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SLOVENIA: GENERALI completes acquisition of Adriatic Slovenica and quadruples the share it holds in the market GWP
Adriatic Slovenica's acquisition by the GENERALI Group has been completed, the Italian group announced on 13 February. By this acquisition the Italian group increases its contribution to the market GWP about four times, to aprox. 18%.
TRIGLAV Group wants to expand in Macedonia's pensions insurance market
Slovenia's top insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav plans to expand its activity in the Macedonian private pensions market. The Group is already present on the local insurance market, with two companies.
ERGO sold its non-life business in Russia to RESO-Garantia
ERGO Group AG announced the sale of 100% of its non-life business in Russia to RESO-Garantia. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the purchase price.
ZURICH FY2018 BOP up by 20% to USD 4.6 billion and NIAS was up by 24% to USD 3.71 billion
ZURICH Insurance Group reported 2018 BOP of USD 4.56 billion vs. USD 3.80 billion a year before, while the net income after tax attributable to shareholders (NIAS) was up by 24% to USD 3.71 billion.
TALANX FY2018 net income beat year-end outlook depite large losses in industrial fire LoB
Hannover-based insurer TALANX Group informed it has achieved FY2018 Group net income of EUR 703 million vs. EUR 670 million a year before, in line with "the outlook of around EUR 700 million published in October 2018".
AON appoints Lambros LAMBROU as global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions
Global re/insurance broker AON has named veteran AON leader, Lambros LAMBROU as Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Commercial Risk Solutions division.
Peter CLARKE named VP & COO of FAIRFAX
FAIRFAX Financial Holdings Limited announced that Peter CLARKE has been appointed Vice President (VP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of FAIRFAX, reporting to FAIRFAX President, Paul RIVETT.
ERGO Group appoints a Polish manager
Adam ROMAN, board member of Ergo Hestia (Poland), will hold the position of Head of Global P&C of the ERGO group, effective 1 March. His tasks will include supervision over property insurance of the group in the areas of underwriting, actuarial and pricing, as well as reinsurance.
SCOR grows reinsurance premiums 9.7% in a more favorable market; expected profitability stable
SCOR grew P&C reinsurance premiums by 9.7% at constant exchange rates at the January 2019 renewals, to EUR 3.2 billion. The outcome of these renewals is in line with the September update of the group's strategic plan growth assumption for SCOR Global P&C, at 5%-8% p.a.
MUNICH Re reported 2018 net profit in line with its target and stable pricing at 1 January
MUNICH Re informed its Q profits fell by 56% y-o-y to EUR 238 million, impacted by the California wildfires in November and volatile financial markets towards the end of year. The group's FY 2018 net profit of EUR 2.2 billion is in line with its target of EUR 2.1 - 2.5 billion.
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AON appoints Lambros LAMBROU as global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions
Global re/insurance broker AON has named veteran AON leader, Lambros LAMBROU as Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Commercial Risk Solutions division.
Peter CLARKE named VP & COO of FAIRFAX
FAIRFAX Financial Holdings Limited announced that Peter CLARKE has been appointed Vice President (VP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of FAIRFAX, reporting to FAIRFAX President, Paul RIVETT.
ERGO Group appoints a Polish manager
Adam ROMAN, board member of Ergo Hestia (Poland), will hold the position of Head of Global P&C of the ERGO group, effective 1 March. His tasks will include supervision over property insurance of the group in the areas of underwriting, actuarial and pricing, as well as reinsurance.
Jad ARISS appointed Secretary General of The Geneva Association
Jad ARISS, currently Group Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility with AXA, has been appointed Secretary General of The Geneva Association, effective 1 March 2019.
TURKMENISTAN: new General Director of the State insurance organization appointed
Guvanch NURMUKHAMMEDOV has been appointed as the new General Director of the State insurance organization, the single insurance institute of Turkmenistan, as the State information agency of Turkmenistan wrote.
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Inclusive Insurance - a creative solution to narrow the protection gap in the emerging markets of the Southeastern Europe
Insurance should be accessible to all social classes, regardless of their wealth & income status. Products offered today are conventional insurance products, largely inspired from the developed markets as "one-size-fits-all" solutions, affordable to only middle- and high-income clients in the Eastern Europe's emerging & developing markets. Inclusive insurance's goal is making insurance available to all, with responsible insurance offers, thus making up for a solution to narrow the insurance coverage gap in the region.
Latest trends and challenges in the property and motor insurance lines under scrutiny, in Vienna
Property and motor insurance lines are providing for about 75% of the non-life insurance business in the CEE region, but are responsible for over 77% of the claims expenses. As such, although other classes of risks are emerging, for the time being and most probably for a rather long period ahead, property and motor insurance lines will continue to be at the heart of CEE's insurance market architecture.
FIAR 2019: Register before 28 February and save EUR 400 of the attendance fee
To the satisfaction of its traditional guests, FIAR returns in 2019 to its historical hometown, Sinaia. The forthcoming edition will benefit from the comfort and professional facilities of a new venue, the Conference Center of the International Hotel ****, located in the heart of the beautiful mountain resort. Registration is opened at a significantly discounted early bird rate until 28 February.