Reinsurance News

Aon expands EMEA Transportation and Logistics team with key appointments

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced three senior appointments to strengthen its EMEA Transportation and Logistics team. Jan Steven Kelder has been named Industry Specialty Leader, Transportation and Logistics, EMEA. In...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

Cardona to lead UIB’s Latin America & Caribbean treaty reinsurance in Miami

United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) has hired Hugo Cardona to lead its Latin America and Caribbean treaty reinsurance business out of Miami. Cardona joins from Wind Field International LLC, where he served for over six years, chiefly as Managin...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

ATL appoints Álvaro Mier as joint COO and CFO to strengthen leadership team

ATL, a broker specialising in commercial (re)insurance solutions, has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Álvaro Mier as joint Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mier brings over 15 years of experience in global financ...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

Arch MI secures over $203m of indemnity reinsurance through Bellemeade Re

Arch Mortgage Insurance Company (Arch MI) has obtained over $203 million of indemnity reinsurance on a pool representing approximately $30.5 billion of mortgages from Bellemeade Re 2024-1 Ltd., its Bermuda special purpose reinsurer. This transacti...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

DUAL welcomes Scott Noerr as Chief Information Officer

DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has announced the appointment of Scott Noerr as Chief Information Officer (CIO) to drive the company’s technology initiatives. In his new role, Noerr will primarily focus on driving i...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

ICA and PIA urge Australia to reform land use for natural hazard protection

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), representing the insurance sector and urban planning professionals respectively, are calling on governments at all levels to address growing housing challenges...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

Ricard named APAC Head of Insurance and Asset Management at Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm and a business of Marsh McLennan, has announced the appointment of Paul Ricard as the new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Head of Insurance and Asset Management, effective immediately. In his new role, Ricard...

Posted: Aug 16, 2024

Poll reveals lack of data and education hinder parametric insurance adoption

According to a recent poll by Reinsurance News, the main obstacles to the global adoption of parametric insurance are the lack of available data and models, along with inadequate education about these solutions. To clarify, parametric insurance is...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

IRB (Re) sees net income increase in Q2 as CoR improves

Brazilian reinsurer IRB (Re) has announced financial results for the second quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of R$ 65 million (USD 12m), an underwriting profit of R$ 34 million (USD 6.2m) and an improved combined ratio of 106% from last yea...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Insurance market remains growth-oriented, creating opportunities for buyers: Aon

Many global insurers reported healthy profits in 2023, and with reinsurance market conditions improving for buyers, the insurance sector was once again growth-oriented in the second quarter of 2024, according to re/insurance broking group Aon. Acc...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Changing trends driving demand for health reinsurance: AM Best

According to global credit ratings agency AM Best, the recent global rise in healthcare utilisation, combined with the prospect of increasing medical inflation has the potential to “expand the role of health reinsurance.” A new report...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Supercede names Sarah Pearson senior operations manager

Reinsurance technology platform Supercede has announced the appointment of Sarah Pearson as its first senior operations manager, with immediate effect. Pearson’s hire is one of the first results of the USD$15 million Series A funding secured by Su...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Allstate pegs Beryl losses at $226m, total catastrophe losses for July at $587m

Large US primary insurer Allstate has disclosed total catastrophe losses for the month of July of $587 million, which includes an initial loss estimate of $226 million for Hurricane Beryl. Allstate’s catastrophe losses for July include 20 ev...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Florida insurers better protected ahead of active hurricane season: KBRA

Insurers in Florida are preparing for an active Atlantic storm season in 2024 by purchasing increased reinsurance limits and coverage to protect their balance sheets, according to a recent KBRA report. The report also highlighted that a combinatio...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

KCC estimates privately insured loss from Debby in the US will near $1.4bn

Privately insured losses in the US from Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season and the third hurricane in the past decade to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, will be close to $1.4 billion, ac...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Markel names Grant Smith as Head of Marine & Energy Liability for International Specialty

Markel Group has announced that Grant Smith has been appointed as Director of Marine & Energy Liability for International Specialty, effective immediately. This appointment is part of Markel’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its internatio...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Talanx’s H1 net income reaches over €1bn, CoR improves to 91.2%

Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re and HDI, increased its total group net profits by 32% in the first half of 2024, exceeding €1 billion for the first time. Based on this number, Talanx affirmed that it remains highly confident of exc...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Marsh introduces pioneering insurance coverage for global CO2 transport and storage projects

Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor that is part of Marsh McLennan, has introduced a new insurance solution aimed at the transportation and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). This innovative solution is available for projects worldwide and t...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Lara Mowery to join Gallagher Re from Guy Carpenter

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has confirmed that Guy Carpenter’s Global Head of Distribution, Lara Mowery, is joining the firm in a senior role. Mowery joined Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, in 1997 to...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Christofer named EVP, Head of North America Casualty for Major Accounts, Chubb

Chubb, the global property and casualty (P&C) insurer, has appointed Lyndsey Christofer as Executive Vice President, Head of North America Casualty for Major Accounts. Based in New York, Christofer brings more than two decades of expertise acr...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Ariel Re leverages Lockton Re’s SAGELink for enhanced placement efficiency

Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of a privately-owned independent insurance broker, has announced a new partnership with global reinsurer Ariel Re. This collaboration will allow placements to be made through Lockton Re’s SAGELink, an API-drive...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Steve Mills appointed Head of Casualty, US, Canopius

Global specialty lines re/insurer Canopius has hired industry veteran Steve Mills as Head of Casualty in the US, reporting to Lisa Davis, CEO of US & Bermuda. He is currently based in the Greater Atlanta area where Canopius is continuing to ex...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Aspen’s reinsurance GWP up significantly in Q2’24 on targeted casualty & specialty growth

Insurer and reinsurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited grew its reinsurance gross written premiums (GWP) 42% in the second quarter of 2024 to $566.2 million, as the segment generated underwriting income of $44.8 million with a combined ratio of 86...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Moody’s RMS puts Hurricane Debby US private market insured loss at less than $1.5bn

The U.S. private market insurance industry loss from Hurricane Debby is not expected to exceed $1.5 billion, while losses to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from the event will be less than $300 million, according to Moody’s RMS Event...

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

Fidelis reports 25% rise in GPW and CoR of 92.7% in Q2’24

Bermuda-based Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited has reported net income of $53.7 million for the second quarter of 2024, despite catastrophe and large losses rising 113% year-on-year as the combined ratio weakened by 10.7 percentage points to 92....

Posted: Aug 15, 2024