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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.
Businesses under-insuring intangible assets: Aon
19th April 2022
Aon plc has published a new report in collaboration with independent researcher Ponemon Institute, which found that businesses continue to undervalue and under-insure intangible assets relative to tangible assets. According to the study, since 2009 the implied market value of intangible assets at S&P 500 companies increased 255%, while the book ... Read the full article
TigerRisk appoints Josh Everdell as global head of casualty and global accounts
19th April 2022
TigerRisk has signalled an intent to grow its global casualty business by appointing Josh Everdell as its new global head of casualty and head of global accounts. The Connecticut-based firm said that Everdell’s specialty was in casualty reinsurance treaty placements. He will report directly to Tim Ronda, senior executive at TigerRisk. Rob ... Read the full article
Lockton launches Insights & Innovation Lab
14th April 2022
Global re/insurance broker Lockton has launched a new Insights & Innovation Lab for People Solutions, where a new team of experts will focus on helping its clients make improvements to their businesses. With healthcare and benefits complexity continuing to increase, Lockton says employers are searching for innovative solutions that help them ... Read the full article
Aon and BNY Mellon to collaborate on ESG offerings for clients
14th April 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon and BNY Mellon are to collaborate on solutions to meet client needs with a focus on ESG. A release from the two firms said that they would be looking to explore opportunities around digital assets, data, and analytics. Throughout this new collaboration, they said they would work ... Read the full article
Catastrophe losses for insurers to top $14bn for Q1 2022
14th April 2022
Losses arising from catastrophes for private and public insurers will top at least $14bn in the first-quarter of 2022, says a new report from re/insurance broker Aon. The report, the Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap, states that total economic losses in Q1 2022 were $31bn around the world, with just under half ... Read the full article
Oil & gas price surge heightens risk of underinsurance: Lockton
14th April 2022
Peter Hall, Head of Marine Cargo & Logistics at Lockton, has warned that the surge in oil and gas prices as a result of international sanctions on Russia could heighten the risk of underinsurance. Commenting on the conflict and its implications for the global re/insurance industry, Hall noted that failure to ... Read the full article
Newfront raises $200m at $2.2bn valuation to modernise insurance
12th April 2022
San Francisco-headquartered broker, Newfront Insurance has announced a $200 million investment at a $2.2 billion valuation to modernise insurance, led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital. Further participation in the round came from existing investors including Founders Fund and Meritech Capital. "The nature of risk ... Read the full article
Paula Ferreira takes over as CEO of LatAm, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions
12th April 2022
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Paula Ferreira as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Latin America in Reinsurance Solutions, taking over from Pablo Muñoz. Previously, Ferreira served as Aon's Reinsurance Solutions Growth Leader and President for Latin America, with 13 years at the broker and 26 ... Read the full article
Cat bond issue in Q1 2022 continued 2021 boon: Gallagher Re
11th April 2022
Cat bond issue in Q1 2022 was a continuation of the boon year that was 2021, according to Gallagher Re’s latest 1st View. This was, said the firm, seen in both terms of deal count and the total volume of issuance. These numbers reflect the latest data from our insurance-linked securities ... Read the full article
Russia – Ukraine war creates renewed uncertainty for aviation market: Gallagher Re
8th April 2022
As Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues, hopes of a global aviation insurance market recovery have faded somewhat, with the 2022 renewals set to present "another complex engagement," according to re/insurance broker Gallagher. After two years of pandemic-related stress and multi-billion dollar industry losses, the start of this year suggested a ... Read the full article
Nowhere near a soft market, but commercial rate increases are slowing: WTW
8th April 2022
Despite rate increases in the commercial insurance market beginning to decelerate, business leaders at insurance and reinsurance broker WTW feel "we are nowhere near a soft market." WTW's latest Marketplace Realities Report shows that leaders in 79% of the broker's commercial business lines forecast continued rate increases, although these are slowing ... Read the full article
Marsh develops new analytics solution for property risks
8th April 2022
Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has announced the launch of a new property analytics solution that aims to digitalise the manual processes involved in managing property risks. The new solution, part of Marsh’s Blue digital analytics suite, digitizes clients’ primary risk data, including construction, occupancy, protection, and exposure data. It then ... Read the full article
Pricing pressure faded at nuanced Japan renewals: Gallagher Re
8th April 2022
Analysts at Gallagher Re have reported that continued reinsurer pricing pressure faded during the course of the April 1 renewals in Japan, which was characterised by an “orderly” process with nuanced pricing dynamics. For property catastrophe excess of loss business in Japan, Gallagher Re reported that a limited amount of new ... Read the full article
Reinsurance dedicated capital grows 8.4% to $728bn: Gallagher Re
7th April 2022
New data from broker Gallagher Re shows that global reinsurance dedicated capital totalled $728 billion at the end of 2021, representing growth of 8.4% over the previous year. Capital had ended the previous year at $672 billion, according to the latest reinsurance market report by Gallagher Re. Since 2015, total reinsurance dedicated ... Read the full article
WTW names Ed Day as Head of International Property
7th April 2022
Global re/insurance broker, WTW has appointed Ed Day as Head of International Property, where he will report to Garret Gaughan, Head of Direct & Facultative, WTW and based in London. Day was previously EMEA Strategic Broking Director at Aon, as well as a former partner at JLT Speciality, Marsh. Before that, Day ... Read the full article
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