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RSA reports combined ratio of 94.8% for first half of 2017 in Canada ‘despite higher large losses’

August 2, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

RSA Insurance Group plc reported Wednesday that its net premiums written in Canada during the six months ending June 30 were 5% higher, on a constant rate of exchange basis, than in the same period in 2016. Meanwhile, in Canada,

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No need for ‘massive upfront investment’ to get data analytics to work: Insurance Analytics summit speaker

June 29, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Insurance professionals who are implementing data analytics need to focus on what they want to achieve and need to deliver value quickly to senior business leaders, a Travelers Canada executive suggested Thursday at the Insurance Analytics Canada Summit. “The focus

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Cladding may have helped spread London high rise fire, experts say

June 15, 2017 Gregory Katz - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON – The official cause may not be known for months. The death toll is unclear – and rising. No one has said exactly where the fire started. But experts suspect recent renovations at the Grenfell Tower, including newly installed

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Ransomware ‘WannaCry’ spreads to thousands more computers at start of workweek

May 15, 2017 Yuri Kageyama and Louise Watt - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOKYO – The worldwide “ransomware” cyberattack spread to thousands of more computers on Monday as people logged in at work, disrupting business, schools, hospitals and daily life, though no new large-scale breakdowns were reported. In Britain, whose health service was

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Combined ratio up 2.1 points, non-life premiums down 14% at PartnerRe

May 5, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A change in the measure used to calculate lump sum awards in bodily injury cases in Britain had an impact on PartnerRe Ltd.’s financial results, which the Hamilton, Bermuda insurer released Wednesday. PartnerRe, which has a Toronto branch office, reported

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Combined ratio 100% in Q1 for Markel

May 2, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Commercial insurance writer Markel Corp. reported a combined ratio of 100% in the three months ending March 31, a 12-point deterioration from its combined ratio of 88% during the first quarter of last year. Glen Allen, Virginia-based Markel released April

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Former RSA Canada exec appointed CEO Canada, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

April 27, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Adrian Hall, former chief customer officer for RSA Insurance in Canada, takes the helm of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in Canada May 1. He will be “responsible for managing the company’s strategy, development and performance,” Swiss Re Corporate Solutions said

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Flood insurance reform bill re-tabled in U.S. congress

March 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A bill aimed at increasing participation by the private sector in the flood insurance market in the United States was tabled Wednesday in the House of Representatives, a U.S. congressman from Florida announced. The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization