Reinsurance News

AIG’s David Ho joins Everest Insurance Intl. as Head of Financial Lines, Asia

Everest Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, Ltd. has hired American International Group’s (AIG) David Ho as Head of Financial Lines, Asia. Overall, Ho brings over 25 years of financial l...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Fiona Kiernan joins Swiss Re’s Life and Health Continental Europe team

Swiss Re is welcoming Fiona Kiernan to its Life & Heath Continental Europe team as the new Regional Head of Underwriting and Claims, effective July, 2024. In her new role, based in Zurich, Kiernan will be responsible for the development of the...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Covéa’s 2023 net income improves amid positive reinsurance developments

Covéa has reported a net income of €1.48 billion in 2023, up from €896 million in 2022, mainly driven by its reinsurance result, which was bolstered by the full-year integration of PartnerRe. Covéa’s net income from reinsurance activities in...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Cytora and DynaRisk announce partnership to improve cyber risk

Digital risk processing platform Cytora has partnered with cybersecurity company DynaRisk to help insurers understand and reduce cyber risk. Through this partnership insurers will be able to use DynaRisk’s suite of cyber risk assessment data on Cy...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Fleming acquires JRG Re

Fleming Insurance Holdings has confirmed its agreement to acquire JRG Reinsurance Company Ltd. from James River Group Holdings, Ltd. at the previously agreed upon terms, after the Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division issued an order...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

US convective storm activity drives global Q1 insured losses of $20bn: Gallagher Re

Gallagher Re has estimated that global insured losses from natural catastrophes in Q1 of 2024 were $20 billion, heavily driven by severe convective storm (SCS) activity in the US. According to the global reinsurance broker’s Natural Catastro...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

SPG names Jennifer Spindler Chief Product Officer for the US market

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerage, underwriting and consulting facilities, has appointed Jennifer Spindler as Chief Product Officer in the US. In her new role, based in New Jersey, Spindler will be in...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Louis du Ché as Country Manager, France

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently appointed Louis du Ché to the additional role of Country Manager for France, alongside his current position as Country Manager, Belgium. Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe at BHSI, remarks,...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

India’s GST Council to review reinsurance exemption for insurance sector: report

The Indian insurance sector could see relief from taxes as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council plans to review the exemption for reinsurance after the elections, according to a Moneycontrol report. In an effort to avoid disrupting insurance i...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters, Francavilla to retire

Amwins, the global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has hired Jon Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters (APU), succeeding Ben Francavilla who has served as president of APU since 2009, and recently announced his reti...

Posted: Apr 17, 2024

Howden launches Red Sea cargo war risk facility

Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has launched a new cargo war risk facility to protect vessels from drone and missile strikes by Yemeni based militia groups in the Red Sea, and strengthen global supply chains. According to the broker...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

DUAL strengthens European marine capability with acquisition of Swiss Re team

DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has significantly strengthened its European marine capability by acquiring Swiss Re’s Genoa-based Marine team, and has authority to write marine business for the global reinsure...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Coalition reveals new integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, & Amazon Web Services

Coalition, an active cyber insurance provider, has revealed new integrations between Coalition Control, its cyber risk management platform, and cloud services providers, which includes Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Amazon Web Services. It h...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

CRC Group and INSUREtrust form new Cyber Practice Group

INSUREtrust, formerly housed in Starwind, has integrated into the Wholesale Brokerage Division of CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, to form a cyber practice group. This strategic combination broadens INSUREtr...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

SageSure and SURE close $130m second and subsequent event cat bond

SageSure, an MGU focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) have closed the Gateway Re 2024-2 second and subsequent event catastrophe bond at $130 million. The issuance marks SURE’s second succes...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Raphael Borrel named Chief Risk Officer of PoloWorks

PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, has announced the appointment of Raphael Borrel to the role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO). In his new position, Borrel will be responsible for leading the risk and compliance functi...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Brokerslink adds McAfee to global network for cybersecurity expertise

Brokerslink has announced that cyber security business McAfee has joined its broking network as a ‘B.Tech affiliate’. By integrating McAfee’s industry-leading consumer cybersecurity expertise into its network, Brokerslink aims to support the...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

BHSI expands US marine business, hires new Head of Marine & Head of Marine Claims

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the property & casualty insurer, is expanding its global marine capabilities in the US by launching Ocean Marine Insurance. The firm has also appointed Ben Wyatt as Head of Marine, and Chris Frick...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Strong returns to persist for reinsurers amid T&C changes: JMP

Analysts at JMP Securities report that while the property catastrophe reinsurance market is attracting more capital, recent significant changes in terms and conditions are expected to sustain strong returns despite anticipated minor price reductio...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Adrian Saunders joins iprism board as Non-Exec Director

MGA iprism, a specialist in Construction, Property, Commercial and High Net Worth, has announced the appointment of Adrian Saunders to its board as Non-Executive Director. Saunders brings a wealth of experience to iprism, boasting over 24 years of...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Italian life insurance sector sees negative inflows in 2023: Fitch

Fitch Ratings’ analysis of the 2023 Italian Insurance Dashboard reveals a significant downturn in net inflows for the Italian life insurance sector for both traditional savings and unit-linked products. According to analysts at Fitch, this d...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Patricia Puerta appointed Head of GC&C Mediterranean & Latin America

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), subsidiary of the Italian insurance giant, has hired Patricia Puerta as the firm’s new GC&C Head of Mediterranean & Latin America, effective May 2, 2024. She joins the company wi...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Beat to launch new credit insurance business with Stephen Pike as CEO

Beat Capital Partners, a long duration investor specialising in the insurance industry, has announced its plans to launch a specialty and tech enabled credit non-payment insurance underwriter, Convergence. With an initial focus on Europe and North...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Chaucer names Wright CFO, Joubert becomes CRO

Chaucer, the global specialty re/insurance firm has bolstered it’s leadership team, with the appointments of James Wright, the company’s current Chief Risk Officer (CRO), who has been named the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024

Howden acquires Irish broker Curran Connolly & Company

Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has announced the acquisition of Curran Connolly & Company (Drogheda) Ltd, a commercial and personal lines insurance broker based in County Louth, Ireland. With this acquisition, Howden builds i...

Posted: Apr 16, 2024