Reinsurance News

Liberty Mutual reports $769mn Q2 net income

5th August 2021

Liberty Mutual Holding Company and its subsidiaries have reported a second quarter net income of $769 million, against a net loss of $320 million registered in the prior year quarter. The quarter's results are said to have benefited from continued strong performance within the company’s investment portfolio, which generated $1.4 billion ... Read the full article

George Bowring joins Oneglobal as Head of Energy Casualty, Bermuda

5th August 2021

Oneglobal Broking has announced the appointment of George Bowring as Head of Energy Casualty – Bermuda. Joining from BMS Group Bermuda, he will report to Group CEO Mike Reynolds once his current contractual obligations are complete. Bowring is an experienced energy casualty broker with strong relationships with US independent broker-producers. He also has ... Read the full article

Nexus names Agatha Liberatore as Head of Trade Credit, US

5th August 2021

Independent specialty Managing General Agent Nexus Group has appointed Agatha Liberatore as Head of Trade Credit in the US. An experienced trade credit and political risk leader, Liberatore brings over 20 years of experience in the insurance sector. She joins Nexus from Aon’s Credit Solutions team where she held the role of ... Read the full article

Global Indemnity hits record premium levels, but CR slips

5th August 2021

Property and casualty insurer Global Indemnity recorded gross written premiums (GWP) of $338.8 million over the first six months of 2021, the highest level for any six-month period since the company became publicly traded. Despite the 5.8% increase in GWP, underwriting income over the H1 period totalled just $0.3 million, compared ... Read the full article

Jonathan Ritz named CEO of ProSight amid private equity takeover

5th August 2021

Jonathan Ritz has been named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of specialty insurer ProSight Global, following the acquisition of the company by investment management specialist TowerBrook Capital Partners and private equity firm Further Global Capital Management. TowerBrook and Further Global recently announced the completion of their takeover, having first agreed ... Read the full article

Hiscox names Aspen’s Helen Rose as CFO of Hiscox London Market & HSL

5th August 2021

Specialist insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has announced that from February of next year, Helen Rose will serve as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Hiscox London Market and Hiscox Syndicates Limited (HSL). Based in London, Rose will sit on the Hiscox London Market leadership team, acting as a strategic and ... Read the full article

Lemonade reduces quota share reinsurance program

5th August 2021

Insurtech start-up Lemonade has made a reduction in its quota share reinsurance program, lowering it from the previous 75% to 70%. Last year, Lemonade transitioned to a quota share program and agreed to cede 75% of its premium to a panel of reinsurers, with the firm retaining 25%. Following the impacts of ... Read the full article

Allstate fills reinsurance tower gap, bolsters Florida progam

5th August 2021

US primary insurer Allstate has successfully filled out a $400 million gap fill layer of protection in the per occurrence tower for its Nationwide excess catastrophe reinsurance program, while also significantly expanding its Florida coverage. The company recently disclosed that it had eroded $253 million of its 2019-1 Sanders ... Read the full article

Moody’s to acquire RMS for $2bn

5th August 2021

Moody's has entered into an agreement to acquire catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS for approximately $2.0 billion from Daily Mail and General Trust. The acquisition will increase Moody’s insurance data and analytics business to nearly $500 million in revenue and will accelerate the development of the company’s global integrated risk capabilities ... Read the full article

Arch adds Chubb’s Jamie Landsman to A&H unit as VP

5th August 2021

Arch Insurance has added Jamie Landsman as Vice President, Product Innovation and Strategy for its Accident & Health (A&H) business unit. Landsman joins with over 20 years’ experience in the A&H sector and will report to Jim Villa, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Distribution. “Jamie brings a wealth of product, distribution and ... Read the full article

BGC reports record revenues for pending-sale Corant unit

5th August 2021

Global brokerage and financial technology firm BGC Partners has reported total revenue of $512.5 million during the second quarter of 2021, helped by record revenue generation in its insurance broking unit, Corant. BGC agreed to sell its Corant unit, comprising Ed Broking Group and Besso Insurance, to The Ardonagh Group ... Read the full article

Palomar reports steady net income for Q2

5th August 2021

Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings has reported a net income of $12.3 million for the second quarter of 2021 as compared to $12.0 million for the same prior year period. The insurer's gross written premiums have also increased by 54.4% to $129.4 million in the second quarter, compared to $83.8 million ... Read the full article

Allstate’s Q2 net income reaches $1.6bn

5th August 2021

Allstate has announced a second quarter net income applicable to common shareholders of $1.6 billion, up from the $1.2 billion announced in the prior year quarter. This upswing was primarily driven by higher performance-based investment income results. Adjusted net income of $1.1 billion, increased $333 million compared to the prior year quarter. Allstate ... Read the full article

The Hartford adds Claire Burns as Marketing, Communications Officer

5th August 2021

The Hartford has appointed Claire Burns to serve as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective September. Burns will report directly to Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift and succeeds Kathleen Bromage, who will remain in an advisory role and continue to oversee Hartford Next through the end of the year. “Claire’s outstanding industry ... Read the full article

United (UPC Insurance) falls to Q2 net loss as reinsurance changes take hold

5th August 2021

United Insurance Holdings Corp. has reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2021 of $23.5 million, driven by a reduction in revenue during the period as the firm's ceded premiums earned spiked on the back of changes made to its reinsurance use. This quarterly loss compares with net income ... Read the full article