Reinsurance News

Property cat reinsurance rates to be flat to down as much as 10% at Jan 1: TD Cowen

Following a series of meetings with senior insurance industry executives in Bermuda, TD Cowen analysts reported that pricing at January 1st for property catastrophe reinsurance is likely to be flat or decline by as much as 10%. This prediction com...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Moody’s assigns A3 Rating to Fortitude Re’s operating subsidiaries

The three main operating subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) have been assigned A3 Insurance Financial Strength Ratings by Moody’s, with a stable outlook. The rating actions concern Fortitude Reins...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

WTW’s CLIPS reveals US commercial insurance rates climbed 6.1% in Q3’24

Global re/insurance broker WTW’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), US commercial insurance rates climbed by 6.1% during the third quarter of 2024, Based on the firm’s CLIPS for Q3’24, the collective commer...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Relm launches 50-State MGA

Specialty insurance carrier Relm Insurance has officially launched its own managing general agent (MGA) in the US, licensed in all 50 states with locations in Miami, New York and Pennsylvania.  It’s worth highlighting that Relm is the first...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Zhibao Technology launches Shanghai-based Longevity Risk Lab

InsurTech company Zhibao Technology announced the launch of the Longevity Risk Lab (LRL) based in Shanghai during its first Longevity Risk Conference on December 8, 2024. The LRL will be co-managed by Zhibao, the Shanghai International Reinsurance...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Cristina Stefan named Head of Advisory at Centre for Disaster Protection

The Centre for Disaster Protection, an organisation focused on helping countries and humanitarian agencies better prepare for and respond to natural disasters through innovative financing solutions, has announced the appointment of Cristina Stefan...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Aon predicts growth in member options and IFA access in the UK bulk annuity market by 2025

Aon plc, a global professional services firm, has announced that the trend of UK bulk annuity insurers expanding member options and offering access to independent financial advisers (IFAs) at retirement will continue to grow throughout 2025. In re...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Aon predicts growth in member options and IFA access in UK bulk annuity market in 2025

Aon plc, a global professional services firm, has announced that the trend of UK bulk annuity insurers expanding member options and offering access to independent financial advisers (IFAs) at retirement will continue to grow throughout 2025. In re...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

MetLife & General Atlantic to launch Chariot Re in 2025

MetLife, Inc. and General Atlantic have revealed the formation of Chariot Reinsurance, Ltd. (Chariot Re), a to-be-registered Class E Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company. Cynthia Smith, a 30-year veteran of MetLife, is expected to le...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Talanx aims to grow net income 30% by 2027

The Talanx Group, the parent company of large European reinsurer Hannover Re, has set a number of new targets for the period to 2027 as the company is set to exceed its 2025 targets a year early. In light of the recent strong performance, the fina...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Duck Creek bolsters global team with three senior executive appointments

Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has appointed three industry veterans to its senior global leadership team to fuel its growth and transformation. William Magowan...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Gabriel Ewing to lead Amwins Global Risks’ Transactional Risk practice in London

Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has appointed Gabriel Ewing as Head of its new Transactional Risk practice in London. Ewing is a market veteran with almost two decades of legal and M&A ex...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

ASR’s Middle Eastern & Mauritian subsidiaries sign Binding Authority Agreements with Eureka Re

African and Middle East focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), has announced that its Middle Eastern and Mauritian subsidiaries, Africa Specialty Risks Mauritius and ASR Middle East Limited, have agreed Binding Authority Agreemen...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Optio acquires Italian MGA Heca

Specialty MGA Optio Group has advanced its European expansion by completing a strategic investment in the Italian MGA Heca S.r.l., following regulatory approval. Founded in 2010 in Ortona, province of Chieti in Abruzzo, Heca has rapidly grown to b...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Future pandemic could cost global economy $13.6trn: Lloyd’s

The global economy could be exposed to potential losses of $13.6 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a hypothetical future human pandemic, according to systemic risk scenario research from Lloyd’s. Produced in partnership wit...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

AM Best upgrades credit ratings of Generali and its subsidiaries

Ratings agency, AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (Generali) (Italy) and its main rated subsidiaries to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Allianz Life and Empower partner to offer a fixed index annuity

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) has partnered with retirement plan provider, Empower, to provide its in-plan annuity solution. Allianz Lifetime Income+ will be the first fixed index annuity on Empower’s platform and...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Insurance data leaders see AI adoption as crucial for staying competitive: Ataccama

Nearly half (46%) of insurance data leaders fear that failing to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) will leave them at a competitive disadvantage, according to a report by Ataccama. The report revealed that while 74% of organisations have implemen...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Nippon Life to acquire remaining shares in Resolution Life for $8.2bn

Nippon Life Insurance Company has agreed to consolidate its ownership interest in Resolution Life by acquiring the remaining shares from the firm’s investment limited partnership for $8.2 billion. The transaction values Resolution Life at $10.6 bi...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

BNY and Conduent partner to deliver seamless end-to-end PRT solution

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) and Conduent Incorporated have formed a strategic alliance to deliver insurers and pension acquirers an end-to-end pension risk transfer (PRT) solution through a single, streamlined platform. As pensio...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

SRS adds four new experts to Luxembourg team

Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), an independent insurance company manager, is expanding its Luxembourg office with the appointment of four new and experienced experts to its team. This includes Alain Sougnez as an additional licensed manager, who i...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

CyberCube adds St. Andrews as new Broking Manager client to boost growth

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics, has unveiled a new partnership with St. Andrews Insurance Brokers, the Canada-based retail brokerage to utilise CyberCube’s Broking Manager. According to the announcement, this partnership will allow...

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

TWIA Board approves 22% increase in reinsurance budget for 2025

At today’s Board meeting, staff at the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) approved the 2025 budget, which includes $485 million of ceded premiums, up on 2024’s $397 million, amid continued exposure growth and a subsequent lif...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Corebridge Financial announces Board changes including new Chairman

Corebridge Financial, an American multinational financial services company, has announced changes to its Board of Directors. Alan Colberg has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Corebridge Financial, succeeding Peter Zaffino, Chairman and CEO...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Aon’s NFP strengthens West Texas presence with Capstone Strategies acquisition

NFP, a subsidiary of Aon and a global insurance brokerage and consultancy, has announced the acquisition of Capstone Strategies, LLC, a property and casualty (P&C) and benefits broker based in Midland, Texas. Blake Johnston and Brandon Sheppar...

Posted: Dec 10, 2024