Reinsurance News

Chubb hires WTW’s Anna Källs as Country Manager for Sweden & Finland

Chubb, the property and casualty (P&C) insurer, has hired Anna Källs as Country Manager for Sweden and Finland, effective from February 1, 2024. Källs joins the firm from global re/insurance broker WTW, where she served as Head of Large &...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Parametric insurance a valuable addition to climate risk management landscape: WRMS

Parametric insurance is said to be significantly disrupting and complementing traditional insurance models across the climate industry, by offering innovative solutions that address the shortcomings of conventional approaches. In the face of clima...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

MS Amlin completes first ever renewal of ILS arrangement in Singapore with Phoenix 2 Re

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, has confirmed that its Singapore-domiciled operation, MS Amlin Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd (MS AAP), has secured collateralised capacity through numerous investors worldwide for the successful renewal o...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Guy Carpenter revenue up 9% to $252m in Q4’23

Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh McLennan, has reported total revenue in Q4 of 2023 of $252 million, marking an increase of 9% on an underlying basis. For the year 2023, Guy Carpenter’s revenue...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Host of re/insurers seek reimbursement after paying out $1bn for Lahaina wildfires

More than 140 insurance industry plaintiffs, including State Farm, Swiss Re and Lloyd’s, have reportedly joined lawsuits filed against utilities and landowners related to the Maui, Hawaii wildfires, which destroyed much of Lahaina and killed...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Hannover Re names Olaf Brock as MD of Hannover ReTakaful and Bahrain Branch

Hannover Re appointed Olaf Brock as Managing Director of Hannover ReTakaful and the Bahrain Branch in Manama, effective January 1, 2024. Brock, most recently in the role of Managing Director Group Finance at Hannover Re, began his tenure with the...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

W. R. Berkley announces record Q4 and full year 2023 underwriting income

Property and casualty re/insurer W. R. Berkley Corporation has reported a Q4 2023 combined ratio of 88.4%, including current accident year catastrophe losses of $32 million, as the company’s pre-tax underwriting income grew more than 8% to a...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

SI Re grows premium volume 2%, cuts frequency risk exposure at 1.1 renewal

Zug, Switzerland based reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) further enhanced the profitability of its book at the January 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals, while cutting its exposure to frequency risks and growing its share in non-proport...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Aventum promotes John Eldridge to Managing Director

International re/insurance group Aventum has promoted John Eldridge to the role of Managing Director. Eldridge was most recently Chief Commercial Officer of the group, having joined Aventum in 2020. Before this, he held leadership roles at a range...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Africa Specialty Risks gets ‘in principle’ approval from Dubai Authority to register as a company

Pan-African-focused reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has been approved ‘in principle’ by the Dubai Financial Service Authority to register as a company, setting the stage for the incorporation of a new entity, ASR Middle East. Accord...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

RLI reports full year underwriting income of $173.2m on a combined ratio of 86.6%

RLI Corp. has reported a full year underwriting income of $173.2 million on a combined ratio of 86.6%, compared to $178.2 million on a combined ratio of 84.4% in 2022. The firm explained that favourable development in prior years’ loss reserves re...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Conduit Re grows portfolio 38% at ‘very strong’ Jan 1 reinsurance renewals

Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re has reported estimated ultimate premiums written of $582.4 million at a “very strong” January 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals for the company, driven by solid year-on-year growth in property and speci...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

RGA names Sunil Sharma as India CEO

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) has named Sunil Sharma as the country Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada India Branch (RGA India). The appointment is subject to approval from the Insurance Reg...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Progressive sees Q4 net income soar as combined ratio falls to 88.7%

The Progressive Corporation has reported a Q4 2023 net income of $1.99 billion, up a massive 141% compared with the same period of 2022. The firm also disclosed that its combined ratio smoothed out in the quarter, dropping down to 88.7% compared t...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Capella Space partners with Floodbase to enhance parametric flood insurance

In a strategic move to address the growing challenges of flood risk exacerbated by climate change, Capella Space Corp., a prominent American space tech company specialising in satellite solutions, has announced a partnership with Floodbase, a lead...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Katy Murray becomes VP of client success for INSTANDA

INSTANDA, a no-code, digital platform for insurance carriers and managing general agents, has announced the promotion of Katy Murray to vice president of client success, where she will oversee all client relationships in North America. In her new...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

AssuredPartners makes Regional President announcements for Retail Division

Florida-based broker AssuredPartners (AP) is expanding its leadership team with four new Regional Presidents named to run operations throughout the retail division of the global insurance brokerage, effective January 1, 2024. These include Jon Tay...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Accelerated digital transformation in insurance industry: Novidea

In a global report commissioned by Novidea, the digital transformation of the insurance industry takes center stage, revealing that 75% of insurance organisations worldwide are set to replace their core insurance management platforms by 2025. Howe...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

ABIR names Aspen CEO Mark Cloutier as Deputy Chair

Mark Cloutier, the Executive Chair and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at insurer and reinsurer Aspen, takes over as First Deputy Chair of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) from Christopher Schaper. Cloutier has over 35...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

Reserve strengthening ‘the best economic outcome’ for AXIS: CFO Vogt

Peter Vogt, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings, said yesterday that while the firm explored numerous available options, it ultimately felt that strengthening its reserves provi...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

AM Best removes from under review & upgrades credit ratings of Himalayan Re

Global credit ratings agency AM Best, has announced that it has removed from under review with positive implications, and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B+ (Good) from B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb-” (Good) fro...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

Crum & Forster names Henriques SVP and Chief Actuary

Property, casualty, and accident & health insurer, Crum & Forster, has announced the promotion of John Henriques to Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of A&H. In his new role, Henriques will continue to lead the actuarial team in...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

Reinsurance capital rebounds strongly in 2023, cat bond issuance hits record high: Fitch

According to Fitch Ratings, reinsurance capital is estimated to have surged by 11%, reaching approximately USD 535 billion by the end of 2023, partially offsetting the losses incurred in the previous year. The global reinsurance industry witnessed...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

Vikas Acharya becomes insurtech ChainThat new CEO

ChainThat, a London-based insurtech, has announced the appointment of Vikas Acharya as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with immediate effect. Acharya has rich enterprise technology experience in the insurance market, and as Co-Founder of the busine...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

DeNexus: Tackling cyber risk from the ground up

Since its inception in 2019, DeNexus, the specialist provider of cyber risk quantification tools and software, continues to invest heavily to improve its technology and analytics, and with the sixth version of its DeRISK platform in the works and...

Posted: Jan 24, 2024