Reinsurance News
Enstar completes sale of Pavonia Life business
2nd January 2018
Enstar Group Limited has announced that it has now completed the sale of its subsidiary, Pavonia Holdings (US), Inc., to an affiliate of Global Bankers Insurance Group, LLC. Enstar has completed the previously announced transaction for a total purchase price of $120 million, and is a good example of Enstar capitalising on its ability ... Read the full article
Allianz files tender offer for Euler Hermes shares
2nd January 2018
Allianz has filed a tender offer for outstanding shares in trade credit insurer Euler Hermes in a EUR122-per-share bid with French markets regulator AMF. On approval, Allianz’s simplified cash tender offer is to open in early 2018, offering shareholders a 20.7% premium to the pre-announcement closing price on November 24, 2017 ... Read the full article
Marine and transport re/insurance to be transformed by blockchain and IoT: LMA
2nd January 2018
In coming years the marine and transport re/insurance sector stands to be rapidly transformed by blockchain and IoT technology, both in terms of the risks they underwrite and how they do so, creating new opportunities for re/insurers. "IoT could also give insurers access to new data, such as station-keeping data for ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CEO not convinced on reinsurers acting as venture capital
2nd January 2018
Reinsurance firm Swiss Re's Chief Executive Officer Christian Mumenthaler is not convinced that insurers and reinsurers acting as venture capital funds are doing that right thing by investing in insurtech start-ups. Speaking to the Financial Times in an interview this week, Mumenthaler is said to be sceptical of ... Read the full article
Rate rises underwhelm at January 2018 reinsurance renewals
2nd January 2018
Rate rises on loss affected contracts have been underwhelming at the key January 1st reinsurance renewals, with reports suggesting price increases failed to meet reinsurers expectations. In the run up to the renewals it was largely expected that price increases would not live up to the earlier expectations of the ... Read the full article
Sagicor plans to establish Bermuda based reinsurer
29th December 2017
Financial services firm Sagicor plans to set up a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer as a next step after the firm relocated its holding company from Barbados to Bermuda last year, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report. The Barbados-based Sagicor Life is the largest operating entity of the Sagicor group and is ... Read the full article
Enstar to reinsure $100 million of Allianz legacy business
29th December 2017
An Enstar Group subsidiary has entered into an agreement to reinsure about $100 million, or 50%, of Allianz SE's legacy business portfolio with effect from December 31, 2017. The subsidiary will assume net reinsurance reserves of approximately $0.1 billion in order to reinsure 50% of certain U.S. workers' compensation and asbestos, ... Read the full article
P&C sector losses could be eroding reserves: Credit Suisse
29th December 2017
In a report on the Property & Casualty sector, Credit Suisse analysts said the disconnect between casualty prices bottoming while returns remain resilient suggests reserves are being eroded as they're used to maintain past levels of profitability and warned of results deteriorating in future years. Many publicly traded re/insurers are still ... Read the full article
Allianz completes 49% acquisition of UK General Insurer LV
29th December 2017
Allianz has completed its acquisition of a 49% stake in Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society's (LV) UK General Insurance business (LV= GI), and confirmed plans to purchase a further 20.9% stake in the firm in 2019. The Allianz and LV partnership creates the third-largest personal insurer in the UK market, with a ... Read the full article
Gramercy Risk Holdings completes equity capital raise
29th December 2017
New York-based insurance programmes management platform Gramercy Risk Holdings has completed an equity capital raise to fund the acquisition and capitalization of a shell insurance company to pair with its existing management company, Gramercy Risk Management. Bill Fishlinger, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gramercy, said; “we are excited to ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s updates Vision 2025 strategy to focus on existing territories
29th December 2017
Lloyd’s has updated its Vision 2025 strategy to match new challenges facing the market, choosing to shift its focus from acquiring new Lloyd’s international licenses to maximising business opportunities from existing territories. Lloyd’s Chairman, Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Chief Executive, Inga Beale’s annual email to the market, said; “this change of emphasis ... Read the full article
Allianz becomes microinsurer BIMA’s largest shareholder with $96.6mn investment
28th December 2017
Allianz has become digital microinsurer BIMA's largest strategic shareholder and sole insurance shareholder after investing $96.6 million in a transaction that's expected to strengthen the re/insurers position in emerging markets. BIMA’s award-winning micro-insurance tech platform is designed to provide low-income families with access to insurance products across 14 emerging markets, using mobile ... Read the full article
Mitsui Sumitomo completes purchase of Fairfax’s First Capital interest
28th December 2017
Fairfax Financial Holdings has now completed the sale of its 97.7% interest in First Capital Insurance Limited of Singapore to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, for a cash purchase price of $1.6 billion. The deal was first announced in August of this year, and has now completed after Mitsui Sumitomo received ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CEO calls for government support on cyber risks
28th December 2017
Christian Mumenthaler, the Chief Executive Officer of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has called for governments to step up and support the industry on cyber risks, a class of business where the reinsurer wants to be "underweight." Speaking to the Financial Times in a recent interview, Mumenthaler explained that ... Read the full article
SCOR to reinsure block of Aegon’s life reinsurance business
28th December 2017
Aegon has announced an agreement to divest a block of life reinsurance business to French reinsurer SCOR, and also revealed that it is to dissolve a related captive insurance firm. Under the agreement, Aegon's Transamerica life subsidiaries will reinsure $750 million of liabilities to SCOR, which covers roughly 50% of the ... Read the full article
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