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Hiscox Bermuda Appoints Palmer to Head Analytics and Research

Hiscox Bermuda has appointed Dr. Michael Palmer as Head of Analytics and Research for the group’s Bermuda operation. He will report to Damien Smith, Hiscox Bermuda’s Underwriting Director, and “will take responsibility for the analytics team in Bermuda, helping to …

China Reinsurance Company Licenses AIR’s Suite of Cat Models

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd. (CPCR) has licensed its typhoon, earthquake, and multiple-peril crop insurance models for China to better manage its catastrophe risk. “Because of the rapid urbanization in …