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Oxbridge Re reports $821,000 net loss in Q2’24 on investments

Reinsurance News

Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands-based reinsurance company, reported a net loss of $821,000 for the second quarter of 2024, significantly larger than the net loss of $85,000 in Q2 2023, driven primarily by a negative change in the fa...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

HCI Group’s net income climbs to $57.1m in Q2’24

Reinsurance News

Florida-based insurtech HCI Group has posted its results for the second quarter of 2024, which includes a net income of $57.1 million and a pre-tax income of $76 million, a solid increase compared to the prior year’s $14.9 million and $20.2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Criticism, Sees $500 Million Hit From Cyber Outage

Insurance Journal

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a global outage last month caused mass flight cancellations, disrupting travel plans of 1.3 million customers and costing it at least $500 million. A...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

QBE de-risks exposure to reserves via $1.6bn transaction with RiverStone & Enstar

Reinsurance News

Australian insurer QBE has entered into a reserve transaction with RiverStone International and Enstar, that will de‑risk its exposure to reserves totalling approximately $1.6 billion, effective July 1st, 2024. The transactions are expected to clo...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Life and P&C growth drives Generali GWP increase in H1 2024

Reinsurance News

Generali has reported its financial results for the first half of 2024, revealing a significant increase in gross written premiums (GWP), to €50.1 billion from the €42.2 billion seen in H1 2023, driven by substantial growth in both the Life and P&...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Sompo Intl. P&C reports dip in underwriting income for Q1 as CoR hits 94.1%

Reinsurance News

Sompo International’s commercial P&C business has reported an underwriting income of $127.4 million for Q1 of the 2024 financial year, down from $155.3 million in the same period of 2023, while its combined ratio increased 1.7 points to...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Reinsurers must maintain underwriting discipline to mitigate nat cat losses: S&P

Reinsurance News

Last year marked the fourth consecutive year in which global insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100 billion, however, reinsurers largely avoided significant impacts due to strategic positioning, according to S&P Global Ratings. In 20...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

QBE’s profit more than doubles to $802m in H1’24

Reinsurance News

Australian insurer QBE has reported a statutory net profit after tax of $802 million for the first half of 2024, compared with $400 million last year, as the combined ratio improved to 93.8% from 98.8% on the back of lower catastrophe costs, more...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Australia’s QBE Reports More Than Doubling of 1st-Half Profit, but Misses Estimates

Insurance Journal

Australia’s QBE Insurance Group on Friday reported a more than twofold jump in its first-half profit, boosted by higher income from premiums, but missed analysts’ view, sending its shares to over a six month low. The company’s gross...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Australia’s QBE More Than Doubles First-Half Profit, but Misses Estimates

Insurance Journal

Australia’s QBE Insurance Group on Friday reported a more than twofold jump in its first-half profit, boosted by higher income from premiums, but missed analysts’ view, sending its shares to over a six month low. The company’s gross...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

MS Reinsurance posts significant premium growth as CoR strengthens

Reinsurance News

Zurich headquartered global reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re) has reported a 305% rise in net income to $81 million for the first quarter of the fiscal year, as the combined ratio improved to 89.7% from 94.2% a year earlier. MS Re is part of global...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hong Kong’s Insurance Boom Lures Job-Seeking Mainlanders

Insurance Journal

Hong Kong is seeing an influx of professionals from mainland China’s finance and tech sectors who are disillusioned with their career and salary prospects across the border. Many are trying to make a living and stay in the city by …

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hippo reports 88% YoY growth in revenues in Q2 2024

Reinsurance News

Home insurance firm Hippo has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 reporting revenue growth of 88% year over year (YoY), with premium retention more in-line with risk-retention. At $90 million, up from $48 million in Q2 2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hurricane Debby’s wind & flood losses to be manageable at $1-2bn: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

As per a new report from Gallagher Re, Hurricane Debby will remain a “very manageable” event for the re/insurance industry, with combined wind and water-related insured losses from the private insurance market and National Flood Insura...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Enstar agrees $376m ground-up LPT with QBE

Reinsurance News

One of global insurer Enstar Group Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiaries has agreed to provide a ground-up Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) with certain subsidiaries of QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE), covering a diversified portfolio of US commercia...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. merges into Assured Guaranty

Reinsurance News

Assured Guaranty Inc. (AG), a company that offers financial guarantees and credit enhancement products, has completed the merger of Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), with AG as the surviving company. The merger was initially announced on Jul...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian: Florida Lawsuit

Carrier Management

Insurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian: Florida Lawsuit Just as another hurricane hit...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Rockford Mutual selects Sapiens ReinsurancePro to automate reinsurance processes

Reinsurance News

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company has chosen Sapiens ReinsurancePro to fully automate its reinsurance management processes, aiming to enhance efficiency and reduce costly claims leakage. Sapiens ReinsurancePro streamlines the underwriting and admi...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Robert Foskey named new CEO & President of Everen Group

