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Casualty reinsurance
Reinsurance capital re-deployed to casualty & specialty lines: AM Best
19th August 2022
Analysis by AM Best suggests that globally, reinsurers are re-deploying their capital away from property classes and into lines such as casualty and specialty primary lines, in order to seek better returns. The rating agency notes a consensus that positive price movements are being led by primary markets, and in particular ... Read the full article
Coverage and pricing decline in the casualty insurance market in Q1 2022
21st June 2022
Casualty insurance has seen a decline in coverage and pricing in the first quarter of 2022, with both of them presenting potential challenges to the market, according to the latest Alliant report. US insurance broker states that, while still early, the impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine will likely ... Read the full article
Capacity returning to the excess liability market – WTW
17th June 2022
Domestic US casualty deployed capacity has increased to $950 million, up from $690 million in early 2020, according to new data released by WTW. This, they say, is the result of legacy carriers recently utilising more of their available capacity on excess towers. The report finds that carriers are more inclined ... Read the full article
QBE North America launches Specialty Casualty business unit
3rd May 2022
QBE North America has announced the launch of a Specialty Casualty business. The launch is part of the company’s strategy to invest in areas where the insurer can offer distinct advantages to business customers. QBE’s Specialty Casualty offering will include admitted and non-admitted primary, lead umbrella and excess liability products, targeting a ... Read the full article
RenRe launches casualty & specialty joint venture
5th April 2022
Bermuda headquartered reinsurance specialist RenaissanceRe, has announced the creation of Fontana Holding L.P. and its subsidiaries - a joint venture dedicated to writing Casualty and Specialty risks. In a press release, it states that Fontana launched with $475 million of capital and targets institutional investors, who contributed $325 million, with the ... Read the full article
London Market reinsurers look to casualty at Jan 1: Miller
2nd February 2022
Reflecting on the January 1 renewal period, analysts at Miller have noted that casualty business became relatively more attractive to reinsurers in the London Market, following another year of elevated losses in the property catastrophe space. Miller observed a “mixed set of outcomes” at the crucial 1/1 reinsurance renewals, with a ... Read the full article
Lorraine Seib to lead Vantage Group’s US excess casualty business
20th January 2022
Vantage Group Holdings has appointed Lorraine Seib to lead its US Excess Casualty Insurance business. Seib brings years of experience within commercial insurance and excess risk and in primary commercial lines, RPGs and MGAs. She previously led the Excess Casualty business at Aspen Insurance Group, XL Catlin Insurance Company, and Travelers Insurance, ... Read the full article
Casualty market proves value as diversifier for reinsurers: Aon
18th August 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon has released a new report for the first half of 2021, giving insight into the Property & Casualty insurance market. The broker's report underlined how the casualty market is proving its value as a good diversifier for reinsurers' challenged property experience in recent years, along with robust primary ... Read the full article
Aon & Praedicat collaborate to address reinsurance coverage gaps in casualty
2nd March 2021
A new collaboration between re/insurance broker Aon and Praedicat, a liability emerging risk analytics company, looks to address reinsurance coverage gaps arising from emerging risks through the development of "named peril" products for insurers. The partnership will result in the development of a range of specialist liability reinsurance solutions that address ... Read the full article
Casualty renewals see underwriting tighten against stress factors: GC
21st January 2021
Reports from re/insurance broker Guy Carpenter (GC) show that casualty reinsurance renewals varied widely at January 1, 2021, with negotiations influenced by individual circumstances such as loss experience, covered lines and classes written. But despite this divergence, analysts believe that every placement experienced some degree of continued reinsurance underwriting rigor. This trend ... Read the full article
Casualty renewals varied widely at 1/1, brokers report
8th January 2021
Re/insurance brokers have reported that casualty renewals varied widely at January 1, depending on individual circumstances including loss experience, covered lines and industry classes written. Casualty pricing at 1/1 was heavily influenced by social inflation, the low interest rate environment and communicable disease, as well as the ample capacity that was ... Read the full article
COVID-19 tail unclear, but we’ve much further to travel in casualty: Willis Re
16th October 2020
While insurers and reinsurers looked to book much of their pandemic losses in the second-quarter, the potential for casualty lines development could persist for years and be very significant, according to executives at reinsurance broker Willis Re. It's likely to be years before we understand the full impact of the ongoing ... Read the full article
QBE Re combines Casualty Treaty teams to support growth
3rd September 2020
QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurer QBE, has announced the combination of its US and International Casualty Treaty reinsurance teams into one business unit. QBE Re London states that the establishment of a single Casualty Treaty reinsurance team is designed to enable a "unified market proposition" as the company ... Read the full article
AXIS Re names Osterrieder as Head of Casualty for North America
6th August 2020
AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has promoted Dan Osterrieder to Head of AXIS Re Casualty North America. Effective August 17th, Osterrieder will be responsible for leading AXIS Re’s casualty unit in North America. The role will span areas such as General Liability, Auto, Umbrella & Excess, ... Read the full article
Lancashire to expand into hard market, venture into casualty lines: CEO & CUO
29th July 2020
Lancashire Holdings, the specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, is targeting expansion of its book into 2021, to take advantage of the hardening and dislocated market, including into casualty risks, a new class of business to the firm. Discussing the move, CEO Alex Maloney explained that, "It feels like the time for ... Read the full article