Reinsurance News
Integro finalises acquisition of Lloyd’s broker Tysers & Co
11th June 2018
Integro Group Holdings, an international insurance brokerage and specialty risk management firm, has announced that its affiliate has successfully completed the acquisition of Hawkes Bay Holdings (HBH), the principal parent company of specialty Lloyd’s broker Tyser & Co. The parties will now begin the process of merging their UK wholesale and ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades China’s life sector outlook from negative to stable
11th June 2018
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its outlook on the life re/insurance industry in China from negative to stable as the sector improves its product mix and stabilises its asset risks. A recent report by the rating agency found that risks are subsiding for Chinese life insurers’ product and investment portfolios, and ... Read the full article
R&Q announces completion of dual captive transactions
11th June 2018
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings (R&Q) has completed a transaction to provide full finality to a California-based self-insurer by its subsidiary Accredited Surety and Casualty (Accredited). The announcement marks R&Q's first transaction with a self-insurer in California and the fourth in the U.S. over the past two years. Chairman and Chief Executive ... Read the full article
Peak Re appoints Satoshi Ichihara as Chief Representative in Japan
11th June 2018
Peak Reinsurance Company Limited, the Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Satoshi Ichihara as Chief Representative of Peak Re in Japan. Ichihara will now be responsible for supporting Peak Re’s business growth and development in Japan, and the company claims his appointment demonstrates its commitment to serving this ... Read the full article
Markel approved to underwrite reinsurance through Lloyd’s India platform
11th June 2018
Specialist re/insurer Markel International has received regulatory approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India to write reinsurance business in the country through the Lloyd’s India platform, with capacity provided by Markel’s Syndicate 3000 at Lloyd’s. Markel India will provide local Indian insurers with both treaty and facultative insurance ... Read the full article
Re/insurers must better prepare for unforeseen hurricane risks: Lloyd’s
11th June 2018
Lloyd’s has proposed several measures for re/insurers to better prepare themselves to respond to unforeseen natural catastrophe risks following 2017’s record-breaking hurricane season. Lloyd's 'After the Storms' report observed that 2017 was the costliest year on record for U.S natural catastrophes, and exposed several oversights in the way re/insurers model and ... Read the full article
U.S. life insurers to continue shedding legacy business throughout 2018, Moody’s
11th June 2018
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service has shown that legacy blocks of annuity, life, and employee benefits business are set to be further divested by life insurers in the U.S. with a desire to focus on value optimisation amid modestly favourable economic and market fundamentals. Moody's Vice President Laura Bazer ... Read the full article
High rate of M&A to continue fuelling insurance deals: A.M. Best
8th June 2018
A.M. Best has found that a prevailing reliance on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) to fulfil a perceived need for increased scale and relevance - particularly in the reinsurance sector, which remains under pressure from alternative capital - as well as meeting difficult target returns in an intensely competitive environment, is ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance appoints new Senior Underwriter Becky Biermann
8th June 2018
Everest Insurance has announced the appointment of new Senior Underwriter Becky Biermann within the Environmental division of Everest Specialty Casualty. She joins the California-based division with 18 years’ experience underwriting casualty and environmental liability, having started out at AIG in 2005 in the environmental casualty division. Biermann most recently worked for environmental ... Read the full article
Amazon sizes up potential home insurance move, property market reacts
8th June 2018
With it only a matter of time until Amazon officially takes its long-rumoured dive into insurance, supposed insider-information published by news website The Information linking the e-commerce giant to the home insurance market quickly reverberated throughout the industry. The rumoured offering from Amazon is planned to tie in with its connected ... Read the full article
Zurich’s Amanda Blanc named Chair of ABI
8th June 2018
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced the appointment of Zurich’s incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Europe, Middle East & Africa, Amanda Blanc, as Chair, effective October 2018. She becomes the first woman to hold the position of Chair in ABI's history. Blanc is due to begin her role at Zurich ... Read the full article
Oxbridge Re successfully renews reinsurance contracts
8th June 2018
Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oxbridge Reinsurance Limited, has successfully placed its reinsurance contracts for the treaty year of June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019. The successful placement sees Oxbridge’s subsidiary deploy all of its capacity into renewal contracts for clients at June 1. Jay Madhu, ... Read the full article
Argo names Katie Partington Howarth as Head of Ceded Reinsurance
8th June 2018
Argo Group International Holdings, an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has appointed Katie Partington Howarth as Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance. Partington Howarth will now be responsible for leading the strategy and implementation of Argo Group’s reinsurance buying for all business lines worldwide. She joins Argo from Ariel Re, ... Read the full article
U.S P&C sector well prepared for 2018 hurricane season: Fitch
8th June 2018
U.S Property and Casualty (P&C) re/insurers are well prepared for the 2018 hurricane season, which is expected to return to normal levels following an extremely active 2017 season, according to Fitch Ratings. The rating agency concluded that U.S insurers are well positioned to withstand a future significant catastrophe event in 2018, ... Read the full article
XL Catlin develops terror cover for auto fleets
8th June 2018
XL Catlin has launched a new insurance solution called Auto Terror Protect for companies with fleets of vehicles that could be used as a weapon in a terrorist attack. The product will be targeted at fleet operators, vehicle rental companies, haulage and logistics companies, and is designed as a contingent umbrella ... Read the full article
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