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Life reinsurance industry news, analysis and insights.
Our life reinsurance market news stories cover happenings in the life reinsurance industry, people moves, new company launches, life reinsurance company results, product innovation and more.
U.S. life reinsurance a beacon of stability
14th September 2017
In a year where many insurance and reinsurance segments have seen profit margins squeezed and growth challenged by a growing onslaught of alternative and new market entrants, the life reinsurance segment has remained a beacon of stability. In contrast with many other re/insurance lines, life re/insurance has been characterised by the ... Read the full article
Monument Re acquires Laguna Life DAC
31st August 2017
Monument Re has acquired Laguna Life DAC, the Irish life assurance operations of Enstar Group, subject to regulatory approval and satisfaction of closing conditions. The Class I Life assurance insurer, Laguna, was placed into run-off in November 2009 and became part of Enstar in 2011 prior to its acquisition. Manfred Maske, Group CEO ... Read the full article
Re/insurers could see earnings pressured by rising mortality rates
23rd August 2017
Rising mortality rates among the younger population in the U.S. could impact revenues for insurers and reinsurers that cater to lower-income markets, A.M. Best warned. In the last two years there's been an increase in mortality rates among younger age groups which could translate into earnings pressure on firms operating in the ... Read the full article
Life reinsurers’ strong risk management to assist emerging market growth: S&P
22nd August 2017
Advanced and strong risk management and underwriting capabilities will support reinsurers as they navigate the challenges of the expanding life reinsurance industry in emerging markets, according to ratings agency, Standard & Poor's (S&P). S&P expects emerging life insurance markets to drive the expansion of the global life reinsurance sector in ... Read the full article
Athene President talks “important” Lincoln deal and benefit of offshore strategy
18th August 2017
President of Athene Holding, Bill Wheeler, has praised the company's "important" flow reinsurance deal with Lincoln Financial Group, underlining the benefits of having an offshore strategy in the market. Athene Holding announced in early August that it had finalised a flow reinsurance treaty with Lincoln Financial Group, and President of the ... Read the full article
MS&AD Insurance buys stake in Australian life & annuities firm Challenger
16th August 2017
Japanese insurance group MS&AD Insurance Holdings, the parent of the Mitsui Sumitomo insurance entities, has bought a stake in an Australian life and annuities specialist as it looks for further diversification. Japanese insurance groups have been investing in operations around the globe as they look to diversify their businesses away from ... Read the full article
S&P predicts continued profits in life reinsurance driven by market concentration
15th August 2017
The concentration of the global life reinsurance market and high barriers to entry for new players will contribute to the continued profitability of the sector, according to analysis from rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). In its latest global life reinsurance market report, S&P noted the impressive profitability of the sector in ... Read the full article
Global life reinsurance industry poised for continued growth momentum: S&P
8th August 2017
Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) expects emerging life insurance regions, such as the Asia-Pacific, and continued growth in the longevity risk transfer space to drive the expansion of the international life reinsurance sector. Over the last three years S&P has observed strong growth momentum in the longevity risk transfer space, ... Read the full article
More positives than negatives in life reinsurance: S&P
4th August 2017
The outlook for the global life reinsurance sector is "promising" through 2019 as opportunities in the space outweigh a string of persistent market challenges, especially when compared with the property and casualty (P&C) space, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P). "Despite prevailing low interest rates, fierce competition in the sector's ... Read the full article
Swiss Re reinsures life portfolio for Bansabadell Vida
25th July 2017
Swiss Re has entered into a reinsurance arrangement with Zurich subsidiary Bansabadell Vida which will see the firm reinsure and take on the risks of a portfolio of individual life risks, in return for a reinsurance commission payment of EUR 683.7 million. Bansabadell Vida is a Spanish life insurance joint venture ... Read the full article
SCOR to acquire 100% of mutual life/health reinsurer MutRé
17th July 2017
French reinsurance giant SCOR has announced this morning that it is to acquire the remaining shares of MutRé S.A., a reinsurer that SCOR has held a 33% stake in since 1998. MutRé S.A. is a mutual reinsurer, established to serve the social economy in France and a particularly major player in ... Read the full article
SCOR announces string of senior life leadership changes
29th June 2017
SCOR Global Life Americas has reported a series of changes to its Senior leadership, naming Von Peterson as Group Reinsurance team's Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Brian Anderson's promotion to head of Group Life & Accident product lines to succeed Mark Laulainen who is set to retire from ... Read the full article
Moody’s upgrades outlook to stable for UK life re/insurers
28th June 2017
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook for the UK insurance and reinsurance life industry from negative to stable to include predictions of an expected "moderate and manageable" Brexit impact, in a report released recently. Dominic Simpson, Vice President Senior Credit Officer at Moody's, said the stable outlook is primarily a reflection ... Read the full article
SCOR Global Life Australia hires chief underwriter & chief medical officer
22nd June 2017
SCOR Global Life Australia has appointed Debra Pitcher as chief underwriter and Dr John Cummins as chief medical officer as it builds its team to expand local operations, the Financial Standard reported. Pitcher will assume responsibility for the Australia and New Zealand life reinsurance underwriting strategy and focus on developing client solutions. She ... Read the full article
AMP reported near to life reinsurance deal with China Life, Munich Re, Hannover Re, others
21st June 2017
According to a report in the Australian media, financial services firm AMP is nearing completion of another reinsurance transaction to free up capital, with China Life, Munich Re and Hannover Re all named as potential parties to the deal. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that AMP may be ... Read the full article