Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual appoints two new GRS underwriting leaders

Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced the appointments of two new underwriting leaders within Global Risk Solutions (GRS) Underwriting. Brandon Fick will join the company as North America Chief Underwriting Officer and Nate Zangerle is named Chie...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

CSU, NOAA lower 2022 Atlantic hurricane forecasts

The expectation is that the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season will still experience an above-average level of activity, despite both Colorado State University (CSU) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lowering their forecas...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

Distinguished Programs appoints two Regional VPs of Sales

National insurance program manager, Distinguished Programs has promoted Donna Percival and Erick Schmitt to the newly created position of Regional VPs of Sales. Percival will oversee sales initiatives in the West & Midwest U.S., while Schmitt...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

Jensten Group acquires MGA, Origin UW Limited

The Jensten Group, one of the UK’s leading insurance distribution businesses, has completed a deal to acquire managing general agent (MGA), Origin UW Limited, following regulatory approval. Origin UW is a ‘boutique’ MGA that provides commerc...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

Tokio Marine Highland makes three appointments within Specialty Property

Property and casualty insurance underwriting agency, Tokio Marine Highland has announced three appointments within its Specialty Property Division. Linda Long has been named Chief Administrative Officer, in her new role she will be responsible for...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

Spring Insure introduces cyber coverage for SMEs

Spring Insure, the specialist MGA, has announced the launch of its commercial cyber offering, tailored for SMEs. The company says cyber cover is an addition to the existing product suite of financial institutions and Directors & Officers cover...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

Fidelis underwriting separation untested with execution risk potential: Moody’s

Moody’s has assigned a Baa2 Long-Term Issuer rating to Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (FIHL) and A3 Insurance Financial Strength (IFS) ratings to its key (re)insurance operating subsidiaries, with a stable outlook for the group. Even though th...

Posted: Aug 05, 2022

P/C insurers in emerging markets at risk as economic recovery slows – S&P

S&P Global Ratings report that persistent pressures from inflation, tightening financial conditions and slower economic growth in China and other markets are likely to cause constraints on operating conditions for property/casualty (P/C) insur...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Fusion Specialty appoints Richard Liu for US partner role

Global M&A insurance specialist, Fusion Specialty, has appointed Richard Liu as partner in its new US operation, Fusion Americas. According to the firm, Liu will play an integral role in cementing the MGA’s global capability and presence in No...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Run-off sector deals continue to rise, says PWC

Non-life insurance run-off deals continue to increase, with the announcement of 18 deals and an estimated $5.4bn disclosed gross liabilities transacted through the first half of 2022. The sector has continued to see a variety of deal sizes with de...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Selective reports “higher than expected” cat losses as Q2 net income falls

Selective Insurance has reported a second quarter net income of $37.2 million, a significant fall compared to the $119.6 million reported in the same period last year. Despite this, net premiums written (NPW) increased 12%, to $930.7 million compa...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

JC Flowers completes fifth private equity fund with more than £1.1bn in commitments

JC Flowers & Co. LLC, a leading private investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, has completed fundraising for its fifth private equity fund – JC Flowers V LP with more than $1.1 billion in comm...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Liberty Mutual cites investment market volatility & loss cost inflation amid Q2 loss

Re/insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Company has fallen to a net loss of $343 million for the second-quarter of 2022 on the back of investment market volatility and elevated catastrophe losses. The Q2 2022 net loss compares with income of $769 millio...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Convex makes “strategic investment” in insurtech Quotech

Specialty insurance and reinsurance company, Convex Group Limited, has made a “strategic investment” and acquired a 7.7% share in Quotech, an underwriter-led insurtech. Quotech has raised one million pounds from a number of angel investors and Con...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Allstate reports $1bn net loss in Q2 results

Allstate has announced a second quarter net loss applicable to common shareholders of $1.04 billion, compared to an income of $1.60 billion in the prior year quarter. The company noted that the loss was primarily due to lower underlying underwriti...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Centauri carriers’ A rating affirmed as Demotech announces revisions

The Centauri insurance companies, which operate in Hawaii and along many of the coastal states in the U.S., have had their ‘A’ (Exceptional) rating affirmed by Demotech, a move it says reflects disciplined underwriting and its robust r...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

SiriusPoint sees $142mn net investment loss in Q2

SiriusPoint Ltd. has reported a net investment loss of $142 million in the second quarter of 2022, taking the company’s total net investment loss for 1H22 to $347 million. At the same time, the company reported a core income of $20 million for the...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Accord Mortgages joins Gallagher Re’s Deposit Unlock scheme

Global reinsurance broker, Gallagher Re, has welcomed Accord Mortgages as the latest UK lender to join Deposit Unlock, a reinsurance-backed mortgage indemnity scheme. After joining this scheme, Accord Mortgages can now lend up to 95% loan-to-value...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Palomar reports significant premium growth in Q2 results

Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings has reported gross written premium (GWP) of $218.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, a huge increase of 69% compared to $129.4 million from the prior year quarter. The company also reported a net i...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Insurtech investments up to $2.4 billion in Q2 2022, says Gallagher Re

Investment in the insurtech space in the second-quarter of 2022 increased by 8.3% from the opening quarter of the year to $2.41 billion, as a rise in the average deal size masked a decline in the overall number of deals, according to reinsurance b...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Hannover Re adds Swiss Re’s Sharon Ooi to Exec Board to bolster Asia focus

Sharon Ooi of Swiss Re is set to join reinsurer Hannover Re’s Executive Board to strengthen its focus on Asia in January 2023, primarily based in Hong Kong. In her new role, Ooi will oversee the further expansion of the company’s prope...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Swiss Re launches catastrophe bond focused investment adviser

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has enhanced its insurance-linked securities (ILS) offering with the launch of Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), a new investment advisory entity with a particular focus on catas...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

PartnerRe falls to net loss as investment result offsets improved underwriting in 1H22

Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has reported a loss of more than $1.1 billion for the first half of 2022, driven by unrealised losses on fixed maturities as a result of rising interest rates, while the firm’s underwriting performance impro...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

RSA reports £107mn profit in H1 results, bouncing back from last year’s loss

UK insurer, RSA Insurance Group (RSA), reported a profit of £107mn in its half year results, recovering from a comparable loss of £249mn reported in H1 2021. This bounce back consisted of £31mn in underwriting profit, compared to a £143mn loss rep...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022

Hannover Re posts solid H1 net income despite elevated large loss experience

Hannover Re, one of Europe’s largest reinsurers, has today announced net income of €649 million for the first half of 2022, while the firm’s property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance underwriting declined on the back of higher than e...

Posted: Aug 04, 2022