Reinsurance News

Qatar Insurance Group announces partnership with Ooredoo

Qatar Insurance Group (QIC) and Ooredoo Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer integrated insurance products that deliver innovative, customer-centric insurance solutions, and revolutionise insurance and telecommunications...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Previsico to bring its flood forecasting solutions to Esri UK’s clients

Previsico, a provider of surface water flood forecasting, has entered into a partnership with Esri UK, a notable company across geographic information system software, location intelligence, and mapping, which will see Previsico bring its flood fo...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

OAK Re Syndicate 2843 receives permission to underwrite from January

Oak Reinsurance (OAK Re), the global reinsurance firm, has announced that its Lloyd’s Syndicate 2843 has received permission to underwrite business incepting from January 1, 2025, which follows from the approval in principle that was received in S...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

IRDAI Chairman calls for 100% foreign direct investment in insurance sector

At the Business Standard’s annual BFSI event, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (IRDAI) Chairman, Debashish Panda called for 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to reach the goal of ‘insur...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Coalition adds Rob Kanno to its UK Security Support Centre

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Rob Kanno as Senior Security Support Analyst. Based in Manchester, Kanno is joining Coalition’s UK Security Support Centre, and will be reporting to...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

LMA adds TMK’s Vivek Syal and AMA’s John Owen to its Board 

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the addition of two new Board members from two of its managing agents’ members. The two new members are Vivek Syal, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) who will be ta...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

McGill and Partners, TMK, and Convex launch AI trade disruption facility

Independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners, has announced the launch of a new AI- powered trade disruption insurance facility in collaboration with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Convex, offering limits of $95 m...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Regulatory nod paves way for Everest’s expansion into Italy

Bermuda-based re/insurer Everest Group, Ltd. has announced its expansion into the Italian market, following regulatory approval to operate in the country under the name Everest Insurance (Ireland) DAC, Succursale Italiana. The launch in Italy foll...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Sergio Lottimore named VP of Credit, Bond & Political Risk Reinsurance of Hamilton Re

Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-domiciled re/insurance underwriting platform of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Sergio Lottimore as Vice President (VP) of Credit, Bond and Political Risk Reinsurance. The new Credit, Bond and Political Risk R...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Berenberg analysts expect stable reinsurance pricing at Jan ’25 renewals

Analysts at Berenberg have said that in light of the strong performance of the reinsurance sector in recent years and the fact there’s no build up of excess capital, reinsurance pricing at the January 1st, 2025, renewals is expected to be st...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

AM Best maintains stable outlook for South Korea’s non-life insurance sector

AM Best has maintained a stable outlook for South Korea’s non-life insurance sector, citing moderate industry growth driven by long-term business as insurers focus on securing stable future profits under IFRS 17 accounting standards. The glo...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Federato secures $80m in Series C funding to expand global reach

Federato, an AI-powered underwriting platform for the insurance industry, has secured $80 million in total funding, which includes its latest Series C round. The $40 million round was spearheaded by StepStone Group (NASDAQ: STEP), a global private...

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Howard Dean appointed President of the FOIL for 2025

Howard Dean, Partner at Keoghs, has been named President of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), an organisation representing 8,000 lawyers and paralegals across 61 corporate firms, for 2025, succeeding Pete Allchorne, Partner at DAC Beachcroft....

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Bishop Street to acquire MGA Landmark Underwriting

Bishop Street Underwriters, a multi-boutique insurance platform, has announced that it will acquire Landmark Underwriting, a specialty focused managing general agent (MGA) in the London Insurance market. The financial terms of the acquisition were...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Ceres proposes federal climate risk reinsurance program to build resilience

In a recent report, Ceres calls for the consideration of a federal climate risk reinsurance program as part of its 10-point plan to help the U.S. insurance industry build resilience against increasing climate disasters. As climate change accelerat...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

IRB (Re) identifies Brazil’s insurance coverage gap as a key opportunity: Goldman Sachs

Brazilian reinsurer IRB (Re) views Brazil’s insurance coverage gap as a significant long-term opportunity, according to Goldman Sachs, following a meeting with IRB CEO Marcos Falcão and Head of Investor Relations Natasha Nakagawa on November 18, 2...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Spain floods highlight role of state-backed reinsurance for climate risks

A recent report from Fitch Ratings has highlighted the vital role of the state-managed catastrophe insurer, Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS), in strengthening the Spanish insurance market’s resilience to climate risks, as demonstra...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Swiss Re’s Xabier Gallardo joins WTW’s Natural Resources, CRB NA team

Global insurance brokerage WTW has announced the appointment of Xabier Gallardo as Senior Director of Client Relationship Management within the Natural Resources division of Corporate Risk and Broking, North America (CRB NA). In this role, Gallard...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Canadian life insurance new premium climbs to CAD 478m in Q3: LIMRA

Total Canadian life insurance new annualised premium jumped 4% to (CAD) $478 million in the third quarter of 2024, according to LIMRA’s Retail Canadian Life Insurance Sales Survey. During Q3’24, policy count dropped 17%, which was largely du...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Von Mesterhazy named as new MD for Allianz UK Specialty business

Allianz UK has announced the appointment of Isabella Von Mesterhazy as Managing Director for its Specialty business, effective 1 December 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Von Mesterhazy will be taking over the role from Kieran O’Keeffe, incum...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

US insurers to benefit from Nearmap peril models following approval in 27 jurisdictions

Nearmap, a provider of property intelligence to insurers, has received regulatory approval for its predictive AI-powered peril models and scores to be adopted for rating and pricing in 26 states, plus Washington, D.C. The AI models developed by Ne...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Reinsurers can differentiate themselves beyond price competition: Aon’s Attard

Reinsurers are poised to leverage a disciplined market and differentiate themselves by actively assisting insurers in managing risks and pursuing growth, moving beyond price competition, Aon’s George Attard shared in his comments following the Sin...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Howden Re appoints Aon’s Thomas Kroely as Managing Director, Continental Europe

Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of Howden, has announced the appointment of Thomas Kroely as Managing Director, Continental Europe. In his new role, Kroely will initially focus on supporting Howden Re’s European expansion, with plans to build...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

M&G completes ‘first of its kind’ Value Share BPA transaction

M&G has launched a Value Share Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) proposition by completing a £500 million transaction with a private Corporate Sponsor and its UK Pension Scheme, insuring around 3,200 pensioner and deferred members. This newly launch...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Cyber-attacks cost UK businesses £44bn in last five years: Howden

Half (52%) of UK businesses, representing 1.3 million private sector companies, have endured at least one cyber-attack in the past five years, equating to £44 billion of lost revenue, according to Howden, the international insurance intermediary g...

Posted: Nov 25, 2024