Reinsurance News

India’s insurance SaaS platform Heph launches nationwide

Heph, the insurance SaaS platform in India and an affiliate of InsuranceDekho, has officially launched, with an advanced platform that provides a wide range of digital solutions aimed at optimising operations for insurance distributors nationwide....

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

AM Best revises Peak Re’s outlook to stable

Hong Kong-domiciled reinsurer, Peak Reinsurance Company Limited’s outlook has been revised to stable from negative by ratings agency AM Best. The revision is driven by the agency’s view of Peak Re’s ultimate parent, Fosun’s stabilised credit condi...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

BMS hires Canopius’ Spencer Pearce as Mining Practice Leader

Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has appointed Spencer Pearce as Mining Practice Leader. Pearce has over 30 years of experience, having previously held senior roles in underwriting and broking positions. He began h...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Morningstar DBRS’ outlook for P&C reinsurance market remains positive, despite high nat cat losses

Global property & casualty (P&C) reinsurers posted strong earnings with solid top-line growth in the first half of 2024, which was primarily driven by the favourable pricing environment, notably across property and specialty business, repo...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Major European reinsurers report sustained earnings growth in 1H24: Fitch

Among the four largest European reinsurers, Munich Re, Swiss Re, and Hannover Re all saw further improvements in earnings in 1H24, driven by better underwriting results across most business lines, according to Fitch Ratings. In contrast, SCOR repo...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Steadfast reports strong FY 2024 with $252.2m net profit & 22.7% EBITA growth

Australian insurance broking and distribution group Steadfast has revealed net profit after tax for the FY 2024 of $252.2 million, up 21.8% from 2023, while the firm’s underlying EBITA grew 22.7% to $528.5 million. According to Steadfast, th...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Prudential to oversee $221m in retirement benefits for Sound Retirement Trust

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a provider of insurance and financial services, has been selected for an industry-first pension risk transfer (PRT) involving a multi-employer plan. They will now oversee the retirement benefits for the...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Fiona McMartin joins Coalition as Assistant Underwriter for active cyber insurance

Coalition, an active insurance provider focused on preventing digital risks before they occur, has appointed Fiona McMartin as Associate Underwriter in its London office. McMartin launched her insurance career in 2022 through RSA’s graduate progra...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Aon’s White Rock sues Chinese bank over Vesttoo LOC fraud

White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd., global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon’s segregated accounts company, has reportedly filed a lawsuit in New York against China Construction Bank as Aon seeks compensation for itself and its clients for d...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Sapiens launches new version of CoreSuite for P&C market

Sapiens International Corporation has unveiled Version 12.0 of its Sapiens CoreSuite for Property & Casualty (P&C) for the North American insurance market. As Reinsurance News understands, this new release will provide insurers with a mult...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

CRC Group expands team with three new appointments

CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has announced the addition of three new team members as part of its strategic expansion to better support retail agency clients nationwide. Rudie Heling has joined the CRC Grou...

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Canada Life Re’s base earnings up 14% in H1’24

Canada Life Reinsurance, a provider of reinsurance solutions for life and health, has reported its results for the first half of 2024, showing a 14% increase in base earnings compared to the same period last year. Canada Life Re is a division of T...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Insured losses from Jasper, Canada wildfire exceeds $880m

The wildfire that struck the Municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park this summer has resulted in insured losses exceeding $880 million, according to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The intense wi...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Reinsurers’ financial strength & diversification key to mitigating cat losses: Swiss Re

After reinsurers paid over $150 billion in global claims across property, casualty, and specialty lines in 2023, Swiss Re’s Urs Baertschi has emphasised the industry’s critical role as a shock absorber, a springboard for addressing the...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Credit ratings of Core Specialty subsidiaries upgraded by AM Best

As specialty insurer Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.’s product and geographical diversification continues to improve on the back of acquisitions and organic growth initiatives, AM Best has upgraded the credit ratings of its subsidiar...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

AXIS Capital names David White as new Head of Aviation

Global specialty underwriter and re/insurance provider, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXIS), has announced the appointment of David White as Head of Aviation, AXIS Global Markets, effective October 1, 2024. White will be taking over from Terry Wo...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Ageas Re generates €67m operating profit in H1’24, CoR sits at 93.1%

Ageas, the Brussels-headquartered multinational insurer, has reported a total net operating result of its reinsurance segment of €67 million in the first six months of 2024, up from the €66 million figure that was posted in the prior year period....

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

WTW promotes Bonnet and Hirsch to Co-Heads of Transactional Insurance

Global advisory, broking, and solutions firm WTW has appointed Simone Bonnet and Andrew Hirsch as Co-Heads of Transactional Insurance Solutions within Private Equity and Transactional Solutions, Corporate Risk and Broking North America (CRB NA). A...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Better motor and buildings insurance results support German non-life earnings: Fitch

Fitch Ratings has revised its sector outlook for the German non-life insurance market to ‘improving’ from ‘neutral’ in June 2024, as the rating agency predicts better underlying profitability supported by strongly rising premium rates in motor and...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

AM Best assigns A- ratings to Mainsail with stable outlook

Global ratings agency AM Best has assigned Mainsail Insurance Company with a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent), with a stable outlook. Mainsail, a property and casualty insurer, of...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

FullCircl partners with Howden to enhance client experience

FullCircl, a software company that assists insurance brokers in accelerating growth and integrating compliance smoothly, has announced a multi-year agreement with Howden, an insurance intermediary group. This partnership aims to help Howden’...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Arch Capital adds Dan J. Houston and Neal Triplett to its Board of Directors

Bermuda-headquartered insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. has added Daniel “Dan” J. Houston and Neal Triplett to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. John Pasquesi, Chair of the ACGL Board of Directors, commented, &...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Vienna Insurance Group’s GWP climbs 7.9% in H1’24

In their financial results for the first half of 2024, Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has reported that its total volume gross written premiums (GWP) increased by 7.9% to reach €7,886.8 million. Particularly positive premium growth was reported in t...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Lloyds Bank names De Monte as MD, Head of Insurance & Group Subsidiaries

Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional Banking has appointed Christian De Monte as Managing Director, Head of Insurance and Group Subsidiaries. De Monte will join on September 2nd, and oversee two teams, one which supports the bank’s insurance...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Global reinsurers’ earnings to remain favourable through 2025, says Fitch

Global reinsurers are expected to maintain strong earnings through the rest of 2024 and into 2025, thanks to generally adequate pricing and disciplined underwriting, according to a recent Fitch Ratings report. In the first half of 2024, the 19 non...

Posted: Aug 28, 2024