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Fry-Fascione venture Acacia substantially deployed at 1.1 after $400mn raise

Oaktree Capital is understood to be the institutional investor behind the "permanent capital" retro carrier.

Willis wins Bristow Helicopters account from merger partner Aon

The account with one of the world's leading helicopter providers is worth about $15mn in annual premiums.

Liiba to prioritise pandemic and Brexit in 2021

The brokers’ association says its work on electronic trading helped the market continue to function last year.

Beazley replaces Ark as lead on A&H MGA Petersen

Pressure is growing from Lloyd’s underwriters on A&H coverholders, which often attract high commissions.

• PIB in advanced talks with Apax over sale
• Axa XL names Krishnan chief data and analytics officer
• Jefferies cuts Hiscox to ‘hold’ despite ‘neutral to positive’ Supreme Court ruling
• Opinion: BGCI’s relaunch as Corant – A logical next step in cementing identity
• PartnerRe sidecar secures investment from PE firm Olympus Partners
• TransRe warns retro writers it may cede contingency losses

Opinion

The Supreme Court BI ruling is a judicial catastrophe, but one where XoL reinsurance recoveries look uncertain

Lloyd's Europe's imminent regulator-mandated overhaul is not an unmitigated disaster but will add cost and complexity

Criticism of 'opportunistic' start-ups sits awkwardly in a market which prides itself on entrepreneurialism

Do Covid-19 liability claims have potential to be next asbestos?

In Brief

Covea signs UN-backed ESG investment principles

Hamilton’s Goldsmith joins Chaucer as PV e-trading underwriter

Miller makes trio of hires to start new private client team

Pro MGA Solutions makes trio of hires

Oxford Insurance Brokers enters cargo with Stafford hire

Yachting specialist IYC names MS Amlin’s Jacks as insurance director

Analysis

New capacity to stabilise hard D&O market after tumultuous 2020

Conditions remain favourable for underwriters but uncertainty remains on whether the recession will lead to a flood of claims.

Recession and capital gains tax reforms boost broker M&A momentum

Economic headwinds combine with high valuations to create greater impetus for intermediary sales.

Ten themes for 2021 in (re)insurance​​​​​​​

This publication looks at 10 issues that will shape the industry in the year ahead, from rate sustainability to start-up progress to the post-Covid recovery.

Space market expected to break even in 2020: Plane Talking

The AJ Gallagher report says multiple potential claims could take current loss levels well above the $330mn already known about.

Allen and St.Pier lead the inaugural Aviation Rankings

Insurance Insider launched its first-ever talent survey aimed at the aviation insurance market and some 165 professionals made it to the overall ranking

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