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This Week in Post: Winter wine and Amazon advances
This week I attended a briefing on hostage negotiation skills organised by an underwriting association and a wine tasting hosted by a rehabilitation provider.
XL Catlin's Vincent Branch on the unexpected love affair with AI
Artificial intelligence is already a part of real life but Vincent Branch, CEO of Accelerate, XL Catlin asks how far the love affair will go.
XL Catlin appoints cyber leader in Asia-Pacific
Global (re)insurer XL Catlin has recruited from Allianz for a senior Asia-Pacific cyber leadership role.
XL Catlin falls to $1bn Q3 loss with 146.9% P&C COR
As expected global reinsurer XL Catlin's third quarter 2017 financial results were hit significantly by the recent significant natural catastrophes in the US, Caribbean and Mexico.
XL Catlin to buy 20% of Indian broker
Global insurer XL Catlin is to buy a 20% stake in an Indian insurance broker.
XL Catlin estimates $1.48bn of losses from Q3 natcats
Global insurer XL Catlin is estimating $1.48bn (£1.12bn) of losses from natural catastrophes in the third quarter.
Rural Insurance signs £41m capacity deal with Zurich
Rural Insurance has signed a long term capacity deal with Zurich worth £41m.
Penny Black's Social World - October 2017
Picture prizes, Harvey help, and determined dancers and drivers
XL Catlin's innovation team partners with AI-driven startup
XL Catlin’s international innovation team, Accelerate has partnered with Cytora, an Artificial intelligence-driven insurtech based in the UK.
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Shortlist revealed
The shortlist for this year’s prestigious Underwriting Service Awards has been announced.
Week in Post: Cancelled flights, closed doors and canned ads
My dad was one of 400,000 passengers affected this week by air traffic control delays, bad weather and a backlog in employee holidays for the delay, which lead to budget airline Ryanair cancelling 50 flights a day for the next six weeks.
XL Catlin's Tania Bensoussan-Arthur on creative underwriting for fine art
The world of fine art and specie underwriting needs to be as creative as the artworks it insures, explainsTania Bensoussan-Arthur, manager of XL Catlin's Specialty business in France.
XL Group chooses Dublin as its post-Brexit location
XL Catlin has chosen Dublin as its post-Brexit location for its principal European Union insurance company, XL Insurance Company SE.
Catlin calls for industry cooperation on tackling protection gap
Industry veteran Stephen Catlin has called on the reinsurance and insurance sector to cooperate and work together in closing the protection gap.
EY collaborates with insurers on marine blockchain application
Global consultancy EY has been working with insurance firms, software companies, ACORD and global shipping company Maersk to provide a blockchain platform for marine insurance.
Construction and engineering MGA Ensurance launches in UK
Construction and engineering managing general agent Ensurance has launched in the UK this month.
XL Catlin hires former AIG underwriters in Asia
Global insurer XL Catlin has recruited two former AIG experienced members of staff in Asia.
Analysis: Back to school 2
In the second part of our Back To School Q&A, insurance big names recollect their most hated topics at school and what kind of work experience they did (find out which CEO swept roads as a summer job). They also share their ideas on how to improve the…
Analysis: Back to school
With school resuming this week in most areas, Post has asked insurers about their classroom memories. Many enjoyed maths and some had quite colourful teachers. Find out what sports the C-suite used to play and what role they see for financial education…
Lloyd's syndicates file counterclaim against Kanye West
Multiple Lloyd’s syndicates have filed a counterclaim against singer Kanye West.
Kwok moves from QBE to XL Catlin in Hong Kong
Alice Kwok has joined XL Catlin from QBE-HKSI in Hong Kong as a marine underwriter.
LMA launches working party to tackle banking regulations
The Lloyd’s Market Association has launched a political risk working group to examine regulatory issues affecting banking sector.
Roundtable: Industrialising insurance innovation: Breaking down silos
The scalability of digital innovation is a problem for the insurance industry. What can be done to prepare insurers to create initiatives with the ability to ‘build fast and fail fast’?