Reinsurance News
AmTrust expands Commercial Lines team
17th March 2023
Specialty P&C insurer AmTrust Financial Services has made new additions to its Commercial Lines team, naming Ken Surian as Senior Vice President, Product Management, and Brian White as Vice President, Product Strategy. Surian joins AmTrust from US primary insurer Travelers, where he most recently served as Vice President, Small Commercial State ... Read the full article
AXA XL backs newly launched cyber underwriter Intangic MGA
17th March 2023
AXA XL has backed the launch of Intangic MGA, a data science-driven, London-based cyber Managing General Agent (MGA), that offers innovative cyber insurance cover for large public corporations headquartered in the UK. The MGA is led by an executive team that possess a unique combination of expertise from insurance, data science, ... Read the full article
Honan expands NZ market share with acquisition of Certus Insurance Brokers
17th March 2023
Honan Insurance Group has boosted its service capability and reach in the New Zealand market through the acquisition of Certus Insurance Brokers (CIBNZ). According to Honan, the acquisition signifies its continued growth ambition and diversification into the New Zealand market, which saw national Gross Written Premiums totalling more than $7 billion ... Read the full article
R&Q completes sale of 40% stake in MGA Tradesman
17th March 2023
Bermuda-based insurer R&Q Insurance Holdings has announced the completion of the sale of its 40% minority holding in the New York-based Managing General Agent, TPM Holdings USA, (Tradesman). In February, it was reported that R&Q had reached an agreement to sell its stake to Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, the controlling ... Read the full article
Scope to close semiconductor supply chain risk protection gaps: Lloyd’s & WTW
17th March 2023
A new report by re/insurance marketplace Lloyd’s, delivered in collaboration with broker WTW, has warned that the global electronics industry is threatened by semiconductor supply chain risks, which are set to be exacerbated by a lack of available insurance solutions. The semiconductor industry is estimated to have a market value of ... Read the full article
German public-sector insurer profits hit by reinsurance prices, claims inflation: Fitch
17th March 2023
According to analysts at Fitch Ratings, German public-sector insurers’ non-life underwriting profitability is likely to weaken in 2023, which will be driven by higher reinsurance prices and claims inflation. Fitch noted that it forecasts a net combined ratio of 98% for 2022 and 99% for 2023, compared with a five-year average ... Read the full article
Intermap adds $1.3mn in European insurance contracts
17th March 2023
Intermap Technologies, a leader in 3D geospatial products and intelligence solutions, has announced that multiple European insurers have agreed to expand their five-year contracts with an aggregate additional value of over $1.3 million. The $1.3 million value will be used for Intermap’s flood risk software, geocoding analytics, and a new generation ... Read the full article
Venbrook promotes Sherman to EVP of Business Development & Strategic Alliances
17th March 2023
Venbrook Group, LLC, a large independent insurance distribution and services firm in the US, has promoted Brenda Sherman to Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances. Having served as a Venbrook executive since 2015, Sherman brings more than 30 years of experience across both the carrier and program administration sides. In ... Read the full article
2017-22 losses a “wake-up call” to better assess climate risk, Moody’s Rahnama
16th March 2023
The record global natural catastrophe losses between 2017-22 are a “wake-up call” for the industry to “better assess, manage, and transfer” the risks of future climate-related events, saids Mohsen Rahnama, Chief Risk Modeling Officer and Executive Vice President, Models and Data of Moody's RMS. Writing in the Moody's RMS Catastrophe Review ... Read the full article
Insurance group SRG buys Consort Insurance
16th March 2023
Insurance industry intermediary Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has announced the acquisition of mid-market commercial broker Consort Insurance. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will see Consort Managing Director Danny Harwood and his team join Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions (SRIS), led by Oliver Thorne who was named ist Managing Director ... Read the full article
Latin America continues to present reinsurers with opportunities, says Aon
16th March 2023
According to a report from Aon's Reinsurance Solutions, Latin America continues to present reinsurers with a host of diversification and growth opportunities. Aon's report suggests the renewal outcomes in Latin America varied by territory at January 1, with many catastrophe and loss-exposed markets experiencing price increases and capacity constraints. Property catastrophe reinsurance ... Read the full article
Florida Citizens using industry-loss cat bond coverage as it prepares for merging of accounts
16th March 2023
Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the property insurer of last resort for the Florida market, has returned to the capital markets for a new, multi-year industry loss catastrophe bond transaction, as it prepares to merge its three accounts. The special legislative session in December 2022 saw the passing of Senate Bill ... Read the full article
Allstate pegs catastrophe losses for February at $211m
16th March 2023
U.S. primary insurer Allstate has announced estimated catastrophe losses for February of $211 million or $167 million, after tax. Catastrophe losses for February events were estimated at $241 million, and related to nine events primarily from wind and rain that were geographically widespread. This was partially offset by favourable reserve re-estimates for ... Read the full article
Rajiv Basu joins Assurant Board of Directors
16th March 2023
US specialty insurer Assurant, Inc. has announced the appointment of Rajiv Basu, former senior partner in Deloitte’s Insurance Practice, to its Board of Directors. Basu brings four decades of global finance and financial services industry expertise amassed during his time at Deloitte, where he advised large financial institutions in the US ... Read the full article
Echo Re leverages data exchange platform ADEPT to connect with Aon
16th March 2023
Reinsurer Echo Re, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German DEVK Group, has announced it has expanded its usage of ADEPT to drive efficient data exchange with Aon. According to the announcement, the extended integration of the ACORD Data Exchange Platform and Translator (ADEPT) - built by ACORD Solutions Group - ... Read the full article