Reinsurance News

CNA Financial reports $317m net income in Q2’24, P&C CR hits 94.8%

Chicago-domiciled insurer, CNA Financial Corporation has reported a net income of $317 million for the second quarter of 2024, a solid increase from the previous year’s $283 million. At the same time, the company stated that net investment l...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Sixth Street to acquire Enstar in $5.1bn transaction

Global insurance group Enstar is set to be acquired by existing investor Sixth Street in a $5.1 billion transaction, with Liberty Strategic Capital, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, and other institutional investors participating in the deal. Upon clos...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

HDI Global strengthens business in the Middle East with new Dubai office

HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the opening of its office in Dubai, after receiving regulatory licence from Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), and the appointment of Willem van Wyk as the Managing Direct...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Aspen announces changes to its leadership, names Dunleavy Group President

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Aspen has announced the appointment of Christian Dunleavy as Group President and CEO of Aspen Bermuda Limited, and Mark Pickering as Group Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer. Effective August 1, 2024, both...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Cyber attacks against UK utility companies up 586% in 2023: Chaucer

According to data collected by global specialty re/insurer Chaucer, successful cyber attacks against UK utility companies increased to 48 in 2023, representing a 586% increase over the seven cases seen in 2022. The attacks have caused sensitive da...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

New leader appointed for Prague reinsurance operation by Gallagher Re and Renomia

Jan Hrevus has been named to lead the joint reinsurance initiatives of Gallagher Re, a reinsurance broker, and Renomia, an insurance brokerage in Central and Eastern Europe, in the Czech Republic and across Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Form...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Beazley appoints Jessica Schappell as Head of APAC

Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Jessica Schappell as Head of Asia Pacific (APAC). In her new role, Schappell will report directly to Paul Bantick, Global Head of Cyber Risks at Beazley. She will be responsible for leadi...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Chubb raises retention and top of US property cat reinsurance tower

Large primary insurer Chubb successfully renewed its Global Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Program for its North American and International operations, significantly raising the retention for the North American program while adding a new layer o...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

AXA XL bolsters Asia senior leadership with two appointments

AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has bolstered its Asian senior leadership with the appointment of Todd Wilhelm as Head of Specialty, Asia, and Guillaume Parard as the Head of Propert...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

BMS to acquire UK insurance broker DR&P from Inflexion

BMS Group, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire David Roberts & Partners (DR&P), a UK-based insurance broker, from European mid-market private equity firm, Inflexion. Founded...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

New listing rules can help boost the UK economic growth agenda, says Aon

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has said that new changes to the UK’s listing regime could “help boost economic growth and innovation on the UK stock market.” The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently unveiled t...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

D’Alessandro named head of portfolio underwriting at Hampden’s Syndicate 2689

Hampden Risk Partners’ Syndicate 2689 at Lloyd’s (HRP) has appointed Giancarlo D’Alessandro as head of portfolio underwriting. An experienced veteran across the sector, D’Alessandro’s 13-year career spans lead underwriting roles at maj...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

IUA welcomes three new companies as London insurance market expands

Three new companies have recently become members of the International Underwriting Association (IUA), a trade organisation representing the London insurance market, highlighting the continued expansion of the industry. The IUA now represents 81 fi...

Posted: Jul 29, 2024

Industry unsure what impact CrowdStrike outage will have on cyber insurance market, poll suggests

According to a recent poll from Reinsurance News, the re/insurance industry appears to be unsure in regards to how big of an impact the recent CrowdStrike IT global outage will have on the standalone cyber insurance market. For those who need a re...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

USAA’s Wallace becomes Chief Audit Executive, Seybold takes over as CFO

USAA has announced that Jeff Wallace, the firm’s current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will take on a new role as Chief Audit Executive. Brett Seybold, who is currently the Senior Vice President and Senior Financial Officer for USAA’s prope...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Events like the CrowdStrike IT outage “are unlikely to reach catastrophic levels”: Coalition’s Motta

$0.96 billion industry-wide loss experienced by US cyber insurance policyholders impacted by the CrowdStrike IT outage has been forecasted by cyber insurance provider Coalition, a low figure compared to the losses of natural catastrophe events tha...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Increase in renewal rate change for all segments except workers’ comp in Q2’24: Ivans Index

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the results for the second quarter of 2024 from the Ivans Index, which showed that premium renewal rate change for all major commercial lines of business, except Workers’ Compensation, are up year...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Cincinnati Financial reports $312mn net income in Q2 2024

Cincinnati Financial Corporation has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 reporting a net income of $312mn, 42% lower when compared to the $534mn reported in the same period last year. The $222mn decrease in Q2 2024 net i...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Property reinsurance rate rises moderating, casualty seeing large increases: Gallagher

While property reinsurance renewals experienced modest price declines at the mid-year renewals, casualty classes saw the greatest renewal premium increases, which could keep advancing, broker Gallagher has observed. Talking about the reinsurance m...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

MAPFRE RE sees premiums grow 5.5% in H1 2024

MAPFRE RE, the reinsurance arm of Madrid-headquartered insurer MAPFRE, has reported that premiums, which include the reinsurance and global risks businesses, increased by 5.5%, reaching over €4.3 billion, in the first half of 2024. Of the €4.3 bil...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

US homeowner’s insurance segment suffers worst underwriting loss this century, AM Best

As the U.S. homeowner’s insurance segment experiences its worst underwriting results since at least 2000, rating agency AM Best has cited the continued shift in population towards catastrophe prone regions of the US, as being a key driver to...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Ryan Specialty and Private Client Select launch excess & surplus lines distribution partnership

Private Client Select Insurance Services LLC (PCS), an independent Managing General Underwriter mainly owned by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and Stone Point Capital LLC, has revealed a new partnership with Ryan Specialty. In this partn...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

The Hartford reports 35% rise in Q2’24 net income

Property and casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford has reported a 35% year-on-year increase in net income to $733 million for the second quarter of 2024, driven by a higher underwriting gain in P&C, stronger net investment income, and an imp...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions delivers 7% organic revenue growth in Q2’24

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has reported an 18% year-on-year rise in total revenue to $3.8 billion for the second quarter of 2024, with solid organic revenue growth across the business, including 7% to $635 million in its Re...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Cowbell secures $60m Series C from Zurich for SMEs cybersecurity boost

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced the closure of a $60 million Series C equity round, funded by Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a global multi-line insurer. With this $60 million i...

Posted: Jul 26, 2024