Reinsurance News
Global insurer QBE now has a class 4 license in Bermuda, providing the reinsurance arm, QBE Re, with further optionality in the balance sheets it offers its cedants. In a recent LinkedIn post, QBE Re said, “This is a great complement to the underw...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Global climate insurtech IBISA and VisionFund, the financial empowerment and livelihood arm of World Vision, have launched ClimaCash+, a suite of parametric climate insurance products aimed at helping communities vulnerable to climate risks respon...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Ewout Steenbergen, current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings Inc., has been appointed as a member of AXA’s Board of Directors to replace Rachel Duan as she intends to resign from her directorship at the end o...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Goldman Sachs anticipates a stable and orderly reinsurance renewal season in 2025, with property catastrophe pricing expected to decline by 5-15 percentage points at the January 1st renewals. This prediction is based on insights from W.R. Berkley...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Henry Hogarth as Senior Underwriter in its Direct & Facultative (D&F) Property team. James Potte...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Financial innovations such as cyber catastrophe bonds could help bridge the cyber protection gap, according to a recent report by the Geneva Association. As businesses and societies become increasingly digital, cyber threats such as ransomware, da...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Lloyd’s of London is expected to continue producing strong earnings and capital over the next 12-18 months, due to underwriting discipline, favourable market conditions and robust investment returns, according to Moody’s Ratings. Howev...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Specialist insurance provider CFC has announced the growth of its Australian-based cyber team with the addition of Michael Lewis. Starting in January 2025, Lewis will assume his new position at CFC. Previously, he spent two years at Emergence Insu...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has agreed to acquire Spain-based insurance broker Rasher, and its Latin American subsidiaries in Colombia and Peru, subject to regulatory approvals. According to BMS Group, through...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Aon and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have launched a facility supporting the revitalisation of the war risk insurance market in Ukraine, with global speciality reinsurer MS Amlin the first international reinsurance p...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Digital risk processing platform Cytora has partnered with international weather information and data management company Pelmorex Corp to provide commercial property underwriters with deeper insights into climate-related risks. Through its integra...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Ki will operate as a standalone company within the Fairfax Group starting January 1, 2025, according to an announcement by Brit Ltd., a global specialty re/insurer and a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Ki was incubated and launch...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has confirmed its core targets over 2025-2026, maintaining a return on equity (ROE) assumption above 12% for the period, while its Group reserve adequacy has been confirmed by external independent reviewers. SCOR presented it...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
In the first nine months of 2024, US life/annuity total income was up 5.3% from the previous year, primarily due to increases of 13.7% in premiums and annuity considerations, as well as a 9.6% rise in net investment income, according to global cre...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
The UK arm of global insurer Zurich has announced the appointment of Drazen Jaksic as CEO of Zurich UK, succeeding Tim Bailey, who has served as CEO, Zurich UK since January 1, 2021. Alison Martin, CEO EMEA & Bank Distribution, said, “We are d...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Kita, the carbon insurance specialist and Lloyd’s of London coverholder, has launched its full-spectrum Active Risk Monitoring services for the carbon markets. The firm has been providing these services since March 2024 to select stakeholders and...
Posted: Dec 12, 2024
Following a series of meetings with senior insurance industry executives in Bermuda, TD Cowen analysts reported that pricing at January 1st for property catastrophe reinsurance is likely to be flat or decline by as much as 10%. This prediction com...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
The three main operating subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) have been assigned A3 Insurance Financial Strength Ratings by Moody’s, with a stable outlook. The rating actions concern Fortitude Reins...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Global re/insurance broker WTW’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), US commercial insurance rates climbed by 6.1% during the third quarter of 2024, Based on the firm’s CLIPS for Q3’24, the collective commer...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Specialty insurance carrier Relm Insurance has officially launched its own managing general agent (MGA) in the US, licensed in all 50 states with locations in Miami, New York and Pennsylvania. It’s worth highlighting that Relm is the first...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
InsurTech company Zhibao Technology announced the launch of the Longevity Risk Lab (LRL) based in Shanghai during its first Longevity Risk Conference on December 8, 2024. The LRL will be co-managed by Zhibao, the Shanghai International Reinsurance...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
The Centre for Disaster Protection, an organisation focused on helping countries and humanitarian agencies better prepare for and respond to natural disasters through innovative financing solutions, has announced the appointment of Cristina Stefan...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Aon plc, a global professional services firm, has announced that the trend of UK bulk annuity insurers expanding member options and offering access to independent financial advisers (IFAs) at retirement will continue to grow throughout 2025. In re...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Aon plc, a global professional services firm, has announced that the trend of UK bulk annuity insurers expanding member options and offering access to independent financial advisers (IFAs) at retirement will continue to grow throughout 2025. In re...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
MetLife, Inc. and General Atlantic have revealed the formation of Chariot Reinsurance, Ltd. (Chariot Re), a to-be-registered Class E Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company. Cynthia Smith, a 30-year veteran of MetLife, is expected to le...
Posted: Dec 11, 2024