Reinsurance News

The Everen Group, a consortium of energy insurance companies, has appointed Robert Foskey as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 5, 2024. Foskey brings extensive experience and a successful history with the Everen Group...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Bondaval appoints Centrica’s Paul Collier Group VP Risk Underwriting

Reinsurance News

Bondaval, a provider of technology-enabled credit insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Paul Collier as Group Vice President of Risk Underwriting. In his new role, Collier will lead all risk underwriting activity and assist in sett...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

More People Moving In Than Out of Counties With High Catastrophe Risk

Insurance Journal

Despite the dangers and expense associated with living in high-risk areas, large numbers of people are still moving to parts of America most impacted by wildfires, flooding and extreme heat. According to a new report from real estate company Redfin,...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

SE People Moves: Bisig to Alliant, Former Lawmaker Bell to TDCI Fire Post

Insurance Journal

Alliant Insurance Services, a distributor of insurance products around the U.S., has named Sean Bisig vice president and producer in its employee benefits group. He will continue to be based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bisig spent 18 years with Uni...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

IMA Financial Spreads Into Florida Market with Wallace Welch & Willingham

Insurance Journal

IMA Financial Group, a large brokerage specializing in wealth management and risk advice, is moving into the Florida commercial property insurance market with the acquisition of Wallace Welch & Willingham Inc. WW&W, based in the St. Petersbur...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Construction Firm to Pay $50K to Settle Retaliation Claim

Insurance Journal

Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a human resource...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Judge Allows Vermont Suit Alleging Police Bias, Excessive Force Against Black Teen

Insurance Journal

A Vermont judge has denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and discriminated against a Black teenager whose mother had called law enforcement to teach him a lesson about stealing....

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Kemper’s net income reaches $75.4m in Q2, Specialty P&C underlying CR hits 89.6%

Reinsurance News

In their results for the second quarter of 2024, Kemper Corporation has posted a net income of $75.4 million, a major improvement compared to a net loss of $97.1 million from the second quarter of 2023. Kemper’s total revenues for Q2’2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Third Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims Ends With Hung Jury

Insurance Journal

The third trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac ended in a mistrial on Wednesday when jurors could not agree about whether pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim was responsible for an Illinois man’s cancer. Martin Gros...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

People Moves: Davis Joins Alliant Insurance Services Team as SVP in Oregon

Insurance Journal

Alliant Insurance Services named Travis Davis a senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Davis is based in Bend, Oregon. Davis has a decade of experience in the insurance industry, supplemented by tenure as an engineer and project...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

EPA Issues Rare Emergency Ban on Pesticide That Damages Fetuses

Insurance Journal

For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. Officials took the rare step because the pesticide DCPA...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Student-on-Employee Workers’ Compensation Assault Claims Drop: Gallagher Basset

Insurance Journal

The number of workers’ compensation claims for student-on-school-employee assault dropped significantly during the 2023-24 school year, according to data from Gallagher Basset. This change comes after two years of increasing claims following th...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Police Chief’s Misconduct Verdict

Insurance Journal

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of a former police chief who was accused of violating sexual harassment policies following a call he made to a female employee, saying a judge misinterpreted the law. In a 3-1 …

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hub International Acquires Southern Colorado Insurance

Insurance Journal

Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of SCIC LLC (Southern Colorado Insurance) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Debbie Klisch, owner, and Andrew Klisch, president, and the Southern Colorado Insurance team will join Hub Colorado. Southern Colorado...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Tree Damage to Roof: When Does Debris Removal Sublimit Apply?

IA Magazine

After trees fell on an insured's roof during a windstorm, the carrier is limiting payment to remove the trees from the roof to the $1,000 sublimit under Section 1—Additional Property Coverages for Debris Removal.

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

The Mutual Group: Solutions for the Unique Challenges of Mutual Insurers

IIR

IIR talks with CEO Tim Fleming about the range of solutions TMG offers, from capital to technology, to improve the underwriting success of its member companies.

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Lessons from the Crowdstrike Meltdown

IIR

The outage highlights the need for insurers to evaluate their technology risk and have a robust recovery plan.

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

ADP Ventures invests in Nayya

coverager

Nayya publicly disclosed $105 million in funding. 

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancelation Moratorium for 185K Residents

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex fires. The moratorium shiel...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Bold Penguin, Cover Genius, Insurwave

Carrier Management

Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Bold Penguin, Cover Genius, Insurwave Digit...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Vitesse Secures $93M in Series C Funding Led by KKR

Carrier Management

Vitesse Secures $93M in Series C Funding Led by KKR Vitesse, a...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

CNBC honors Sure on its list of the World’s Top Insurtech Companies

coverager

Sure, the insurance technology leader that unlocks the potential of digital insurance, today announced it has been featured on CNBC’s list of the World’s Top Insurtech Companies.

Posted: Aug 08, 2024