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Reinsurance broker news, analysis and insight, covering reinsurance broking market developments, trends and opportunities.
Reinsurance brokers have a core role to play in the market, so we frequently cover news related to their activities and also interview senior reinsurance broking executives as well.
WTW’s Radar upgrade mitigates “black-box” risks with increased transparency
20th May 2022
Re/insurance broker WTW has announced the launch of the newest version of its leading-edge Radar pricing software, Radar 4.15. The latest version overcomes a major barrier to wider adoption of machine learning by introducing a market-first capability, making it significantly easier for insurers to benefit from the full predictive power of ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires James Donnelly for its accident, health, and life segment
19th May 2022
Lockton Re has hired James Donnelly as a senior broker within its accident, health, and life segment. A statement from the firm said that Donnelly was most recently part of the life, accident, and health team at Guy Carpenter and has also spent time at Aon as an associate director. Before that, ... Read the full article
Firm order terms for TWIA’s 2022 reinsurance renewal suggests ROL of 6.75%
18th May 2022
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) looks set to pay more for its larger 2022 traditional reinsurance program, with firm-order-terms (FOT) for the renewal pointing to a rate-on-line (ROL) of 6.75%, according to its broker Gallagher Re. Yesterday, the board of the Texas insurer of last resort heard from representatives of ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re hires Ainsby from WTW to lead new Asia fac operation
18th May 2022
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance arm of the brokerage and fintech platform, has hired Duncan Ainsby from WTW to lead its new Asia facultative operation based out of the firm's new Hong Kong office. Ainsby takes on the role of Senior Vice President (SVP) of Facultative Reinsurance and Head of Asia. Based ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Henry Keville as new head of FINEX GB financial institutions
13th May 2022
WTW has appointed Henry Keville to be its new head of FINEX GB financial institutions. The firm said that Keville will be based in the UK and will report into Marcus Porter Wright, head of FINEX GB. Porter Wright said in a statement: “I am delighted that Henry will lead our Financial ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re suggests reinsurance adjustments to mitigate inflation pressure
13th May 2022
Analysts at Gallagher Re have suggested a number of changes to the way that insurers utilise reinsurance protection in order to better account for and mitigate the growing challenge of inflation. In a new report, the broker notes that the debate around inflation has moved on from whether it will spike ... Read the full article
WTW launches new initiative for Fiji and Papua New Guinea
9th May 2022
WTW has launched a new financial initiative to help fishing communities in Fiji and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to be more resilient to the adverse impacts of climate change. The firm plans to do this in collaboration with the WWF under the Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) project named Financial Tools for ... Read the full article
AUB to acquire Tysers for £500m
9th May 2022
AUB Group, an Australia equity-based insurance broker network, has confirmed that it has reached an agreement to acquire wholesale broker Tysers from its current owner, Odyssey Investment Partners, for a sale price of AUD $880 million (GBP 500 million). Last month, AUB maintained that it was still in discussions over ... Read the full article
WTW releases upgraded version of ResQ reserving software
9th May 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker, WTW, has announced the launch of the newest version of its industry-leading loss reserving and financial reporting software, ResQ. ResQ 5.3 introduces a number of new features including ResQ Agent Processing, a new capability that represents a major evolution of the ResQ Enterprise Processing Engine. ResQ Agent Processing ... Read the full article
Aon and Paypal partner on digital insurance program
5th May 2022
Aon and PayPal Holdings have partnered on a digital initiative to help PayPal's small business customers in the US obtain insurance in the same ecosystem used to manage their payments. The digital insurance program will enable PayPal's small business customers in the US to shop for, purchase and manage insurance coverage ... Read the full article
Marsh launches renewable energy facility for solar & BESS risks
5th May 2022
Re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the launch of a new renewable energy facility that provides dedicated insurance capacity for mid-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) risks in the US and Canada. Marsh notes that renewable energy companies have been challenged to find enough capacity for smaller standalone solar and ... Read the full article
Insurtech investment broke records in 2021 – Gallagher Re
4th May 2022
Global investment in insurtech breached $15.8bn in 2021, according to Gallagher Re’s Global Insurtech Report. The figure, said Gallagher Re, was the highest on record and more than 2019 and 2020 combined. The firm said that over the course of 2021, some $9.4bn was invested into Property & Casualty InsurTechs, with the ... Read the full article
Re/insurance markets challenging for buyers despite moderation: MMC
29th April 2022
John Doyle, Group President and Chief Operating Officer at broking firm Marsh McLennan (MMC), has said that the insurance and reinsurance markets remain broadly “challenging” for its clients despite some recent deceleration in pricing. Speaking during an MMC Q1 earnings call, Doyle said that, while rate increases had moderated recently, buyers ... Read the full article
Aon reports strong Q1 as Reinsurance Solutions delivers 7% organic growth
29th April 2022
Aon's Reinsurance Solutions unit witnessed a 6% rise in revenue in the first-quarter of 2022 to $976 million, as the broker reports organic revenue growth of 8% across the business in the period. At $3.7 billion, insurance and reinsurance broker Aon's total revenue increased by 4% in Q1 2022 when compared ... Read the full article
Global reinsurance capital hit new high of $675bn in 2021: Aon
29th April 2022
Broker Aon estimates that global reinsurer capital increased by almost 4% through year end 2021 to $675 billion, driven by growth in traditional capital, slightly offset by a decline in alternative capital. The year-end 2021 figure from Aon represents growth of more than 2% from the $660 billion the firm ... Read the full article
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