Reinsurance News

Oxbridge Re reports $821,000 net loss in Q2’24 on investments

Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands-based reinsurance company, reported a net loss of $821,000 for the second quarter of 2024, significantly larger than the net loss of $85,000 in Q2 2023, driven primarily by a negative change in the fa...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

HCI Group’s net income climbs to $57.1m in Q2’24

Florida-based insurtech HCI Group has posted its results for the second quarter of 2024, which includes a net income of $57.1 million and a pre-tax income of $76 million, a solid increase compared to the prior year’s $14.9 million and $20.2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

QBE de-risks exposure to reserves via $1.6bn transaction with RiverStone & Enstar

Australian insurer QBE has entered into a reserve transaction with RiverStone International and Enstar, that will de‑risk its exposure to reserves totalling approximately $1.6 billion, effective July 1st, 2024. The transactions are expected to clo...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Life and P&C growth drives Generali GWP increase in H1 2024

Generali has reported its financial results for the first half of 2024, revealing a significant increase in gross written premiums (GWP), to €50.1 billion from the €42.2 billion seen in H1 2023, driven by substantial growth in both the Life and P&...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Sompo Intl. P&C reports dip in underwriting income for Q1 as CoR hits 94.1%

Sompo International’s commercial P&C business has reported an underwriting income of $127.4 million for Q1 of the 2024 financial year, down from $155.3 million in the same period of 2023, while its combined ratio increased 1.7 points to...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Reinsurers must maintain underwriting discipline to mitigate nat cat losses: S&P

Last year marked the fourth consecutive year in which global insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100 billion, however, reinsurers largely avoided significant impacts due to strategic positioning, according to S&P Global Ratings. In 20...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

QBE’s profit more than doubles to $802m in H1’24

Australian insurer QBE has reported a statutory net profit after tax of $802 million for the first half of 2024, compared with $400 million last year, as the combined ratio improved to 93.8% from 98.8% on the back of lower catastrophe costs, more...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

MS Reinsurance posts significant premium growth as CoR strengthens

Zurich headquartered global reinsurer MS Reinsurance (MS Re) has reported a 305% rise in net income to $81 million for the first quarter of the fiscal year, as the combined ratio improved to 89.7% from 94.2% a year earlier. MS Re is part of global...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hippo reports 88% YoY growth in revenues in Q2 2024

Home insurance firm Hippo has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 reporting revenue growth of 88% year over year (YoY), with premium retention more in-line with risk-retention. At $90 million, up from $48 million in Q2 2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Hurricane Debby’s wind & flood losses to be manageable at $1-2bn: Gallagher Re

As per a new report from Gallagher Re, Hurricane Debby will remain a “very manageable” event for the re/insurance industry, with combined wind and water-related insured losses from the private insurance market and National Flood Insura...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Enstar agrees $376m ground-up LPT with QBE

One of global insurer Enstar Group Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiaries has agreed to provide a ground-up Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) with certain subsidiaries of QBE Insurance Group Limited (QBE), covering a diversified portfolio of US commercia...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. merges into Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Inc. (AG), a company that offers financial guarantees and credit enhancement products, has completed the merger of Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), with AG as the surviving company. The merger was initially announced on Jul...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Rockford Mutual selects Sapiens ReinsurancePro to automate reinsurance processes

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company has chosen Sapiens ReinsurancePro to fully automate its reinsurance management processes, aiming to enhance efficiency and reduce costly claims leakage. Sapiens ReinsurancePro streamlines the underwriting and admi...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Robert Foskey named new CEO & President of Everen Group

The Everen Group, a consortium of energy insurance companies, has appointed Robert Foskey as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 5, 2024. Foskey brings extensive experience and a successful history with the Everen Group...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Bondaval appoints Centrica’s Paul Collier Group VP Risk Underwriting

Bondaval, a provider of technology-enabled credit insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Paul Collier as Group Vice President of Risk Underwriting. In his new role, Collier will lead all risk underwriting activity and assist in sett...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Kemper’s net income reaches $75.4m in Q2, Specialty P&C underlying CR hits 89.6%

In their results for the second quarter of 2024, Kemper Corporation has posted a net income of $75.4 million, a major improvement compared to a net loss of $97.1 million from the second quarter of 2023. Kemper’s total revenues for Q2’2...

Posted: Aug 09, 2024

Property reinsurance market a great place to be, says Lancashire CUO Gregory

Bermuda-based carrier Lancashire Holdings Ltd. reported strong growth in its property reinsurance portfolio during the first six months of 2024, and recent comments from Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Paul Gregory, suggest the firm will continu...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

AM Best upgrades Dunav-Re’s ratings, reflecting strong financial performance

AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the ratings for Serbian reinsurance company Dunav-Re a.d.o, raising its Financial Strength Rating from B+ (Good) to B++ (Good) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating from “bbb-” (Good) to “bbb” (Good...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Assurant sees net income increase 21% in Q2 2024

US specialty insurance group Assurant has reported a GAAP net income of $188.7 million for the second quarter of 2024, representing a 21% increase compared to the $156.3 million reported in the same period last year. According to the company, this...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Lancashire Holdings appoints Linda Ventresca as Non-Exec Director

Bermuda-based Lancashire Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Linda Ventresca, former Head of Digital at AXIS Capital, as a Non-Executive Director. An experienced senior leader in the insurance industry, Ventresca brings first-hand kn...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

CINICO launches new home insurance policy with Parametric Coverage

The Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO), has announced it is now offering home insurance policy with Parametric Coverage. This parametric solution was created to pay out pre-agreed amounts automatically to cover incidental expenses,...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Howden Re teams with Temblor to enhance Turkish earthquake risk & impact assessment

Howden Re, the reinsurance and risk advisory arm of Howden, has entered into a partnership with Temblor Inc., the catastrophe modelling company that specialises in seismic hazard and risk assessment, which will see Temblor provide Howden Re with a...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Munich Re CEO anticipates strong 1/1 2025 reinsurance renewals

Global reinsurer Munich Re is confident that favourable market conditions will persist at the January 1st, 2025, renewals, as the firm sees continued strong demand from buyers and discipline from sellers, according to CEO, Joachim Wenning. “Lookin...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Global Indemnity’s net income increases 83% in H1’24

Global Indemnity Group (GBLI) has released its results for the first half of 2024, which includes an 83% increase in net income available to shareholders of $21.2 million, compared to $11.6 million from the same period in 2023. GBLI’s operat...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Everest Insurance names Brian Zink Head of Specialty Underwriters and US Financial Lines

Everest Group, Ltd., a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has announced that its insurance division, Everest Insurance, has appointed Brian Zink as Senior Vice President, Head of Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU) and US Financial...

Posted: Aug 08, 2024