Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual sees $892m net income in Q3, total CoR hits 96.7%

Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. (LMHC) and its subsidiaries has posted a net income attributable to LMHC of $892 million for the third quarter of 2024, a notable shift from last year’s income of $219 million, while also posting consolida...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

American Coastal posts $28m net income in Q3’24, revenue climbs 56% to $82m

Property and casualty (P&C) holding company, American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC) has posted a $28.1 million net income for the third quarter of 2024, an improved figure compared to the $10.6 million income that was posted in the thir...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

AI-focused InsurTechs lead funding surge in Q3’24 with $897.4m raised: Gallagher Re

Gallagher Re, a reinsurance broker, has released its latest InsurTech report, revealing that AI-focused InsurTechs raised $897.4 million across 29 deals in Q3 2024. Eight of the top 10 companies by funding round were centred around artificial inte...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Loadsure partners with Google Cloud to launch AI-powered claims verification system

Loadsure, an insurtech managing general agent (MGA), has partnered with Google Cloud to develop an AI-powered claims verification system that processes claims more efficiently and accurately. Traditionally, insurance claims processing has been lab...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Conditions in property cat to remain ‘very attractive’ in 2025: Hiscox CFO

Paul Cooper, Group Chief Financial Officer of Hiscox, has noted that in light of recent catastrophe activity, rates are expected to remain robust, creating “very attractive” conditions in the property cat market. As a result, the compa...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Heritage posts solid $8.2m net income in Q3, despite $48m of retained hurricane losses

Heritage Insurance Holdings has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, which includes a net income of $8.2 million, a solid improvement compared to the $7.4 million net loss that the firm posted in the prior year period. Acc...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Munich Re expects property cat pricing to plateau at Jan 1 renewals: CFO Jurecka

Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of global reinsurer Munich Re, said this morning that he expects property catastrophe reinsurance rates, overall, to be flat on average at the January 1st, 2025, renewals, despite the elevated level...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Zurich P&C sees revenue increase as GWP grows 4% in 9M’24

Zurich has released its financial results for the first nine months of 2024, reporting a “robust performance” as gross written premiums (GWP) for its P&C segment rose 4% and insurance revenue was up 6% with rate increases of 5% year-on-year. T...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Parametrix launches new cyber insurance solution for digital interruption

Parametrix has launched “Parametrix Enterprise Solutions”, a new type of parametric cyber insurance that covers the costs associated with digital interruptions. Parametrix, a specialist in parametric cloud downtime cyber insurance and...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Hamilton reports Q3’24 CoR of 93.6% with an underwriting income of $29.1m

Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer Hamilton Insurance Group has reported a slightly increased combined ratio of 93.6%, with an underwriting income of $29.1 million for the third quarter of 2024. The reinsurer reported catastrophe losses (current and pri...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Gallagher Re pegs preliminary insured loss estimate for October Spanish floods at €1.5bn – €2.5bn

Preliminary estimates from global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re have placed the potential public and private insured losses from October’s Spanish floods between €1.5 billion and €2.5 billion ($1.6 billion and $2.7 billion). It’s imp...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Cytora & Dataplor collaboration to provide insurers with global location intelligence

Digital risk processing platform Cytora has entered into a partnership with data intelligence platform Dataplor, which will enable property insurance underwriters to gain access to a wide range of location data via Cytora’s platform. This integrat...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

RenRe grows property book as Q3’24 underwriting income rises despite large loss events

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe) has reported underwriting income of $394 million for the third quarter of 2024 and a significant rise in net income to $1.2 billion, as the strong performance of its property segment more...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Hiscox Re & ILS reports solid 9M’24 growth, eyes positive Jan renewal rates

Hiscox Re & ILS, the international reinsurance and insurance-linked securities arm of the Hiscox Group, has reported that insurance contract written premiums (ICWP) grew to $1.017 billion in the first nine months of 2024, up 4.3% from the same...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Munich Re’s 9M’24 net result rises 31% despite Q3 cat losses of €1.4bn

German reinsurer Munich Re has reported a net result of €4.7 billion for the first nine months of 2024, despite losses from natural catastrophes in the third quarter rising significantly to €1.4 billion, of which roughly €500 million relates to hu...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Swiss Re strengthens P&C Re reserves by $2.4bn in Q3’24

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has strengthened its property and casualty reinsurance (P&C Re) reserves by an additional $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2024, following a comprehensive review of its prior year US liability reserves. This brin...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Hood Group completes buyout of silent shareholders with support from Connection Capital

Hood Group Limited, a provider of insurance solutions, is pleased to announce the successful buyout of the Group’s silent shareholders, with support from Connection Capital LLP, a private equity and alternative investment firm. The company’s senio...

Posted: Nov 07, 2024

Market conditions continue to have solid rating fundamentals going into 2025, Lancashire CUO

According to Lancashire Holdings’ Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Paul Gregory, market conditions in almost all lines of business continues to have “very solid rating fundamentals going into 2025.” “Our expectation is tha...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Ark’s Q3’24 combined ratio strengthens to 79% despite elevated cat losses

White Mountains has released its third quarter results for 2024 for its Ark partner firm reporting gross written premium (GWP) growth to $374 million compared to the $251 million reported the same period last year. Ark’s GWP for the first ni...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Trump 2.0: How a potential 15% corporate tax and trade policies could reshape the re/insurance secto...

With Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House, re/insurers are now reconsidering the policies that shaped his first presidency and preparing for the potential impacts on the sector. Trump’s “America First” agenda is expected to re-e...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Jan 1 outlook is very positive amid stable market: Conduit Re CUO Roberts

The re/insurance market has absorbed the elevated level of small and medium sized catastrophe events around the world so far this year, which will ensure pricing remains robust for the remainder of 2024 and beyond, leading Gregory Roberts, Chief U...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

MIC Global and VOOM Insurance partner to reinsure rideshare business

Insurtech MIC Global has partnered with VOOM Insurance to provide reinsurance to its rideshare business. This partnership aligns with MIC’s mobility book and reflects its commitment to supporting innovative solutions for the future of mobility. VO...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

QBE Asia appoints Jeyasakthi Ratnasingam as Head of Risk and Compliance

QBE Asia has announced the appointment of Jeyasakthi Ratnasingam as Head of Risk and Compliance. In this role, Ratnasingam will oversee the firm’s risk and compliance strategy, program, and infrastructure, ensuring robust controls, procedures, and...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Buyer friendly conditions continue as insurers focus on growth: Aon

Buyer friendly conditions for insurance buyers in North America continued through the third quarter of 2024, accelerating in key areas as insurers seek to achieve year-end growth, Aon has revealed in its recent North America Market Overview for Q3...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024

Bay Harbor Re expands letter of credit facility to $150m

Bay Harbor Reinsurance Company, a reinsurer focused on the US Property and Casualty program marketplace, has announced the expansion of its letter of credit facility to $150 million with Comerica Bank. This increase highlights the company’s...

Posted: Nov 06, 2024