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  • UK's "dynamic" general insurance stress test will assess real-time reactions to events

    15 July 2024

    Firms will be handed a sequence of stresses over three weeks in May 2025

  • Axis Capital hires Chubb chief actuary

    02 May 2019

    Tony Jordan joins Bermuda-based re/insurer

  • Sompo expands risks and skills by buying US specialist Lexon

    04 January 2018

    Japanese M&A underscores Fitch's recent prediction of foreign deals in 2018

  • Aegis London appoints risk director and CFO

    21 November 2016

    Mutual energy insurer hires from rivals

  • Sompo to acquire Endurance for $6.3bn

    05 October 2016

    Creates globalised re/insurance group

  • Axis Insurance CRO joins Endurance

    22 September 2015

    Chris Gallagher replaces retiring Joan deLemps

  • A new breed of casualty cat models

    07 April 2015

    Modelling of a casualty or liability catastrophe has traditionally lacked the sophistication seen in the property cat world, despite its potential for harming insurers. The industry and regulators are waking up to this threat and new solutions are being developed. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Endurance to acquire Montpelier Re for $1.83bn

    31 March 2015

    Combined cash and shares deal for Bermudian reinsurer

  • Ex-Endurance actuary appointed Watford Re CRO

    02 April 2014

    Reinsurance start-up to direct third-party capital to multiple insurance lines

  • Insurers raise the heat on weather derivatives

    24 January 2014

    Rain or shine, the past year has seen a host of insurers jumping into the weather derivatives markets. Weather risks offer significant synergies with existing business lines and deal flow is on the up. Sarfraz Thind reports