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THE EVOLUTION OF THE INA

Rough Notes

A valuable resource for insurance network leaders By Ray Scotto When the inaugural meeting of the Insurance Networks Alliance (INA) took place in 2018, attendees approached the gathering with a mix of curiosity and skepticism. Many wondered about the...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Africa Re posts solid underwriting result with CoR of 88.74% in Q3’24

Reinsurance News

The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) reported a strong net underwriting result of $79.5 million at the end of the third quarter of 2024, marking an impressive year-over-year increase of 100.82% and resulting in an improved net combined...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Swiss Re Agrees to Sell iptiQ’s European P&C Business to Allianz Direct

Insurance Journal

Swiss Re has agreed to sell iptiQ’s European P&C business to Allianz Direct, in line with its strategic decision to withdraw from iptiQ. Allianz Direct, the pan-European online insurer of Allianz Group, will take over the risk carrier based...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

In Florida’s Weed Wars, Griffin and DeSantis Clash With Trump and ‘Pot Daddy’

Insurance Journal

In Florida’s weed wars, the big money is going against Governor Ron DeSantis and the financier of his anti-cannabis crusade, billionaire Ken Griffin. The Citadel founder has funded about half of the campaign against a referendum on legalizing r...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

SRA makes leadership changes appointing Law Chair & Beedle Deputy Chair

Reinsurance News

Singapore Reinsurers’​ Association has announced changes in its leadership appointing Kenrick Law as SRA Chair and James Beedle as Deputy Chair, taking over from Marc Haushofer. The SRA was established in 1979 aiming to be a leading voice fo...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

MGA Kova Professions enters into multi-year capacity agreement with Hadron

Reinsurance News

Specialist managing general agent (MGA), Kova Professions has entered into a multi-year capacity agreement with Hadron, the specialty insurance carrier. The partnership, which will see Kova Professions underwrite with capacity from Hadron, is part...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Biden Declares Major Disaster Area in New Mexico Due to Historic Flooding

Insurance Journal

President Joe Biden declared a major disaster area in southeast New Mexico after historic flooding killed two people and forced the rescue of more than 300 last month. The declaration announced last week makes federal funding available to residents i...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Rescuers Find Body of Final Missing Tenn. Factory Worker Swept Away by Flooding

Insurance Journal

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees killed after they …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Allianz X and AlTi Global announce joint venture

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AlTi Global is a wealth manager with over $72 billion in combined assets. 

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Ryan Specialty completes acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners

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Innovisk generated approximately $58 million of operating revenue for the 12 months ended July 31, 2024.

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Swiss Re to sell iptiQ's European P&C business to Allianz Direct

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Pacific Life Re and Kakao Pay Insurance will co-develop app-exclusive health insurance products.

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Berkshire’s GEICO Turns in Strong Q3 but Overall Insurance UW Income Slips

Carrier Management

Berkshire’s GEICO Turns in Strong Q3 but Overall Insurance UW Income Slips Third-quarter underwriting income with...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Executives on the Move at Kettle, Aon, Lloyd’s

Carrier Management

Executives on the Move at Kettle, Aon, Lloyd’s Kettle names a new chief executive officer. Aon ap...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

AIG General Insurance Underwriting Profit Falls 28% in Q3

Carrier Management

AIG General Insurance Underwriting Profit Falls 28% in Q...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Global insurtech funding reaches $3.2bn in Q3, expected to reach $4.2bn by the end of 2024

Reinsurance News

The third quarter of 2024 closed with an investment in insurance technology (Insurtech) of $3.2 billion, 7% less than in 2023, however, this trend appears to be a positive and suggests a rebound in funding in the fourth quarter, according to a new...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

AXA XL strengthens commitment to middle market with new hire

Reinsurance News

AXA XL, AXA’s property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division, has announced the appointment of Matthew Teehan as Senior Underwriter – Multinational for Middle Market, Americas. Based in New York, Teehan will spearhead th...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Corebridge Financial posts $1.2bn net loss in Q3’24

Reinsurance News

Corebridge Financial, the American multinational financial services company, has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, which includes a $1.2 billion net loss, compared to a gain of $2.1 billion in the prior year quarter. Ac...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Boeing Dismantles DEI Team as Pressure Builds on New CEO

Insurance Journal

Boeing Co. has dismantled its global diversity, equity and inclusion department, making it the latest high-profile corporation to make changes to its DEI policy as its new top leader oversees a broader revamp of the company’s workforce. Staff f...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Finland Records First Hurricane-Force Winds Off West Coast

Insurance Journal

Finland’s coastal waters were hit by hurricane-force winds for the first time, as more extreme weather batters Europe. Storm Lyly brought an average wind speed of 33.5 meters per second on Friday to Kylmapihlaja, off the coast from the city &#8...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Specialist Risk Group Acquires UK-Based MGA NW Re

Insurance Journal

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based specialist insurance intermediary that is majority-owned by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, announced the acquisition of specialist reinsurance firm NW Re. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. SR...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

