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Beazley begins writing out of Dublin base
Beazley has underwritten its first policies from its base in Dublin.
Biba unveils 'innovation' theme of next year's conference
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has announced 'Innovate Evolve Thrive’ as the theme for its 2018 conference and exhibition which will be held in Manchester in May 2018.
AIG expects $3bn hit from Q3 losses
US-headquartered global insurer AIG has announced preliminary estimates for natcat losses in the third quarter of 2017.
Erskine Murray acquires Offley Insurance Services
Erksine Murray has acquired Cheshire-based broker Offley Insurance Services.
Arron Banks to float Eldon next year for £250m
Arron Banks is preparing to float Eldon Insurance for £250m next year.
Court gives Gable creditors extra year to register claims
Gable’s creditors now have an extra year to register their claims.
Insurance start-up to offer protection against gazumping
Insurance start-up Homelyfe has launched home buyers insurance which will protect against gazumping.
Lloyd's signs AI deal with Expert System
Lloyd's of London has teamed up Italian technology firm Expert System to bring artificial intelligence into the market.
Scor braces for €430m nat cat bill in Q3
Scor estimates the cost of the Harvey, Irma and Maria hurricanes and the mexico earthquakes at €430m.
Zurich's Jadav swaps the UK for Singapore
Anish Jadav has left Zurich in the UK to join the global insurer's Asia operations in Singapore.
Nate makes US landfall, weakens to a tropical depression
Hurricane Nate, the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the US in the past two months, has weakened to a tropical depression.
PPL update goes live with carrier integration capability
The latest update to the London market’s electronic placing platform went live today, bringing the first phase of a carrier integration capability.
Lockton names Willis P&C co-head to lead global marine
Lockton has hired Alistair Rivers as global head of marine and transportation.
Guidewire buys risk analytics firm Cyence
US software house Guidewire has reached an agreement to acquire California-based data and risk analytics firm Cyence for $275m (£210m) through a mix of cash and shares.
MS&AD hit by large hurricane losses
Japanese insurance giant MS&AD has announced preliminary loss estimates for the recent devastating US hurricanes and Mexico earthquake.
GIC Re to IPO this week
Indian state-owned reinsurer GIC Re is to open its initial public offering for 14.2% of the company this week.
Dual North America names new CEO
Dual North America has promoted Jon Beckham as CEO.
This Month in Post: I met your new robot overlords
Chatbots are all the rage at present, but a cursory test of a few available systems shows that we’re still a long way from passing the Turing test.
Fraud Awards 2017: Winners and highly commended
The leading lights of the claims sector gathered at the Brewery in London on Thursday night to mark this year's fraud fighters.
Willis Re and Tiger Risk team up on reinsurance placement platform
Willis Re and Tiger Risk Partners have teamed up to develop the X-gRm reinsurance online placement platform.
Steve Eccles named CUO at Argo
Specialty underwriter Argo Group has named Steve Eccles as chief underwriting officer for its international business, subject to regulatory approval.
Gareth Birch replaces Martin Oliver as managing director of personal lines at Gallagher
Arthur J. Gallagher has appointed Gareth Birch as managing director of its UK small business & personal lines division.
Gallagher Bassett partners with icare in New South Wales
Claims service provider Gallagher Bassett has signed a three year agreement with a New South Wales residential building insurance scheme.
Customers remain 'underwhelmed' despite $1.8bn insurtech investment
Investment into insurtech has already reached $1.8bn (£1.37bn) this year, however customers have yet to see any benefits in terms of improved customer experience, research has found.