Reinsurance News

Positive outlook for the reinsurance industry in Asia: Singapore’s Alvin Tan

The outlook for the reinsurance industry remains positive in Asia, says Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Alvin Tan, as Asia continues to urbanise with projections that gross written premiums for life and non-life insurance are exp...

Posted: Nov 03, 2022

Trawick Intl hires Crellin as MD of Global Accident, Health & Life Reinsurance

Trawick International Ltd, a London-based subsidiary of Trawick Holdings, LLC, has appointed Alan Crellin as Managing Director of Global Accident, Health & Life Reinsurance. In this newly created role, Crellin will be responsible for leading a...

Posted: Nov 03, 2022

Insurance Council of Australia appoints two new Board members

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has appointed two new members to the ICA Board. Hugo Schreuder, Chief Executive Officer, Youi Pty Ltd, and Paul Sofronoff, Chief Insurance Officer, RACTI, will both join the Board December 5, 2022. Schreude...

Posted: Nov 03, 2022

Step change in the pricing & structuring of reinsurance is required, says RenRe’s O’Donnell

It’s important that property catastrophe is the most profitable line within the global property and casualty (P&C) market, but in order for this to happen, “there must be a step change in the pricing and structuring of reinsurance...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Korcinsky to replace Pera as WTW’s Head of Corporate Risk & Broking

Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW has announced the appointment of Nancy Korcinsky as Head of Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) for the Southeast region, in the U.S., effective December 1, 2022. Korcinsky has more than 25 years...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Verisk’s insurance segment sees growth despite revenue decline

For the third quarter of 2022 insurance and analytics provider, Verisk has reported a net income of $189.4 million, down 6.1% from the $ 201.7 million reported in the same period last year. The firm’s consolidated revenues for Q3 2022 was $745.3 m...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Insurers struggle to manage expectations in auto claims process: J.D. Power

According to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study, customer satisfaction has declined 7 points from 2021 as they begin to lose patience with the claims process. Mark Garrett, director of global insurance intelligence at J.D. Pow...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

CyberCube partners with MGA, Converge to strengthen underwriting ecosystem

Converge, a new cyber MGA, has announced that it is partnering with CyberCube to provide customers with deeper data and risk solutions, delivering improved business outcomes at lower premiums. CyberCube will blend its Portfolio Manager platform, S...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Longshore completes acquisition of Southwest Adjusters

Longshore Capital Partners has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a multi-line independent insurance adjustment agency, Southwest Adjusters, with Evolve Capital Partners acting as the exclusive financial advisor. Southwest Adjuster...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

RLI posts underwriting profit despite Ian losses

Specialty insurer RLI has reported net earnings of $439.9 million for the third quarter of 2022, including underwriting income of $8.8 million on a combined ratio of 97.0%. This was despite the company reporting an underwriting loss of $8.8 millio...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

AIG confident in ability to obtain necessary reinsurance for 2023: CEO Zaffino

Despite the fact Hurricane Ian will impact an already hardening reinsurance market, Peter Zaffino, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, said today that his firm has commitments from all of its major reinsurers that they’ll be...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

The Hartford announces three new appointments

Property and casualty insurer, The Hartford has named Tracey Ant head of Middle & Large Commercial Business Units. According to the announcement, as of January 1, 2023, Ant will oversee all Middle & Large Commercial business units driving...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Swiss Re partners with insurtech Jooycar to boost auto insurance telematics

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has entered an alliance with Latin American auto insurtech Jooycar to boost auto insurance telematics benefiting small and medium-sized commercial fleets in Mexico. The insurtech will offer its fleet management se...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Risk Strategies warns of capacity shortage at 1/1

A new State of the Market Report by specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, has warned clients to settle their re/insurance negotiations as early as possible, ahead of an anticipated shortage of capacity at the upc...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Talcott completes $7bn reinsurance deal with Guardian

International life insurance group Talcott Financial has announced the completion of a transaction with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to reinsure $7.4 billion in variable annuity liabilities. First announced last month, the deal w...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Homeowners view extreme weather as a growing threat, survey finds

Homeowners in hurricane-prone coastal states and around the US believe severe weather is increasing and that their property is at growing risk from weather events, a new survey by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Dale Underwriting makes appointments amid marine reinsurance entry

Dale Underwriting Partners has confirmed the appointments of Matthew Sims and William Taylor to underwrite a new marine reinsurance line of business for its Syndicate 1729 at Lloyd’s. Matthew Sims, who will take on the role of Head of Marine and E...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Monument Re completes acquisition of portfolio from AXA Belgium

Life insurance and reinsurance holding company, Monument Re, through its Belgian subsidiary Monument Assurance Belgium (MAB) has completed the acquisition of a run-off life insurance portfolio with BEGAAP provisions of €2.6 billion from AXA Belgiu...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Lockton hires Rechtern from Aon UK to lead A&H, Sports and Contingency

Insurance and reinsurance broker Lockton has hired Robert Rechtern, formerly of Aon UK, to be its new Head of Accident & Health (A&H), Sports and Contingency within its Wholesale Property & Casualty (P&C) segment, effective Novembe...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Canopius launches technology & data hub in Manchester

Global specialty re/insurer Canopius has announced the launch of the ‘Canopius Tech & Data Hub’ in Manchester, UK. The Hub will begin operating early next year, says Canopius, and will ensure that that company is developing the best possible s...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Fortitude Re adds Denise Nichols as Chief Human Resources Officer

Global multi-line reinsurer Fortitude Re has announced that Denise Nichols has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective November 1, 2022. Nichols is a human resources leader with more than 30 years of insurance industry exper...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

The Hanover reports top line growth, despite cat losses of $90mn

The Hanover Insurance Group has reported $1.50 billion of net premiums written (NPW) in the third quarter of 2022, a 9.5% increase compared to $1.37 billion of net premiums written in the third quarter of 2021. Net investment income for the quarte...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Generali and Crawford & Company announce cyber partnership

Global insurer Generali has partnered with Crawford & Company to provide specialist cyber incident response and loss adjusting services globally. Crawford & Company is described as the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider o...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Assurant sees 95% net income decrease in Q3

US specialty insurer Assurant, Inc. has reported a GAAP net income of $7.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, a 95% decrease compared to $151 million from the same period last year. The company noted that the decline was primarily due to the a...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022

Markel falls to $367m loss on investment volatility

US re/insurer Markel Corporation has reported a comprehensive loss of $367.4 million for the third quarter of 2022, due mainly to investment losses and unrealized losses on its fixed maturity portfolio. The loss compares to a positive result of $8...

Posted: Nov 02, 2022