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PartnerRe reports H1 2023 combined ratio of 83.5% as net income swells
2nd August 2023
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. has reported a first-half 2023 combined ratio of 83.5%, with a non-life underwriting result of $466 million, contributing to a significant year-on-year rise in net income for the period. All in all, PartnerRe has reported H1 2023 net income of more than $787 million, a stark improvement from ... Read the full article
PartnerRe names Thomas Smith Head of Global Clients
4th July 2023
Bermuda-based reinsurer, PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Thomas Smith as Head of Global Clients and Broker Management. He will succeed Fiona Mitchell who is leaving the reinsurance industry. Commenting on the appointment, James Beedle, CEO P&C APAC, Partner Re, said: “Tom has over 20 years’ experience at PartnerRe. His deep understanding ... Read the full article
Sylvain Jarrier appointed as Group Chief Underwriter Officer at PartnerRe
12th June 2023
Sylvain Jarrier has been appointed to the role of Group Chief Underwriter Officer at Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe. He brings more than 15 years of senior management experience towards his new role. Jarrier has been with PartnerRe for two decades, having joined the firm in 2003 as a Property & Casualty Pricing Actuary. ... Read the full article
RGA’s Chris Noyes joins PartnerRe’s US Life & Health team
17th May 2023
Chris Noyes has joined PartnerRe as a Client Partner on the firm’s US Life & Health team. He joins PartnerRe from Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) where he most recently served as Vice President of Business Development, U.S. Mortality Markets. In a statement, PartnerRe CEO, North America Life, Chris Shanahan said: “I am ... Read the full article
PartnerRe & Euclid announce security industry carrier partnership
16th February 2023
PartnerRe, Euclid Program Managers and Euclid Security have announced a carrier partnership for a Security Industry Liability Insurance Program. Moving forward, Euclid Security, a program administrator offering specialised liability coverages for security industry risks, will be writing on behalf of PartnerRe’s newly launched Insurance Programs unit. Under its new facility, Euclid Security ... Read the full article
PartnerRe to target niche areas in direct lines expansion: CEO Bonneau
23rd December 2022
PartnerRe CEO, Jacques Bonneau, has suggested that while the firm remains a reinsurance-focused operation, its recently announced expanded direct insurance presence will provide opportunities to source and write risks that may not be available to it as a reinsurer and will complement its overall portfolio. As part of a strategic review ... Read the full article
PartnerRe & Zurich back £1bn longevity swap for Fortune 500 pension
21st November 2022
An unnamed UK pension scheme sponsored by a Fortune 500 company has completed a £1 billion longevity swap with PartnerRe acting as reinsurer and Zurich acting as the intermediary to the swap. According to the announcement, the transaction - which covers both pensioner and non-pensioner members - insures the majority of ... Read the full article
PartnerRe makes two appointments to its board
14th November 2022
PartnerRe has appointed Reuben Jeffery and Sylvestre Frezal to its board of directors. Jeffery is the former president and chief executive officer of Rockefeller & Co. He was also employeed at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was managing director and head of the European financial institutions group and of the ... Read the full article
PartnerRe falls to loss for Q3 & 9M 2022 on catastrophes, unrealised losses on investments
10th November 2022
Bermuda-based PartnerRe has reported a net loss of $387 million for the third quarter of 2022 as the firm records a non-life underwriting loss of $100 million on the back of losses related to Hurricane Ian of $300 million, and unrealised losses on fixed maturities and short term investments of ... Read the full article
PartnerRe names Abina Kealy CFO as Nick Burnet departs
7th September 2022
Bermuda-based PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Abina Kealy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the firm's Executive Leadership team, effective September 6th, 2022. Previously, Kealy served as the reinsurer's Chief Accounting Officer. She takes over as CFO from Nick Burnet, who is leaving the company to ... Read the full article
PartnerRe names Nicolas Georgy P&C EMEA, Chief Underwriting Officer
1st September 2022
International reinsurer, PartnerRe, has appointed Nicolas Georgy as Chief Underwriting Officer - Property, in the P&C Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) department. Georgy started his reinsurance career at PartnerRe, he joined the company for the first time in 2001 as a junior underwriter in the Catastrophe department. In 2006 ... Read the full article
PartnerRe falls to net loss as investment result offsets improved underwriting in 1H22
4th August 2022
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has reported a loss of more than $1.1 billion for the first half of 2022, driven by unrealised losses on fixed maturities as a result of rising interest rates, while the firm's underwriting performance improved year-on-year. The reinsurer's H1 net loss includes a loss of $606 million in ... Read the full article
Fitch upgrades PartnerRe following acquisition by Covea
21st July 2022
Fitch Ratings has upgraded PartnerRe’s Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A' from 'A-' and senior unsecured debt ratings to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. Fitch has also upgraded the Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of Partner Reinsurance Company, the company's principal reinsurance operating subsidiary, to 'AA-' (Very Strong) from 'A+' (Strong), ... Read the full article
PartnerRe acquisition could improve Covéa business profile: AM Best
18th July 2022
Analysts at AM Best have reported that the recent acquisition of PartnerRe could lead to an improvement in Covéa’s business profile by significantly diversifying its offerings on a product and geographic basis. The rating agency stated that its financial strength ratings for Covéa remain unchanged following the announcement last week ... Read the full article
Covéa CEO Thierry Derez named new Chairman of PartnerRe
14th July 2022
Following the acquisition of Bermuda-based PartnerRe by French mutual insurer Covéa, which completed yesterday, the reinsurer has announced a number of changes to its Board of Directors. This includes the appointment of Thierry Derez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Covéa, as Chairman of the Board, replacing Brian Dowd, who will ... Read the full article