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Coronavirus news coverage of relevance to reinsurance and insurance markets.
All of our Covid-19 coronavirus news, analysis and insight related to insurance and reinsurance market impacts can be found below.
The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic of 2019-20 resulted in significant disruption and threatened losses widely across the insurance and reinsurance markets.
Generali posts €113m Q1 profit, €655m COVID-19 investment hit
21st May 2020
Italian insurance giant Generali has announced a first quarter net profit of €113 million despite the COVID-19 pandemic driving an investment loss of around €655 million. This €113 million net profit is down from €744 million in the prior year quarter and includes a non-operating expense amounting to €100 million from ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine’s consolidated net income dips in FY2019
21st May 2020
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. has reported a decline in consolidated net income to JPY 259.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31st, 2020, while adjusted net income improved to JPY 286.7 billion on the back of improved results in domestic life and overseas insurance subsidiaries. Consolidated net income declined year-on-year ... Read the full article
COVID-19 reinsurance impact of $82bn could turn pricing: analysts
20th May 2020
Analysts at Morgan Stanley have estimated that a scenario including a projected COVID-19 reinsurance impact of $82 billion could lead to a turn in reinsurance pricing. Responding to the recent Lloyd’s of London pandemic estimate, which put the total cost to the re/insurance industry at $203 billion, Morgan Stanley tried ... Read the full article
Pre-COVID-19 structural factors to influence reinsurance renewals: Flandro, Hyperion X
19th May 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly have an influence on upcoming renewals for insurers and reinsurers, for the latter, the broad structural factors that have been in place prior to the outbreak cannot be ignored, according to David Flandro, Managing Director at Hyperion X. In a recent video interview with our ... Read the full article
Demand for pandemic cover rising, but capacity limited: Third Point Re CEO
19th May 2020
There’s been a notable rise in demand for pandemic re/insurance and a subsequent hike in rates, however, there’s currently limited capacity in the marketplace for pandemic cover, according to Dan Malloy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Third Point Re. These are unprecedented times for the industry, and it will undoubtedly be ... Read the full article
Beazley successful in $300 million capital raise
19th May 2020
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Beazley has announced the successful completion of its previously announced $300 million (£247 million) equity placement. Beazley said yesterday that it is raising capital in the form of an equity placement in order to support growth and take advantage of rising rates being seen across its ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s COVID-19 loss estimate may be conservative: Argenta
19th May 2020
Analysts at managing agency Argenta Group have argued that Lloyd’s has been conservative in its estimates of the insurance losses it will face due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The insurance and reinsurance marketplace previously said that it will pay customers between $3 billion and $4.3 billion in claims, out of ... Read the full article
COVID-19 turns S&P negative on global reinsurance
19th May 2020
With rising property and casualty reinsurance claims and failing investment returns, S&P Global Ratings expects the coronavirus pandemic to turn 2020 into a tough year for global reinsurers. As a consequence, S&P believes the sector's ability to earn its cost of capital in 2020 has visibly reduced, to almost negligible. Including assumptions ... Read the full article
London Market’s dominance remains, but share of global reinsurance is fading
19th May 2020
The London Market's share of the global commercial re/insurance market remained steady between 2010 and 2018, although its share of global reinsurance did decline by 1.7 percentage points during the period, according to analysis by the London Market Group (LMG) and McKinsey. In a new report released today, titled London Matters ... Read the full article
COVID-19 disruption could promote sustainable habits: Swiss Re
19th May 2020
The unprecedented disruptions to business operations and personal lifestyles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could help people to develop more climate-conscious habits, according to Alison McLean, Head of Behavioural Research at Swiss Re. McLean noted that the pandemic has already resulted in extraordinary changes to behaviour, as 80-90% of people in ... Read the full article
Pandemic an opportunity to build better economies: WEF
19th May 2020
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with Marsh & McLennan (MMC) and Zurich Insurance Group, has argued that world leaders, businesses and policy makers have a unique opportunity to build better economies as they begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the report, ... Read the full article
Beazley to raise $300m to support growth, capitalise on rates
18th May 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance group Beazley is raising capital in the form of a roughly $300 million equity placement, as it looks to support growth and to capitalise on rising rates being seen across its book. Beazley is the latest to look to a fresh capital raise to not just shore ... Read the full article
The majority of rated re/insurers can withstand pandemic shocks, says A.M. Best
18th May 2020
Global financial services ratings agency, A.M. Best, has said that initial stress testing shows that the majority of its rated insurers can withstand potential shocks to their balance sheets as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ratings agency announced in March that it was in the process of ... Read the full article
FCA invites market participation to help resolve COVID-19 BI disputes
18th May 2020
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has begun seeking input from insurers and brokers to help address and understand ongoing contractual issues surrounding coronavirus-related business interruption cover. The regulator said earlier this month that it was seeking a court declaration to help resolve the wide-ranging issue. As was noted at the time, ... Read the full article
S&P revises PartnerRe outlook to stable from positive as Covéa deal collapses
18th May 2020
S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe to Stable from Positive following the collapse of its acquisition by French insurer Covéa. It was revealed last week that the $9 billion deal had been called off after owner EXOR declined to renegotiate the price in the context ... Read the full article