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Navarro Wins Delaware Insurance Commissioner Reelection

Insurance Journal

Trinidad Navarro will retain his role as Delaware insurance commissioner. Navarro, the state’s Democratic incumbent, defeated Republican nominee Ralph Taylor in Tuesday’s election. More than 95% of the vote was in at press time, and Navar...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Employers Prioritize Mental, Physical Support Over Financial Wellbeing

Risk & Insurance

Employers prioritize mental and physical wellbeing, but employees identify financial wellbeing as their primary concern, A WTW survey finds. The post

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Blend partners with Covered

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Covered’s marketplace will be integrated into Blend’s mortgage application workflow.

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Allianz offers a two-year price guarantee for car insurance

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The offer is available both online and offline.

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

In an Expensive and Difficult Market, States Aim to Make Fire Risk Ratings More Transparent

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With wildfires and other natural disasters on the rise, several states are taking steps to make fire risk ratings more transparent for homeowners.

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Trump 2.0: How a potential 15% corporate tax and trade policies could reshape the re/insurance secto...

Reinsurance News

With Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, re/insurers are now reconsidering the policies that shaped his first presidency and preparing for the potential impacts on the sector. Trump’s “America First” agenda is expected to re-e...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Florida’s Citizens Suspends Binding on Policies as Another Storm Churns in the Gulf

Insurance Journal

Florida’s state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the largest insurer in the state, has suspended binding on policies, statewide, as yet another hurricane approaches from the Carribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. As of Monday, Nov. 4, &#8...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Jan 1 outlook is very positive amid stable market: Conduit Re CUO Roberts

Reinsurance News

The re/insurance market has absorbed the elevated level of small and medium sized catastrophe events around the world so far this year, which will ensure pricing remains robust for the remainder of 2024 and beyond, leading Gregory Roberts, Chief U...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Six Questions for Tim Fleming, CEO of The Mutual Group

Risk & Insurance

After considering traditional models like surplus notes, they realized there was a need for something new and innovative that brought together both a capital solution and operational solutions. The post

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Mississippi Worker Killed When Hot Asphalt Falls from Dump Truck

Insurance Journal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when …

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

MIC Global and VOOM Insurance partner to reinsure rideshare business

Reinsurance News

Insurtech MIC Global has partnered with VOOM Insurance to provide reinsurance to its rideshare business. This partnership aligns with MIC’s mobility book and reflects its commitment to supporting innovative solutions for the future of mobility. VO...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Legal Weed Ballot Measure Falls Short of Supermajority Vote Needed in Florida

Insurance Journal

A constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana in Florida won a majority of votes Tuesday but fell short of the required 60% needed to pass. The vote snuffs out what was expected to be a rush to set …

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

QBE Asia appoints Jeyasakthi Ratnasingam as Head of Risk and Compliance

Reinsurance News

QBE Asia has announced the appointment of Jeyasakthi Ratnasingam as Head of Risk and Compliance. In this role, Ratnasingam will oversee the firm’s risk and compliance strategy, program, and infrastructure, ensuring robust controls, procedures, and...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Markets/Coverages: Chaucer Offers Nuclear Power Stations Insurance for Cyberattacks

Insurance Journal

Chaucer has launched a new nuclear insurance policy that provides nuclear power plants (NPP) with insurance cover for cyberattacks. Called CyNuC, the malicious act cyber insurance policy was developed specifically by Chaucer’s Lloyd’s Syn...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Buyer friendly conditions continue as insurers focus on growth: Aon

Reinsurance News

Buyer friendly conditions for insurance buyers in North America continued through the third quarter of 2024, accelerating in key areas as insurers seek to achieve year-end growth, Aon has revealed in its recent North America Market Overview for Q3...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

AIG CEO Zaffino on Approach to Catastrophe Losses in Today’s Reinsurance Market

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AIG CEO Zaffino on Approach to Catastrophe Losses in T...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

How Trump’s Second Administration Affects Business: Musk, Tariffs and More

Insurance Journal

Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American business. Much depends on whom he appoints as deputies and cabinet members, including the role of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and what &#...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Causey Elected to Third Term

Insurance Journal

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was reelected to a third term, gaining 52% of the vote to Democratic opponent Natasha Marcus’ 48%. News reports and the Associated Press indicated that, by early Wednesday, Causey had picked up...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Bay Harbor Re expands letter of credit facility to $150m

Reinsurance News

Bay Harbor Reinsurance Company, a reinsurer focused on the US Property and Casualty program marketplace, has announced the expansion of its letter of credit facility to $150 million with Comerica Bank. This increase highlights the company’s...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Business Moves: Ryan Specialty Acquires MGU Specialist; Clear Buys UK’s CoverMarque

