Reinsurance News
With the US enduring two major hurricanes and numerous severe thunderstorms in 2024, it has contributed to at least two-thirds of the estimated global insured losses for the year, which exceed $135 billion, according to a new report from Swiss Re....
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Economic threats continue to overshadow climate and cyber risks as one of the top three near-term risks for business leaders in G20 countries, according to the Executive Opinion Survey, conducted by the World Economic Forum and released by Marsh M...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
LIIBA, the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association, has named Price Forbes & Partners’ Greg Zucker, as the new chair of its Facilities Committee. Zucker, who currently serves as Facilitised Business Manager at Price Forbes &...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
DOCOsoft, a provider of claims technology solutions, has announced the appointment of Ian Gibbard as Head of London Market. With over 30 years of experience in technology-driven solutions and London Market re/insurance. Gibbard brings a proven tra...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Constellation’s Latin American subsidiary, Ohio National Seguros de Vida – Chile, has acquired Zurich Insurance Group’s $2.1 billion annuity portfolio in Chile. Through this strategic move, previously announced in May 2023, Ohio Nation...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Pen Underwriting, a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has announced that its specialist home insurance practice has signed up to Flood Re’s Build Back Better scheme to reduce the impact of future flooding on its customers by helping to...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a national insurance brokerage firm, has announced three key appointments in the Midwest region, further strengthening its presence in the St. Louis, MO area. The new hires bring decades of experience acro...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Insurer Suncorp has entered a multi-year agreement with Duck Creek, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, to aid in its ongoing journey of technology modernisation and process simplification. T...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Beazley Security, a provider of cyber risk management and insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of two senior leaders to drive its growth and geographic expansion. Stephanie Webb will lead sales operations in the UK and Europe, while...
Posted: Dec 05, 2024
Analysts at JP Morgan expect the reinsurance market to stabilise in 2025 with pricing at still healthy levels despite minor declines, while profitability should be supported by a continuation of firm terms and conditions as attachment points hold....
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Russell Caminske as Client Relationship Leader (CRL) for the US East Zone and Ryan Larson as the West Zone CRL. In their roles, Caminske and Larson will...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
According to AM Best, the US property and casualty (P&C) industry posted a $4.1 billion net underwriting gain in the first nine months of 2024, in comparison to a $32.1 billion loss recorded in the prior year period. At the same time, the US P...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
The Geneva Association has announced the appointment of Darren Pain as Director of Research and Dennis Noordhoek as Director of External Stakeholder Engagement, both effective 1 January 2025. Pain, who currently serves as Director Cyber and Evolvi...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
ZestyAI, a provider of climate and property risk analytics powered by AI, has partnered with American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company (AFR), an insurance provider in Oklahoma’s rural sector for over a century. This collaborat...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Bermuda-based Lancashire Holdings Limited has appointed James Flude as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lancashire Insurance U.S., succeeding Huw Jones, who has been appointed to the new role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Lancashire U.S....
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Global credit ratings agency AM Best has revised its outlook for the US personal lines insurance segment to stable from negative, in line with a corresponding change in the personal auto outlook to stable from negative. According to the agency, th...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Hymans Robertson has reported that the total value of buy-in and buy-out deals completed in the third quarter of 2024 reached nearly £20 billion, marking the highest volume ever recorded for this period in any calendar year. This record quarter fo...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), the commercial risk advisory unit of Zurich Insurance Group, has partnered with GoImpact Capital Partners, a sustainability-focused organisation, to assist businesses in the Asia Pacific region in navigating the...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
According to Morningstar DBRS, an independent provider of credit ratings and financial analysis, the Italian insurance sector is on track to sustain its strong performance into 2025. Key drivers include a significant recovery in life insurance pre...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has granted Fortegra, a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree, approval to establish Fortegra Insurance Company UK, its new subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Fortegra has established a strong...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Australian insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Claire Lill as Portfolio Manager to lead and strengthen the firm’s US Casualty offering. Lill brings to her new role over three decades of London Market Casualty experience and is joining QBE...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
After overseeing the merger of RISCS with Cutts-Watson Consulting (RISCS CWC) and serving as Chair for two years, Malcolm Cutts-Watson is stepping down at the end of December to retire following an illustrious five-decade career. Malcolm Cutts-Wat...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Italian insurer Generali has reached an agreement for the sale of its 100% stake in Generali Life Assurance Philippines, Inc. to The Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd. According to Generali, the agreement is aligned with its strategic plan to dr...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation, the flagship legal entity of mortgage insurer Enact Holdings, Inc., has entered into two quota share reinsurance agreements with a broad panel of highly rated reinsurers, subject to certain conditions. Under t...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Sabrina Veau as a Senior Broker in its growing Capital Advisory team, based in London. She was most recently focused on the Strategic Advisory arm of the Capital Ad...
Posted: Dec 04, 2024