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CIOs act further on climate investing in 2023, as Nat Cats give underwriters a 'breather'
02 May 2024In 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
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Starr Insurance appoints John Shannon as CIO
05 April 2023Replaces John Patin who retires for personal reasons
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Starr appoints John Patin as investment head
02 April 2020Ex-Moore Capital man joins Hank Greenberg's insurance company
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The days of an easy life for European non-life investment teams are over
30 September 2019As many non-life insurers come to rely on their investment performance for an ever greater slice of their total profits, or to make up for underwriting losses, investment teams are looking at new asset classes with the help of external managers. Far greater transparency about the insurers' business practices is offering a unique glimpse into what they want and to whom they outsource this key task. David Walker reports