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Growth opportunities remain despite market challenges: Hannover Re CEO Wallin
18th July 2018
Despite ongoing competition and pricing challenges in many areas of the industry, various opportunities for growth remain open to re/insurers, including new lines of business, technological efficiencies, and emerging markets, according to Ulrich Wallin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hannover Re. Speaking in an interview with Reinsurance News, Wallin explained that ... Read the full article
Catastrophe market to remain highly competitive: Hannover Re CEO Wallin
13th July 2018
Natural catastrophe is set to remain the most competitive area for reinsurers, due primarily to an abundance of both traditional and alternative capital in the market, as well as the stability of catastrophe models following 2017’s huge losses, according to Ulrich Wallin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hannover Re. Speaking in ... Read the full article
Hannover Re joins new Chinese reinsurance blockchain initiative
29th June 2018
Hannover Re, China Re, Germany General Re (Gen Re), and Zhong An Technology have launched a new intercompany trading platform to support the implementation of blockchain technology in the Chinese reinsurance market, according to China Insurance News Network. The parties recently released the Reinsurance Blockchain (BIC) White Paper in Shanghai, a ... Read the full article
Hannover Re to step away from coal investment
20th June 2018
Hannover Re’s pledge to divest from companies dependant on coal for more than 25% of its revenue means close to half of the world’s reinsurers have made commitments to step away from the energy source, according to the Unfriend Coal campaign. Hannover Re’s exclusion policy will not apply to coal power ... Read the full article
Hannover Re CEO “not very optimistic” on Florida renewals
18th May 2018
Ulrich Wallin, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global reinsurer Hannover Re, isn't very optimistic on the Florida renewals owing to the substantial availability of capacity that continues to drive a supply / demand imbalance, in spite of 2017 catastrophe events. Speaking during the firm's first-quarter 2018 earnings call, the CEO ... Read the full article
Hannover Re & HDI Global seek specialty growth with joint venture
11th May 2018
German reinsurance firm Hannover Re and primary commercial specialists HDI Global SE are to join forces in search of growth in specialty lines under the banner of a new joint venture, HDI Global Specialty. Both part of the Talanx group, Hannover Re and HDI Global already have expertise in the specialty ... Read the full article
Hannover Re expecting to surpass P&C Re strategic growth target
8th May 2018
Germany-based reinsurer Hannover Re expects to surpass its strategic growth target for its overall property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business, driven in part by increased demand in structured reinsurance. The reinsurer recently announced its first-quarter 2018 results, which revealed solid premium growth enabled by taking advantage of improved reinsurance market conditions ... Read the full article
Hannover Re starts 2018 with solid premium growth
7th May 2018
German reinsurance firm Hannover Re has begun 2018 with solid growth in premiums underwritten, as the firm took advantage of better market conditions to create a much larger portfolio for the year ahead. Across the business, Hannover Re reported a 17.6% increased in premiums underwritten for the quarter, a figure which ... Read the full article
Hannover Re capitalises new Argenta SPA 6134 at Lloyd’s
3rd April 2018
German reinsurance firm Hannover Re is capitalising a newly established Special Purpose Arrangement at Lloyd's to enhance the capacity available to Argenta Syndicate 2121. Argenta Holdings Ltd., now a subsidiary of Hannover Re since the reinsurer bought the Lloyd's managing agency and private capital specialist, owns the vehicle, and its ... Read the full article
Hannover Re unit partners with blockchain superannuation start-up
23rd March 2018
Hannover Life Re Australasia will be partnering with GROW Super, an Australian start-up superannuation fund, to explore innovative approaches to providing group insurance using blockchain technology. GROW Super, which launched in May 2017, will use R3’s Corda blockchain infrastructure to apply distributed ledger technology to group re/insurance and deliver improved customer ... Read the full article
Talanx’s financial results remain robust in spite of heavy 2017 losses
19th March 2018
Despite heavy catastrophe losses in 2017 Hannover Re's parent company Talanx's financial results show the re/insurance giant remains well-placed to ride out the industry's cyclical low points reporting an overall 6.3% gross written premiums increase, solid return on investment and continued dividends' growth. Group net income for 2017 was EUR 672 ... Read the full article
2017 highlights need to find competitive advantage: Hannover Re CEO
15th March 2018
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance giant Hannover Re, Ulrich Wallin, has warned that the reinsurance industry should expect a continuation of the competitive market landscape, underlining the need to develop a competitive advantage in order to be successful. The Germany-based reinsurer recently announced its fourth-quarter 2017 catastrophe results, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re 2017 income nears EUR 1 billion despite catastrophes
13th March 2018
German reinsurer Hannover Re has reported net income of EUR 958.6 million for the full-year 2017, as its results showed how its global scale and diversity has helped them firm to a reasonable result, despite the major catastrophic losses of last year and a plummeting underwriting result in P&C reinsurance. In ... Read the full article
Saga signs 80% motor quota share with New Re & Hannover Re
12th February 2018
Saga plc, a specialty provider of products and services including insurance for the over 50's, has entered into a new quota share reinsurance arrangement with reinsurers New Re (part of the Munich Re group) and Hannover Re for its motor book of business. The quota share reinsurance arrangement will see 80% ... Read the full article
Hannover Re says renewals give it a “solid platform” for 2018
7th February 2018
After the impacts of major catastrophe loss events in 2017 the January 2018 reinsurance renewals and the associated increase in rates available have allowed German reinsurer Hannover Re to put in place, what the CEO terms, a "solid platform" for achieving its targets in 2018. Hannover Re has reported that it ... Read the full article
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