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Gallagher Re is the reinsurance broking arm of the Gallagher group, providing reinsurance related intermediary services to insurers, reinsurers and clients.
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Gallagher Re partners with CSU for advanced tropical cyclone research
30th May 2024
Gallagher Re has announced a new partnership with Colorado State University (CSU) to research tropical cyclone activity and trends, aiming to address challenges faced by the insurance and reinsurance industries and beyond. This partnership will also advance efforts in mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Notably, CSU is the first academic institution to ... Read the full article
Insured losses from May Texas storms to exceed $1bn: Gallagher Re
23rd May 2024
Following the deadly thunderstorms that hit Houston, Texas on May 16th, economic and insured losses are each anticipated to exceed $1 billion, with the potential for total losses to be even higher, according to Gallagher Re. The storms, which killed at least seven people, are said to have generated exceptional wind ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re bolsters Japan operation with new CEO and Chairman
23rd May 2024
Gallagher Re Japan has revealed significant senior leadership changes, naming George Sherriff as the new CEO, while Tsuyoshi “Travis” Noguchi has been appointed Chairman. Currently leading the Global Client proposition across Asia Pacific from Singapore, Sherriff will reportedly continue to provide oversight to this offering after transitioning into the role of ... Read the full article
There is plenty more to come for the Cyber ILS market: Norris, Gallagher Securities
20th May 2024
With Beazley securing an additional $160 million of reinsurance with its second 144A cyber catastrophe bond, PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2024-2), as we reported last Friday, Theo Norris, Head of Cyber ILS, Gallagher Securities, has said that there is "plenty more to come for the Cyber ILS market." Gallagher ... Read the full article
InsurTech market sustainability grows as investors spread capital more evenly: Gallagher Re
2nd May 2024
A new report from Gallagher Re has revealed that Q1 2024 global InsurTech funding dropped 17.3% quarter on quarter to $912.3 million, though deal count climbed to 107, indicating that frequency and interest are not waning, but the average check size per deal is decreasing. As per the reinsurance broker's Global ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Hiscox’s Louise Marling as UK COO
30th April 2024
Louise Marling has been named as the successor to Gina Butterworth and will take over as reinsurance broker Gallagher Re's UK Chief Operating Officer (COO), subject to regulatory approvals. It was announced yesterday that Butterworth has been promoted to Global Transformation Director at Gallagher Re. She will be replaced by Marling, ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re promotes Gina Butterworth to Global Transformation Director
29th April 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the promotion of Gina Butterworth to the position of Global Transformation Director. With nearly three decades of experience in the industry, Butterworth is a seasoned senior executive known for her strong leadership and management skills. Her extensive background makes her well-equipped to excel in her ... Read the full article
Loss underestimation a pressing issue, warns Gallagher Re
19th April 2024
Gallagher Re's Q1'24 Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report underscores the critical need for the insurance industry to evaluate unexpected factors that extend event loss behaviour, while also addressing the growing challenge of social inflation. The report identifies event loss underestimation as the most pressing issue, with complexities in loss development varying ... Read the full article
US convective storm activity drives global Q1 insured losses of $20bn: Gallagher Re
17th April 2024
Gallagher Re has estimated that global insured losses from natural catastrophes in Q1 of 2024 were $20 billion, heavily driven by severe convective storm (SCS) activity in the US. According to the global reinsurance broker's Natural Catastrophe & Climate Report, from which all this information was derived, insured losses in Q1 ... Read the full article
All subgroups in Gallagher Re’s Florida market report see DPW growth in 2023
11th April 2024
As per Gallagher Re’s Florida Market Watch Report for 2023, all subgroups of selected insurance companies that derive a majority of their premiums from the state's personal property market witnessed growth in direct premium written (DPW) in the year compared to 2022. Gallagher Re has revealed that the ANTS subgroup, consisting ... Read the full article
Reserve releases benefited reinsurer CoRs by 1.8% in 2023: Gallagher Re
9th April 2024
Analysis by reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re finds that, on average, reserve releases benefited reinsurance company combined ratios by 1.8% in 2023, a small increase on 2022’s 1.4%, which is far lower than 2014-2018 levels. The contribution of reserve releases to the combined ratio has fluctuated around the 2% mark since 2019, ... Read the full article
Global reinsurance industry capital hits $729bn in 2023: Gallagher Re
8th April 2024
The dedicated capital of the global reinsurance industry increased 12% year-on-year to $729 billion in 2023, driven by improved profitability in the year, according to Gallagher Re’s latest Reinsurance Market Report. This marks the highest level since the reinsurance broker began conducting its analysis of the size and performance of the ... Read the full article
Reinsurers’ ROEs now comfortably exceed the industry’s cost of capital: Gallagher Re
8th April 2024
As per Gallagher Re’s biannual Reinsurance Market Report, the global reinsurance industry's underlying ROE was above the cost of capital for the second consecutive year in 2023, improving to 14.3% from 12% in 2022, mainly due to lower combined ratios and higher running investment income. Gallagher Re’s analysis, which for 2023 ... Read the full article
Some reinsurers pulled back, others more positive on Japan casualty business at 1/4: Gallagher Re
5th April 2024
The outcome of the Japan casualty reinsurance renewals at April 1st were predominantly stable or favourable, with some sellers pulling back from certain lines as others adopted a more positive approach, according to Gallagher Re. In Gallagher Re’s latest report, the reinsurance broker emphasises that the focus during the April renewals ... Read the full article
Japan property cat demand marginally down at April 1 reinsurance renewals: Gallagher Re
5th April 2024
Japan property catastrophe demand was marginally down year-on-year at the April 1st, 2024, reinsurance renewals, while some increases in retentions were offset by a small amount of additional capacity purchased, reports Gallagher Re. In the reinsurance broker's 1st View Report, the firm highlights how there was a "significant uptick in ... Read the full article
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