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Additional reserve charges in 2020 for US life insurers: Fitch
7th January 2020
Fitch Ratings analysts are expecting US life insurers to report additional reserve charges in 2020 amid industry exposure to the long-term care (LTC) insurance business, which is expected to put downside pressure on issuer ratings. Noting ongoing concern over the exposure, Fitch analysis indicates that LTC reserves continue to be based ... Read the full article
Mike Karmilowicz named President of Everest Insurance North America P&C
7th January 2020
The specialty insurance division of Bermudian reinsurer Everest Re Group, Ltd., Everest Insurance, has announced the appointment of Mike Karmilowicz as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Everest Insurance and President of Everest Insurance North America P&C. In his new role, Karmilowicz will take responsibility for all of the insurer's P&C underwriting ... Read the full article
Neon goes into run-off as AFG pulls out of Lloyd’s
6th January 2020
American Financial Group, Inc. has announced that it is pulling out of underwriting in the Lloyd's marketplace, with its Neon business there set to go into run-off. American Financial Group (AFG) said that it plans to exit the Lloyd’s of London insurance market in 2020. To achieve this, the company said that ... Read the full article
Athene closes $6 billion in total pension risk transfer deals in 2019
6th January 2020
Athene Holding Ltd. has announced that it successfully closed approximately $6 billion in total pension risk transfer transactions for 2019, which includes the firm's inaugural transaction in the UK market. Approximately $800 million, or more than 13% of the total volume of pension risk transfer deals completed by Athene in 2019 ... Read the full article
Pool Re targets SMEs with cover changes
6th January 2020
UK government-backed terrorism reinsurer Pool Re is introducing a series of changes aimed at improving the accessibility of terrorism insurance for businesses in the UK. The reinsurer has expanded its definition of an SME to include firms with assets of up to £5 million, more than double the previous figure of ... Read the full article
Brit adds AIG’s Douglas Ruhlman as cyber AVP
6th January 2020
Global specialty re/insurer Brit has appointed Douglas Ruhlman to serve as assistant vice president of cyber for Brit Global Specialty USA (BGSU). Ruhlman will join BGSU’s cyber & technology team and reports to Jeff Norton, Senior Vice President, Cyber Liability. He will work closely with Norton to support the underwriting and growth ... Read the full article
Zurich’s Serena Thio appointed CEO of Munich Re Malaysia
6th January 2020
Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Serena Thio as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Malaysia, effective January 6th, 2020. In her new role, Thio will report to Tobias Frenz, Munich Re's Managing Director of Life & Health for Southeast Asia, and will be tasked with leading ... Read the full article
US reinsurance capacity still sufficient to meet demand: Willis Re
6th January 2020
Capacity at the recent US reinsurance renewals was still sufficient to meet demand, despite trapped ILS capital and a lack of retrocession availability, according to analysts at Willis Re. The broker noted that cedants with growing portfolios benefited from headline reinsurance premium increases at the January 2020 renewals, which helped to ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) recruits Hilary Browne as Head of Casualty for UK & Europe
6th January 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Hilary Browne to the dual role of Country Manager for Ireland and Head of Casualty for UK and Europe. Based in BHSI’s Dublin office, Browne joins the company from AIG, where she most recently served as Head of International Casualty. She has ... Read the full article
Capsicum Re establishes aviation reinsurance team
6th January 2020
Specialist reinsurance brokerage Capsicum Re has announced the launch of a new aviation reinsurance team led by David Bell, who will be based in London. Bell joins with 36 years of aviation industry experience and began his career at C.T.Bowring before joining Aon in 1999. In 2016 he joined AIG as Global ... Read the full article
James Millard appointed Hiscox CIO
6th January 2020
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed James Millard as the group’s Chief Investment Officer. Millard most recently served at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), where he worked as co-head of Multi-Manager Strategies. Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer at Skandia Investment Group until its merger with Old Mutual Asset Managers, where he became ... Read the full article
Coverys launches European Holdings platform, names leadership
6th January 2020
Coverys, a provider of medical professional liability insurance, has announced the launch of Coverys European Holdings Limited (CEH), an Agency platform and network that will invest in and collaborate with managing general agencies in Continental Europe and the UK. The new business will target non-competing MGAs across Europe with complementary portfolios ... Read the full article
Aston Lark appoints new CEO & CFO in Ireland
6th January 2020
Insurance brokerage Aston Lark has announced the appointments of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Ireland following the acquisitions of Wright Insurance Brokers and Robertson Low. Specifically, Robert Kennedy joins as CEO Ireland and Mark Nolan as CFO Ireland, effective March 2020, subject to regulatory ... Read the full article
China’s Ping An joins Climate Action 100+ initiative
6th January 2020
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has become the first Chinese asset owner to join Climate Action 100+, an investor initiative that aims to engage the largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters and help them take action on climate change. Currently, more than 420 investors across the world with more ... Read the full article
BGC Insurance reveals name & brand of new global aerospace broker
6th January 2020
BGC Insurance Group, a division of global brokerage and financial technology firm BGC Partners Inc., has now announced the name and brand for its global aerospace insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Piiq Risk Partners. The inception of the company's specialist global aviation and aerospace re/insurance brokerage was announced in the summer of ... Read the full article
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