Reinsurance News

Markel appoints Lisa Mitchell as Head of Claims, Australia

Markel Group Inc.’s insurance subsidiary, Markel, has appointed Lisa Mitchell as Head of Claims, Australia, based in Melbourne, reporting to Managing Director, Rory Morison. Rory Morison, Managing Director, Australia at Markel, commented on...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

More reinsurers to offer meaningful cyber reinsurance capacity in 2024: CyberCube

With cyber insurance being one of the fastest growing lines of insurance coverage to emerge, there are still a large number of traditional reinsurers who are yet to see cyber as a key area of growth for them, until recently. According to Pascal Mi...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

BevCap names Jeff Meyer as Exec VP of Healthcare Captives Division

Alternative risk program manager BevCap Management has announced the appointment of Jeff Meyer as Executive Vice President of its Healthcare Captives Division. Meyer brings over two decades in the self-funded carrier and MGU space, experience he w...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Miller strengthens reinsurance team with addition of Chris Board

Miller, the specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Chris Board to its reinsurance team. Initially based in Bermuda, the plan is for Board to join the firm’s London office next year. Board will report to Charlie Simpson, Head of Bermud...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Westfield Specialty enters property D&F with team led by Lancashire’s Wood and Inigo’s Prior

Westfield Specialty, a US property & casualty insurer, has formed a team to lead its entry into international property direct and facultative (D&F) insurance, which includes the hire of Richard Wood from Lancashire and Chris Prior from Ini...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Dale Underwriting Partners and CVC announce strategic partnership for growth

Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has completed its previously announced transaction with CVC. The transaction completion follows approval from the Prudential Regulation Authori...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

“Difficult to claim” we are in a true hard market for commercial lines P&C: Bank of America

According to Bank of America Securities analysts, it is already difficult to claim that the industry is in a true hard market for commercial lines for property & casualty (P&C), and they believe that this will become “increasingly cl...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Amwins’ Equisure launches livestock insurance program

Amwins’ Equisure has announced the launch of their new Livestock insurance program, that offers animal mortality, diseases and transit coverage for several types of livestock-related risks. According to the announcement, coverage is availabl...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

James River Group names William Bowman as President & CEO, Specialty Admitted

James River Group Holdings, Ltd. has named William “Bill” Bowman as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Specialty Admitted Insurance, reporting to Frank D’Orazio, CEO of the Company. Bowman joined the Company in 2019 as Senior Vice Pr...

Posted: Dec 18, 2023

London’s Pension Insurance Corp reportedly a target for large private equity firms

The Financial Times has reported that Apollo, Carlyle, and KKR are all exploring bids for London-based Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) ahead of the deadline, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this year, PIC announced a record £6....

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

AXIS & Provident to provide A&H insurance solutions through US purchasing program

AXIS Capital Holdings has announced that AXIS Insurance Company has secured a four-year contract to provide specialty accident and health (A&H) insurance solutions to governmental, educational, and non-profit businesses across North America th...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Howden Tiger teams with VIP Software to deliver loss cost benchmarking data

The reinsurance broking arm of global insurance group Howden, Howden Tiger, has entered into a new partnership with VIP Software, a vendor management platform for insurers. VIP Software’s robust loss cost management platform brings a variety...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Zurich appoints Drazen Jaksic as CEO, Benelux

Global insurer Zurich has appointed Drazen Jaksic to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Benelux. Based in Brussels, Jaksic will report to Sierra Signorelli, CEO Commercial Insurance, effective immediately. Signorelli commented on the appoin...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Lloyd’s expands investment horizon with launch of US Direct Lending Fund

Lloyd’s, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has expanded its investment opportunities with the launch of the US Direct Lending Fund on the Lloyd’s Investment Platform. This new fund provides efficient access to US middle-market dire...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

R&Q board recommends sale and business separation for strategic refocus

In a unanimous decision, the Non-Executive Directors of non-life specialty insurer R&Q have recommended the separation of its business through a proposed sale. The directors assert that this move is in the best interests of R&Q, its shareh...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

DUAL North America’s NBIS undergoes leadership transition

Bill Tepe, President of NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), a DUAL subsidiary since 2009, has announced his retirement effective January 12th, 2024. Tepe, who contributed 14 years of service to NBIS, expressed pride in the shared triu...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Helios Underwriting ups capacity for 2024 to £501m

Helios Underwriting PLC, the Lloyd’s investment vehicle, has upped its capacity for 2024 to £501 million, as the company takes advantage of new syndicate opportunities. This 2024 capacity represents a 61% increase from 2023, where total capa...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

P&C re/insurance markets brace for modest adjustments in 2024: BMO Capital Markets

In a recent report from BMO Capital Markets, analysts suggest that the property-catastrophe re-insurance market is poised for low-single-digit increases in pricing come January 2024. The analysis points to a confluence of factors contributing to t...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Personal and commercial insurer World acquires Exchange Underwriters

Insurance brokerage, World Insurance Associates, has announced the acquisition of Exchange Underwriters, Inc., based in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1955, Exchange Underwriters was started by Blair C. Ferguson providing personal and...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Verisk’s PCS adds SRCC data measuring to Global Terror product risk

PCS, a business unit of Verisk, has announced the expansion of its Global Terror Index to include SRCC (Strikes, Riots, Civil Commotions, and Civil Unrest) to help enhance the understanding and management of political violence risks in the re/insu...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

McKenzie Intelligence extends provision of geospatial intelligence for Lloyd’s market

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) and London Market Operations & Strategic Sourcing (LIMOSS), with support from the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), have agreed to extend the provision of geospatial intelligence for Lloyd’s market for 2024...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Zurich appoints Swiss Re’s Claudia Cordioli as Group CFO

Global insurer Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Claudia Cordioli as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Committee, effective from March 1st, 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Cordioli will take over...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

PERILS releases initial industry loss estimate of €1.9bn from storm Ciarán

Zurich-domiciled catastrophe insurance data provider, PERILS, has disclosed an initial industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm Ciarán, also known as Emir of €1.889 billion. The storm affected France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Munich Re lifts profit target to €5bn for 2024

One of the world’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re, has announced a new net profit target of €5 billion for 2024, as well as Group revenue of €59 billion, and an improved return on investment to above 2.8%. In announcing its Q3 2023 results ba...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Bermuda’s insurance industry dominates financial landscape with over $1.6 trillion in assets

As of December 31, 2022, Bermuda’s total insurance assets accounted for US$1,634 billion, which is 83.7% of the total financial services sector assets, Bermuda’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) for the year 2022 by the B...

Posted: Dec 15, 2023