Reinsurance News
Hurricane Ian could drive $57bn insured loss, says Verisk
3rd October 2022
Data analytics and risk assessment firm Verisk has estimated that Hurricane Ian could drive a re/insurance industry loss of between $42 billion and $57 billion. This estimate accounts for wind, storm surge and inland flood losses from Ian’s landfalls in both Florida and South Carolina, although analysts say the majority of ... Read the full article
Poll suggests Hurricane Ian re/insurance industry loss will exceed $50 billion
3rd October 2022
A recent poll of over 1,050 insurance and reinsurance market observers and participants suggests that Hurricane Ian is likely to result in an industry loss of more than $50 billion, although a surprising number of respondents feel the ultimate hit to re/insurance interests will be less than $40 billion. As ... Read the full article
UniCredit & Allianz “unwind” Croatian shareholdings
3rd October 2022
Italy-based international banking group UniCredit says it has taken further steps to consolidate its partnership with German multinational financial services firm Allianz by “unwinding” their direct and indirect shareholdings in Croatia. To this end, UniCredit has agreed to purchase Allianz’s entire 11.72% stake in Croatian insurance company Zagrebačka banka dioničko društvo ... Read the full article
AM Best revises outlooks on SCOR to negative
3rd October 2022
AM Best has switched its outlooks on SCOR SE and its main operating subsidiaries to negative from stable. The firm said that it had also affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings (FSR) and the Long-Term issuer credit ratings of A+ and aa-. It was from this that the firm revised the outlooks ... Read the full article
Liquidity buffers limit impact of collateral calls on UK insurers: Moody’s
3rd October 2022
Analysts at Moody’s have assured that large UK life insurers using swaps to hedge their interest rate exposure should be able to absorb the cash collateral requirements within their liquidity buffers, following the sharp fall in UK government bond prices and Bank of England interventions. Yields on 30-year gilts peaked at ... Read the full article
CCRI targets climate resilience gap with new infrastructure asset guide
3rd October 2022
The Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI), along with UK consultancy Mott MacDonald, have together launched a new guide that enables asset owners and investors to better understand the exposure of critical infrastructure to climate risks. Developed to address the resilience gap in financing, the Physical Climate Risk Assessment Methodology (PCRAM) ... Read the full article
Hurricane Ian private insurance market loss close to $63bn, says KCC
3rd October 2022
Major hurricane Ian's impacts are expected to drive a privately insured loss of around $63 billion, the majority of which is from the United States, according to Karen Clark & Company. The catastrophe risk modelling company said late Friday that only around $200 million of this loss estimate will be from ... Read the full article
Blockchain-powered reinsurer Re raises $14 million seed round
3rd October 2022
Re, a blockchain-powered reinsurance company, has raised $14 million in seed-round funding to build a decentralised system for investors which will allow them to gain exposure to “a massive and uncorrelated asset class” that is insurance premiums. Tribe Capital, Defy, Exor, Stratos, Framework, Morgan Creek Digital and SiriusPoint participated in the ... Read the full article
AM Best flags uncertainties for Sub-Saharan reinsurance market
3rd October 2022
Analysts at AM Best have flagged a host of uncertainties that may impede the near-term prospects of the reinsurance market in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite its significant expansion over the past decade. The rating agency notes that gross written premium in the SSA reinsurance market has grown at a 10-year compound ... Read the full article
Trisura Group acquires Sovereign Insurance’s surety business
3rd October 2022
Trisura Group Ltd. a specialty insurance provider, has acquired Sovereign Insurance’s surety business in Canada. The deal will provide Trisura with access to a portfolio of contract, commercial and developer surety accounts, which in 2021 produced an annual premium of over $16 million CAD. Moreover, the acquisition also strengthens Trisura’s surety operation ... Read the full article
Optio establishes MGA and reinsurance broking operations in Dubai
3rd October 2022
Specialty managing general agent (MGA), Optio Group has announced that it will establish an MGA and reinsurance broker in Dubai. Both businesses are subject to final approvals from the UAE regulatory authorities. In a press release, it states that both businesses are expected to be operational by 1 January, 2023 with an ... Read the full article
Alon Neches succeeds James Bracken as CEO of Fortitude Re
30th September 2022
Alon Neches has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by Fortitude Re’s Board of Directors, taking over from James Bracken who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. Fortitude Re was successfully carved out of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) under Bracken’s leadership. James Bracken added: “I am proud of ... Read the full article
JP Morgan estimates Hurricane Ian losses to hit $25bn
30th September 2022
JP Morgan has estimated that Hurricane Ian is likely to cause more than $25bn in damages, while cautioning that more clarity will be gained in the next few days. The firm said in a note that the speed of the storm and the resulting flooding will cause ‘catastrophic impacts’. But at ... Read the full article
Insurers expect minimal losses from Mexico’s September earthquakes
30th September 2022
Ratings agency AM Best does not expect claims activity to increase significantly owing to the recent earthquakes that hit Mexico in September, as few minor damages have been reported and are unlikely to result in large insurance losses. The 7.7° magnitude shake on September 19 and one 6.9° on September 22 ... Read the full article
UK insurers should be able to navigate gilt volatility: Moody’s
30th September 2022
The current volatility in the UK’s gilt markets should be manageable for UK insurers, says an analyst at Moody’s. Last Friday, Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer laid out a much-derided Budget that sought to slash taxes for high-earning households in the UK. Among the changes laid out by ... Read the full article
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