Reinsurance News
Colorado experiences costliest catastrophe on record
24th May 2017
The Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association has provided a preliminary insurance industry loss estimate of $1.4 billion for the large hailstorm that struck Colorado on the 8th May, 2017. The event is set to be the most costly catastrophe event ever recorded in the state, after surpassing the $845.5 million loss ... Read the full article
Tower to pass more NZ catastrophe & weather losses to reinsurers
24th May 2017
Tower Insurance, the New Zealand insurer that is in the process of selling itself, has reported that loss creep due to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, plus impacts from the Tasman Tempest storm, the Kaikoura earthquakes and recent storm events will result in further reinsurance claims being made. Tower ... Read the full article
Russell Fisher to lead Ironshore’s London Political Risk & Trade Credit business
24th May 2017
Bermuda domiciled insurance and reinsurance holding company, Ironshore Inc., has hired Russell Fisher as Vice President (VP) of its Political Risk and Trade Credit unit to underwrite European business, the company has announced. Fisher will be based in the firm's London office and will report to Don Asadorian, Senior Vice President ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway’s Nico drives $2.4bn net loss for group of U.S. reinsurers
24th May 2017
Analysis from the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) reveals that a group 18 U.S. reinsurers fell to a net income loss of $2.4 billion in the first-quarter of 2017, driven largely by National Indemnity Company (Nico) recording a net income loss as its combined ratio surpassed 100% coupled with over $5.8 ... Read the full article
1347 Property Insurance Holdings appoints Dan Case to Chief Operating Officer
24th May 2017
1347 Property Insurance Holdings has appointed insurance and reinsurance veteran and previous Executive Vice President at BMS Re, Dan Case, to Chief Operating Officer. Case will be responsible for product strategies, underwriting, and sales and distribution, in addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the specialty insurer. Case brings 17 years of ... Read the full article
Vibhu Sharma appointed CFO and Treasurer of Mutual of Omaha
24th May 2017
Mutual of Omaha has named Vibhu R. Sharma as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, replacing David A. Diamond who is leaving the firm after almost twelve years. Sharma joins the firm on June 26th 2017 and will work closely with Diamond, who leaves the firm on July 31st, 2017, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions names new CEO’s of EMEA & Asia Pacific
24th May 2017
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of global reinsurance player Swiss Re, has named two new regional Chief Executive Officers (CEO), Fred Kleiterp as CEO Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Jonathan Rake as CEO Asia Pacific. Kleiterp currently holds the role of CEO Asia Pacific, Swiss Re Corporate ... Read the full article
Scottish Re to wind up, sell assets
24th May 2017
Life reinsurance and annuities specialist Scottish Re Group, which has been in run-off since 2008, has announced that it is to voluntarily wind up and that it may look to sell off some of its key assets. Scottish Re began voluntary provisional winding up proceedings in Bermuda (where the reinsurance group ... Read the full article
Microinsurance: Should You Rely on Regulation to Drive Distribution?
23rd May 2017
‘Compulsory’ is perhaps the most tempting potential characteristic of any insurance business model. It nods to the prospect of complete market coverage. Total. One hundred percent. The need to attract customers becomes unnecessary—the regulation does that for you! And you can begin to imagine a wide range of operational alternatives ... Read the full article
M&A activity to increase as foreign firms move into international markets: Fitch
23rd May 2017
Rating agency Fitch highlighted in its report on last year’s reinsurance trends that Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is not only growing in response to limited organic expansion options, but also as firms with reinsurance operations increasingly become the target of foreign companies seeking to move capital and operations into ... Read the full article
Re/insurance to take minimal share of $8 billion WannaCry economic loss: A.M. Best
23rd May 2017
Insurance industry focused cyber-security firm, Cyence, has pegged the WannaCry ransomware attack economic loss at an estimated $8 billion, although insurance and reinsurance protection is expected to cover just a fraction of this, warns A.M. Best. The recent, global ransomware attack that impacted 150 countries and that was felt across a number of ... Read the full article
Pool Re says will work to pay any Manchester attack claims as quickly as possible
23rd May 2017
UK terrorism reinsurance backstop Pool Re has said that it will work with its various members to respond to any claims arising after last night's horrific attack in Manchester. The northern UK city of Manchester was struck by a terrorist attack last night, after a suspected suicide bombing at a pop ... Read the full article
XL Catlin appoints Steven Bauman to head of captive practice in North America
23rd May 2017
XL Catlin has announced the appointment of Steven Bauman to head of global programs and captive practice in North America, effective May 23. Bauman will oversee XL's North American global insurance programs and captive business, ensuring these follow compliance and best practice rules, developing innovative captive products, and helping with structuring global captive ... Read the full article
Globe Underwriting launches marine division with hires from Tokio Marine Kiln
23rd May 2017
UK based managing general agent (MGA) Globe Underwriting has hired a marine underwriting team from Tokio Marine Kiln and launched a marine division. The five-strong team has worked together for nearly two decades at Tokio Marine Kiln and International Transport and Maritime Underwriting. The team is led by Peter Rogers, head ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sets up combined Property & Casualty Underwriting Hub in Asia
23rd May 2017
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced today that it is setting up a new combined Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance Underwriting Hub for the Asia Pacific region. The new Hub will be led by Sharon Ooi, as Head P&C Underwriting for Asia, Australia & New Zealand. Ooi will be tasked with ... Read the full article
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