Reinsurance News

Aon appoints Karl DeGiovanni as director of client solutions for EMEA

Aon has appointed Karl DeGiovanni as director of client solutions for EMEA. DeGiovanni made the announcement on LinkedIn where he also says that he has been with the firm for nearly fifteen years. Based in Malta, he will focus on insurance managem...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Bloomberg says European P&C insurers to struggle on portfolio returns

A senior analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence says that European P&C insurers may struggle to register positive returns on their portfolios. Speaking on a Bloomberg Intelligence, Matthew Palazola, senior analyst for P&C insurance, spoke about...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Ardonagh acquires British broker The Professional Indemnity Company

Ardonagh Advisory Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of The Ardonagh Group, has acquired The Professional Broking Group Limited which trades as The Professional Indemnity Company. The business will operate as part of the wider Ardonagh Advisory platform w...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

CEA could shrink reinsurance program after struggling to secure cover

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA), one of the world’s largest insurers of residential earthquake cover, has warned that it will likely be forced to reduce its reinsurance program in the near future, after struggling to secure ample c...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Talanx targets 25% earnings increase in new three-year plan

Germany’s Talanx Group, the parent of reinsurer Hannover Re and HDI Global, is targeting a 25% earnings increase and a group-wide return on equity goal of more than 10% as part of a new three-year strategy, it has announced. Talanx will look to ra...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Bailey replaces Jeffreys as chair of Aon UK Board

Aon has announced that Marshall Bailey OBE, CFA, will replace Simon Jeffreys as non-executive chair of the Aon UK Limited Board, effective 31 January 2023. Jeffreys, who joined the Board in May 2009, tenure in office ends in January, following a s...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Korean Re rules out cover for coal mining or power plant construction

Korean Re has announced that it will no longer provide reinsurance for new coal mining or power plant construction from the beginning of next year. The move was cautiously welcomed by Insure our Future, which said that new restriction were weaker...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Howden names Ivo Gugolz CEO for Reinsurance, Switzerland

International insurance broker Howden has hired Ivo Gugolz from Aon, as its Chief Executive Officer for Reinsurance in Switzerland, to be effective April 1st 2023. According to the broker, Gugolz appointment signals a further European focus for Ho...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

AXA XL promotes Laura Casby to head of upstream, UK and Lloyd’s

AXA XL has promoted Laura Casby has been promoted to head of upstream energy for the UK and Lloyd’s. Casby, who will begin her role immediately, will lead AXA XL’s Upstream Energy team, covering both offshore and onshore risks. Based in London, sh...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

All London market tech partners now support Blueprint Two solutions: Lloyd’s

The specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace has confirmed that all London market technology vendors that interact with the existing central services have pledged their intent to introduce changes to their platforms to accommodate...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Neptune Flood names Matt Duffy Chief Risk Officer

AI-driven flood insurtech Neptune Flood has announced the appointment of Matthew Duffy as Chief Risk Officer. Duffy’s appointment comes internally, having spent the last eighteen months as Neptune’s Director of Risk Management & In...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Over 40% of UK commercial properties underinsured, reports Gallagher

Re/insurance broker Gallagher has reported that more than two in five commercial properties in the UK are currently underinsured due to rising inflation and cost of materials. In research amongst business owners and commercial property claims mana...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

BMS acquires Eisenar to boost Iberian expansion

BMS has announced that it has signed a deal to acquire Spanish specialty insurance broker Eisenar in a move that will further bolster its Iberian regional expansion. Founded in 2001 by Eugenio Sanchez-Belda, Eisenar is headquartered in Seville and...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

AM Best assigns positive outlook to DUAE market segment

The global delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) segment has been assigned a positive outlook by credit rating agency AM Best. Technology, talent and diverse sources of capital continue to drive growth in this channel, the agency adde...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

WTW names William Miller Head of Crisis Management for APAC

Broking and solutions company WTW has announced the appointment of William Miller as the Head of Crisis Management, Asia Pacific, effective from the 1st of January 2023. In the new role, Miller will be based in Singapore and will oversee the new c...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Zurich completes sale of Italian life and pensions back book to GamaLife

Zurich Insurance Group has announced that its subsidiary, Zurich Investments Life S.p.A., has completed the sale of its life and pensions back book. The back book, composed of both traditional and unit-linked policies, was sold to Portuguese insur...

Posted: Dec 06, 2022

Scot Parnell becomes Munich Re Life US new CFO

Munich Re Life US, the life division of reinsurance giant Munich Re, has announced the appointment of 30-plus-year finance veteran Scot Parnell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Parnell will be responsible for overseeing the company’s Finance and...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Chubb names Mollica Division President for North America Financial Lines

Chubb has appointed Michael Mollica as Division President for the company’s North America Financial Lines businesses, where he will report to John Lupica, Vice Chairman, Chubb Group and President, North America Insurance. Mollica’s appointme...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Advisors ISS and Glass Lewis lend support to Argo Board picks

Argo has announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co have both recommended that Argo shareholders vote in support of all director nominees put forward by the company for election at its upcoming annual general...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Swiss Re appoints Nunes as MD, Global Head of Cloud & Infrastructure

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has appointed Vasco Nunes as Managing Director, Global Head of Cloud and Infrastructure. Nunes is well known across the insurance technology community. By taking on this role within a firm as large as Swiss Re, this is a...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

RSA to launch new low-carbon underwriting policy

British insurance company, RSA, has announced the launch of a new low-carbon underwriting policy and a commitment to achieving an underwriting portfolio for energy production that is over 75% low carbon by 2030. This move promises to help enable a...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Coforge and Tokio Marine HCC sign IT partnership

Global digital services and solutions provider Coforge and insurer Tokio Marine HCC have signed a partnership to drive IT transformation, according to a statement from the two firms. According to the two, TMHCC has worked with Coforge since 2016....

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Capital adequacy & higher interest rates key issues for US life insurers: Morgan Stanley

Capital adequacy, free cash flow expectations, portfolio repositioning, and the impact of higher interest rates were among the key issues in US life insurers’ discussions at the 2022 Virtual Insurance Corporate Access Day, says Morgan Stanle...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

DARAG receives approval for Part V11 transfer with China Taiping

DARAG Group has announced that its German insurance carrier – DARAG Deutschland AG, has received court approval to complete a Part VII transfer with China Taiping Insurance (UK) Co Ltd (CTI), a subsidiary of China Taiping Insurance Group. In...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022

DARAG receives approval for Part VII transfer with China Taiping

DARAG Group has announced that its German insurance carrier – DARAG Deutschland AG, has received court approval to complete a Part VII transfer with China Taiping Insurance (UK) Co Ltd (CTI), a subsidiary of China Taiping Insurance Group. In...

Posted: Dec 05, 2022