Reinsurance News

AM Best places Brookfield’s NERC ratings under review following AEL acquisition

Following the recent closure of Brookfield Reinsurance’s acquisition of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL), the strategy for subsidiary North End Re (Cayman) SPC (NERC) is under review by AM Best. The rating agency has placed NE...

Posted: May 16, 2024

Swiss Re posts Q1’24 net income of $1.1bn and P&C CoR of 84.7%

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced net income of $1.1 billion and a return on equity (ROE) of 21.3% for the first quarter of 2024, as property and casualty reinsurance net income hit $552 million with a combined ratio of 84.7%. For Q1 2024,...

Posted: May 16, 2024

WTW reports possible firming cyber insurance market later in 2024

WTW, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, observes that the cyber insurance market has remained stable in 2024, however, there’s a potential shift towards a firmer market later this year due to recent cyber events and the expanding cyb...

Posted: May 16, 2024

Samantha Smithson-Biggs to lead MS Amlin Operational Transformation team

Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced the appointment of Samantha Smithson-Biggs as Head of Operational Transformation. In her new role she will help MS Amlin to further improve its technology and services, to ensure th...

Posted: May 16, 2024

US P&C 2023 underwriting improves, personal lines continue to drag: Triple-I/Milliman

The U.S. property & casualty (P&C) industry saw its second consecutive year of underwriting losses, with a net combined ratio of 101.6% for 2023. While there was improvement from 2022, personal lines still remained the major driver of unpr...

Posted: May 16, 2024

Applied Systems’ commercial lines panel welcomes Arch Insurance live

Today, Applied Systems Europe announced the launch of Arch Insurance’s specialised property owners’ insurance product on its commercial e-trading panel. Tony Silve, VP, National Director, Arch Online, said: “We are delighted to offer Applied...

Posted: May 16, 2024

Swiss Re to boost digital transformation in group insurance with Cortical.io partnership

Swiss Re has partnered with Cortical.io, a collaboration that aims to boost digital transformation by facilitating the adoption of intelligent document processing (IDP) among group insurance carriers. Founded in 2011, Cortical.io is described as a...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Conifer Holdings reports Q1’24 results with improved combined ratio

Michigan-domiciled property and casualty holding company, Conifer Holdings has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $74,000, compared to the $1,001,000 reported in Q1 2023. The company also repor...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Paulsson named MS Transverse new CEO as Matson retires

MS Transverse, a hybrid fronting carrier in North America and a subsidiary of MSIGH, has appointed David Paulsson as CEO, taking over the position from Erik Matson, co-founder and CEO, as he will voluntarily step down from his active role at the c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Paulsson named MS Transverse new CEO as Matson becomes Vice Chairman

MS Transverse, a hybrid fronting carrier in North America and a subsidiary of MSIGH, has appointed David Paulsson as CEO, taking over the position from Erik Matson, co-founder and CEO, as he will voluntarily step down from his active role at the c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

West P&I Club posts 94.5% CR, underwriting surplus hits $15m

In their results for the 2023-24 financial year, West P&I Club has posted a 94.5% combined ratio, representing a solid improvement from 96.7% from last year. The 94.5% figure represents the Club’s best combined ratio since 2017, and one that i...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Lockton Re names Peter Robinson as Senior Broker, Accident, Health, and Life team

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the global insurance brokerage, has named Peter Robinson as a Senior Broker on its Accident, Health, and Life team, based in San Francisco and reporting to Rob Kreager, Segment Leader. Robinson is an industry vet...

Posted: May 15, 2024

CoreLogic estimates $2.1bn in reconstruction costs for US Late-April tornadoes

The severe tornadoes heavily hitting Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma on April 26th – 27th is estimated to have damaged 7,229 residential properties with a combined reconstruction cost of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic. Across Oklahoma, ne...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Frequency of ransomware claims jumps 64% YoY, At-Bay

The frequency of ransomware claims in the United States between 2022-2023 jumped by a staggering 64% year over year, which was was primarily driven by an explosion in “indirect” ransomware incidents which increased by more than 415% in 2023 than i...

Posted: May 15, 2024

VIG enhances sustainability rules in asset management & underwriting

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is expanding its sustainability declarations for investment and underwriting, now binding for all VIG companies. Additionally, as part of the ongoing VIG 25 sustainability programme, VIG is establishing its own “...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Surging cyber threats necessitate need for robust protection: Munich Re

In its recent survey, Global reinsurer Munich Re highlights the evolving cyber threats of companies and the persisting protection gap, necessitating the need for sufficient cyber insurance solutions to mitigate risks effectively. With a surge in c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Hymans Robertson appoints Russell Chapman as Head of Investment Risk Transfer

Hymans Robertson, a pensions and financial services consultancy, has appointed Russell Chapman to the newly created role of Head of Investment Risk Transfer. Advising DB pensions schemes on investment strategy in the run up to buy-in is a crucial...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Marsh announces launch of new Tax Investment Default Insurance solution

Marsh, an international insurance broker and Marsh McLennan business, has launched its Tax Investment Default Insurance, created to enable more US clean energy investments Described as a first-of-its-kind solution, the new product was designed to...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Kuwait Re’s Q1 net profit swells 40%, CoR hits 89.9%

In its Q1 2024 results, Kuwait Reinsurance Company revealed that its net profit grew by 40% year-over-year to $13.18 million, while total assets expanded to $669.1 million. The firm’s gross written premiums in the opening quarter of 2024 wer...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Moderating trends in property market renewals: WTW

The property market has witnessed a shift to more relaxed circumstances as Q4 ’23 drew to a close and continued into Q1 ’24, marked by increasing competitiveness with each successive month. At the start of 2024, insurers were hesitant...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Talanx sees Q1 net income rise 35% to €572m, CR hits 90.9%

Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re has posted a group net income of €572 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 35% compared to the prior year’s €423 million, while the firm’s overall combined ratio improved...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Ardonagh Specialty renames its reinsurance broking business Price Forbes Re

Ardonagh Specialty has announced the renaming of its reinsurance business, Inver Re, to Price Forbes Re, which will be headed by Chris Bonard as President, reporting to Ardonagh Specialty Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andrew Wallin. The renaming o...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Flood to lead Aon’s commercial risk property team in North America

Global re/insurance broker Aon has announced the promotion of Vincent Flood as the firm’s new commercial risk property leader for North America. He succeeds Rick Miller, who was practice leader before his passing in April. Based in New York, Flood...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Allianz reports 6.8% rise in operating profit for Q1’24 to €4bn, driven by P&C

Allianz Group, a global insurer and asset manager, has reported an increase in operating profit of almost 7% to €4 billion for the first quarter of 2024, up from last year’s €3.7 billion, driven by the firm’s property and casualty business,...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Conduit Re sees reinsurance revenue climb 35.1% in Q1 to $181.1m

Conduit Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company of Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re, has reported reinsurance revenue of $181.1 million in Q1 2024, marking a 35.1% increase over Q1 of 2023. Of this revenue figure, Conduit’s Property...

Posted: May 15, 2024