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Everest Re hires Scor’s Kociancic and Chubb’s Williamson

The new hires join as CFO and COO under recently arrived CEO Juan Andrade.

Active underwriter Maguire to exit Hannover Re’s Argenta

The short-tail lines specialist is to depart after 15 years.

Scor names Kelly CFO as Kociancic leave for Everest Re

The investment relations head will also join the group executive committee next month.

Hiscox launches $5mn consortium in hard D&O market

The additional capacity will go a small way to relieving a shortfall in the class, which has triggered rate rises of as much as 400%.

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Opinion

The pandemic has changed the playing field in the war on talent

Beazley probably won’t be the last to flag additional losses from events cancellation

FCA BI process: The likelihood of a heavy loss rises, but some elements are a silver lining

The FCA's BI decision, including the important precedents it sets, will be appealed

In Brief

Hyperion X hires GC’s Alovisi for new research head role

Pen Underwriting creates underwriting role to oversee M&A due diligence

Reinsurance platform RiskBook raises £2mn in seed round

Insurance Institute of London appoints AIG UK CEO Baldwin as president

HDI Global Specialty names Scandinavian chief

BMS hires Stone to lead Canadian M&A team

Analysis

Executive pay 2019: Greenberg, Glaser and Wilson top the league table

Chubb CEO Greenberg's near-$20.5mn pay narrowly beats that of his closest rival.

Lloyd’s property, casualty and reinsurance segments book H1 underwriting losses

The property segment swings £1bn into the red from a small profit a year earlier.

Reinsurers’ RoE trails far behind cost of capital: Willis

Improved underwriting margins thanks to hardening rates were eclipsed by falling investment returns in the first half.

August marks fifth consecutive month of growth for the Insider 50

The index grew by 1.2 % over August as Floridian carriers and total return reinsurers lead.

Watkins and Horner lead the 2020 Political Violence Rankings

Horner stood his ground and won the broker ranking for the second consecutive year, while Watkins topped the underwriter league table for the first time.

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