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Rokstone hires Amato to launch Global Sports Personal Accident portfolio
17th June 2024
Speciality re/insurance MGA Rokstone, which is part of the Aventum Group, has hired 35-year underwriting veteran Graham Amato to launch a new Global Sports Personal Accident portfolio. Launching with A-rated capacity, Rokstone is set to deliver tailored, Lloyd’s-approved wordings for a wide variety of sports including motorsport, golf, tennis, football, as ... Read the full article
CyberCube unveils new logo signifying established status & future aspirations
17th June 2024
Cyber analytics firm CyberCube has unveiled a new logo, symbolising its evolution from a start-up in 2015 to an established market leader. Pascal Millaire, Chief Executive Officer at CyberCube, commented, “In 2015, we had lofty ambitions to become the pre-eminent cyber risk analytics partner to the insurance industry as a start-up ... Read the full article
Howden names Paul Hipson as Head of London Broking
17th June 2024
The insurance intermediary group Howden has announced the appointment of Paul Hipson to the newly created role of Head of London Broking for the Corporate & Commercial division within Howden UK & Ireland, effective June 2024. In his new position, Hipson will oversee the existing London Broking team, which primarily assists ... Read the full article
Arabian Gulf flooding to hit reinsurance programs as loss figures reach into billions: Gallagher Re
17th June 2024
With torrential rains and deadly flooding impacting many Arabian Gulf countries between April 13-17, Gallagher Re estimates the market loss for United Arab Emirates (UAE) property to be in the range of $1.8 billion to $2.3 billion, while UAE Motor will fall between $350 million and 650 million. Outlining the particulars ... Read the full article
“Higher for longer” interest rate environment is boosting life insurance demand, Swiss Re Institute
17th June 2024
Swiss Re Institute is forecasting a 40% rise in insurers' investment income on average, for insurers in the largest eight life markets in the five years to 2027, driven primarily by higher bond yields. In a recent blog authored by James Finucane, Senior Economist, Swiss Re Institute & Loïc Lanci, Economist, ... Read the full article
SCOR promotes Benoît Liot to Head of Risk Partnerships
17th June 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has announced the appointment of longstanding retrocession and third-party capital partnerships executive Benoît Liot as Head of Risk Partnerships. SCOR has highlighted the relevance of this appointment as “an important step toward delivering on its Forward 2026 strategic plan.” In order to cater to its expanding clients’ risk ... Read the full article
DARAG and UnipolSai form service partnership
17th June 2024
DARAG Group, a (re)insurance specialist in discontinued business and capital and operational relief, has entered into a service agreement with UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. (Unipol), an Italian insurer within the Unipol Group. Unipol is a major player in non-life insurance and motor vehicle third-party liability (TPL) in Italy. Under this agreement, DARAG Deutschland ... Read the full article
Munich Re appoints Jack Faure as Head of Parametric NatCat Solutions
17th June 2024
Global reinsurer Munich Re has recently appointed Jack Faure as the Head of Parametric NatCat Solutions. In this role, Faure will manage the company’s global transactional team. He will lead project teams to drive and support product development while also fostering collaboration with external partners such as data providers, calculation agents, ... Read the full article
Sampo makes €4.42bn offer for Topdanmark remaining shares
17th June 2024
Finish insurer Sampo has revealed it intends to acquire all of the outstanding shares in P&C insurer Topdanmark not already owned for 33 billion Danish Krone (€4.42 billion). Sampo already owns around 48.5% of Topdanmark, with this new consideration representing a premium of 27% to the closing share price of the ... Read the full article
Gareth Davies to join Howden from Price Forbes Re as Head of Parametric Solutions
17th June 2024
Experienced parametric risk transfer professional, Gareth Davies, is to join global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden as Head of Parametric Solutions, Reinsurance News has learned. Davies is joining Howden from Price Forbes Re, where he most recently served as Managing Director, Parametric Solutions, for 11 months based in London. Prior to this, ... Read the full article
AXIS reports climate change driving energy transition amid rising risks
17th June 2024
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a specialty insurance company, has released a new report titled "Navigating Risk in the Energy Transition", based on independent research which examines how various risks, including climate change, economic uncertainty, and investor hesitancy around tech innovation, are impacting the energy sector’s transition. Climate change is a significant ... Read the full article
Asian Re names Satitchaichareon Chairperson
17th June 2024
Bangkok-based Asian Reinsurance Corporation (Asian Re) has announced the appointment of a new Chairperson, Sumalee Satitchaichareon, Deputy Director-General, Fiscal Policy Office, the Ministry of Finance of Thailand. Asian Re is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1979 with the support of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the ... Read the full article
Insurance industry adapts to new challenges, experts reveal at S&P conference
14th June 2024
At S&P Global Ratings' 40th Annual North American Insurance Conference, industry experts discussed current trends and challenges, agreeing that while the insurance landscape has evolved over the past four decades, the industry has successfully adapted. Elizabeth Heck, Chairman, President, and CEO of Greater NY Mutual, emphasised that the adaptability comes from ... Read the full article
June Central Europe SCS & flooding drive hundreds of millions in insured losses: Aon
14th June 2024
The recent severe convective storms and flooding that have affected multiple countries in Central Europe since June 6 are expected to result in economic and insured losses amounting to hundreds of millions of EUR, according to Aon’s weekly catastrophe report. Aon highlighted a multi-hazard event occurring from June 7-9 in eastern ... Read the full article
DeSantis’ new $237mn budget to strengthen the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
14th June 2024
Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis’ 2024-2025 Focus on Florida's Future budget invests millions in the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation's (OIR) to bolster residential home mitigation programs in the state. The OIR has primary responsibility for regulation, compliance, and enforcement of statutes related to the business of insurance and the monitoring of ... Read the full article
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