PERILS ups final industry loss estimate for Windstorm Ciarán to €2.1bn

Reinsurance News

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its fourth and final industry loss estimate for Extratropical Windstorm “Ciarán,” increasing the figure to €2.06 billion. The windstorm, also known as “Emir,” impacted  France,...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

MultiStrat selects AdvantageGo’s Underwriting Workbench for streamlined ILS & reinsurance operations

Reinsurance News

AdvantageGo, part of Coforge, is set to implement a comprehensive reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) solution for Bermuda-based reinsurance group MultiStrat, centring on the AdvantageGo Underwriting Workbench. AdvantageGo describes...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Trucker Crashes Into Stopped Traffic in Michigan, Killing 4

Insurance Journal

WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A section of Interstate 96 in southeast Michigan remained closed Sunday after a semitruck crashed into more than a dozen vehicles overnight, killing 4 people and injuring 17 others, according to state police. Traffic on I-96...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

SRG acquires specialist reinsurance firm NW Re

Reinsurance News

Insurance intermediary Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has announced the acquisition of specialist reinsurance firm NW Re. Founded in 2020 by Neil Wallis, Neil Walker, and Tallis Kemp, NW Re provides Property Facultative Reinsurance and Excess of Loss...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Palomar Holdings’ CoR falls to 80.5% on $12.9m cat losses, GWP rises to $415m 

Reinsurance News

Palomar Holdings has reported a 32.2% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to $415 million for the third quarter of 2024, while catastrophe losses drove a 4.7 point deterioration in the combined ratio to 80.5%, compared to 75.8% in the third quart...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Opinion | A Burning Issue

Risk & Insurance

Firefighters put their lives on the line to combat wildfires every year. Insurance can do more to help them succeed. The post Opinion | A Burning Issue appeared first on

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Agency Settles With Chicago Mortgage Firm Over Racial Discrimination Claims

Insurance Journal

The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog agency on Friday said it had reached a settlement in a long-running lawsuit with a Chicago mortgage lender over alleged racial discrimination. Under the terms of the proposed agreement, Townstone Financial wou...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Valencia Asks for €31 Billion Rescue Package After Deadly Floods in Spain

Insurance Journal

The region of Valencia is asking Spain’s central government for rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods last week destroyed homes and left more than 200 dead. The Valencian government agreed to ask Madrid for €31.4 billion ($34.2 bill...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Miller appoints Steve Jolley as Chief Information Officer

Reinsurance News

Miller, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Steve Jolley as Chief Information Officer, effective December 2, 2024. In his new role, Jolley will report to the incoming Chief...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Aon to Acquire UK Insurance Broker Griffiths & Armour

Insurance Journal

Insurance broker Aon plc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based insurance broker Griffiths & Armour. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Upon completion of the transaction, Griffiths & Armour will become wholly ow...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Catastrophes dent Greenlight Re’s underwriting result but net income rises on investments

Reinsurance News

Cayman Islands domiciled reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. has reported a higher combined ratio of 95.9% for the third quarter of 2024 compared to last year’s 91.2% on the back of elevated losses from catastrophes, although net income increase...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

AI-enabled wildfire insurer Kettle appoints Isaac Espinoza as CEO

Reinsurance News

Kettle, an AI-enabled insurance and reinsurance provider for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Isaac Espinoza as CEO. Espinoza holds nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

AIG posts solid Q3’24 result as higher catastrophe charges dent GI underwriting result

Reinsurance News

Global insurer AIG has reported a 77% year-on-year decline in net income to $459 million for the third quarter of 2024, driven primarily by a reduction in net income from discontinued operations following the deconsolidation of Corebridge, while i...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Swiss Re to sell iptiQ’s Euro P&C business to Allianz Direct

Reinsurance News

In line with its strategic decision to withdraw from iptiQ, Swiss Re has agreed to sell the digital insurer’s European P&C business to Allianz Direct, the pan-European online insurer of Allianz Group. iptiQ is a carrier based in Luxembou...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

RiverStone appoints Nicola Gaisford as Head of M&A, UK & Europe

Reinsurance News

RiverStone International, a provider of legacy solutions, has announced the appointment of Nicola Gaisford as Head of M&A – UK & Europe. Gaisford has been with RiverStone since July 2023, joining as Associate Director of M&A Stra...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices to US

Insurance Journal

European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is behind a plan that would ultimately place incendiary devices on planes to North America through air cargo shipments, according to people familiar with the matter. Authorities are taking the inc...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

IQUW expands FortiFI coverage to the Australian market with new territory-specific wording

Reinsurance News

Re/insurance provider IQUW has announced that its Financial Institutions (FI) product, FortiFI, will introduce updated policy terms tailored for the Australian market by the end of October 2024. Originally launched in the US earlier this year, For...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers

Insurance Journal

Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways. Organizers estimated that 15,000 pe...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024