BioMotiv, a mission-driven drug∏♥ development accelerator that advances br"★≈>eakthrough discoveries from research inst>↑ itutions into therapeutics, and Bristγδ£ol-Myers Squibb Compan&γy today announced a new strategic partnership. Th& ↔δe partnership will lev₽↕"erage the strengths of both orgaγ✔nizations to develop new and★€ innovative therapies for pφ©πatients who need them most. Undeδ®<r the terms of the agreement, B∑ ristol-Myers Squibb will become a limited >ασpartner of BioMotiv with the option to →♠invest additional fundin₽Ω✔÷g in selected projects oαεf mutual interest. Under π the partnership, BioMotiv and Bristol-Myers≈$₩ Squibb together will form anΩ☆♥♦d fund new companies to dev'>←elop novel therapeutics in d¶↓isease areas where unmet medical needs₩✘↑ remain. Upon the identification of a preclin∞πical candidate molecu'φ★le, Bristol-Myers Squibb will have the option t$♥ →o acquire the company from Bio≠✘✔ Motiv under pre-agreed terms.
“This new partnership ¶☆★effectively pairs two organizations wit•∏©h a mission – to translate transf≥® ormational discoverie¥★₩←s into breakthrough therapies for patients li$↕Ωving with serious diseases,” said S₩ atish Jindal, PhD, BioM↑®β±otiv’s Managing Director.
Ted Torphy, PhD, BioMotiv’s CEO and Chief α✔Scientific Officer, commented≈®✔←, “This new partnership will allow uφ"★₹s to leverage the extensive expertise of Bris★® tol-Myers Squibb across multiple d∑± €isease areas. Combined with BioMotiv’s unique mod₽δ→el and focus on accelerating breakΩΩthrough discoveries from leading aca♥¥<demic institutions, we hav ♥>∑e the opportunity to mak≤λe a real impact on the lives of pa€>∏tients.”
“Bristol-Myers Squibb’s distincti¥≤ve BioPharma strategy leverages the reach φ☆≈and resources of a major pharma company pa"σired with the entrepreneurial spi∞'>rit and agility of a biotech firm,” sai←₹↕d Bruce Car, PhD, Interimσ↑λ Head, Discovery Researc∏h, Bristol-Myers Squibb. “Partner★♦≤×ing with an innovative acceler"≥σator like BioMotiv strengthens our ability to tr↕€anslate cutting edge, early-stage academic di &scoveries into new therapies for pati≥"ents with serious diseases.”
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From :businessinsuranceU.S. cε₹≥ommercial property/casualty rates rose 5% o✔♣n average in the fourtλ >☆h quarter of 2019, up from 4% in ★Ωthe third quarter, reflγ∞ecting insurers’ intent to continue to increase §÷prices across most l≤φines, online insurance exchang§£e MarketScout Corp. said Monday.“Au•πto rate increases have been up all year lon♠☆≥≠g; however D&O (directors &a$£∑mp; officers) and profe♠σ ©ssional rate increases have spiked si☆₽♣gnificantly in the fourth quarter,” Richard Ker♠✘r, CEO of MarketScout Corp. said in a stat©<δ©ement.Insurers are ca↑λ↑refully analyzing their property exposuresφ¥¶ using catastrophe modeling tools, he said♠β←¥. “We expect many of the majo±∞r property catastrophe insurers to curt£λ>↔ail their 2020 writings in California↕< brush and East and Gulf Co≠'₩ast wind areas. Naturally, th←¥is will result in highe∑ ©r rates to insureds,” Mr. Ker₩r said.D&O liability rates in∏ ±•creased by 8.25%, while commercial auto increasedδ♥¶Ω 8% in the quarter, and ♠≈professional liability rat↑ <es were up 6%, and umbrella/'±♣excess rates were up 5.5%, ac∏♣cording to MarketScout.Commerc$∞ial property rates increase₩>★d 5.25% in the quarter, and busi↑ ness interruption rates were €α up 5%, while all other lines showed smaller i←©₹•ncreases, except for workers comε≠✔pensation, where rates fell 1%, MarketScout saλ→id.By industry class, transportation and ha✔ε↕bitational saw the highest average rate incre₽γλ∑ases at 9% and 8.25%✘¶₽" respectively, MarketScout said.Large accou'≈ε nts – those with $250,001 to $1 million in premΩ§↑ium – saw a rate hike of 5.5% in the≤ fourth quarter, as did jumbo acco₩βunts, which have more than $1 million i↑φ"n premium. Small accounts – thoseπ•≈ with up to $25,000 in premium – were 'π®up 5%, while medium accounts –™<€♥ those with $25,001 to $250,000β•Ω↕ in premium – were up 4.5%.T≈★≠he “steady trend” of upward rates←§>< reflects insurers’ p★© £lans to continue increasing prices ≠ across all lines except for worλ✘£₹kers compensation, MarketScout said.Orgaπ™nizer:China Insurance Digital & AI Develop¶<÷ment 2020Web:http://en.zenseegroup.com/™¶€p/560573/Contact:Ann 021-6$↕"™5650305
