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UK, U.S announce signing of post-Brexit re/insurance agreement
20th December 2018
A joint statement has been issued by the U.S and UK regarding the successful signing of a previously-announced Bilateral Agreement on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (U.S-UK Covered Agreement). The new U.S-UK Covered Agreement aims at upholding the terms of the U.S-EU Covered Agreement, signed in 2017, which outlined ... Read the full article
Generali gets regulatory go-ahead for UK legacy portfolio transfer to Compre
20th December 2018
Italian insurance giant Generali has received regulatory approval for the non-life legacy portfolio transfer of its UK branch to independent re/insurance legacy specialist Compre. The transaction, which was signed last December and also included the non-life run-off portfolio of Generali’s U.S branch, was structured as an upfront reinsurance solution by ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions adds Rodrigo Nieto as Head of Sales, Latin America
20th December 2018
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re, has appointed Rodrigo Nieto as Head of Sales Latin America, effective 2 January 2019. Based in Miami, Nieto will coordinate regional sales efforts across the organisation’s various segments. He succeeds Newton Queiroz, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re ... Read the full article
California wildfires to have modest impact on year-end P&C results: Fitch
20th December 2018
While the gross property and casualty (P&C) insured loss from the California wildfires have been significant, a considerable amount is expected to have been ceded to various global reinsurance markets, reducing the net exposure of the domestic primary market, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch maintains stable outlooks on both the U.S ... Read the full article
The Philippines secures $386m parametric insurance policy
20th December 2018
With assistance from the World Bank, the Philippines’ Department of Finance has announced the successful placement of a parametric insurance policy that provides up to US$386 million of cover to 25 high-risk provinces throughout the country’s eastern seaboard. This appears to be a renewal of an arrangement made last year ... Read the full article
Saudi Arabia issues new rules for foreign re/insurance branches
20th December 2018
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has issued a new set of rules for the licensing and supervision of foreign branches of insurance and reinsurance companies in the country. SAMA explained that the rules are designed to support the development of the re/insurance industry in Saudi Arabia, while also ensuring the ... Read the full article
Sonja Rottiers to replace Vandendael as Lloyd’s Brussels CEO
20th December 2018
It has been announced that Lloyd’s post-Brexit European base in Brussels will be lead by Sonja Rottiers as Chief Executive Officer. This appointment follows the recent departure of Lloyd's Brussels' previous CEO Vincent Vandendael, who played a key role in its' successful establishment. Rottiers will also serve as Lloyd’s Regional ... Read the full article
Assurant posts Q4 nat cat losses of up to $150m
20th December 2018
Assurant, a global provider of risk management solutions, has released a fourth quarter catastrophe loss estimate of between $110 million and $150 million. The figure, reportable in its Global Housing segment, includes an initial view of expected losses related to November’s Camp and Woolsey wildfires in California, as well as a ... Read the full article
InsurTech funding doubles to $1.3bn from previous quarter: WTW
20th December 2018
More than $1.3 billion of InsurTech funding was completed during Q3 2018, double the figure from the previous quarter, according to a report by global brokerage Willis Towers Watson (WTW). While individual investment rounds were larger, WTW says the number of transactions reported actually declined 20% to 57. Q3 saw eight transactions ... Read the full article
Marsh-JLT Specialty announces key leadership changes for UK & Ireland
20th December 2018
Following yesterday's news of global re/insurance broker Marsh's intended global leadership reshuffle, the firm has announced a number of further appointments - this time focused on key UK & Ireland roles within what will be known as Marsh-JLT Specialty - as its’ parent, Marsh & McLennan Companies, prepares for the ... Read the full article
AXIS estimates up to $150m loss from California wildfires
20th December 2018
Bermudian re/insurance group AXIS Capital has announced a preliminary, pre-tax loss estimate for the California wildfires of between $125 million and $150 million, net of estimated recoveries from reinsurance and retrocessional covers and including the approximate impact of reinstatement premiums. AXIS states that this figure is derived from the $20 billion estimated ... Read the full article
ASEAN countries to establish disaster risk insurance facility
20th December 2018
A number of countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of the region’s first disaster risk financing facility. The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) will initially comprise a trust and an insurance company in Singapore, working in ... Read the full article
Ten re/insurers rule out support for Australian coal mine following climate campaign
20th December 2018
Ten of the world’s largest insurers and reinsurers will not provide support for the development of Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine in Queensland, Australia, following a campaign by 73 prominent environmental organisations. The organisations, which collectively represent 76 million members, penned a letter to 30 global re/insurance companies earlier this ... Read the full article
Swiss Re takes further investment in ReAssure from MS&AD
20th December 2018
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has taken a further minority investment from insurance holding company MS&AD into ReAssure, taking the Japanese firms stake to 25%. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc (MS&AD) already holds around 15% of the shares in Swiss Re's UK closed life book consolidator ReAssure, having bought into ... Read the full article
ABI Director slates European Commission’s no-deal Brexit plans
19th December 2018
Hugh Savill, Director of Regulation at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has criticised the contingency plans released today by the European Commission, which outline the European Union’s (EU) response to a potential ‘no-deal’ Brexit scenario for re/insurers. Savill argued that the plans fail to provide adequate support for the millions ... Read the full article
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