Reinsurance News
Managing general agent Parametrix, has expanded its capabilities to include real-time monitoring of the availability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) services to enable holistic business interruption insurance for the digital supply chain. Thanks t...
Posted: Mar 07, 2024
Falvey Insurance Group has unveiled a commercial output insurance policy that bundles commercial property and inland marine coverage. The policy has been crafted by the firm’s Inland Marine Managing General Agency (MGA), and is specifically...
Posted: Mar 07, 2024
Trading conditions at the January 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals were much more stable than a year earlier, and with discipline maintained and a greater willingness from existing carriers to deploy, the outlook for 2024 is one of more stability a...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Home insurance firm Hippo has posted their results for the full-year 2023, which includes total generated premium (TGP) climbing from $811 million to $1.1 billion, representing a 40% increase from 2022. During the year, the company grew revenue si...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
SCOR CEO Thierry Léger has revealed that the firm will stop underwriting US General Liability and Professional Indemnity single-risk business from Europe, deciding to only write it locally from the US in the future. Léger disclosed this informatio...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Property and specialty re/insurer IQUW has reported a combined operating ratio of 80.9% for the full year 2023, as gross written premiums reported increased by 35% year-on-year to $913 million. The firm explains that premium growth was primarily a...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
S&P Global Ratings, the credit rating agency, has said that while they expect their ratings on Asia-Pacific insurers to remain stable, a combination of economic conditions and underlying changes are “pressuring earnings.” The agenc...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Allianz Commercial has recently appointed four regional distribution managers covering the South, North, London, Midlands, and the South West regions to enhance support for brokers across the UK. The appointed regional distribution managers are Vi...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the promotion of André Gerling to Head of Region for DACH, Netherlands and Central and Eastern Europe. He will take up this new position in June 1, 2024, when the current DACH leader, Hamish Dowlen, fo...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Mosaic Insurance has announced the launch of primary technology errors and omissions (E&O) coverage to protect tech companies from increasing liability risks. Offering up to $15 million in capacity via both its own Syndicate 1609 and a consort...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Malayan Insurance, one of the leading non-life insurance providers in the Philippines, has licensed Moody’s RMS Risk Modeler to help enhance its natural catastrophe risk analytics, the firm has revealed in a recent announcement. Risk Modeler is a...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Global data analytics and technology provider, Verisk is expanding its fraud-fighting capabilities with two new partners FRISS and Globlue Technologies. Both insurance technology companies will join the Verisk Claims Solutions ecosystem by integra...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Providing insight from the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) conference 2024, analysts at KBW have noted that reinsurance executives remain very optimistic about the returns embedded in property catastrophe pricing, terms, and...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Oman Re, the sole reinsurer in the Sultanate of Oman, has announced it has obtained a Retakaful licence by the Capital Market Authority. Granted on 22 February 2024, the licence empowers Oman Re to establish Retakaful operations, further solidifyi...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
At about 4% of assets, the European insurance sector faces low exposure to the rising risks of commercial real estate (CRE), according to Fitch Ratings, with most insurers facing minimal risk to capital or ratings from falling CRE valuation. Fitch...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Sompo Holdings, Inc. has appointed Koji Takahashi to replace Emiko Maki as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Head of Reinsurance for Sompo Japan, effective April 1st, 2024, reporting to Koji Ishikawa, President of the core subsidiary. Maki steps do...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Property and casualty insurer The Hartford has announced a new organisational structure combining its Operations and and Technology, Data, Analytics & Cyber functions under one leadership to advance the company’s strategy. As part of this new...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Howden has acquired Hencilla Canworth GI Ltd, a leading British independent specialist performing arts insurance broker, reportedly adding further scale and product expertise to its Sport and Entertainment division. The addition of Hencilla Canwor...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Legal & General (L&G) has posted their full-year results for 2023, which included an operating profit of £1.67 billion, a slight increase from the previous year’s £1.63 billion. Post-tax profit meanwhile decreased more than 40% to £4...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Talanx Group’s Retail International Division, headed by HDI International AG, has completed the acquisition of the business of Liberty Seguros in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador, making it the second-largest property and casualty insurer in Lati...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. has reported a Q4 2023 combined ratio of 91.4% compared to 94.2% in the prior year quarter, as the current-year loss ratio improved by 3.8% to 54.7% driven by improved pricing on the in-force underwriting book. The rein...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Lancashire Holdings has revealed its overall profit after tax for 2023 was $321.5 million, resulting in a change in diluted book value per share of 24.7% and marking a massive improvement compared to 2022’s loss of $15.5 million. The firm...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Darren T. Oliver as Head of Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, with immediate effect. In his new role, based in Manila, Philippines, Oliver will be responsible for leading the n...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has reported net income of €162 million for the fourth quarter and a record €812 million for the full year 2023, as the P&C combined ratio strengthened in both periods on the back of lower catastrophe losses. Net income f...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024
U.S.-based mortgage insurance specialist NMI Holdings has appointed Aurora Swithenbank as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 1, 2024. Swithenbank will succeed Ravi Mallela, who has held the role since 2...
Posted: Mar 06, 2024