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Profits fall further for U.S. reinsurers in 2016: RAA
8th March 2017
Data and Analysis on the performance of 18 U.S. reinsurers in 2016, by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), reveals that profit margins declined further in the year as combined ratios surpassed or weakened closer to 100%, despite writing more business. The analysis explores the performance of a group of 18 ... Read the full article
Blockchain prototype improves efficiency and reduces costs for insurers, says PwC
3rd March 2017
PwC has announced that its blockchain division in Belfast has created a working blockchain prototype for the London Market Target Operating Model (TOM) Innovation Exchange, which it says reduces costs for London insurance market claims. PwC's blockchain team in Belfast is made up of 25 specialist blockchain engineers, and the new proof ... Read the full article
Re/insurance set for lower returns as higher-yielding assets mature: Warren Buffett
27th February 2017
Warren Buffett’s annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway is always peppered with insights, and this years edition was no different. Buffett pointed out a number of interesting trends affecting the reinsurance industry today and even made the odd forecast for the future. One of his forecasts was something he has ... Read the full article
Technology to bridge re/insurance protection gap: Geneva Association
23rd February 2017
Re/insurance think tank, The Geneva Association, (GA) has released a study revealing how technology's streamlining of re/insurance processes is set to play a pivotal role in bridging the protection gap between insured and economic losses. At around $40 billion, last year’s insured loss estimates rose to their highest figure since four years, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re & Swiss Re take 90% of Sri Lankan agricultural re/insurance scheme
17th February 2017
Hannover Re and Swiss Re have taken a 90% share in Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) agricultural insurance scheme; accepting a respective 50% and 40% of the placement, which was made through reinsurance broker J.B. Boda & Co. Three other global reinsurers, which includes Munich Re, share the ... Read the full article
IAIS names Jonathan Dixon as new Secretary General
14th February 2017
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has named Jonathan Dixon as the successor to long-time Secretary General Yoshihiro Kawai. Dixon will commence his new role in November this year, following the IAIS Annual Conference. Victoria Saporta, Chair of the IAIS Executive Committee, commented on the appointment; "Jonathan Dixon brings a unique ... Read the full article
Cost of climate change highlights important role of re/insurance
8th February 2017
A report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) stated that economic losses to the region could rise to as much as €190 billion per year by the end of the 21st century - highlighting the growing role reinsurers will likely play in mitigating climate change loss. The report assesses the ... Read the full article
UBS turns more negative on European reinsurance sector
16th January 2017
Equity analysts at investment banking group UBS say they are now more negative on the European reinsurance sector, after January renewals saw prices decline further than expected and with fundamentals across the sector looking shaky. With risks on the horizon for the major European reinsurance firms and the London market players, ... Read the full article
SCOR makes senior Group appointments
16th January 2017
Global reinsurance players SCOR has announced a number of senior appointments, naming heads of its Americas and Asia Pacific hubs, as well as changes in its technology and public affairs functions. All the new appointments are immediately in effect and sit in Group level functions within the French headquartered reinsurance firm. Paul ... Read the full article
Upturn in reinsurance pricing unlikely: Morgan Stanley
13th January 2017
Equity analysts Morgan Stanley believe a meaningful upturn in reinsurance pricing is now remote with the market not likely to turn in the event of a large loss (~$50bn+). Morgan Stanley said a combination of reserve deterioration, large catastrophes, and unmodeled losses were needed for material changes to prices in the ... Read the full article
Cincinnati expects Q4 catastrophe losses of up to $85 million
13th January 2017
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' property and casualty (P/C) division expects preliminary estimated catastrophe losses of up to $85 million for the fourth-quarter of 2016, according to a recent company announcement. Pre-tax catastrophe losses for the U.S. domiciled carrier, during the fourth-quarter of 2016, are expected to total between $75 million and $85 million. ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News – Friday 6th January 2017
6th January 2017
Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Friday 6th January 2017: Reinsurance price declines moderated at 1/1 2017 renewals: Guy Carpenter Reinsurance price declines moderated at the key January 1st 2017 renewals, when compared with the previous three years, across most business lines, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Read the full article
Energy reinsurance cedents continue to improve renewals: JLT
5th January 2017
Ceding insurers in the energy insurance market have continued to make advances in improving their reinsurance program coverage at the recent January 2017 renewals, as the market remained one favoring buyers. "Chronic overcapacity" continues to affect the energy insurance and reinsurance market, according to the latest update from Lloyd & Partners, ... Read the full article
Re/insurance M&A could slow on Trump uncertainty
20th December 2016
Uncertainty about the incoming Presidential administration of Donald Trump could slow down U.S. insurance and reinsurance merger & acquisition activity in the first-half of 2017, according to Vikram Sidhu, of Clyde & Co. in New York. Given the expectation that Trump's administration will result in some dramatic swings in policy direction, ... Read the full article
Reinsurance Group of America CEO joins Sun Life Financial board
15th December 2016
Greig Woodring, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), one of the world's leading life reinsurers, has been appointed to Sun Life Financial's Board of Directors effective January 1st, 2017. As well as the addition of Woodring, Sun Life Financial also announced that Stephanie Coyles, a strategic consultant and ... Read the full article