Reinsurance News

H Group Benefits acquired by insurance broker Relations

Insurance brokerage firm Relation Insurance Services has acquired the assets of H Group Benefits, Inc., a health insurance agency based in Illinois, US. The transaction, which terms were not disclosed, went into effect on June 30, 2024. Tim Hall,...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

H Group Benefits acquired by insurance broker Relation

Insurance brokerage firm Relation Insurance Services has acquired the assets of H Group Benefits, Inc., a health insurance agency based in Illinois, US. The transaction, which terms were not disclosed, went into effect on June 30, 2024. Tim Hall,...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Insurers steadily increasing their private credit holdings continued throughout 2023: AM Best

According to credit ratings agency AM Best, a decade-long trend of insurers moderately increasing their private credit holdings continued to be seen throughout 2023, comprising 44% of the bonds held within the insurance sector, compared with appro...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Skuld appoints Matthew Bayman as SVP of Business Development

Marine insurance provider Skuld has announced the appointment of Matthew Bayman as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Business Development, effective early 2025. Bayman will report directly to Gregory Thomas, Chief Business Development Officer at Skul...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Benedikt Signer named SEADRIF Exec Dic and Board Member

SEADRIF Insurance Company has announced the appointment of Benedikt Signer as Executive Director and Board Member. Signer brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Disaster Risk Finance, combined with deep insights from his extensive experien...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Insurers to benefit from Ivans enhanced Distribution Platform

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has announced the latest release of Ivans Distribution Platform, which has enhanced carrier dashboards that increase visibility into agency submission trends and growth opportunities. The Distribution Platform...

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

CrowdStrike outage an opportunity for cyber re/insurance market to reset, says AXIS CEO

The recent CrowdStrike-linked IT global outage presents an opportunity for the cyber insurance and reinsurance market to reset appropriately, according to Vincent Tizzio, President and CEO of AXIS Capital. During today’s Q2 2024 AXIS Capital earni...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Verisk sees consolidated revenues grow 6.2% in Q2 2024

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has reported an increase in its consolidated and organic constant currency (OCC) revenues in the second quarter of 2024, with growth contributions from both underwriting and claims within In...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

MAPFRE names Leire Jiménez Group Chief Innovation Officer

Global insurer MAPFRE has announced Leire Jiménez is to lead the new phase of MAPFRE Open Innovation as Group Chief Innovation Officer, effective September 1. She will hold her new role concurrently with her current role as CEO of MAWDY, the compa...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Talcott Financial Group reveals its first flow reinsurance agreement in Japan

Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance company known for providing extensive risk solutions, has announced a flow reinsurance agreement involving its subsidiary, Talcott Life Re, Ltd., and The Dai-ichi Frontier Life Insurance Co....

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Boost Insurance secures equity investment from BHMS

Boost Insurance, the insurance infrastructure platform, has secured a considerable equity investment from BHMS Investments, LP (BHMS), a private investment firm with a specialty in middle market insurance and insurance-related businesses. Accordin...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

AM Best revises outlook for Palomar and subsidiaries to stable

AM Best, the global credit rating agency, has revised the outlook to stable from positive and upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” (Good) from “bbb-” (Good) of Palomar Holdings, Inc., the insurance holding company a...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Hurricane Season Spurs Automation & Exposure Management Advancements in LatAm: Pro Global

With the 2024 hurricane season in full effect, this time of the year is always interesting for the re/insurance industry due to the number of opportunities and challenges it poses for many different countries/regions. Reinsurance News recently spo...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

PRA’s new regulatory controls on funded reinsurance to accelerate risk mitigation: S&P

S&P Global Ratings welcomes the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) new measures to control the spike in funded reinsurance (Funded Re) transactions and believes they will mitigate the associated risks, if implemented properly . This follows...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Mercury General sees improved net income of $62.6m in Q2 2024

Mercury General Corporation has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $62.6 million, compared to the -$41.5 million reported in the same period the year prior. Net premiums earned for the quarter...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Lemonade posts $57.2m net loss in Q2 results, IFP increases 22% YoY

Lemonade, a digital insurance firm powered by AI, has posted a net loss of $57.2 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to a loss of $67.2 million from the second quarter of 2023. At the same time, in-force premium (IFP) increased by 22%...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

MNK Re hires Ashby as Exec MD & Global Chief Commercial Officer

MNK Re, an independent broker of specialist risks into Lloyd’s, has hired industry veteran Simon Ashby as Executive Managing Director and Global Chief Commercial Officer. In the role, Ashby is expected to hold responsibility for driving a number o...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Arch Capital’s underwriting income up 26% in Q2’24

Bermuda-headquartered insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. has reported strong group-wide underwriting income growth of 25.7% for Q2 2024 to $762 million, compared with $606 million in Q2 2023, driven by an improved underwriting performan...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

H1 global insured nat cat losses 68% higher than ten-year average: Munich Re

A new report from Munich Re has revealed that global insured losses from natural disasters in H1 of 2024 stood at $62 billion, 68% higher than the ten-year average of $37 billion and slightly up on last year. The reinsurer’s report additiona...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

PartnerRe’s H1 operating income falls on increased cat losses and reserve strengthening

PartnerRe has revealed that its operating income for H1 of 2024 was $366 million, down from $636 million in H1 of 2023, driven by an increased frequency of mid-sized natural catastrophe events and a reserve strengthening in its U.S. Casualty lines...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

AIG appoints Dimitry Zilberud as Head of Marine, APAC

Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has announced the appointment of Dimitry Zilberud as Head of Marine for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. In his new role, Zilberud will be based in Sydney, Australia. In a statement, Emma Woolley, G...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

AXIS sees Q2 net income hit $204m as GWP swell 7% to $2.4bn

AXIS Capital has revealed that net income available to common shareholders in Q2 of 2024 was $204 million, up from $143 million in Q2 of 2023, while gross written premiums (GWP) increased by $156 million, or 7%, to $2.4 billion. Within this GWP gr...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Conduit Re posts strong reinsurance service result as GPW rises 36% in H1’24

Bermuda-based Conduit Re has reported a 25% rise in comprehensive income to $98.1 million for the first half of 2024, as gross premiums written (GPW) swelled 36% to $737.8 million on the back of strong growth in both property and specialty. Group-...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

TFIC’s negative outlook impacted by large weather-related claims: AM Best

AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of Tennessee Farmers Insurance Companies (TFIC), a move influenced by the company’s deteriorating performance due to large claims resulting from signif...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Swiss Re appoints Anders Malmström to succeed John Dacey as Group CFO

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has named Anders Malmström as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 1st, 2025, succeeding John Dacey, who retires from his executive role on March 31st, 2025. Dacey will continue to represen...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024