Reinsurance News
PIC to insure £200mn of Kingfisher Pension Scheme liabilities
25th April 2018
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist re/insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has concluded a buy-in with the Trustees of the Kingfisher Pension Scheme that covers c.£200 million of liabilities. The Scheme currently insures around £450 million of liabilities, and has approximately £4 billion of liabilities in total. Kingfisher is an international ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s market to benefit from further rate hikes at mid-year: RBC Capital Markets
25th April 2018
Pricing is beginning to show signs of turning for the Lloyd's of London market, bringing the promise of a margins recovery after January renewals were up in total by 5-7% year-on-year, with further increases forecast in U.S. loss affected business at mid-year renewals, according to RBC Capital Markets. Lloyd's experienced over ... Read the full article
Indian regulator reminds re/insurers on ‘order of preference’
25th April 2018
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued a reminder to all re/insurance companies stating that they must comply with established guidelines regarding ‘order of preference’ while placing reinsurance deals. “We are informed that some of the insurers are not complying with the order of preference. Insurers are ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln partners with Australian InsurTech firm Evari
25th April 2018
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has entered a strategic agreement with Australian InsurTech firm Evari, which will allow TMK to access Evari’s digital re/insurance platform and on-demand products in the Australian market. Evari offers re/insurance products for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that monitor a business’s accounting system and data through the cloud, allowing ... Read the full article
Hiscox reveals new CyberClear Academy
25th April 2018
International specialist insurer and reinsurer, Hiscox, has announced the launch of the Hiscox CyberClear Academy, an online interactive suite of cyber training content accredited by the UK's cyber security intelligence agency, GCHQ. Cyber risk remains a key challenge and opportunity for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, and in light of ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson appoints heads of North America broking teams
25th April 2018
Willis Towers Watson, a global re/insurance advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Jim O’Connor as head of Specialties Broking, Jon Drummond as head of Casualty Broking, and Amelia Valz as head of Construction Professional Liability Broking, all for North America. These appointments are part of Willis Towers Watson’s ongoing investment ... Read the full article
Marsh and IBM to streamline proof of insurance with blockchain tech
25th April 2018
Insurance broker Marsh has announced a collaborative partnership with IBM, ACORD, and ISN, which will leverage blockchain technology to provide commercial solutions for proof of insurance. The companies believe blockchain technology will streamline the certificate of insurance process, which is currently manual, and allow clients to more easily hire contractors and ... Read the full article
W.R. Berkley appoints Executive VP, names President of BerkleyNet
25th April 2018
W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) has appointed James B. Gilbert as an Executive Vice President, and named Brian P. Douglas to succeed him as President of BerkleyNet Underwriters. Gilbert will now oversee a number of WRB's operating units, applying his 30 years’ experience in the property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance industry to ... Read the full article
Swiss Re joins global alliance to support smallholder farmers
25th April 2018
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has launched a new global initiative in collaboration with World Bank Group member IFC, pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer, and irrigation manufacturer Netafim, which aims to support smallholders grow their farms into sustainable, commercially viable businesses. The initiative, called Better Life Farming, will offer risk transfer ... Read the full article
Arch offers mortgage credit assessment services to Munich Re
25th April 2018
Arch Credit Risk Services, a unit of Arch Capital Group, has agreed to provide Munich Re with mortgage credit assessment and underwriting advisory services on a multi-year basis. The services provided by Arch will relate to Munich Re’s involvement in Credit Risk Transfer programs offered by U.S state-sponsored loan companies The ... Read the full article
RoEs & combined ratios weaken after a challenging year: Willis Re
24th April 2018
The reported return on equity (RoE) for the Willis Reinsurance Index declined from 8% at the end of 2016 to 3.4% at year-end 2017, as higher natural catastrophe losses and a rising expense ratio contributed to diminished profitability, underlined by a combined ratio of 104.8%, according to Willis Re. The reinsurance ... Read the full article
Israel’s Kovrr launches predictive cyber risk modelling platform
24th April 2018
Tel Aviv, Israel headquartered cyber risk modeller, Kovrr, has announced the launch of a predictive cyber risk modelling platform for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance and reinsurance sectors, designed to enable re/insurers to better manage and underwrite cyber risks. According to Kovrr, on a daily basis it analyses millions of ... Read the full article
RGA adds two to Board of Directors
24th April 2018
International life and health reinsurer, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), has announced the appointments of John J. Gauthier and Hazel M. McNeilage to its Board of Directors, effective July 2018. The pair join RGA as independent directors, and their addition takes the total number of RGA directors to 11. Gauthier brings almost 30 years ... Read the full article
Catalina reinsures U.S. P&C legacy portfolio for Arch
24th April 2018
Bermuda domiciled insurer and reinsurer, Arch Reinsurance Ltd. (Arch) has entered into a reinsurance transaction with Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd subsidiary, Catalina General Insurance Ltd (Catalina), which sees the latter assume a portfolio of U.S. property & casualty (P&C) liabilities in run-off from Arch. The U.S. P&C legacy portfolio assumed by ... Read the full article
Large 2017 releases question reserve adequacy across many lines: KBW
24th April 2018
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) has reported that reserve releases in 2017 were much higher than expected, particularly in property & casualty (P&C) and workers compensation lines, calling into question the current reserve adequacy of many business lines and compromising underwriting results. KBW observed that at year-end 2017, the P&C industry’s ... Read the full article
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