real Estate appoints new CEO

    02 May 2024

    Nunzio Laurenziello to take over as Alberto Agazzi moves into global business development role

  • CIOs act further on climate investing in 2023, as Nat Cats give underwriters a 'breather'

    02 May 2024

    In severe 'Nat Cat years' before 2023, CIOs at Lloyd's acted as 'cash registers', disgorging cash to meet steep property claims. Last year, a 'break in the weather' let them 'take stock', and many seized that 'down-time' to progress climate-investing with managers and funds