Reinsurance News

Everest names Corbo Head of US Primary Casualty, Weiser to lead US Excess Casualty

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer Everest Group, has made two key leadership appointments within its US Casualty business. Nina Corbo has been named Head of US Primary Casualty, meanwhile, Debbie Weiser has...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Fidelis reports improved Q3’24 net income despite higher cat losses

Fidelis Insurance Group has disclosed a Q3 2024 net income of $100.6 million, up from $87.7 million in the same period of last year, despite catastrophe and large losses increasing to $91.6 million. Fidelis’ underwriting income in Q3 2024 wa...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

IRB (Re) posts improved net income and CoR in Q3’24

Brazilian reinsurer IRB (Re) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, reporting an improved net income of R$116 million (USD 20.18 million), as well as an underwriting profit of around R$118 million (USD 20.52 million). I...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Somerset Re promotes Riley LaTour to Chief Risk Officer

Somerset Reinsurance Ltd., a provider of reinsurance solutions for the life insurance and annuity market, has named Riley LaTour as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective immediately, based in Bermuda. In this new role, LaTour will be respons...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Allianz sees Q3’24 net income hit €2.5bn as operating profit climbs 14%

In its Q3 2024 results, Allianz has revealed that net income attributable to shareholders was €2.5 billion, up from €2 billion in the same period of last year, driven by a higher operating profit. Allianz also disclosed that total business volume...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

FEMA pegs NFIP losses from hurricane Helene at $3.5bn to $7bn

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has said that Hurricane Helene could drive National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims of up to $7 billion, including loss adjustment expenses, with more than 55,000 flood loss claims reported...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

AIG names Christopher Schaper as Chief Risk Officer

Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has appointed Christopher Schaper as its new Chief Risk Officer on a permanent basis, effective immediately. He has held the same role on an interim basis since September 2024, while also ser...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Altas Partners leads $1bn investment in Sedgwick

Sedgwick, a global provider of claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, has announced the closing of a $1 billion investment in the company led by Altas Partners, a North American private equity firm. Current in...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Gallagher Bassett appoints Ajay Sinha as Managing Director of Captive Practice

Gallagher Bassett, a provider of risk and claims management services and a wholly owned subsidiary of brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has announced the appointment of Ajay Sinha as Managing Director — Captive Practice. In a recent LinkedI...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Rise in demand for cat bonds driven by climate-risk mitigation: Fitch

In an effort to effectively manage risk, re/insurers are continuing the use of capital markets to access catastrophe bonds amid a firm market, driving up the issuance of insurance-linked securities (ILS), a trend that is expected to persist, Fitch...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

Assured Guaranty posts net income increase in Q3’24

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGL) has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, which includes a net income of $171 million in comparison to $157 million from the third quarter of 2023. At the same time, the firm posted an adjusted o...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

BBVA CIB adds Ali Karakuyu to Insurance Debt Advisory team

BBVA Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) has announced the expansion of its client advisory services with the formation of a dedicated insurance financial advisory team. With this addition, BBVA CIB strengthens its capacity to offer customise...

Posted: Nov 13, 2024

UK Solvency updates to boost life insurers with further flexibility, says AM Best

According to ratings agency AM Best, the upcoming changes to the UK’s solvency regulations –  which are expected to be finalised in November – are likely to bring positive impacts to UK insurers. The reforms follow the Prudential...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Aspen Insurance promotes Borg to Head of Power and Midstream

Aspen Insurance Group, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the promotion of Lesley Borg to Head of Power and Midstream, a London-based role. Borg has been part of Aspen since 2016, when she joined the company as Head of International...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Maiden Holdings posts $34.5m net loss in Q3, NPW climbs to $8.8m

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. has posted a $34.5 million net loss for the third quarter of 2024, compared to a net loss of $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2023. The firm attributes the net loss towards an underwriting loss of $18.8 million in Q3 202...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Emerald Bay partners with Vanderbilt to launch premium casualty program for luxury real estate

Emerald Bay Risk Solutions, a collaborative underwriting carrier specialising in tailored insurance solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group managing a significant portfolio...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

TransRe appoints Swiss Re’s Abdeladim Bousselam as Head of MEA

TransRe, a reinsurance company wholly owned by Alleghany Corporation, has announced the appointment of Abdeladim Bousselam as Head of MEA, effective January 1, 2025. In his new role, Bousselam will report directly to Julien Mollinier, President of...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

KCC US Flood Model 2.0 approved by Florida Hurricane Loss Projection Commission

Karen Clark & Company, a provider of catastrophe risk modelling and analytics, has announced that its KCC US Flood Reference Model Version 2.0 has received certification from the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCH...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Fitch revises outlook on QBE & subsidiaries to positive

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on all the ratings of Australia-based QBE Insurance Group Limited and its subsidiaries to Positive from Stable, while affirming QBE’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at ‘A-‘ and the Insurer F...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Lockton Re appoints Guy Carpenter’s Jemima Hopper as Cyber Reinsurance Broker

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Jemima Hopper as a Broker in its Cyber Practice. Hopper, who is ACII qualified, brings valuable expertise in cyber reinsurance broking, along wit...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

MS Reinsurance CUO Goldie optimistic heading into 1.1, sees opportunities in ‘almost every area’

As the autumn conference season concludes and the reinsurance industry shifts its focus to the January renewals, we spoke with MS Reinsurance’s Charlie Goldie, Chief Underwriting Officer, for his insights on the discussions at RVS in Monte Carlo a...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Envelop Risk launches new underwriting division, appoints Dom Peters as CEO

Data-driven reinsurance and analytics specialist Envelop Risk has launched Envelop Underwriting, appointing Dom Peters to lead the newly established division as CEO. According to the firm, Envelop Underwriting will encompass all existing underwrit...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Howden strengthens Hong Kong presence with Storfield acquisition

Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has acquired Storfield Insurance Consultants Ltd (Storfield), a specialist in general insurance for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and high-net-worth (HNW) clients. This acquisition strength...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

UK insurers’ growth to slow with steady premium income projected until 2026: EY

In the coming years, UK insurance companies are projected to report steady yet slowing premium income growth; a trend that is expected to persist throughout 2024, 2025, and 2026 as consumer premium increases return to average levels, according to...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Henchoz to step down from Talanx Board in 2025, Jungsthöfel to succeed as reinsurance lead

Jean-Jacques Henchoz, Member of the Board of Management at Talanx AG with responsibility for the Reinsurance division, will not extend his expiring contract and will depart from the Board on 31 March 2025, with Clemens Jungsthöfel, Chief Financial...

Posted: Nov 12, 2024