Reinsurance News
Aon, Willis & Mercer join sustainable investing group
13th May 2021
Fourteen institutional investment consulting firms in the US, including Aon, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Mercer, have established a joint working group to advance sustainable investing. Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting, WTW, and Mercer, which forms part of broker Marsh McLennan, will aim to support clients by promoting and improving sustainable investment ... Read the full article
Conduit reports successful first quarter as premiums exceed plan
13th May 2021
Conduit Re, the newly-launched property and casualty reinsurer, has reported a successful initial quarter of trading with estimated ultimate premiums written of $199.1 million. At almost $200 million, Conduit Re's total expected ultimate premiums written came in ahead of the $160 million announced in its January trading statement. At the same ... Read the full article
Pipeline cyber attack not surprising, says Swiss Re’s Mumenthaler
13th May 2021
Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler has said that he is “not too surprised at all” that cyber criminals were able to successfully target and disrupt the operations of Colonial Pipeline, and warned that key infrastructures remain open to similar hacks. Asked about the eventual cost and fallout of last week’s attack ... Read the full article
Beazley reports growth in premiums to $971mn; 16% rate increase
13th May 2021
Specialist insurer Beazley has reported a 16% rise in gross premiums written (GPW) to $971 million for the first quarter of 2021, alongside premium rates on renewal business that came in above expectation. Rate momentum on renewal business saw an increase of 16% during Q1 2021, compared with 8% for the ... Read the full article
Verisk launches AI-driven, life insurance solution
13th May 2021
Global reinsurer SCOR has provided extensive feedback on a new Verisk-developed life insurance solution designed to distill insights from medical notes in electronic health records. EHR Triage Engine Plus leverages natural language processing and artificial intelligence and was developed in a collaborative effort between the two firms. The solution can be integrated ... Read the full article
Gallagher’s Willis Re acquisition will expand UK, US and international footprint
13th May 2021
Following Arthur J. Gallagher's agreement to acquire the majority of reinsurance brokerage Willis Re, a Gallagher spokesperson has confirmed that the deal will significantly expand the company's footprint in the UK and the US, and provide it with scale operations in certain key markets. It was announced yesterday that Aon ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty launches liability capacity, appoints Boreham to lead
13th May 2021
Pan-African focused reinsurance Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has announced the launch of its liability business, appointing Martin Boreham to lead. Boreham has over 30 years’ experience within the insurance industry and joins following eight years at MS Amlin, where he was the product lead for international casualty. He was previously portfolio manager ... Read the full article
Nat cats, COVID-19 to drive $100bn+ industry losses in 2021: analysts
12th May 2021
Natural catastrophes and COVID-19 could generate over $100 billion in global insured losses across 2021 according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Analysis indicates that insurers' Tier 2 bonds have tightened significantly, leaving limited room for further compression. Furthermore, according to data from Fitch, insurers' reported natural-cat losses in Q1 could be more than $20 ... Read the full article
SCOR promotes Emmanuel Grandjean to Head of P&C Risks
12th May 2021
Global reinsurer SCOR has promoted its Deputy Chief Retrocession Officer, Emmanuel Grandjean, to a new position as Head of Property and Casualty (P&C) Risks, based in Paris. Grandjean has 15 years of experience in re/insurance industry, with experience across Life, P&C and Asset business. Notably, he has been one of the key ... Read the full article
Allianz (AGCS) names Exec Underwriter for NA Environmental practice
12th May 2021
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz Group’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, has announced the appointment of Thomas Keating as an Executive Underwriter, Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) for North America. In this role, Keating will report to Steve Tagert, Regional Environmental Practice Leader – North America. Effective immediately, he will ... Read the full article
Stephen Redmond joins Asta Managing Agency’s board as non-exec director
12th May 2021
Third-party Lloyd’s managing agent Asta has announced the appointment of Stephen Redmond to the board of Asta Managing Agency as independent non-executive director. Redmond joins from Antares/QIC Global where he served as active underwriter, managing director and most recently, chief transformation officer. He played a key role in establishing Antares as an ... Read the full article
Acquisition of WTW assets will ‘accelerate’ Gallagher’s long-term strategy, says CEO
12th May 2021
With global brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher set to acquire certain assets of Willis Towers Watson (WTW), including Willis Re, the company expects to significantly expand its global value proposition in reinsurance as well as its global footprint in other parts of the business. Aon and WTW announced today an agreement ... Read the full article
US insurers face multi-billion-dollar bill for April storms: Aon
12th May 2021
Analysts at re/insurance broker Aon estimate that the US insurance industry faces a multi-billion-dollar bill for thunderstorm-related claims payouts over the month of April. As we previously reported, Aon expects economic losses of more than $1 billion dollars from just the San Antonio (TX), Fort Worth (TX), and Norman (OK) ... Read the full article
BI test case pay-outs pass £700m: FCA
12th May 2021
New data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shows that to date more than £700 million has been paid out for claims related to the COVID-19 business interruption (BI) test case in the UK. This represents an increase of more than £100 million on the £600 million that the FCA recorded ... Read the full article
Aon & WTW agree $3.57bn sale of certain assets to Gallagher
12th May 2021
Global re/insurance brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have signed a definitive agreement to sell Willis Re and a number of other WTW assets to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher), for a total consideration of $3.57 billion. The announcement comes as the pair look to satisfy the European Commission's ... Read the full article