Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance makes key appointments in leading markets
The US based insurance company appointed Mark Lingafelter to lead business in Australasia and Chris Colahan as the head of the UK & Europe...
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South Korea to host Korea Blockchain Summit for Asia
South Korea will conduct the Korea Blockchain Summit, highlighting the potential and business prospects for blockchain technologies in the region across multiple industries and key business verticals...
Coface Israel Country Manager Carmine Mandola sees Israel as a strong market for insurance
Insurance market in the country comprises of companies from Israel itself and there is no ‘international players in insurance and banking’...
PSD2 should be a wake-up call for the big banks
Established banks have a lot of data, but most of them aren’t doing much with it right now...
Challenges for Islamic finance in the USA
The biggest challenge is the First Amendment of the US Constitution Camille Paldi March 14, 2017: With proper regulation, legislation, and dispute resolution, Islamic finance, sukuk (Islamic bond) and takaful (Islamic insurance) have tremendous possibilities in the United States at this moment in time. Modes of Islamic finance, including musharakah, mudharabah, murabahah, tawarruq, salam, and istisna’a, can enhance the capitalist performance of...
XL Catlin appoints new global head of placements forceded reinsurance
Anne Middleton to manage its ceded reinsurance placements globally January 18, 2017: XL Catlin’s P&C Underwriting Capital Management operation has appointed Anne Middleton to manage its ceded reinsurance placements globally.XL Catlin insurance companies offer property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance products globally. Previously, head of finance for several XL Catlin insurance businesses, in her new role, Ms...
Banks need not fear startups
How data science can save traditional banking and insurance from GAFA Florian Douetteau December 12, 2016: In 2016, there are very few industries that big tech players (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – or GAFA) don’t have their hands in. The finance industry is no exception; after having recovered from the global economic crisis of...
Implementing digital for banks and insurance
How financial institutions can develop digital strategies as bricks and mortar become obsolete Alejandro Gonzalez & Pedro Fernández December 9, 2016: The way customers interact with banks and insurance companies has changed: according to Eurostat and The Financial Brand, as much as 40% of banking customers in the EU are active online banking users. That...
More sovereign sukuk on the way
This was the opinion of delegates at the IFM’s summit on Islamic finance - Tim Evershed...
Nexus Group gets new head of general insurance
Appoints Philip Ashkuri; serving GCC insurance remains a priority May 10, 2016: Leading insurance broker, Nexus Group, has appointed Philip Ashkuri as the Head of General Insurance, Commercial and Personal Lines, for the GCC region. With nearly three decades in the general insurance industry, Ashkuri has extensive experience and widespread knowledge of the global and...