Insurance Journal

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, has completed the acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners from Abry Partners and BHMS Investments. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. London-based Innovisk has becom...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Orendorf named Chief Underwriting Officer at Chard Re

Reinsurance News

William Orendorf has been promoted to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at reinsurance-linked investment manager Chard Re. Orendorf, who has over two decades of industry experience, has been part of the company since 2022, when he joine...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Chinese Group Accused of Hacking Singtel in Telecom Attacks

Insurance Journal

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Singapore’s largest mobile carrier, was breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers this summer as part of a broader campaign against telecommunications companies and other critical infrastructure operators ar...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Enstar completes second property ILS transaction with acquisition of Bermuda reinsurer

Reinsurance News

Enstar Group Limited, a company specialising in managing runoff insurance and reinsurance portfolios, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, has acquired a Bermuda-domiciled Class 3B insurer and segregated accounts c...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Spain Risks €10.6 Billion Flood Damage Bill, PM Sanchez Says

Insurance Journal

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first financial package for victims of the storms that killed more than 200 people in the country’s eastern region of Valencia. Spain will earmark as much as €10.6 billion ($11.5 billion) for i...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Hurricane Helene drives $90m cat losses for AFG in Q3, Specialty P&C CoR hits 94.3% 

Reinsurance News

American Financial Group’s (AFG’s) Specialty property & casualty (P&C) insurance operations reported underwriting profit of $117 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $143 million in the prior year period, while cat...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Penn State’s Jared Wise on Risk Management in Higher Education and Cyber’s Impact on the Industry

Risk & Insurance

Penn State’s Jared Wise pivoted from a background in commercial lines underwriting to become CRO of one of the Middle Atlantic’s largest educational institutions. The post P...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Lockton Re adds Henry Philipps to Marine & Energy division

Reinsurance News

Reinsurance broker Lockton Re has announced the addition of Henry Philipps to its Marine & Energy team as Senior Broker. Philipps is joining Lockton Re from Guy Carpenter, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President. He joined the r...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Innovative Solutions in Wildfire Management: How Technology and Proactive Collaboration Make a Diffe...

Risk & Insurance

Innovative wildfire solutions have the potential to change how we approach the risk. The post ...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

IGI reports net income of $35m for Q3’24 amid rise in net premiums earned

Reinsurance News

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), in its Q3 2024 results, has reported net income of $34.5 million compared to $10.9 million last year, driven primarily by an increase in net premiums earned (NPE) of $17.2 million. The increase...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

PCRIC & WTW renew disaster risk insurance cover for Pacific region

Reinsurance News

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), in collaboration with the global advisory, broking, and solutions company WTW, has renewed its portfolio of policies for governments and government-affiliated entities in Pacific Island count...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

In an Expensive and Difficult Market, States Aim to Make Fire Risk Ratings More Transparent

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If Colorado’s any indication, more state departments of insurance may be working on legislation to ensure consumer transparency. Across the U.S., homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas are f...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Pool Re appoints Andrew Stark as Head of Underwriting

Reinsurance News

Pool Re, the UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Andrew Stark to the newly created role of Head of Underwriting. In his new role, Stark will report to Jonathan Gray, Chief Underwriting Officer at Pool Re. S...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

AEGIS London adds two new Non-Exec Directors to its Board

Reinsurance News

AEGIS Managing Agency Limited, managing agent of top-quartile Lloyd’s syndicate 1225 (AEGIS London), has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its Board, Martin Bride and Andrew Gibbs. Both appointments were made ba...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Generali Said to Weigh Deal for Credit Investment Firm MGG

Insurance Journal

Assicurazioni Generali SpA is considering a deal to acquire New York-based credit investment firm MGG Investment Group, people familiar with the matter said, as the Italian insurer looks to expand in the private asset business. Generali has held earl...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Lancashire sees 9M’24 insurance revenue climb 16.8% to $1.3bn

Reinsurance News

Specialty insurance and reinsurance group Lancashire Holdings has reported insurance revenue of $1.3 billion for the first nine months of 2024, an increase of $186.8 million, or 16.8%, compared to the same period in 2023, despite anticipating net...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Conduit’s reinsurance revenue up over 30% as GPW hits $957m in 9M’24

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re generated reinsurance revenue of $588.2 million for the first nine months of 2024, an increase of 30.3% over the same period last year, as gross premiums written (GPW) rose 25.2% amid strong growth in property an...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Beazley reports strong growth in property as group-wide premiums rise 7% in 9M’24

Reinsurance News

Specialist insurer Beazley has reported a 7% rise in net insurance written premiums to $3.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30th, 2024, and has maintained its combined ratio guidance for the year at around 80% despite expected losses o...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024