Reinsurance News

Venbrook & InterContinental Insurance Brokers bolsters private client services division

21st August 2023

InterContinental Insurance Brokers, LLC, a private client services division of Venbrook Insurance Services, has promoted Christopher D. Tannas to Senior Vice President/ National Director, and Mackenzie Rooney to Vice President. At the same time, the company has also appointed Marie Matterazzo as National Business Development Manager adding bench ... Read the full article

Ategrity launches professional lines practise led by Doug Karpp

21st August 2023

Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company, a specialty excess and surplus lines carrier, has launched a Management and Professional Liability business offering products designed for the needs of small- to mid-sized companies. These offerings are part of Ategrity’s broader evolution, since its inception in 2018, toward covering the middle market. Since 2022, the company ... Read the full article

IAG sees GWP rise 10.6% to $14.7bn in its FY results

21st August 2023

Australian insurer IAG has reported that Gross Written Premium (GWP) increased 10.6% to $14.7bn in its 2023 full year results, while insurance profit rose 37% to $803m. IAG noted that while the GWP increase was primarily due to premium rises in response to inflation pressures and higher reinsurance and natural perils ... Read the full article

Janice Mo to lead Chubb’s general insurance operations in Korea

21st August 2023

Property and casualty insurance giant Chubb has appointed Janice (Jae-Kyung) Mo to Country President of the company's general insurance business in Korea, subject to regulatory approval. Mo's appointment is expected to be effective September 1, 2023. In her new role, she will report to Paul McNamee, Regional President, Asia ... Read the full article

Catherine Thomas joins QBE’s Equator Re and Blue Ocean Re

21st August 2023

Catherine Thomas has become the new Managing Director for QBE Blue Ocean Re & Equator Re and International Treasurer. Equator Re is QBE’s Bermuda domiciled captive reinsurer, and Blue Ocean Re is the captive reinsurer for its North American operations. Thomas joins QBE from AM Best, a credit rating agency, where she ... Read the full article

CyRisk confirms participation in Munich Re Specialty’s cyber risk management program

21st August 2023

CyRisk, a cyber management and data analytics firm has officially announced its participation in Munich Re Specialty's Reflex Cyber Risk Management program. In the first quarter of 2023, Munich Re Specialty Insurance launched its proactive cyber risk management program offering complementary risk control services for its US insureds with CyRisk's team ... Read the full article

BrokerTech Ventures names Emily Schultz Managing Director

21st August 2023

BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the industry's first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program, has announced the appointment of Emily Schultz as its new Managing Director. In her new role, Schultz will be responsible for setting and executing on the strategic direction of BTV to help advance innovation within the broker technology industry. She ... Read the full article

DUAL appoints Tricia Loney as Head of Specialty Casualty

21st August 2023

DUAL North America has announced the appointment of Tricia Loney as Head of Specialty Casualty. This hire comes in succession with the announcement of Connie Germano as the Chief Casualty Officer, to who Loney will be reporting. Loney's remit in the role will be being responsible for the long-term, sustainable profitability of ... Read the full article

Everest bullish on trajectory of reinsurance industry for 2023 and beyond: CEO

18th August 2023

Juan Andrade, Everest Group Chief Executive Officer, suggests the reinsurance industry serves as a "bright light" in terms of what's happening in capital markets right now, as the firm remains "bullish" on the industry's trajectory for this year and beyond. Andrade's comments stem from an interview with Bloomberg, in which he ... Read the full article

Bermuda’s BMA & Aon’s White Rock to jointly pursue insurtech Vesttoo in court

18th August 2023

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and White Rock (SAC) Ltd., insurance and reinsurance broker Aon's segregated accounts and transformer vehicle, have launched action in the Supreme Court of Bermuda to pursue "maximum recovery" for re/insureds impacted by the alleged fraud linked to Vesttoo reinsurance deals. A statement released today by the ... Read the full article

Harford Mutual announces merger agreement with ClearPath Mutual

18th August 2023

Harford Mutual Insurance Group has announced that it has received final approval from the Maryland Insurance Administration of the merger agreement with ClearPath Mutual Insurance Company, a monoline workers' compensation carrier headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. According to Harford Mutual, post-merger, ClearPath Mutual will be renamed Clearpath Insurance Company and marketed as ... Read the full article

Arch partners with Kalepa to enhance underwriting with Copilot platform

18th August 2023

In a strategic move towards technological innovation and superior underwriting, Arch Insurance North America (Arch) has expanded its collaboration with insurtech leader Kalepa. The company has announced the wider deployment of Kalepa's groundbreaking underwriting workbench, Copilot, to drive efficient and high-quality underwriting processes across Arch's E&S Casualty book of business. Kalepa's Copilot ... Read the full article

Escalating challenges drive surge in new RIEs in Gulf Coast market: ALIRT

18th August 2023

In response to the escalating challenges posed by affordability and availability in the Gulf Coast property insurance market, the Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges (RIEs) sector has witnessed a notable surge in new formations, according to a recent report by ALIRT Insurance Research. This trend comes as insurers grapple with the consequences of ... Read the full article

Aspen selects DWF as partner on global claims management outsourcing contract

18th August 2023

DWF, a global provider of integrated legal and business services, has agreed a global claims management outsourcing contract with Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Aspen. The agreement between the two companies will see them both create a strategic partnership focused on portfolio management via an end-to-end claim and litigation servicing model that ... Read the full article

UK life sector profitability set to be impacted by new consumer rules: Fitch

18th August 2023

New rules that are requiring for UK financial services companies to show that their prices represent fair value to customers negatively affect life sector profitability. Fitch Ratings says that it expects the rules introduced as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer duty package, to lead some insurers to reduce ... Read the full article