Reinsurance News

HDI Global aims for mid-market segment with dedicated services and strategy

HDI Global, an industrial insurance provider known for its focus on large industrial clients, is now expanding its services to offer tailored solutions to mid-market clients. Through a focused strategy in underwriting, claims management, and produ...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

CG Re (Africa) to manage new Reinsurance Facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo

CG Re (Africa) has obtained a mandate by the Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to assist with the setup and management of a new specialty lines Reinsurance Facility. Administered by the Autorité de Régulation et de Cont...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

WTW appoints Neil Harrison as new Global Head of Claims

WTW, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Neil Harrison as the new Global Head of Claims. In his new role, Harrison will report directly to Adam Garrard, WTW’s Global Head of Risk & Broking. He will...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Miller strengthens APAC Cargo offering with Alberto Ferriolo appointment

Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Alberto Ferriolo to its Asia Pacific Cargo team, based in Singapore. Ferriolo will be supporting Miller’s clients and partners across the APAC region while working...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Canopius bolsters cyber offering through partnership with Group-IB

Global specialty re/insurer, Canopius Group, has entered into a partnership with Group-IB, a creator of cybersecurity technologies, which is set to strengthen Canopius’ cyber insurance offering with further advanced threat intelligence capabilitie...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

MRSI launches FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap product in California

Commercial insureds in California will now be able to benefit from Munich Re Specialty Insurance (MRSI) newly launched FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap, a new solution available to those insureds who seek comprehensive coverage in tandem with their FAIR...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Milne & Lyman join McGill and Partners’ US Property Team

Global specialty re/insurance broker, McGill and Partners, has expanded its global presence by hiring Duncan Milne and Cabot Lyman as Partners to its US Property Team. Milne joins the firm as Partner, Head of US Property, bringing more than 16 yea...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

MGA Rokstone acquires box at Lloyd’s

Speciality re/insurance MGA Rokstone, which is part of the Aventum Group, has acquired a box at Lloyd’s in a three-year deal. Rokstone has reportedly taken box 335, located on gallery 3, and will be trading live from the 15th of April 2024, operat...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

FloodFlash launches advanced BI coverage pre-hurricane season

FloodFlash, a parametric flood insurer, is introducing Flood BI, a new product designed to support business interruption (BI) coverage in the United States. Key features of Flood BI include unrestricted spending of claim payments, rapid payment wi...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Record £573m paid out in weather-related home insurance claims in 2023: ABI

Home insurance claims for weather-related damage reached a record £573 million last year, making it the highest on record and 36% greater than 2022’s £421 million, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). This substantial rise...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Parametrix Analytics launches for cloud risk modeling

Parametrix, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling, and insurance services has launched Parametrix Analytics, a brand new service that will allow re/insurers to quantify, effectively manage, and efficiently transfer cloud risks with unprecedente...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Shailendra Sapra named CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions in India

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon has announced the appointment of Shailendra Sapra as CEO of the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions in India and a member of the APAC region’s Reinsurance Executive Committee. In his new role, based in Mumba...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Insured losses in Q1 expected to be lighter-than-average: JP Morgan

JP Morgan has estimated that global insured losses will be less than $10 billion in Q1 of 2024, much below the average of $15 billion over the last 10 years. The largest natural catastrophe during Q1 was the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Ja...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Swiss Re elects Jacques de Vaucleroy as Chairman of the Board

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re’s shareholders approved all motions put forward by the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), with all proposed members of the Board of Directors re-elected for a one-year term, and the election of...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Sebastian Cook named Deputy CEO of Howden Re International

Sebastian Cook has joined Howden Re International as Deputy CEO, where he will support the current CEO Massimo Reina. Cook reportedly holds significant international broking and leadership experience, having previously led European broking at Guy...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Hannover Re & Parametrix launch world’s first cloud outage catastrophe bond

Large European reinsurer Hannover Re has, in collaboration with Parametrix, issued the world’s first cloud outage catastrophe bond, a $13.75 million privately placed transaction called Cumulus Re. Issued via Hannover Re’s wholly owned...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Trean enhances workers’ comp operations with Origami Risk suite

Trean Insurance Group, a provider of products and services for the specialty insurance market, has implemented Origami Risk’s multi-tenant core property and casualty solution suite to streamline its workers’ compensation business. This comprehensi...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Horner promoted to VP of Individual Disability Insurance & Corporate Development, The Standard

Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) has promoted Jeremy Horner to the role of Vice President of Individual Disability Insurance and Corporate Development. Horner joined the organisation in 2009 and has served in a variety of leadership roles...

Posted: Apr 15, 2024

Florida Peninsula Insurance announces 2% reduction in homeowners premiums

Florida Peninsula Insurance Company has announced a 2% statewide decrease in homeowners insurance premiums. This reduction is partly due to recent legislative changes and the diligent efforts of the analyst team at Florida Peninsula Insurance, who...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

SCS April events to drive economic & insured losses into the hundreds of millions or higher: Aon

The recent strong winds and severe convective storms that struck the central and southern United States between April 6-11, are estimated to drive economic and insured losses into the hundreds of millions or higher, USD, according to Aon’s w...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

R&Q announces sale of interest in Joint Venture and update on Accredited sale

R&Q Insurance Holdings (R&Q) has announced it has agreed to sell all the interests held by R&Q and its affiliates in the Joint Venture between Obra and R&Q, Sag Main, to Obra Capital, Inc. The non-life specialty insurer has also pr...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

Verita adds Barry and Adolph to Claims leadership team

Verita, a Managing General Underwriting (MGU) company, is strengthening its Claims team with the appointments of William (Bill) Barry as Chief Claim Manager and Chris Adolph Head of Property Claims. Barry brings more than three decades of experien...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

Insurance economic drivers outperforming overall US GDP: Triple-I

According to a recent insurance economics outlook from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), the economic drivers of the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Pr...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

RT Specialty names new President of Commercial Lines Binding Authority

RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of specialty insurer Ryan Specialty, has announced the promotion of Jason Murrey to President of Commercial Lines Binding Authority. In his new role Murrey will oversee the operational leadership o...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024

PERILS IED 2024 underlines continued effect of inflation on insurance industry

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has released its Industry Exposure Database (IED) for 2024, highlighting the continued impact of inflationary developments, with exposure growth at 11.7% year-on-year in USD terms across a...

Posted: Apr 12, 2024