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Constellation acquires INSUREtrust
20th January 2021
Constellation Affiliated Partners has acquired INSUREtrust, a specialty wholesale broker and MGA headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. INSUREtrust distributes cyber liability, technology errors & omissions, and miscellaneous professional liability coverages. Alongside its acquisition by Constellation, a New York-based insurance consolidator platform, the INSUREtrust team also announced the promotion of Christiaan Durdaller to President ... Read the full article
Chubb selects Jeremiah Konz as new Chief Reinsurance Officer
13th January 2021
Property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced that Jeremiah Konz, currently Executive Vice President, Reinsurance Officer for Chubb Overseas General, has been appointed as the company's new Chief Reinsurance Officer, effective immediately. Konz takes over from Michael Kessler, who Chubb recently named Division President of its global cyber risk insurance operation. In ... Read the full article
Generali’s Urlini re-elected as Chair of Insurance Europe’s GI Committee
12th January 2021
European insurance and reinsurance federation, Insurance Europe, has re-elected Franco Urlini, Group P&C, Claims and Reinsurance Director at Generali, as Chairman of its General Insurance Committee. Having held the position since 2013, Urlini's re-election sees him take on the role for an additional three-years. Insurance Europe seeks to raise awareness to issues ... Read the full article
Overall cat bond offerings at 1/1 continued to attract significant capital: GC
11th January 2021
Guy Carpenter analysts have reported that overall catastrophe bond offerings during the recent Janurary renewals continued to attract significant capital, while syndicated sidecar and collateralised reinsurance strategies experienced limited new inflows of capital. January 1 allocations were said to have been complicated by Covid-driven year-end loss reserve “buffering” and a high ... Read the full article
ABIR elects officers for 2021-2022
8th January 2021
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has elected its officers for 2021-2022. Marc Grandisson, CEO of Arch Capital Group has been elected Chair. Hamilton CEO, Pina Albo becomes Deputy Chair while Christopher Schaper, CEO of AIG Re, will serve as Second Deputy Chair. Past ABIR Chairs Albert Benchimol, President and CEO ... Read the full article
Casualty renewals varied widely at 1/1, brokers report
8th January 2021
Re/insurance brokers have reported that casualty renewals varied widely at January 1, depending on individual circumstances including loss experience, covered lines and industry classes written. Casualty pricing at 1/1 was heavily influenced by social inflation, the low interest rate environment and communicable disease, as well as the ample capacity that was ... Read the full article
COVID-19 a catalyst for US property rates at 1/1: Willis Re
6th January 2021
Willis Re has reported that COVID-19 was a catalyst for further rate increases at the January 1 reinsurance renewals for US property re/insurers, building on pricing momentum already gained through 2019. Terms and conditions also tightened, however placements were completed at rates lower than anticipated as capital raises, start-up reinsurers and ... Read the full article
Ample capital levels moderated price increases at Jan 1: Guy Carpenter
5th January 2021
With reinsurers eager to deploy capacity in various sectors and capital levels high at the important January 1st, 2021 reinsurance renewals, price increases were more moderate than initial expectations, according to Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh. On the back of a prolonged soft market state, the lower for ... Read the full article
Focus on exclusions drove late Jan 1 renewals: James Vickers, Willis Re
4th January 2021
Although renewal negotiations started off early, challenges around exclusionary language as reinsurers continued to respond to the pandemic, resulted in a late January 1st, 2021 renewals, according to James Vickers, Chair, Willis Re International. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the launch of reinsurance broker Willis Re’s latest 1st View ... Read the full article
Insurers must demonstrate value after COVID: Dun & Bradstreet
31st December 2020
Once the COVID-19 crisis is in the rearview mirror for most businesses, it will be up to insurers to prove that they are more than an additional cost in a challenging economy. This is according to James Harrison, UKI Head of Insurance at data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet, who ... Read the full article
Insurers looking to improve margins in hardening market: Mactavish
24th December 2020
Research conducted by commercial insurance placement and disputes firm, Mactavish, reveals that many commercial policyholders have faced drastic premium increases this year, as insurers look to improve margins in a hardening market, where some have risen up to 800%. Analysts from the firm also highlight the increase in cyber crime, which ... Read the full article
Lockton adds Dan Urias to expand its Southern California business
24th December 2020
Global re/insurance broker Lockton has added Dan Urias as vice president, Producer to help expand its business in southern California. Urias will be providing risk management solutions to businesses aimed at tackling issues such as increased litigation aimed at company directors and officers as well as cyber exposures brought on by ... Read the full article
Beazley reports increase in ransomware severity, cost
24th December 2020
Specialist insurer Beazley has reported an increase in the severity and cost of ransomware attacks this year compared to 2019. Consequently, Beazley considers ransomware the biggest cyber threat currently facing organisations. According to the latest Beazley Breach Insights report, the total cost of ransom payments doubled year-on-year through the first six months of ... Read the full article
EC confirms “in-depth investigation” of Aon / WTW merger
21st December 2020
The European Commission (EC) has now confirmed that it has opened what it calls an "in-depth investigation" of insurance and reinsurance broker Aon's proposed acquisition of rival Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The European Commission (EC) said it will carefully investigate the proposed acquisition and merger to establish whether the combination of ... Read the full article
KBW says 1/1 looks satisfactory, not spectacular
18th December 2020
After conducting a virtual tour of Bermuda, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods are expecting a satisfactory, albeit unspectacular 1/1 renewal. Although all of the executives KBW analysts met still expect property reinsurance rate increases during the pending renewals, current rate increase have been described as ambitions and are seen as ... Read the full article