Reinsurance News
2018 set to be record year for pension de-risking: Willis Towers Watson
14th August 2018
2018 is on course to be a record year for buy-in, buyout, and longevity swap transactions by defined benefit pension funds, with more than £10 billion of transactions having already been completed at the end of June, according to a report by re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The total value ... Read the full article
Bain Capital in discussions to acquire UK insurer esure
14th August 2018
After receiving an unsolicited acquisition offer from U.S. domiciled private multi-asset alternative investment firm, Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and its affiliates, UK insurer esure Group is considering a possible deal. According to a recent announcement, the Board of esure Group notes the recent positive movement in the company's share price ... Read the full article
Global reinsurer capital up 1% in Q1: Aon
13th August 2018
Global, dedicated reinsurance capital increased by 1% during the first three months of 2018 from the end of 2017, to $610 billion, driven by the continued expansion of the alternative reinsurance capital space, according to Aon. Insurance and reinsurance broker, Aon, has revealed that during the first-quarter of 2018, traditional reinsurance ... Read the full article
UK MGAs warm to InsurTech, raise Brexit concerns: MGAA survey
13th August 2018
UK Managing General Agents (MGAs) have become more receptive to the potential benefits of greater InsurTech integration, but remain concerned about the impact of continuing uncertainties around Brexit, according to the latest MGAA Matters survey. The survey, which represents a research based partnership between the Managing General Agents Association (MGAA) and ... Read the full article
Sedgwick appoints new CEO of Australia operations
13th August 2018
Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, has announced the appointment of Diego Ascani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Australia operations. Ascani, who brings over 27 years’ experience to the role, was previously Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of inTrust, Australia at Cunningham Lindsey, a company acquired by ... Read the full article
London Market’s electronic placing platform exceeds Q1 targets
13th August 2018
The Board of the London Market Group's (LMG) Placing Platform Limited (PPL), an electronic placing platform created in July 2016 with the aim of increasing LMG efficiencies, has announced it's exceeded its Q1 2018 adoption targets. Syndicates accepted 16.3% of risks through electronic placement, higher than the 10% target. The highest ... Read the full article
Anne Kelly named Global Head of Ceded Reinsurance at AXIS
13th August 2018
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Anne Kelly as Global Head of Ceded Reinsurance, effective September 4th, 2018. In her new role, Kelly will be responsible for leading AXIS' Ceded Re functions across its entire range of insurance product lines. Based in New York, she will report to ... Read the full article
Aspen ceases underwriting certain lines at Lloyd’s, cost a factor
13th August 2018
Aspen Insurance Holdings is to stop underwriting international professional indemnity (PI), marine hull, and aviation insurance at Lloyd's of London, with the cost of doing business at the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace being a factor. Speaking during the insurer and reinsurer's second-quarter 2018 earnings call, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chris ... Read the full article
Marsh appoints new Client Advisory Services leaders for UK and International
13th August 2018
Insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has appointed Giampaolo Scarso to the newly created role of Client Advisory Services (CAS) Leader for its International division and Charlie Netherton as CAS Leader for UK & Ireland. CAS is focused on delivering strategic advisory services, and includes Marsh’s global risk consulting, analytics, captive management, ... Read the full article
DARAG forms joint venture with SOBC, announces first U.S acquisition
13th August 2018
European legacy acquirer DARAG has announced the formation a joint venture with run-off specialist SOBC Sandell, to facilitate an expansion into the U.S and Bermuda/Caribbean run-off markets. Concurrently, SOBC DARAG has confirmed the acquisition of Peachtree Casualty Insurance Company - a Florida-domiciled non-standard auto insurer in run-off - expected to close ... Read the full article
StarStone establishes new casualty consortium for Australian market
13th August 2018
International specialty insurance firm StarStone has launched a new casualty consortium targeted at the Australian and New Zealand markets, led by StarStone's Casualty Underwriter, Mark Hunt. StarStone Underwriting Australia Pty Limited, StarStone’s Lloyd’s coverholder in Australia, has already begun underwriting this facility on behalf of a consortium of Lloyd’s syndicates. The company ... Read the full article
Stable outlook for China’s P&C insurance industry: Moody’s
13th August 2018
Moody’s Investors Service has set its outlook for China’s Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry to stable; this view is reinforced by regulatory measures protecting the industry against a narrowing in underwriting margins from intensified motor insurance competition. "Our stable outlook is mainly driven by our expectation that insurers' underwriting profit ... Read the full article
CyberCube adds former NSA Director and head of U.S Cyber Command to Board
13th August 2018
Cyber risk analytics firm CyberCube has announced that former Director of the National Security Agency, Commander of the U.S Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), and Chief of the Central Security Service Michael S. Rogers has joined its Board of Directors. This appointment marks the first private sector position that Rogers has taken since ... Read the full article
Property cat reinsurers “untenable” without alternative capital: WTW
13th August 2018
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has suggested that it may now be “essentially untenable” for property catastrophe reinsurers to rely solely on equity without some access to alternative capital, as the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market sees a surge in activity over 2018. WTW’s Q2 ILS Market Update report observed that ... Read the full article
PIC completes £75mn buy-out deal with Menzies Pension Fund
13th August 2018
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC) has completed a £75 million buy-out deal with section B of the Menzies Pension Fund (the Scheme), sponsored by Menzies Distribution Limited. The buy-out comes as Trustees look to lock down the risk associated with the scheme after it was sectionalised in May last year to ... Read the full article
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