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Insurtech investment hits historic highs
30 January 2020A record high of nearly $2bn was invested in Q4 2019
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Pacific Life Re strikes landmark £10bn longevity swap deal
29 January 2020The deal is the second largest ever seen in the UK
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Insurance Europe calls for GDPR improvements
28 January 2020The trade body says the regulation has not achieved all of its aims
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Zurich's Peter Giger: denser regulation is creating more pressure
23 January 2020Peter Giger began his third spell with Zurich last September after taking over as its group chief risk officer (CRO). He talks to Paul Walsh about the regulatory pressures the Swiss insurer is facing, and the differences between his current and previous roles
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Nat cats in 2019 hit insurers for $71bn - Aon
22 January 2020The estimate is a notable increase on earlier predictions from Swiss Re and Munich Re
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Chaucer promotes James Wright to chief risk officer
21 January 2020Wright succeeds Penny Shaw who will leave Chaucer Group
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Pool Re's terrorism knowledge hub appoints risk chief
20 January 2020Chris Medhurst-Cocksworth has previously held positions in the British armed forces and Marsh
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Historical data becoming useless for insurance pricing, Zurich CRO warns
15 January 2020Peter Giger says insurers may have to rethink data strategies in light of climate change
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Politics and sluggish innovation become bugbears for risk chiefs
14 January 2020InsuranceERM surveyed eight senior risk officers to assess the highs and lows of 2019 as well as what they are hoping for in the next 12 months. Paul Walsh examines the key findings
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Swiss Re structures cat bond to protect Bayview's investments against quake risk
13 January 2020The transaction will cover earthquakes risks in four US states