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Reinsurance News
6th February 2020
Reinsurance price momentum continued at the January 1st, 2020 renewals but even with the strong rate response in certain classes, many lines are still not at attractive levels, according to Albert Benchimol, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based re/insurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited. After consecutive heavy catastrophe loss ... Read the full article
4th February 2020
A comprehensive response to the complex challenges posed by climate risk will require reinsurers to adapt business models, develop new products, and improve modelling techniques, according to Ellissa Cavaciuti-Wishart, Head of Cat Modelling – International at AXIS Capital. Faced with the unpredictability of climate-related impacts, reinsurers must develop ever more sophisticated, ... Read the full article
30th January 2020
Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has reported a net loss of $10 million for the fourth-quarter of 2019 and a combined ratio of 107.3%, with the firm's reinsurance segment falling to an underwriting loss in both periods. The Q4 net loss compares with a net loss of $198 million in ... Read the full article
21st January 2020
Bermuda domiciled insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, expects to report modest operating income for the fourth-quarter of 2019, driven in part by pre-tax catastrophe losses of $140 million. The firm's Q4 2019 results were impacted by a pre-tax loss for catastrophes and other weather-related events of $140 million, net ... Read the full article
9th January 2020
The insurance business arm of Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, AXIS Insurance, has expanded its renewable energy underwriting expertise with two new hires. Specifically, Sam Walsh has joined the insurer as senior underwriter and Mat Pifer as an underwriter in AXIS Insurance's renewables division. In their new roles, both Walsh and ... Read the full article
10th December 2019
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced that Anne Melissa Dowling has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective January 1st, 2020. The re/insurer explains that Dowling will serve as a member of the Company's Audit, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Finance Committees. She most recently served as ... Read the full article
26th November 2019
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced a pre-tax loss estimate for Typhoon Hagibis of between $90 million and $110 million, net of recoveries from reinsurance and retrocession, and including the impact of reinstatement premiums. AXIS Capital states that its loss estimate is in line with industry insured ... Read the full article
6th November 2019
Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has invested in health insurance-technology firm HealthCare.com. AXIS Capital participated in the insurtech’s Series B round of funding alongside CNO Financial Group and Second Alpha Partners, a New York-based private equity firm specialising in technology-enabled companies. The investment round brings HealthCare.com’s total capital ... Read the full article
1st November 2019
AXIS Capital is anticipating ongoing insurance and reinsurance pricing increases into the 2019 renewals and beyond, according to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Albert Benchimol. Speaking during the firm’s third quarter earnings call, Benchimol explained that rates remain inadequate in many lines, and should be spurred on by the further “pain” ... Read the full article
1st November 2019
Despite 2019 being a highly active year for Japanese typhoons, AXIS Capital's decision to take advantage of improved market conditions and expand in the region remains the right call, according to the Bermudian re/insurer's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Albert Benchimol. The insurer and reinsurer revealed in its second-quarter 2019 earnings call ... Read the full article
30th October 2019
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has reported net income of $28 million and an operating loss of $33 million for the third-quarter of 2019, as catastrophe, credit and aviation line losses pushed the firm's combined ratio to 109.4%. The re/insurer's Q3 2019 results include pre-tax weather-related losses, net ... Read the full article
16th October 2019
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced a new policy which addresses the firm's underwriting of, and investments in, thermal coal and oil sands-related business. Amid ongoing global pressure to mitigate the impacts of climate risks and transition to a low-carbon economy, numerous insurers and reinsurers have taken ... Read the full article
11th October 2019
Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has estimated that it will incur between $150 million and $175 million of catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2019. The preliminary pre-tax estimates relate to losses stemming from Hurricane Dorian, Japanese typhoons, and other weather related events. Notably, this loss range ... Read the full article
3rd October 2019
Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has dropped its bid to provide coverage for the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Australia, according to sources at Reuters. The publication said that sources close to the company confirmed that AXIS had withdrawn its quotes for insurance of the mine’s ... Read the full article
30th September 2019
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Martin McCarty to the position of Global Treasurer. In this role, McCarty will be responsible for overall capital, foreign currency, cash and liquidity management, as well as coordination with ratings agencies on behalf of AXIS Capital. Additionally, he will be tasked with providing ... Read the full article
