Reinsurance News
Liberty Specialty Markets names President of US, Bermuda & LatAm
9th September 2019
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as President of LSM – US, Bermuda and LatAm, effective immediately. Montoya has served as President of Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) Latin America for the past four years, where he was responsible for ... Read the full article
Markel recruits Senior Surety Underwriter from Travelers
9th September 2019
Specialist insurer Markel International has announced the appointment of Jonathan Finch as Senior Underwriter in its surety team in London. He joins Markel from Travelers Insurance Company Limited, where he also served as a senior surety underwriter. Finch has more than 25 years of experience as a surety professional and has worked ... Read the full article
Former Marsh SVP Palmer to become HDI Global SE’s Head of Crisis
9th September 2019
Primary commercial specialist HDI Global has appointed David Palmer to the role of Head of Crisis Management. Palmer brings 35 years’ experience in the industry and most recently served as a Senior Vice President at Marsh. He previously also held senior crisis management lines of business roles at both AIG and Aon. “David ... Read the full article
Xceedance announces availability of On-Demand cat modelling services via Oasis LMF
9th September 2019
Xceedance has announced the availability of On-Demand Catastrophe Modelling Services, leveraging the Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF). Xceedance is a provider of insurance consulting, managed services, technology, data sciences, and blockchain solutions. The firm has revealed that the new offering includes several global and regional catastrophe modelling companies that implement ... Read the full article
Re/insurance had a more “pleasing” turn in 2019, says Hannover Re
9th September 2019
While re/insurers continue to be impacted by surplus capacities and historically low interest, A report from Hannover Re notes how the industry has had an ”appreciably more pleasing turn in 2019.” Particularly on the primary side, Hannover Re said broadly modest improvement can be observed across the industry and in some ... Read the full article
Pro Global announces key MGA partnership
9th September 2019
Re/insurance consultancy firm Pro Global has announced that its distribution services and managing general agency incubator unit Pro MGA Solutions has signed a US partnership agreement with intelligent decision platform provider QOMPLX. QOMPLX introduced its UK based MGA through Pro’s UK based MGA incubator earlier this year. Its first product provides insureds ... Read the full article
Proper pricing needed for nat cat risks: Thomas Buberl, AXA CEO
9th September 2019
Speaking this morning in Monte Carlo at the annual PwC breakfast event, AXA Group CEO Thomas Buberl explained that natural catastrophe risks remain underpriced across insurance and reinsurance. Discussing the ongoing integration of XL Catlin into AXA, Buberl said that this has changed the business mix significantly for his firm. Buberl said ... Read the full article
SCOR needs more pricing improvements to be sustainable, warn execs
9th September 2019
The property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance market has seen some “useful” price firming in 2019, but further increases will be required to put SCOR back on track for sustainable profitability, according to its management. Speaking at the Reinsurance Rendezvous event in Monte Carlo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Denis Kessler said that ... Read the full article
PCS to improve granularity on marine & energy loss estimates
9th September 2019
Property Claim Services (PCS), a division of Verisk that collects and aggregates the re/insurance industry loss data, has announced that it plans to offer greater granularity for estimates reported under its Global Marine and Energy platform. From November 1, 2019, PCS will report industry loss estimates for new qualifying loss events ... Read the full article
Dr. Haoming Zhou joins Starr China P&C Insurance as General Manager, President
9th September 2019
Starr Insurance Companies has announced that Dr. Haoming Zhou has been appointed General Manager and President of its Starr China Property and Casualty Insurance Ltd. subsidiary, effective September 2nd, 2019. Zhou brings over two decades of insurance industry experience to the role, and before Starr, has worked in Singapore, Sydney, Hong ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter, CyberCube detail results of cyber cat loss study
8th September 2019
A collaborative effort by global reinsurance brokerage Guy Carpenter and CyberCube analytics has examined the potential financial impact a large-scale cyber attack could have on the standalone cyber insurance market as it exists today. By analysing 23 loss scenarios on CyberCube’s modelling platform, it was determined that a widespread data loss ... Read the full article
Munich Re announces new risk analysis services for wildfire & hurricane
8th September 2019
Munich Re has announced two new risk analysis and claims settlement services for wildfire and hurricanes, which aim to accelerate indemnification for policyholders. The reinsurer’s Wildfire Risk Score will support clients in evaluating wildfire risks in North America and in estimating damages following an event. The solution combines loss data from past ... Read the full article
Pioneer appoints HDI’s Sam Bishop as renewable energy underwriter
8th September 2019
Pioneer Underwriters, part of Minova Insurance Holdings, has added Sam Bishop as an Underwriter within its Renewable Energy team. Based in London, Bishop reports to Warren Diogo, Pioneer’s Head of Renewable Energy. Bishop, who joins from HDI Global Specialty SE having served as an underwriting manager responsible for the operational power portfolio, ... Read the full article
Nephila’s Lloyd’s managing agency gets regulatory nod
8th September 2019
Nephila Capital, the world’s largest insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has received regulatory approval to establish its own Lloyd’s managing agency. Nephila’s Syndicate 2357, which is backed by funds managed by Nephila, has been managed by Asta, a third party syndicate manager at Lloyd’s, since its inception in 2013. Nephila Syndicate Management ... Read the full article
DARAG to acquire Zurich’s German architects & engineers professional indemnity portfolio
8th September 2019
Legacy acquirer DARAG Group Limited has entered into an agreement with Zurich Insurance plc to acquire Zurich's German architects and engineers professional indemnity insurance portfolio. Upon effectiveness of the transfer, which remains subject to relevant regulatory and court approvals, DARAG Deutsche Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungs-AG, the firm's German risk carrier, will assume ... Read the full article