Reinsurance News
InsurTech Gateway launches as first start-up “accelerator”
4th December 2017
InsurTech Gateway has launched as the first 'InsurTech' accelerator - an enterprise with the aim to leverage expertise and resources from a panel of reinsurers and angel investors from the insurance sector to offer InsurTech start-ups a kickstart into the market. InsurTech Gateway is a co-investment from Hambro Perks and Robert ... Read the full article
The Hartford to sell run-off life and annuity unit Talcott Resolution
4th December 2017
U.S. insurance group The Hartford has entered into a definitive agreement to sell run-off life and annuities business Talcott Resolution to investors led by Cornell Capital LLC, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, TRB Advisors LP, Global Atlantic Financial Group, Pine Brook and J. Safra Group. The sale will net The Hartford $2.05 ... Read the full article
Active underwriter Megan McConnell to depart Paraline
4th December 2017
According to a statement from third-party managing agent Asta, active underwriter Megan McConnell will be departing the Paraline Group in 2018 and as a result giving up her active underwriter role for Lloyd's syndicate 4242. McConnell has a new opportunity in the London insurance and reinsurance market lined up and is ... Read the full article
R&Q’s Accredited in $10mn programme agreement with The Hotaling Group
4th December 2017
Accredited Surety and Casualty Company (ASC), a subsidiary of Randall & Quilter (R&Q), has entered into an agreement with the Hotaling Group of up to $10 million annual gross written premium for its Tradesman Program Managers contractor business in New York and New Jersey. ASC plans to pass on 100% of ... Read the full article
Athene secures $900mn pension risk transfer from Molson Coors Brewing
4th December 2017
Athene Holding has secured its fourth pension risk transfer deal in 2017, after its subsidiary Athene Annuity and Life Company (AAIA) agreed to a pension buyout with Molson Coors Brewing Company and its subsidiary MillerCoors. Under this deal, MillerCoors is transferring over $900 million in pension obligations to Athene; AAIA will assume ... Read the full article
Munich Re CFO Schneider calls for IFRS 17 delay: FT
4th December 2017
According to the Financial Times, the CFO of German reinsurance giant Munich Re has joined other companies calling for a delay to the implementation of the IFRS 17 (International Financial Reporting Standards) international accounting regime. IFRS 17 is an international IFRS Standard for the accounting of insurance contracts. The rules are ... Read the full article
Opportunities for reinsurance in India set to increase into 2018
4th December 2017
2018 is forecast to be a big year for the India re/insurance sector, with newly relaxed capital rules that allow well-established Indian insurers to attract capital with an initial public offering (IPO) and the government increasingly opening the grounds to foreign reinsurers, according to Clyde & Co. The renewed focus ... Read the full article
Tryg to acquire Danish P&C insurer Alka for $1.3bn
4th December 2017
Scandinavian insurer Tryg has agreed to acquire Danish P&C insurer Alka Forsikring (Alka) for a total consideration of about $1.3 billion, in a move that brings its Danish market share up to 22%. The deal values the operations of Alka, the 8th largest Danish P&C insurance business, at about $908 million ... Read the full article
Aetna to be acquired by CVS Health in $77bn deal
4th December 2017
Health insurance giant Aetna is to be acquired by pharmacy and healthcare service provider CVS Health, in an M&A transaction estimated to be worth around $77 billion. CVS Health will acquire all of Aetna's outstanding shares using a combination of cash and stock. Aetna shareholders will receive $145.00 per share in ... Read the full article
Insurance lobby group calls for transitional UK & EU re/insurance deal
4th December 2017
An insurance lobby group has called for transitional agreements between Britain and the European Union and a "mutual market access" deal to preserve London's global reinsurance hub post-Brexit and ensure stability in the short-term. Malcolm Newman, leader of the London Market Group’s Brexit task force, told Reuters that with the ... Read the full article
Coverys purchases R&Q Managing Agency at $22 million
4th December 2017
R&Q has sold its Lloyd's managing agency, R&Q Managing Agency (RQMA) to Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance based in Boston, Massachusetts, after receipt of regulatory approval. Coverys purchased RQMA for $22.6 million; after costs and related incentive and other payments, R&Q will get net proceeds of £13.1 ... Read the full article
Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings optimistic on 2018 returns
1st December 2017
Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings (BCRH) has released an optimistic projected return for 2018 based on the view that upcoming renewals will see catastrophe risk prices rise after the record-level of industry losses in Q3. The company's projected growth in fully converted book value per common share for 2018 is set at ... Read the full article
President of U.S. field operations, Joseph Boren retires from Ironshore
1st December 2017
Joseph Boren is set to retire from his role as Ironshore President of U.S. field Operations after serving in the role for 6 years. His successor, David Frediani, has been promoted from a role as President of Ironshore International and Head of Regional Distribution. Boren is credited with having elevated industry awareness ... Read the full article
Helios increases capacity for 2018 on expectance of higher rates
1st December 2017
Helios Underwriting plc has increased its capacity for the 2018 year of account by 26% to £41 million (US$55.2mn), improving the quality of its portfolio as it looks to take advantage of expected price increases at the January 1st, 2018 renewals. The Helios Board has said that it expects to record ... Read the full article
MAPFRE announces cat losses and restructuring plans
1st December 2017
MAPRE has revealed plans to reorganise its global business structure, and has also reported a net income impact of €176 million (US$209mn) from a total of €1.1 billion (US$1.3bn) in payouts from claims from third-quarter hurricanes in the U.S. and Caribbean, and the Mexico earthquakes. Speaking at MAPFRE’s second Investor Day, MAPFRE Chairman ... Read the full article
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