Reinsurance News
Fiona Kiernan joins Swiss Re’s Life and Health Continental Europe team
17th April 2024
Swiss Re is welcoming Fiona Kiernan to its Life & Heath Continental Europe team as the new Regional Head of Underwriting and Claims, effective July, 2024. In her new role, based in Zurich, Kiernan will be responsible for the development of the Life and Health Underwriting and Claims initiatives in close ... Read the full article
Covéa’s 2023 net income improves amid positive reinsurance developments
17th April 2024
Covéa has reported a net income of €1.48 billion in 2023, up from €896 million in 2022, mainly driven by its reinsurance result, which was bolstered by the full-year integration of PartnerRe. Covéa's net income from reinsurance activities in 2023 was €1.08 billion, up from €857 million in the previous year. ... Read the full article
Cytora and DynaRisk announce partnership to improve cyber risk
17th April 2024
Digital risk processing platform Cytora has partnered with cybersecurity company DynaRisk to help insurers understand and reduce cyber risk. Through this partnership insurers will be able to use DynaRisk’s suite of cyber risk assessment data on Cytora’s platform. This will allow underwriters to immediately be able to take into account a host ... Read the full article
Fleming acquires JRG Re
17th April 2024
Fleming Insurance Holdings has confirmed its agreement to acquire JRG Reinsurance Company Ltd. from James River Group Holdings, Ltd. at the previously agreed upon terms, after the Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division issued an order directing Fleming Intermediate Holdings to complete the transaction. James River announced its ... Read the full article
US convective storm activity drives global Q1 insured losses of $20bn: Gallagher Re
17th April 2024
Gallagher Re has estimated that global insured losses from natural catastrophes in Q1 of 2024 were $20 billion, heavily driven by severe convective storm (SCS) activity in the US. According to the global reinsurance broker's Natural Catastrophe & Climate Report, from which all this information was derived, insured losses in Q1 ... Read the full article
SPG names Jennifer Spindler Chief Product Officer for the US market
17th April 2024
Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerage, underwriting and consulting facilities, has appointed Jennifer Spindler as Chief Product Officer in the US. In her new role, based in New Jersey, Spindler will be in charge of leading the design and construction of new insurance products and capabilities ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Louis du Ché as Country Manager, France
17th April 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently appointed Louis du Ché to the additional role of Country Manager for France, alongside his current position as Country Manager, Belgium. Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe at BHSI, remarks, “Louis has been instrumental in establishing our stellar team and growing our presence in Belgium.” Cerase ... Read the full article
India’s GST Council to review reinsurance exemption for insurance sector: report
17th April 2024
The Indian insurance sector could see relief from taxes as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council plans to review the exemption for reinsurance after the elections, according to a Moneycontrol report. In an effort to avoid disrupting insurance industry practices, a senior government official suggested that the GST Council may ... Read the full article
Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters, Francavilla to retire
17th April 2024
Amwins, the global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has hired Jon Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters (APU), succeeding Ben Francavilla who has served as president of APU since 2009, and recently announced his retirement scheduled for later this year. APU is a managing general agent (MGA) ... Read the full article
Howden launches Red Sea cargo war risk facility
16th April 2024
Howden, a global insurance intermediary group, has launched a new cargo war risk facility to protect vessels from drone and missile strikes by Yemeni based militia groups in the Red Sea, and strengthen global supply chains. According to the broker, this is the first dedicated insurance coverage of its kind to ... Read the full article
DUAL strengthens European marine capability with acquisition of Swiss Re team
16th April 2024
DUAL, the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group Holdings, has significantly strengthened its European marine capability by acquiring Swiss Re's Genoa-based Marine team, and has authority to write marine business for the global reinsurer going forward. The transaction is in line with DUAL’s ambitions of becoming a leading player in the ... Read the full article
Coalition reveals new integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, & Amazon Web Services
16th April 2024
Coalition, an active cyber insurance provider, has revealed new integrations between Coalition Control, its cyber risk management platform, and cloud services providers, which includes Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Amazon Web Services. It has been confirmed that Coalition policyholders and Control customers can now connect Coalition Control with cloud services, in ... Read the full article
CRC Group and INSUREtrust form new Cyber Practice Group
16th April 2024
INSUREtrust, formerly housed in Starwind, has integrated into the Wholesale Brokerage Division of CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, to form a cyber practice group. This strategic combination broadens INSUREtrust’s network and enhances CRC Group's cyber capabilities and expertise reinforcing its commitment to providing innovative solutions in ... Read the full article
SageSure and SURE close $130m second and subsequent event cat bond
16th April 2024
SageSure, an MGU focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) have closed the Gateway Re 2024-2 second and subsequent event catastrophe bond at $130 million. The issuance marks SURE’s second successful visit to the global insurance-linked securities (ILS) market this year, following the recently closed $250 million ... Read the full article
Raphael Borrel named Chief Risk Officer of PoloWorks
16th April 2024
PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, has announced the appointment of Raphael Borrel to the role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO). In his new position, Borrel will be responsible for leading the risk and compliance functions, providing oversight across Polo Management Agency and PoloWorks’ business advisory and outsourced ... Read the full article