Reinsurance News
XL Catlin has named Ashish Umre as partner of its Accelerate AI team
12th July 2017
Insurer and reinsurer XL Catlin has added a key Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, with the appointment of Ashish Umre as the new London-based partner of its Accelerate AI team. Accelerate was set up in November 2016 as XL Catlin's internal innovation team to leverage new technologies to grow market reach, while ... Read the full article
U.S. commercial rate movements continue positive trend in Q2: MarketScout
12th July 2017
U.S. commercial property and casualty (P&C) rates increased by an average of 1% year-on-year in the second-quarter of 2017, on the back of an average 1% increase in the first-quarter of the year, according to MarketScout and Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods (KBW). The average 1% increase witnessed in the second-quarter maintains ... Read the full article
RMS releases new typhoon and earthquake models for Asia-Pacific
12th July 2017
Global risk modeller RMS has released new risk models for the Asia-Pacific region, including what is says are the most sophisticated typhoon models on the market for South Korea and Taiwan, and earthquake models for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The new earthquake models come as a RiskLink® version 17 update, expanding RMS' ... Read the full article
Windhaven renews and expands reinsurance partnership with Greenlight Re
12th July 2017
Miami headquartered personal lines insurer, Windhaven Insurance, has announced the renewal and broadening of its relationship with Greenlight Re, via a $1.1 billion quota share transaction. Since 2011, Windhaven has worked with Cayman Island property and casualty reinsurer, Greenlight Re, with both firms benefitting from the financial and reinsurance partnership. Under the renewal, Greenlight ... Read the full article
Cunningham Lindsey appoints Stephen Foster to UK Marine Technical Director
12th July 2017
Cunningham Lindsey has announced Stephen Foster's appointment to Technical Director of its UK Marine segment, where he'll assume responsibility for handling major and complex marine cargo losses. Foster is set to take up his UK-based role from August 1st, 2017, relocating from his current position as head of the loss adjuster's ... Read the full article
U.S. Risk Insurance acquires IMS London American Brokerage and Underwriting
12th July 2017
U.S. Risk Insurance Group, LLC has acquired IMS London American Brokerage and Underwriting Services, and also named Larry Mennes as President of its contract binding operations in Texas, U.S. Alongside Mennes, the company has named Stephen Vallender Executive Vice President (EVP) at U.S. Risk Brokers, Inc. Founded in 2005, IMS London ... Read the full article
SCOR & PIC enter £1 billion longevity reinsurance swap
12th July 2017
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC) has entered into a £1 billion (US$1.28bn) longevity reinsurance transaction with French reinsurer SCOR, meaning the insurer has now reinsured over 70% of its overall longevity risk. In a statement, PIC explains the new reinsurance agreement covers the longevity exposure of roughly 7,000 in-payment lives and ... Read the full article
Kingstone Companies completes reinsurance treaties under improved terms
12th July 2017
Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., has announced that its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company (KICO), has completed various reinsurance agreements for the treaty year commencing July 1st, 2017. According to a statement released by the company it secured increased reinsurance protection under improved terms, and also managed to further ... Read the full article
Cyber cover to become one of leading U.S. P&C growth areas: A.M. Best
12th July 2017
Cyber cover, estimated to range from $7.5 billion - $20 billion by 2020, is predicted by industry observers to become one of the leading areas of U.S. Property & Casualty market growth, and the sector is shifting to accommodate this growth, moving from underwriting cyber as part of a combined policy ... Read the full article
Tim Phillips joins Sompo Canopius as credit & political risk underwriter
11th July 2017
Sompo Canopius AG has named Tim Phillips from Deutsche Bank as credit & political risk underwriter, effective August 30th, 2017. While at Deutsche Bank, Phillips held the position as head of credit for Russia/CIS & EE. In his new role Phillips will be responsible for underwriting a wide range of credit ... Read the full article
Desire for organic growth to drive re/insurance sector M&A
11th July 2017
According to some industry commentary, a notable reduction in share repurchases by reinsurers might well be a prelude to heightened merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in an effort to achieve organic growth, discusses John Cavanagh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance broker, Willis Re. On the back of a very challenging 2016, ... Read the full article
Marsh appoints Sastry Durvasula to Chief Digital, Data & Analytics Officer
11th July 2017
Marsh announced the appointment of Sastry Durvasula, who joins from a role as Enterprise Head of Data and Digital Technology with American Express, to Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data & Analytics Officer, effective August 14th, 2017. Durvasula will head up Marsh's global development and delivery of digital processes, data analytics, and ... Read the full article
Insurer optimism falls in Q2 but business activity remains robust: CBE/PwC
11th July 2017
UK insurer optimism fell in Q2 as attitudes within the industry reflect continued geopolitical instability, but the underlying volumes of business hiring and profits remained robust despite the environment of uncertainty, according to CBE/PwC's latest Financial Services Survey. For general insurers optimism remained flat, however, the survey showed significant differentiation in the life ... Read the full article
Asirom VIG names Florin Niculescu Head of Underwriting, Reinsurance
11th July 2017
Romania's Asirom Vienna Insurance Group (Asirom VIG), which is part of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), recently announced the appointment of Florin Niculescu has Head of Underwriting, Reinsurance unit. Niculescu brings almost 20 years of industry experience to the new role, and will be tasked with coordinating a team of 23 people. His new role ... Read the full article
Soft reinsurance market yet to fully play itself out, warns KBW
11th July 2017
Citing reinsurance broker Willis Re's mid-year reinsurance renewal report, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have warned that the soft market environment is to continue, with hopes of a market floor at the June and July renewals being premature. Reinsurance rates continued to decline at the mid-year renewals across most ... Read the full article
Getting your daily reinsurance news from Reinsurance News is a simple way to receive only the reinsurance industry news that matters, delivered directly to your email inbox.
