Reinsurance News

Jaskiran S. becomes Chief of Staff at Zep Re

Kenya domiciled reinsurer Zep Re, or PTA Reinsurance Company, has a new Chief of Staff, Jaskiran S., who has recently joined the firm and will be in charge of strategy execution. ZEP-RE is a specialised institution of the Common Market for Eastern...

Posted: May 07, 2024

Palomar Holdings reports $26.4m net income in Q1’24 results

Palomar Holdings has reported a net income of $26.4 million for the first quarter of 2024, marking a notable increase of $17.3 million from the same period in 2023. The company has experienced substantial growth in gross written premiums (GWP), su...

Posted: May 07, 2024

Climate risk insurance for vulnerable women in India’s informal sector: CelsiusPro

CelsiusPro’s Global Parametrics team, in collaboration with Mahila Housing Trust, Howden Insurance Brokers Limited, and Go Digit General Insurance, has introduced a pioneering climate risk insurance (CRI) product providing financial protection for...

Posted: May 06, 2024

HDI expands US leadership team with Marco Hense as CUO

HDI Global Insurance Company, the US subsidiary of international commercial insurer HDI Global SE (HDI), has announced the promotion of Marco Hensel to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), and the appointment of Santiago Treviño as Chief Strategy Off...

Posted: May 06, 2024

Fenchurch Law names Grant Managing Partner, founder Pryce to lead expansion into Singapore

Fenchurch Law, a City of London law firm specialising in insurance coverage disputes, has announced the appointment of Joanna Grant as Managing Partner, making Fenchurch Law one of the few female-led law firms in the UK. David Pryce, founder and f...

Posted: May 06, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway P&C reinsurance underwriting profit surpasses $1bn in Q1 2024

Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett-run holding company and conglomerate, has surpassed $1 billion in underwriting earnings in its property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance operations during the first-quarter of 2024, up almost 160% year-on-y...

Posted: May 04, 2024

Mosaic’s move to Manhattan marks advancement in US market growth

Mosaic Insurance, a global specialty insurer, has relocated its New York City office to Manhattan to accommodate its expanding business and future ambitions in the US market. The new office is situated on the 42nd floor of One Grand Central Place...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Munich Re launches generative AI REALYTIX ZERO Co-Pilot

Munich Re’s REALYTIX team has launched a generative AI co-pilot facilitating insurance solution development of clients. With REALYTIX ZERO, Munich Re has been providing a cloud-based underwriting platform with based on its underwriting exper...

Posted: May 03, 2024

TWIA reinsurance renewal proceeds at pace. $750m placed, plus $1.4bn cat bond

With the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) requiring its largest reinsurance purchase on-record given its significant exposure growth, the residual market insurer is making rapid progress, with $750 million of its traditional reinsuranc...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Trisura reports significant net income surge in Q1’24 results

Specialty insurance provider Trisura Group has reported a remarkable net income of $36.4 million for the first quarter of 2024, representing a significant 160.7% increase compared to $14 million in the same period last year. The company attributes...

Posted: May 03, 2024

AXA XL names new Chief Client & Distribution Officer, Americas

AXA XL has announced the appointment of Matthew V. O’Malley to the newly created role of Chief Client & Distribution Officer for the Americas. In his new role, O’Malley will lead AXA XL’s US zonal teams, Canada and Bermuda co...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Brookfield Reinsurance completes AEL acquisition

Brookfield Reinsurance, a capital solutions business that provides insurance and reinsurance services to individuals and institutions, has completed the acquisition of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL). The deal, announced in J...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Corebridge Financial sees net income increase to $878m in Q1 2024

American multinational financial services company, Corebridge Financial has announced its first quarter of 2024 financial results, reporting a net income of $878 million compared to a net loss of $459 million in the prior year quarter. According t...

Posted: May 03, 2024

AXA & Athora to terminate sale agreement of closed life and pensions portfolio

Global insurer AXA and Athora have mutually agreed to terminate the sale agreement related to the purchase of a closed life and pensions portfolio from AXA Germany, which was initially announced on July 14, 2022. According to the announcement, AXA...

Posted: May 03, 2024

American Financial reports $242m net income in Q1’24 results

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) has reported a net income of $242 million for the first quarter of 2024, reflecting an increase from $212 million reported in Q1’23. In Q1, AFG’s net earnings included after-tax non-core net realised gain...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Enstar posts $119m net income in Q1, ROE sits at 2.4%

Enstar Group has posted net earnings of $119 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to net earnings of $424 million in Q1 2023. Return on equity (ROE) was 2.4% for the quarter, compared to 9.5% from the previous year, while adjusted ROE wa...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Delos partners with Lloyd’s to expand wildfire coverage for California homeowners

Delos Insurance Solutions, has partnered with underwriters from Lloyd’s of London to expand wildfire insurance coverage to a broader range of California policyholders with vacant properties. Delos employs cutting-edge technology to provide insuran...

Posted: May 03, 2024

US SCS and tornado activity may drive billions in losses, says Aon

Severe convective storms, tornadoes, strong winds, hail and flooding struck central United States throughout the last week, which could potentially result in a loss that runs into the billions of dollars, on both an economic and insured basis, Aon...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Lancashire announces two senior appointments to its Board

Bermuda-based re/insurer Lancashire Holdings Limited has announced two senior appointments: Paul Gregory as an Executive Director on its Board and Philip Broadley as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Gregory previously held the position of Chie...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Ryan Specialty sees $552m revenue growth in Q1 2024

International specialty insurance firm, Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc., has reported Q1 2024 revenue growth of 20.6% year-over-year as well as an increase in net income of 11.6% year-over-year when compared to the same period last year. The firm’s...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Fairfax Financial’s Q1 net earnings hit $776.5m driven by strong P&C operations

Fairfax Financial Holdings has revealed that its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations produced an adjusted operating income of $977.1 million in Q1 of 2024, up from $843 million in the opening quarter of 2023. As per Fairfax,...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Tiptree posts $9.1m net income in Q1’24, Fortegra’s CR sits at 90.3%

Tiptree has posted a net income of $9.1 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to a net loss of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. The company attributed this increase towards growth seen within their insurance business, improved...

Posted: May 03, 2024

PERILS ups industry loss estimate for Windstorm Ciarán to €2.04bn

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its third industry loss estimate for Extratropical Windstorm “Ciarán”, increasing the figure to €2.04 billion. The windstorm, also known as “Emir”, affected France, the United K...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Hippo reports 20% YoY growth in total generated premium in Q1’24

In their results for the first quarter of 2024, Hippo Holdings Inc. has announced that it’s total generated premium (TGP) grew by 20% year-over-year, reaching $294 million, compared to $244.9 million from the prior year quarter. At the same...

Posted: May 03, 2024

Overy to succeed Young as CEO of Odyssey Group

Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc., a global reinsurance and specialty insurance company has announced that Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s global Chief Executive Officer, Carl Overy, will succeed Brian Young as CEO of Odyssey Group effective January 1, 2...

Posted: May 03, 2024