Reinsurance News

Donegal Insurance Group partners with ZestyAI for property risk assessment solution

Donegal Insurance Group has partnered with ZestyAI, a climate and property risk analytics solutions provider, to utilise its new AI-powered solution to enhance property risk assessment by accurately determining roof age across the US. Through the...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Kinsale Capital reports net income of $114.2m, after-tax cat losses surge to $10.8m for Q3’24

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. has reported a net income of $114.2 million for Q3 2024, which includes after-tax catastrophe losses of $10.8 million, compared to after-tax catastrophe losses of $0.9 million in Q3 2023, when the net income was $76.1 m...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Renewal rate increases for all commercial lines except workers’ comp in Q3’24: Ivans Index

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the results for the third quarter of 2024 from the Ivans Index, which show year-over-year premium renewal rate increases across all major commercial lines of business, except Workers’ Compensation...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Leaders keen for in-person collaboration, but also see hybrid working advantages: KPMG UK

insurance, asset and wealth management and private equity – are planning to increase office attendance in the next 12 months, according to a new KPMG UK research. Of those planning to increase attendance, more than a third (37%) expect emplo...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Universal Insurance reports Q3’24 CoR of 116.9% and net loss of $16.2m

Florida-domiciled and expansive primary insurance company, Universal Insurance Holdings, has reported a Q3 2024 combined ratio of 116.9%, up by 6.2 points from the comparative quarter, reflecting an increase in both the net loss and net expense ra...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Retention levels to remain stable despite demand: MAPFRE RE’s Meyerhoff

Amid growing demand for reinsurance capacity, clients have shown interest in buying lower down to go back to past retention levels, MAPFRE RE’s Mark Meyerhoff has observed, yet this is not something he sees happening, instead he anticipates...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

FCCI partners with Cognizant to expand into E&S market and modernise operations

Through a partnership with Cognizant, FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI) has launched a new Excess & Surplus (E&S) line of business, marking a significant milestone in its modernisation journey. This collaboration utilises Cognizant’s exper...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

A. J. Gallagher sees Q3 net earnings hit $314.1m as revenues increase 13%

Global insurance broker A. J. Gallagher & Co. has reported net earnings of $314.1 million for Q3 of 2024, up 12% from the same period of last year, while total revenues increased 13% to $2.77 billion. Gallagher’s EBITDAC also improved to...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

P&I clubs expected to raise rates by 5% amid rising claims in 2025: S&P

S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, forecasts that most Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs will achieve near-breakeven results for the financial year ending February 20, 2025. The 12 P&I clubs i...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Lloyd’s, LMA & LIIBA welcome FCA’s non-financial misconduct report

The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market, as well as the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and LIIBA (London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association), two London-focused insurance and reinsurance organisations have shared...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

AM Best downgrades SCFBG’s ratings driven by Hurricane Helene losses

Global ratings agency AM Best has downgraded the Issuer Credit Ratings of South Carolina Farm Bureau Group (SCFBG) due to ongoing volatility in its operating results, primarily driven by weather-related events and inflationary pressures, particula...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Convex to improve operational model with EXL partnership

International specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex has partnered with EXL, a data analytics and digital operations and solutions company, to evolve their operational model through data and technology. Through this multiyear partnership, the prog...

Posted: Oct 25, 2024

Richard Mangion named Chief Financial Officer of Fortegra Europe

The Fortegra Group, a global specialty insurer and a subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., has announced the appointment of Richard Mangion as Chief Financial Officer for its UK and European business. In his new position, Mangion will report to Ed Peña, For...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

Oka unveils lineslip to bring insurance capacity to global carbon markets

Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company (Oka) has introduced a lineslip for its innovative Article 6 insurance solution, Corresponding Adjustment Protect. Corresponding Adjustment Protect is the first-ever policy designed to protect voluntary carbon cre...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

FM Global to support client investment in climate resilience with third ‘Resilience Credit’

Commercial property insurer FM has announced the allocation of approximately a $400 million ‘Resilience Credit’ to support client investment in climate resilience. With this third resilience credit, FM will have allocated more than $1 billio...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

BCG reveals 74% of companies face challenges in unlocking AI value

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm, has released new research revealing that after years of investing in artificial intelligence (AI), CEOs are increasingly focused on achieving tangible returns from these technolog...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

QBE partners with ERM to enhance its risk engineering capabilities in Asia

Global insurer QBE has partnered with Eos Rhea Metis (ERM) to enhance its risk engineering services for corporate clients in Taiwan and across Asia. This partnership reflects QBE’s commitment to providing advanced risk management solutions,...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

CRC Group expands team with three new hires across US

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced the hire of three new professionals: Cory Gibson, to be based in Florida; Clark Miller, based in Texas; and Andrew Perez, who will be based in Colorado. Gibson...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

The German re/insurance market has seen a shift towards using TPAs as strategic partners: Pro Global

During a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Stilianos Kalaitzidis, Head of Business Development, Pro Global Germany, discussed how the role of Third Party Administrators (TPAs) has evolved as a maturing model within the German-speaking reinsu...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

RGA extends coinsurance contract by KRW 150bn with Tongyang Life Insurance

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and Tongyang Life Insurance Company have agreed to increase coverage of an existing 200 billion Korean Won (KRW) coinsurance contract, originally executed in June 2024. Under the new arrangement, coverage is expa...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

Donegal Group’s CoR reaches 96.4% in Q3, insurance subsidiaries see $6m net loss from Helene 

US primary holding company Donegal Group has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $16.8 million, compared to net loss of $0.8 million from the prior year quarter. At the same time, Donegal posted...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

AM Best’s outlook on Canada’s P&C segment remains stable despite C$3.1bn cat losses in 2023

Global credit ratings agency AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on Canada’s property & casualty (P&C) industry, amid significant challenges from catastrophic events in 2023 and this year. The rating agency noted that the stabl...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

Miller partners with CyberCube to strengthen cyber risk advisory services

Miller, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has formed a strategic partnership with CyberCube to enhance its ability to provide comprehensive, data-driven cyber exposure advice. Miller will utilise CyberCube’s Broking...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

HCI subsidiaries assume approximately $200m of in-force premium from Citizens

Florida-domiciled insurtech, HCI Group, Inc.’s insurance subsidiaries have successfully assumed over 42,000 policies totalling approximately $200 million of in-force premium from Florida’s state-backed insurance company, Citizens Property Insuranc...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

Commercial insurance rates decline for first time in seven years during Q3: Marsh

Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index has revealed that commercial insurance rates fell 1% in Q3 of 2024, the first time the index has recorded a quarterly decline since Q3 of 2017. According to Marsh, the insurance broker, risk advisor and...

Posted: Oct 24, 2024