From :insurancejournalIt was a ✔≠βrelatively quiet yea""r for the Southeast in terms of maj★§or catastrophes compared with 2018✘→∞ε when Hurricane’s Michael and F§<₽≥lorence caused major d ♣λ✘amage in the region. This yearβ α§, Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Southeast ∑&©coast and made landfall on the Oute₩≥←r Banks of North Carolina but m↓αost of the area was spared. Still, Aon ×said economic damage in the U.S. → ✘©and Canada was poised t♦♦±o approach a combined $1.5 δ→billion.Florida spent the year recover£λing from Hurricane Michael, which was upgε™∑raded to a Category 5 stor±≤ ↑m by NOAA in April. Fl♦↕orida officials have £®repeatedly called on the insurance industry >↔to speed up the recovery process¥£, with nearly 12% of claims still open a ye>≈÷ar after the storm hit.Organizer:C®↕πhina Insurance Digita"↔δ₽l & AI Development 2020Web♦ε":http://en.zenseegroup.com/p/560573/Cφ ontact:Ann 021-65650305
From:businessinsuranceeinsurance renewals at J↓✔ an. 1, 2020, mainly saw ♠↓¶single-digit increases, with some exceptions, acc₩ording to reports by ↑reinsurance brokers released ®'←Thursday.Willis Re, the reinsurance brokeδ↓rage of Willis Towers Wats÷π∏©on PLC, and Guy Carpenter & Co. L←&LC, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. b oth reported that yea→"€r-end reinsurance re ×→newals varied by account and region, but £πΩ the retrocessional reinsurance was under pressu±÷₽ re.Rates on line for prop₽§↓erty catastrophe reinsurance €₹₽programs remained stab"≠le and property per risk pricing was driven by inγβ dividual program perφ™formance, the Willis report said.Although s γ"ome Lloyd’s of Londonδφσ₽ syndicates took firm positi £™ons on rate increases and the London marke t authorized capacity decreased, that cap$€✔actiy was replaced by ₽♥¥new capital and a strong s±<upply from other markets, Willis Re said.$↑U.S. loss-free accounts renew "βed at flat to up 10% while those with losses saw ¥©increases of 10% to 50%✔"♠, the Willis Re report said, which was among thΩε♦"e largest increases. Property cataΩ'"strophe accounts wit♠©<Ωhout losses renewed at flat to up 5%, while los₹≥'s hit accounts were up 10% ≥to 20%, Willis Re said.Accordin¶Ωg to the Guy Carpenter report, the broker∑$≈age’s global property ≈€∏φcatastrophe rate on line index rose 5% in 2019.Ac♦↔♥cording to the Willis Re report, other♦ large increases were seen in Central and↕₩ Eastern Europe, where property programs with↕÷÷↕ losses saw increases of 5% t&¥o 20%, and Canada, where such accounts re→×<newed up 10% to 40%.Most ∏<∞other regions and countries saw prop≈€☆erty increases in the single or low double digit♠∏s, the report said.T✔★he Jan. 1 renewals saw some “difficult”•>✔ negotiations, according to a letter in the repβ₹↓ort from James Kent, global CEO, Willis Re.The G♦♣♣uy Carpenter report s™ ™Ωaid the reinsurance mark ™≥et was “asymmetrical,” adding “this is ce€₽rtainly not a one-size-fits-a∏αλll market” and while overall capacity r$α™>emained adequate, “allocated capacity tighten→∞ed notably in stressed classes.”Dedicated re& ✔↕insurance capital rose 2% in 2019 and the year δ"≈♣saw approximately $60 billion in global insured c€•£₹atastrophe losses, according to Guy Carpenter, w$☆hich was significantly lo"∏wer than 2017 and 2018.Alternati©&ve capital, however, contracted by approxima↑→βtely 7% percent “as investors were more cautiouγ₩εs with new investments after assessing marke↔<t dynamics and pricing adequacy,♠↔×” Guy Carpenter said.The retro ✘cession market “was challenged … by tra✘π®≈pped capital, a lack of new capital and co>↔¶ntinued redemptions from thirdβ÷±-party capital providers,” a statement issued w♠≥ith the Guy Carpenter ✔↓>report said.However, sign§±ificant retrocession providers retur≥₩₩ned to the market in the past two weeks, Willis R>↓→★e said.Organizer:Chi←↑na Insurance Digital & AI Develε↓≠ opment 2020Web:http://en.zenseegrou¥αp.com/p/560573/Contact:Ann 021-65650305
Major information technolo →♣gy companies in India are ∑₩←running the risk of ☆> termination of their $1₩₩↔ billion contracts follow¥•ing Boeing Co.’s decision to halt the pr♥☆πoduction of its 737 Max jets, MoneyControl rep÷₽♣®orted citing the Business Standarβ∞✘★d. Companies like Tata Consultancy Services ≤$Ltd., Infosys Ltd., HCL T♣α®₩echnologies Ltd., Cyient Ltd. and L♠>&T Technology Services Ltd. h×→εave outsourcing contracts with Boeing o₩☆∑r its suppliers and Bo♠π ↓eing’s jet crisis is expected to affect theseδ£π IT companies in the short run.From:business≠β< insuranceOrganizer:China Insurance Digit¶₽≠al & AI Development 2020Web:http://en.zense∏××♠egroup.com/p/560573/Con φtact:Ann 021-65650305
France-based eyewear maker Essilor Internation↕∞•↔al S.A. has discovered fraudulent activ∏λities at one of its factories in Thailand that±☆★δ could cause €190 millio> n ($213 million) in financial losses to the★£ company, The Irish Times reported♥ citing Reuters. The coπ&$mpany has filed complaints in Thailand and h≠✔ as fired all the invo✔↔>lved employees. It hopes to rec$☆Ω←over the losses from frozen bank aδ↕®∑ccounts, insurance and lawsuits.Organizer:C↕≥hina Insurance Digital & AI Develop≠₩©βment 2020Web:http://en.•zenseegroup.com/p/560573/Conλ tact:Ann 021-65650305