Reinsurance News

Pool Re selects Aon Securities & Howden Capital Markets for ILS advisory contract

Pool Re, a UK terrorism reinsurer, announces that following a competitive tender process, it has selected Aon Securities Limited and Howden Capital Markets and Advisory for an insurance-linked securities (ILS) advisory contract. Previously, Pool R...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Gen Re promotes Beardsley and Kang to strengthen Mutual Practice team

Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Craig Beardsley as Treaty North America Manager for its Mutual Practice team, while Erin Kang has been named Chief Underwriter for the same team, alongside her ongoing...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Aegon reports H1’24 net loss of €65m, operating result down 8%

In its trading update for H1 2024, life insurer and asset manager Aegon has reported a net loss of €65 million as the operating result deteriorated by 8% to €750 million, reflecting unfavorable mortality experience mainly related to US Financial A...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Omdia urges closer collaboration with InsurSec for enhanced cybersecurity

To enhance cybersecurity, businesses should collaborate more closely with their insurance providers—particularly those that operate as hybrid InsurSec (insurance and cybersecurity) firms—to develop more effective risk reduction strategies, accordi...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Swiss Re posts strong H1’24 results despite reserve additions

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has today reported profit of $996 million and net income of $2.1 billion for the first half of 2024, as the firm’s property and casualty (P&C) and life and health (L&H) reinsurance businesses performed well...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

McGriff appoints Kelly Ward as Producer in its Mining Practice

McGriff, a US retail insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Kelly Ward as a Producer in its Mining Practice. In this role, she will provide insurance and risk transfer solutions to companies in the mining industry. Ward brings nearly t...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Written premiums top $1 Billion for Millennial Specialty Insurance

Millennial Specialty Insurance, LLC, (MSI) an independent managing general agencies (MGAs) in the US, and a subsidiary of The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance distribution firm, recently announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in in-...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Written premiums top $1 billion for Millennial Specialty Insurance

Millennial Specialty Insurance, LLC, (MSI) an independent managing general agency (MGA) in the US, and a subsidiary of The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance distribution firm, recently announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in in-for...

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

Poll suggests a lack of innovation in the insurance industry’s pricing technology 

A recent roll from Reinsurance News shows that there are a number of barriers that are disrupting innovation within the insurance industry’s pricing technology. Hundreds of people from across the insurance and reinsurance sector responded to...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

EagleView appoints Courtney Cooke as VP, Enterprise Growth

EagleView, a provider of aerial imagery, has announced the appointment of Courtney Cooke as Vice President (VP) of Enterprise Growth. Piers Dormeyer, CEO of EagleView, stated, “We support 9 out of the top 10 insurance companies in North America as...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Reinsurers benefit from improved reinvestment rates, says AM Best

Most companies in the global reinsurance market are benefiting from enhanced reinvestment rates, marking a significant shift from the prolonged soft market, according to AM Best’s recent market segment report. During the soft market period, which...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Aon’s Aurori joins Ascot’s U.S. Excess Casualty team as VP, Northeast Region

Ascot, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurance company, has announced that Derek Aurori has joined the company’s U.S. Excess Casualty team, taking on the role of Vice President for the Northeast region. Based in New York, Aurori joins t...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

FCA requires insurers to ensure fair value & good outcomes for customers

In a recent report, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urged insurers to ensure they are providing fair value and consistently good outcomes for their customers, as many still fall short. Matt Brewis, Director of Insurance at the FCA, stated, “...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Florida Peninsula Managers to be renamed Windward Risk Managers

Florida Peninsula Managers, the Managing General Agency (MGA) behind Florida Peninsula Insurance and Edison Insurance, has announced it will be renamed to Windward Risk Managers to better position itself for growth and new opportunities. The MGA h...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Verisk SBS unveils offshore windfarm risk assessment module

Verisk Specialty Business Solutions, the re/insurance software specialist operating in London and US re/insurance markets, has unveiled a new offshore renewable energy module within its exposure management system, Sequel Impact. According to the a...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

IAG FY24 net profit growth driven by net premiums increase among other factors

Australian insurer IAG has announced its 2024 full-year results, reporting a net profit after tax of $898 million, up 7.9% on 2023 which saw $832 million in profits. According to the firm, this increase was driven by an 11% rise in net earned prem...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Tysers contributes AUD 97m to AUB Group’s FY 2024 underlying profit

Australian insurance broker AUB Group has released its 2024 financial year results, reporting that Tysers contributed AUD 96.8 million to its underlying pre-tax profit. AUB Group acquired Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners in September of 202...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Aon appoints Sinead Wolfe as Business Development Specialist, Credit Solutions

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has recently appointed Sinead Wolfe as Business Development Specialist, Credit Solutions in Ireland. Suzanne Hughes, Head of Credit Solutions, Ireland, expressed enthusiasm for Wolfe’s appointment...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

AI usage heightens risk of cyber event aggregation, says Guy Carpenter

The rapid adoption and evolving deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years have heightened the risk of cyber event aggregation from both malicious and accidental sources, according to a recent paper by Guy Carpenter. The paper iden...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Miller expands Accident & Health team with the addition of Alessia Lombardi

Miller, the independent specialist in (re)insurance broking, has appointed Alessia Lombardi as an Account Executive within its Accident & Health team. Lombardi will begin her role in September 2024, reporting directly to Tim Nagle, Head of Spo...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

CEA slightly lifts risk transfer tower after $306m June renewal

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) purchased $306 million of new reinsurance limit at its June 1st renewal, taking the entity’s total reinsurance and risk transfer tower to approximately $9.15 billion. At the end of 2023, the CEA had...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Global flooding to surge by 9-49% this century depending on emission cuts: Fathom

Water risk intelligence firm Fathom has released a new report on the projections of global flooding under climate change, noting that the risk will increase between 9% and 49% this century depending on efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Fath...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Guy Carpenter bolsters NA Regional Mutual and Personal Lines teams

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking division of Marsh McLennan, has appointed Ridge Muhly as the Regional Mutual Segment Leader, effective August 19th, based in Philadelphia and Adam Kornick as the Personal Lines Segment Leader, effective Septe...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

Industry veteran Mark Rusas named EVP, MD of Alliant Specialty M&A

Alliant Insurance Services has hired industry veteran Mark Rusas to co-lead its Mergers & Acquisitions specialty practice as Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Alliant Specialty. Based in New York, Rusas will be joining Jonathan Gilb...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024

AM Best-rated U.S. captive insurers post $1.4bn net income in 2023

AM Best-rated U.S. captive insurers experienced a strong year in 2023, posting a net income of $1.4 billion, a 53% increase from the $923 million figure that was posted in the prior year. At the same time, the five-year average combined ratio of 8...

Posted: Aug 21, 2024