Reinsurance News

Korean Re London welcomes David Sungjin Kim as new CEO

David Sungjin Kim has become the new Chief Executive Officer of Korean Re London, a position he will hold while also maintaining his role as Director of Korean Re Underwriting Limited (KRUL). Korean Re London is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seoul...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

American Integrity reduces its rates by 6.9%

Florida domiciled property insurer, American Integrity Insurance, has significantly reduced its rates by 6.9%, benefiting more than 55,000 customers. At the same time, the insurer has revealed that nearly 215,000 homeowners can now enjoy stable ra...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

AXA XL names Kathleen Ziegler as COO, Americas Insurance

AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Kathleen Ziegler as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Americas Insurance business, reporting to Lucy Pilko, Chief Executive Offi...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Howden expands French presence through AGEO acquisition

Global insurance intermediary group Howden has reached an agreement to acquire the AGEO brokerage group, an independent Employee Benefits insurance broker headquartered in Paris. Founded in 1984 by Eric and Maryse Oziebala, AGEO specialises in Emp...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Beazley names Sam Franks Country Manager for UK & Ireland

Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Sam Franks as Country Manager, UK & Ireland, effective immediately. In his new role, based in Birmingham, Franks will focus on the development of Beazley’s UK and Irish regional busin...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Reinsurers maintain healthy appetite & stable capacity for US Casualty at July 1: Gallagher Re

A new report from Gallagher Re has observed that reinsurers overall maintained a healthy appetite and stable capacity for US Casualty lines at the July 1 renewals. Commenting on the US general third party liability segment of the casualty insuranc...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Edward F. McCormack to become CEO of RT Specialty

Ryan Specialty Holdings, the international specialty insurance firm, has made a number of executive leadership team promotions for Ryan Turner Specialty (RT Specialty), the company’s wholesale brokerage division, effective October 1, 2024. A...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires California-based Cornerstone

Re/insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired California-based Cornerstone Commercial & Personal Insurance Services, Inc. (Cornerstone) in an undisclosed transaction. Cornerstone has been serving both commercial and personal c...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Relation Insurance Services acquires York Insurance in Maryland

Insurance brokerage, Relation Insurance Services, has acquired the assets of York Insurance Services, Inc. (York). The transaction went into effect on May 31, 2024. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Forest Hill, Maryland, York...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Howden Re Japan launches, broker partners with Keystone ILS Capital

Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has entered the Japanese market with the launch of Howden Re Japan, and also announced a new insurance-linked securities (ILS) partnership with Keystone ILS Capital, a boutique consultancy focused on...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

BHSI expands into Nordic market with new office and key appointments

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently expanded into the Nordic countries with a new office opening in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nordic office will offer services in Executive & Professional Lines, General Property, Energy, an...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Zapata Computing and KPMG UK collaborate to create risk and operational modeling

Industrial generative AI company, Zapata Computing Holdings Inc., and KPMG UK, an audit, tax, and advisory services firm, have completed a successful client project to streamline the compliance models of an international insurance firm. By leverag...

Posted: Jul 03, 2024

Paul named LSM Head of Client & Broker Distribution, Europe

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of the Liberty Mutual group, has hired a new Head of Client & Broker Distribution, Continental Europe, Karine Paul, who will take over her role with immediate effect. In her new role, Paul has a wide...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

US P/C industry saw $22bn underwriting loss in 2023: AM Best

AM Best reports that the US Property/Casualty (P/C) insurance industry faced another year of underwriting losses surpassing $20 billion in 2023, at $21.7 billion, largely driven by unprofitable private passenger auto and homeowners/farm owners mar...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Fleming welcomes Michael Garceau as CFO and COO

Fleming Insurance Holdings, a P&C insurance capital solutions provider, has appointed Michael Garceau as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), a pivotal addition to its executive leadership team as the company expand...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

SiriusPoint and Tara Hill form strategic E&S portfolio partnership

SiriusPoint, a global specialty re/insurer, and Tara Hill Insurance Services, a newly launched Excess and Surplus (E&S) program administrator, have formed a strategic partnership. As part of the Cirrata Group, Tara Hill was established to deve...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Innovisk Capital Partners appoints Praveen Reddy as Global President and COO

Innovisk Capital Partners (Innovisk), a private equity-backed MGA platform, has recently appointed Praveen Reddy as its new Global President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Founded in 2017, Innovisk is dedicated to investing in and growing entr...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Howden Re and Keenan complete LPT for a large California workers’ compensation JPA

Reinsurance broker Howden Re and Keenan have completed a strategic Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) between one of the largest California workers’ compensation joint powers authorities (the JPA) and a top-ten global reinsurer. Howden Re was responsib...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Blue Owl completes acquisition of Kuvare Asset Management

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Kuvare Insurance Services LP (dba Kuvare Asset Management) (KAM), marking the official launch of Blue Owl Insurance Solutions. The $750 million a...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

A huge $8.4bn of catastrophe bond issuance in Q2 takes market to record size: Report

A record $8.4 billion of catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance occurred in the second quarter of 2024, taking first half issuance to a new high of $12.6 billion, and the outstanding market to a record $48 billion,...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Beazley names Lucien Mounier as Head of Europe, Cyber Risks

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Lucien Mounier as Head of Europe, Cyber Risks. Reporting to Alessandro Lezzi, Head of International Cyber Risks, Mounier will be responsible for the establishment and oversight of Beazley’s cyber portfolio...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Monument Re acquires life insurance portfolio from Contassur

Monument Re has announced that its Belgian subsidiary, Monument Assurance Belgium, has successfully acquired a branch 21 closed book classical group life insurance portfolio from Contassur. Koen Depaemelaere, CEO of Monument Assurance Belgium and...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Aggregated losses from H1’24 billion-dollar cat events to be around long-term average: CRESTA

CRESTA, a provider of insurance industry loss data on non-US catastrophe events which have driven losses of above $1 billion, has released the Q2 2024 update of its CRESTA Industry Loss Index (CLIX), revealing that aggregate losses in the first ha...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Westfield launches smart home technology Ting to help prevent electrical fires

Westfield, a US-based property and casualty company, has announced a new program designed to help prevent home electrical fires. The new solution, Ting, uses advanced smart plug-in sensors to monitor the electrical network of a home to help detect...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024

Coverys gets regulatory approval for new London insurance entity

Coverys Limited, part of the company’s dedicated London platforms which include both insurance company and MGA operations, (collectively Coverys London), has launched as a company market underwriting platform following approval from the Prud...

Posted: Jul 02, 2024