Reinsurance News

KatRisk launches new SCS model amid rising losses

KatRisk, a global catastrophe modelling company, has launched a new Severe Convective Storm (SCS) model to tackle the increasing risks associated with these storms. With SCS events causing $70 billion in insured losses globally in 2023, KatRisk ai...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Allstate August cat load takes YTD losses to $3.67bn

Large US primary insurer Allstate has reported estimated catastrophe losses of $272 million ($215 million after-tax) for the month of August, taking total catastrophe losses for August year-to-date to $3.67 billion ($2.90 billion, after-tax). Cata...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

HDI Global appoints Ahn as CEO, Hong Kong, Lau becomes Director, APAC Network

HDI Global SE Hong Kong, a subsidiary of industrial insurer HDI Global has appointed Michael Ahn as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective November 1st, 2024. Simultaneously, Daniel Lau moves to a new role as Director, Asia Pacific Network. B...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Sir Charles Roxburgh named new Chair of Lloyd’s

Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has announced that Sir Charles Roxburgh KCB will become its next Chair, effective 1 May, 2025. Roxburgh will be succeeding Bruce Carnegie-Brown, who has held the position since 201...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

US P/C mutual insurers demonstrate strength amid persistent challenges: AM Best

According to a recent report from AM Best, a credit rating agency specialising in the insurance industry, US property and casualty (P/C) mutual insurance companies have used investment income to help cushion the financial impact of weather-related...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Lockton secures regulatory approval for Colombian reinsurance operations

Privately held insurance brokerage firm Lockton has entered the Colombian reinsurance market as it has received regulatory approval to operate a reinsurance brokerage business in the country. The new venture is expected to bring numerous benefits...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

INSTANDA integrates life offering with Swiss Re’s underwriting platform, Magnum

INSTANDA, a no-code, digital platform for insurance carriers and managing general agents, has integrated its Life offering with reinsurance giant, Swiss Re’s automated underwriting platform, Magnum, enabling the creation of one ecosystem des...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Re/insurers are implementing improving tech tools to identify emerging future casualty cat perils: K...

Following meetings with executives at the recently held 2024 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, KBW has reported that re/insurers are increasingly implementing steadily improving technological tools to identify emerging or future casua...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Growth could be challenged when current pricing momentum starts to moderate: Thompson, Gallagher Re

Growth was a key topic for re/insurers at RVS 2024, Will Thompson, Global Head of Clients of Gallagher Re, commented, but this could be challenged when the current strong pricing momentum begins to moderate. Speaking with Reinsurance News at the a...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Miller appoints Steven Rance as Head of Reinsurance Strategy & Innovation

Miller, an independent specialist reinsurance and insurance broker, has announced the appointments of Steven Rance as Head of Reinsurance Strategy & Innovation and Charlotte Lowe as an Account Handler. In his new role, Rance will report to Sha...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Broker Insights’ Vision platform set to reach £6bn in GPW by end of 2024

Broker Insights has announced that six years after its launch, brokers have uploaded £5.5 billion of Gross Written Premium (GWP) to its Vision platform, with a target of reaching £6 billion by the end of the year. Vision will now provide insights...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

New non-profit Humanity Insured aims to insure 3.6 billion people against climate disasters

Humanity Insured, a new UK and US non-profit organisation, has launched with the mission of empowering vulnerable communities to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change through the use of effective insurance solutions. Howden, a glo...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Rokstone appoints Baker Deputy Head of US Casualty, Fitzpatrick becomes Senior Underwriter

Rokstone, part of the Aventum Group, has made two key appointments within its recently announced US Casualty division, with Ben Baker joining the team as Deputy Head of US Casualty and Alex Fitzpatrick as a Senior Underwriter. Both appointees are...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

AIG names Keith Walsh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has named Keith Walsh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 21st, 2024. Walsh will be based out of New York and reports to AIG Chairman & Chief Execut...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Supercede unveils major platform upgrade to empower reinsurance professionals

Reinsurance trading platform Supercede has revealed a significant upgrade of its platform to provide easy access to risk data and mirror the internal workflow of insurers. According to the firm, this platform update marks a significant milestone i...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

French reinsurer CCR Re to become Arundo Re from January

French reinsurer CCR Re has announced that on January 16th, 2025, its name will officially change to Arundo Re, roughly 18 months after a consortium comprised of SMABTP and MACSF completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the firm. Fo...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

SCOR Live Sessions – The (re)insurer of tomorrow

Paris, France-headquartered reinsurer SCOR is hosting a webinar on October 2nd as part of the company’s Live Sessions, during which a panel of top industry executives will explore how the insurance and reinsurance industry is preparing to fa...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Zywave appoints Martin Simoncic as CEO and Christian Kasper as EVP & CFO

Insurtech provider Zywave has announced the appointments of Martin Simoncic as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Christian Kasper as Executive Vice President (EVP) & Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Zywave is backed by Clearlake Capital Group an...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Concirrus expands ESG presence through partnership with 90 North Foundation

Concirrus, a provider of AI-powered maritime insurance solutions, has entered into a partnership with the 90 North Foundation, in a move that reinforces the company’s dedication to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. As R...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Carrick Group to acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Irish captive insurers

Carrick Group Limited, a Bermuda-based international non-life legacy insurer specialising in reinsurance and run-off solutions, announced that its subsidiary, Carrick UK Holdings Company Limited, has reached an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Majesco launches AI ecosystem to enhance insurance solutions with key models

Majesco, a provider of cloud-based insurance software, has introduced a new AI ecosystem powered by Majesco Copilot, enabling a seamless integration of various industry AI models into Majesco’s solution workflows, starting with a select group of p...

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

Moody’s upgrades Zurich Insurance’s rating with stable outlook

Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) of Zurich Insurance Company (ZIC), the main insurance arm of Zurich Group, from Aa3 to Aa2. Additionally, Moody’s has raised Zurich Group’s long-term debt ratings by one n...

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

Ben McGregor becomes Chubb’s Head of Property & Terrorism, UK and Ireland

Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Ben McGregor as Head of Property & Terrorism, UK and Ireland. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading, managing and developing the Property and Terrorism p...

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

HDI Global launches US Inland Marine unit led by Rebecca Molosky

HDI Global Insurance Company, the US branch of the global commercial insurer HDI Global SE, has launched a new Inland Marine unit as part of its expansion of specialty products and services in the region. Rebecca Molosky will head the Inland Marin...

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

US surplus lines market surpasses $100bn premium threshold in 2023, AM Best

According to credit rating agency AM Best, the US surplus lines market surpassed the $100 billion threshold for the first time in 2023 for direct premiums written (DPW), reaching a record figure of $115.6 billion. In a new report, the agency state...

Posted: Sep 18, 2024