Reinsurance News

Christopher Dines named Head of Client Service for Miller’s new real estate team

Miller, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Christopher Dines as Head of Client Service within a newly created Real Estate team, effective immediately. Dines will be based in London to build out a dedicated global Real Est...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

ACORD’s Global Insurance Stock Index shows robust reinsurance performance in Q2

ACORD, the standards-setting body for the global insurance industry, has announced that its Global Insurance Stock Index outperformed the broader market for the second consecutive quarter in a row, delivering a return of 28.9% compared to the worl...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Chubb makes new appointments and reorganises its LatAm region

Property and casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has announced a number of new leadership appointments, including Ana Robic and Ben Rockwell as Senior Vice President, Chubb Group. Robic is the current Vice President, Chubb Group and Division Presiden...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

XS Global bolsters presence in EMEA with launch of Dubai operations

Managing general agent, XS Global, has established its presence in Dubai with the launch of its operating unit, XS Global (DIFC) Limited, led by Stephen Saunders. The MGA has stated this move is to strengthen its reinsurance capacity globally, as...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Tyler Dickson named Global Head of Client Relations at Blackstone Credit & Insurance

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), a division of the global investment firm Blackstone, recently announced the appointment of Tyler Dickson, the former Global Head of Investment Banking and Vice Chair of Banking & International at Citi,...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Reinsurance sector can handle a large tail event: S&P’s Karakuyu

During yesterday’s S&P Global Ratings Insurance In Focus webinar, Ali Karakuyu, Director and Lead Analyst, stated that if a large tail, 1-in-200 year catastrophe event were to occur, the global reinsurance sector is well-prepared and wou...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Ascot U.S. to enhance financial and accounting operations with Phinsys partnership

Ascot U.S, a P&C re/insurer part of Ascot Group Limited., has partnered with Phinsys, a finance automation software provider for the re/insurance sector, to modernise its business technology landscape and enhance its financial and accounting o...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Socotra and Oka form partnership to enhance carbon market insurance solutions

US carbon-credit insurance carrier Oka, and Socotra, a provider of modern policy administration systems, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at the carbon markets and scaling climate solutions. This partnership combines Oka’s team and...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Markel Canada launches specialised sports insurance product Markel Play

Markel Canada, a division of London-domiciled casualty insurer Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Group, has officially launched Markel Play, which will serve as a comprehensive insurance product tailored for the sports, fitness, and rec...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

P&C premium growth showing some promise, may see profitability in 2025: Triple-I/Milliman

Favourable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property & casualty (P&C) insurance are reportedly in line with projections that the sector will see a small underwriting loss in 2024, but achieve profitability in 2025, accor...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Toa Re sees FY 2024 net income increase to $97.4m

Japanese reinsurance group Toa Re has reported that net income for the fiscal year ending March 2024 was 15.5 billion yen ($97.4 million), marking an increase of 13.1 billion yen ($82.3 million) compared to the previous fiscal year. Toa Re reporte...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Concert names Rawlins SVP, Property Underwriting and Program Management

Concert Group Holdings, Inc., a privately owned insurance holding company, has announced the appointment of Charles Rawlins as Senior Vice President, Property Underwriting and Program Management. In his new role, Rawlins will be responsible for un...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Origin Specialty acquires agricultural-focused MGU AIMS

Origin Specialty Underwriters Agency, a partner company of Beyond Risk, has acquired Agricultural Insurance Management Services (AIMS), an agribusiness insurance-focused MGU. AIMS offers a variety of farm-related coverages, including homes, barns,...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

IUA names Dumbrell Chair of Legal and Regulatory Committee, announces two Deputies

The International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents companies in the London insurance market, has appointed Matthew Dumbrell, General Counsel for Generali’s UK branch, as Chair of the IUA’s Legal and Regulatory Committee. This...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

U.S. MGA market exceeds $102bn in premium in 2023: Conning

In a new report on the matter, Conning has revealed that the total U.S. Managing General Agents (MGA) market, including business written for the account of Lloyd’s syndicates, exceeded $102 billion in direct premiums written in 2023. Accordi...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Hurricane Beryl insured wind losses in Texas to be between $2.5bn and $3.5bn: CoreLogic

Catastrophe risk modeller CoreLogic has updated its insurance industry loss estimate for the impacts of hurricane Beryl, putting the total for wind losses in Texas at between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion. At the same time, CoreLogic has updated i...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Sompo appoints Bill Zhang as President of Consumer Lines for APAC

Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer property, casualty, and specialty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Bill Zhang as President, Consumer Lines, Asia Pacific (APAC). In his new role, Zhang will report directly to Kenne...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Fintech industry shifts focus to profitability during growth challenges: BCG

The fintech industry is poised for significant growth despite recent challenges, according to a recent report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a management consulting firm, and QED Investors, a venture capital firm specialising in fintech, titled...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Hagerty adds ex-Munich Re US CEO Anthony Kuczinski to its Board

Specialty automotive insurer Hagerty, Inc. has appointed former Munich Reinsurance US Holdings (Munich Re US) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anthony J. Kuczinski, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Kuczinski is an industry veteran w...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

AdvantageGo and FortifyData partner to enhance cyber risk analysis for underwriters

AdvantageGo, a commercial re/insurance software provider and part of Coforge, has formed a strategic partnership with FortifyData, a cyber risk management solutions provider, aiming to enhance underwriters’ ability to analyse cyber risks. FortifyD...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Tara Hill hires Richard Edsall as SVP

Tara Hill Insurance Services, the newly launched Excess and Surplus (E&S) program administrator, has appointed renowned industry veteran, Richard Edsall as Senior Vice President. Most recently, Edsall served as SVP of commercial management lia...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Global Parametrics and One Acre Fund deliver parametric solution for Zambia and Malawi farmers

One Acre Fund and Global Parametrics, a CelsiusPro Group company, have partnered to provide financial protection for smallholder farmers in Zambia and Malawi against the financial strain of losing their crop due to drought. Using data collected an...

Posted: Jul 12, 2024

Global M&A activity gains momentum in 2024 amid regional challenges: WTW

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity continues to build on the positive momentum seen at the beginning of 2024, with the second quarter’s completed deals surpassing those of the same period last year, WTW’s Quarterly Deal...

Posted: Jul 11, 2024

Chedid Re hires industry veteran Vandendael as Independent Non-Exec Director

Chedid Re has hired industry veteran, Vincent Vandendael, as an Independent Non-Executive Director. If you recall, Vandendael recently joined MJM Holdings’ Supervisory Board. Overall, Vandendael brings over 30 years of industry expertise tow...

Posted: Jul 11, 2024

Aspen Data Labs launches to enhance digital and AI capabilities

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has launched Aspen Data Labs, a new platform designed to advance its digital capabilities and enhance its focus on data and artificial intelligence (AI). Aspen Da...

Posted: Jul 11, 2024