Reinsurance News
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Kevin Bates as Country Head of Australia & New Zealand, effective November 4th, 2024. Bates succeeds Christine Bell, who has decided to ret...
Posted: Jul 25, 2024
Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe) has reported underwriting income of $479.3 million and a combined ratio of 81.1% in its second quarter 2024 results, as both fee income and investment income also contributed to another s...
Posted: Jul 25, 2024
Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has obtained regulatory approval for its previously announced acquisition of Allianz’s US MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses, including select specialty insurance programme...
Posted: Jul 25, 2024
Davies, the specialist in professional services and technology, has promoted Dhara Patel to the newly created role of President and Deputy CEO of its North American business. Patel’s promotion comes as Davies has announced a new go-to-market...
Posted: Jul 25, 2024
GuideOne Insurance Company, a provider of property and casualty insurance and risk management solutions, has promoted Troy Spoonemore to the position of Chief Underwriting & Risk Officer. In his new role, Spoonemore will direct GuideOne’s unde...
Posted: Jul 25, 2024
Despite profit warning and a drop in capitalisation, S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘A+’ long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit ratings on SCOR SE and related core subsidiaries. The outlook remains stable. The...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Acrisure has appointed John Tuttle, currently Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as its new President, effective September 1st, 2024. Tuttle will relocate to Grand Rapids and report...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Insurance carriers that have greater exposure to large enterprises are more likely to face the brunt of the losses stemming from the CrowdStrike linked IT outage, says Parametrix Insurance CEO, Jonathan Hatzor. According to the organisation, the e...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
OneAdvent, a platform specialising in MGA services, has announced a new partnership between one of its Managing General Agents (MGAs) and the hybrid fronting insurer Bridgehaven Specialty UK Ltd. This collaboration will enable Bridgehaven to offer...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Global specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance has named Toby Smith as Americas Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, based in New York. As part of the firm’s leadership team, Smith will be tasked with spearheading market engageme...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has agreed to acquire Trilogy Underwriting, marking the second company to join its underwriting pillar, MX, in 2024. Formed in 2013 and Led by Managing Director Chris Blackwell, Trilogy Underwriting specialises in prope...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
In 2023, insurance resilience either increased or was stable across the natural catastrophe, crop, health, and mortality perils tracked by Swiss Re’s Resilience Index. According to the firm, this reflected a general focus on the shock-absorb...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
The high costs of natural catastrophes from secondary perils in H1 2024 highlights the burden has shifted from reinsurers to primary insurers, but despite this, losses are still expected to be within each insurer’s budget, according to Berenberg....
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have launched Sustainability Data Standard, a new resource to help standardise the way in which underwriters ask clients about their sustainability data. Wit...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
According to Insuramore’s global rankings, cyber insurance gross direct premiums written (GDPW) valued at just over USD 15.7 billion in 2023, rising towards more than USD 16 billion if captive insurers are also included too. In a statement,...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Optio Group, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the acquisition of Den Hartigh Beheer & Exploitatie B.V., a Netherlands and Brussels-based MGA specialising in B2B insurance solutions. Established in 1916, Den Hartigh offer...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Global commercial insurance rates were reportedly flat in Q2 of 2024, down from a 1% increase in Q1, ending the 26 consecutive quarter streak of increasing rates, as per Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index. According to Marsh, Q2 of 2024 m...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
The CrowdStrike linked IT global outage is estimated to have an insured loss range of $540 million to $1.08 billion, according to Parametrix, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling, and insurance services. For those who need a reminder, the outa...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
The Connect Group, an insurance and reinsurance organisation, has announced the creation of Stability Re, a specialty reinsurer, following the launch of Stability Risk in September 2023. Stability Risk is a London-based Managing General Agent (MGA...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Global property and casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has reported Q2 2024 P&C underwriting income of $1.42 billion with a combined ratio of 86.8%, despite a rise in pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, to $580 million. In the second...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Aon has appointed Nick Moore as Chief Executive Officer of Bermuda, where he will lead the firm’s Bermuda Commercial Risk Solutions broking operations and have oversight over the Bermuda-based commercial risk claims team. Moore is an Aon vet...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
The fact the cost of capital and the return on equity (ROE) are once again almost in synch is a positive development for the insurance industry and beyond, according to Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Chief Economist at reinsurance giant Swiss Re. As highlig...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Jennifer Devereaux as Executive Underwriting Officer, Casualty, effective September 3rd, 2024. In her new role, Devereaux takes on oversight of Markel’s casualty suite of pro...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
MSIG USA, a insurance subsidiary under MSIG Holdings, has appointed industry veteran Claudette Monsier as the new Head Of Delegated Business. Bringing extensive experience to her new role, Monsier will oversee and manage all aspects of delegated b...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Global reinsurer Munich Re has been named as the capacity provider for a wind proxy hedge risk transfer product structured using a solution from kWh Analytics, for a 59MW, 14-turbine wind project in Maine. This innovative product was developed by...
Posted: Jul 24, 2024