Reinsurance News

RenaissanceRe sees net income rise to $564.1 million in Q1 results

RenaissanceRe has reported that Q1 property catastrophe net premiums written grew by $214.7 million or 35.7%, as net income available to common shareholders increased to $564.1 million. RenaissanceRe’s gross premiums written stood at $2.79 b...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Fortitude Re and Lincoln Financial sign $28bn life & annuity reinsurance agreement

Global multi-line reinsurer Fortitude Re has entered into an agreement with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates, under which Lincoln will cede approximately $28 billion of in...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Fannie Mae executes fourth CIRT transaction of 2023

Fannie Mae has executed its fourth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of 2023. As part of Fannie Mae’s ongoing effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market, CIRT 2023-4 transaction...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Brokerslink launches new Risk Management Practice

Global broking business Brokerslink has announced the launch of a dedicated Risk Management Practice (RMP) to provide its partners and affiliates with access to single-access specialist consultancy service. Led by Jorge Luzzi, the CEO of Brokersli...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Generali shareholders approve board additions & dividend

Generali shareholders have voted to approve the company’s 2022 financial statements and distribution of its dividend, as well as to approve the appointment of Stefano Marsaglia as a member of the Board of Directors. Marsaglia will hold office for...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Robbin Botnick appointed Lions Gate MD & head of corporate development

Lions Gate Underwriting (LGU), an independent underwriting agency and Lloyd’s coverholder, has announced the appointment of Robbin Botnick as managing director and head of corporate development. A highly respected insurance executive, Botnick brin...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Risk Strategies acquires large volume bond producer in the US

Risk Strategies, a specialty insurance brokerage and risk management and consulting firm, has acquired JW Surety Bonds, a large volume bond producer in the US, along with sister companies Bryant Surety Bonds, Inc. and Lance Surety Bonds Associates...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Obsidian names Schroder as Reinsurance Placement Executive

Obsidian Insurance Holdings appointed Theresa Schroder as Reinsurance Placement Executive. Prior to joining Obsidian, she served as Director of Captive Underwriting & Reinsurance at Risk Services, LLC. She worked at Risk Services, LLC for over...

Posted: May 03, 2023

Munich Re warns of increasing cyber risk accelerated by AI, IoT, geopolitical conflict

Munich Re has warned that future cyberattacks will be accelerated by key technology trends such as artificial intelligence (AI), the “metaverse,” and expanding IT, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT) worlds. While...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Vesttoo hires Jon Ewing as Chief Marketplace Officer

Vesttoo, an insurance risk transfer and investment platform, has appointed Jon Ewing as Chief Marketplace Officer. Towards his new role, Ewing brings over two decades of extensive experience in financial services, as well as possessing expertise i...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Swiss Re hands Patrick Roder Head Casualty Underwriting role for EMEA

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Patrick Roder as Head of Casualty Underwriting for Regional Markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Roder has served as Head of Casualty Research and Development (R&D) si...

Posted: May 02, 2023

PPL launches API project with Morning Data partnership

Placing Platform Limited (PPL) and Morning Data have announced that they are working together to explore how to utilise EOS Contract (CDR) Checker to accelerate PPL’s Next Gen platform’s ability to create CDRs through the placement process. The se...

Posted: May 02, 2023

VIG Re reports improved combined ratio of 91.9% for 2022

VIG Re has published its annual report showcasing a combined ratio improvement of approximately 4.2 ppt to 91.9% in 2022, compared from the 2021 combined ratio of 96.1%. The company’s profit before taxes stands at EUR 30.7 million for 2022, which...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Coalition launches next generation Cyber Risk Management Platform

Cyber insurance provider Coalition has launched the next generation of its cyber risk management platform, Coalition Control. The platform combines cyber risk monitoring, assessment, and quantification tools with third-party risk management and AI...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Arbol and The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative announce partnership

Global climate risk coverage platform Arbol, and The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative, the insurance industry’s largest blockchain consortium, have announced a strategic partnership to transform parametric insurance. According to the anno...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Pacific Life Re & Zurich enter £1.6bn longevity hedge with YCB

The Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank (YCB) Pension Scheme has announced a longevity swap transaction with Pacific Life Re International and Zurich Assurance to manage longevity risk in relation to £1.6 billion of pensioner liabilities. The arrangemen...

Posted: May 02, 2023

WTW launches next-generation trading solution to connect underwriters and brokers at speed

Re/insurance broker WTW has announced the global launch of Neuron, a digital insurance platform that uses cutting-edge technology to help underwriters and brokers connect and trade more easily. The platform also helps improve both the speed and co...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Ageas Re strengthens team with new hires

Ageas Group’s reinsurance brand, Ageas Re has announced it is growing its team as it welcomes a number of new hires all over the world. Joining the company from Axis Re, Wolfgang Amiras has been named Senior Underwriting Manager, a Zurich-ba...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Guy Carpenter’s Jaimie Hunter joins Lockton Re as Senior Broker in new Stamford location

Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of insurance broker Lockton has appointed Jaimie Hunter as a Senior Broker, where she will be based in the company’s new Stamford, Connecticut headquarters. In this new role, Hunter will support client de...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Rothesay completes £160m full scheme buy-in for Repsol Sinopec

UK specialist pensions insurer Rothesay has completed a £160 million full scheme buy-in with Repsol Sinopec, an oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the North Sea. The transaction secures the benefits for all members of the...

Posted: May 02, 2023

CNA Financial sees rise in Q1’23 net income

Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corporation has reported a slight increase in net income of $297 million for the first quarter of Q1, compared with $295 million in the prior year quarter. Core income for the quarter was $325 million, versus $2...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Inver Re appoints Gareth Davies as Chairman of Parametrics

The Ardonagh Group’s global reinsurance broking arm, Inver Re, has hired Gareth Davies from Price Forbes as Chairman of Parametrics, effective May 2023. Davies joins the reinsurance broker after more than three years with Price Forbes &...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Governor DeSantis secures commitment from UK reinsurers to increase access for carriers in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and Tim Cerio, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President and CEO, provided an update to reinsurers in the UK on Florida’s efforts to stabilise the property insurance market, and secured a commitment from...

Posted: May 02, 2023

BMS acquires Australian MGA to continue international growth

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has acquired Australian firm GARD Insurance, which includes hospitality MGA ALE underwriting. GARD non-executive chairman Craig Patterson will join BMS as executive chairman of GARD, with a remit to grow an...

Posted: May 02, 2023

Midwest Holding to be acquired by Antarctica Capital for $100 million

Midwest Holding Inc. and investment firm Antarctica Capital have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby an affiliate of Antarctica will acquire Midwest in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $100 million. According to Midwe...

Posted: May 02, 2023