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We round up the biggest themes from our five-day virtual conference, which welcomed 2,600 delegates this week.

Tokio Marine HCC lures Hiscox cargo duo Golder and Bryan

The move signals a potential source of new London capacity in the hardening cargo market.

Lockton LatAm lures four Aon brokers including Caribbean fac heads

The team is led by Julian Pratt and Michael Lambert, and includes Simon Arden and Giuliano Montano.

Opinion: Lloyd’s and PE – a budding relationship

Now, at least five separate PE houses have put up money at 1 Lime Street for 2021.

• The Week in 90 Seconds: FCA test case ruling; Sally and Laura estimates; broker manoeuvres
• Aon replenishes fac team with Ruiz hire in Colombia
• Convex hires former Neon CEO Butt as UK insurance chief
• Teddy will near Bermuda at hurricane strength this weekend: NHC
• Winners announced for 2020 Insurance Insider Honours
• Jefferies sounds warning on ‘unabated’ social inflation

Opinion

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

If ever Lloyd’s needed a good set of numbers, it was now

With the market scattered and a high degree of uncertainty around 1.1, rhetoric and narrative building may matter more

In Brief

Generali GC&C promotes insider McDonald to Asia underwriting head

Lockton Re hires Gen Re UK and Ireland specialty head Firshein for international P&C role

Axis Re makes insider Rodriguez international credit and surety head

Darag completes reinsurance transfer with Axeria Re

Axis Insurance hires Europe aviation head

Catalina names Ingenhoven and Ruberry Swiss and Bermudian CEOs

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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