Reinsurance News

CelsiusPro partners with Global Earthquake Model Foundation

28th November 2022

Swiss InsurTech CelsiusPro has announced it has partnered with Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation to enhance earthquake modelling capabilities and products. Based on GEM models, CelsiusPro will generate stochastic long-term earthquake catalogues and corresponding shake maps for different ground motion parameters. Dr Alireza Khodaverdian, Earthquake Risk Specialist at CelsiusPro, explained that the ... Read the full article

Aon hires Senior Marine Broker within Reinsurance Solutions division

28th November 2022

Re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Ronnie Tyler as a Senior Marine Broker in the firms Reinsurance Solutions division. Tyler joins Aon from Gallagher Re, where he previously served as a Divisional Director for just under four years. Prior to that role, he served as a marine and energy reinsurance broker for ... Read the full article

Miller makes three senior hires for Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity team

28th November 2022

Re/insurance broker Miller has announced three senior hires for its Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity (PI) team. Kerry Greenwood, Marianne McWilliams and Louise Chagas  have all been appointed, and they will each report into Zarina Lawley, Head of Solicitor’s PI, and will lead the expansion of Miller’s offering beyond London into the North ... Read the full article

Suncorp appoints Rachel Yao to new reinsurance role

28th November 2022

Suncorp Group has appointed Rachel Yao to the position of reinsurance manager for group RI strategy. Yao, who has been with the firm since July 2019, began her new role last month. She had, for over three years, served as senior capital and reinsurance specialist at the firm. Prior roles include ... Read the full article

Insurance fraud costs $308.6bn annually, coalition reports

28th November 2022

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has released a report estimating that annually, insurance fraud costs the US $308.6 billion. In 1995, the Coalition estimated this number at $80 billion, though at the time, only the property & casualty insurance line was considered. The present report addresses all lines of insurance and is ... Read the full article

Marsh hires Billy Aldous as Vice President, Cyber

28th November 2022

Broker and risk advisory firm, Marsh, has appointed Billy Aldous as Vice President, Cyber. Aldous joins Marsh from McGill and Partners, where he served as a reinsurance broker. Prior to McGill and Partners, Aldous spent three years working at AIG, where he held the role of Assistant Ceded Reinsurance Manager, where he ... Read the full article

Milliman launches new asset/liability management software

28th November 2022

Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has announced the release of Milliman Agile ALM, a software package that makes asset/liability management (ALM) and stochastic valuation accessible to insurers, helping them comply with Solvency II, IFRS 17, and other requirements. The firm states that, unlike traditional dynamic ALM models, Milliman Agile ALM ... Read the full article

Fidelis gets regulatory green light for MGU launch

28th November 2022

Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company, Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, has received regulatory approval from all relevant regulators to create a new Managing General Underwriter (Fidelis MGU), separate from its existing balance sheet insurance companies. Approvals or non-objections have now been received from the FCA and PRA in the UK, CBI ... Read the full article

Tysers appoints Andrew Kendrick as new non-exec chair

28th November 2022

Tysers Insurance Brokers has appointed Andrew Kendrick to be its new non-executive chair. The firm said that Kendrick will take up his position from the beginning of December, pending regulatory approval. In the meantime, Peter Haynes will remain as chair until the FCA gives approval. Kendrick is a former non-executive director of ... Read the full article

Changes to the market following Solvency II reforms will be a gradual process: Aon

28th November 2022

Following the UK Government's response to consultations over changes to Solvency II, re/insurance broker Aon has released a report highlighting the potential impact on the market, noting it will be a gradual process rather than an observable one as insurers change behaviours and optimise strategies. According to Aon, the primary legislative ... Read the full article

Markel Intl. merges professional & financial risks division with expanded cyber team

28th November 2022

Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has announced that it will merge its professional and financial risks (PFR) division with its recently expanded cyber team. The decision to merge the two division together is part of the businesses efforts to simplify the trading experience for its broking partners, and to ... Read the full article

European re/insurers bullish on rates and growth for 2023: Berenberg

28th November 2022

Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have reported that non-life and composite re/insurers in the European market appear to be “categorically bullish” on the outlook for pricing and their prospects for growth. The analysis follows calls with a number of firms across Italy, Spain and Switzerland, Berenberg said. The discussions highlighted that most ... Read the full article

Helvetia Group completes sale of Sa Nostra Vida to Caixabank

28th November 2022

Swiss insurer Helvetia Group has sold its stake in Spanish life insurer Sa Nostra Vida to Caixabank. According to the firm, the sale price was €262m and will return a high double-digit million profit for Caser. Sa Nostra Vida contributed ₣7.7m to the Group's annual result in 2021 and generated gross premiums ... Read the full article

Shore One appoints Brad Burton SVP, Operations

28th November 2022

US MGA, ShoreOne has announced the appointment of Brad Burton as Senior Vice President, Operations. Burton has more than 25 years of property and casualty industry experience, as well as a strong command of catastrophe management principles and oversight of underwriting and technology teams. He joined ShoreOne from Olympus Insurance Company, where ... Read the full article

Dubai’s Sukoon completes buyout of Generali’s UAE life insurance portfolio

28th November 2022

Dubai-based Sukoon Insurance, formerly Oman Insurance, has acquired the life insurance portfolio held by Assicurazioni Generali in the UAE, following the original agreement to buy signed in February last year. The transfer, which covers unit-linked life insurance policies, has now been fully approved by regulators, including the Central Bank of UAE ... Read the full article