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Loss costs to shrink homeowners’ margins, but reinsurance prices to stabilise rates
18th April 2017
Rising loss cost inflation among U.S. homeowners insurers is expected to result in shrinking margins for the group throughout 2017, but large rate increases may be fended off thanks to the stabilising effect of cheaper property reinsurance. Higher severity losses in the U.S. homeowner insurance market, excluding the impact of catastrophes, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sets up Singapore reinsurance entity to be Asian HQ
18th April 2017
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has established a legal entity in Singapore which will also serve as its Asian headquarters, as it strengthens its commitment to providing reinsurance solutions across the Asia region. The new Singapore company, Swiss Re Asia, will be wholly-owned by Swiss Re Ltd., the Zurich based parent ... Read the full article
Unum to offer stop loss cover for U.S. self-insured firms
18th April 2017
Unum - a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the U.S. and the U.K. - today announced the launch of a new product providing stop loss reinsurance coverage for self-insured companies. Stop loss covers self-insured employers if their employees’ medical claims exceed expectations, cover is triggered if losses surpass an agreed sum, it's ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News – Tuesday 18th April 2017
18th April 2017
Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Tuesday 18th April 2017: Swiss Re sets up Singapore reinsurance entity to be Asian HQ Reinsurer Swiss Re has established a legal entity in Singapore that will also serve as the firm's Asian headquarters. 2017 an “environment of cautious optimism” for U.S. & ... Read the full article
Reinsurance backed geothermal risk transfer expands to Germany
13th April 2017
A German drilling contractor and energy company, Daldrup & Söhne AG, has become the first firm in Germany to use an innovative integrated drilling risk insurance model backed by a reinsurance structure. The insurance model’s alternative risk transfer (ART) structure is backed by a reinsurance framework and used to hedge the ... Read the full article
2017 an “environment of cautious optimism” for U.S. & Bermudian M&A: Deloitte
13th April 2017
Deloitte has proclaimed its M&A outlook for this year an "environment of cautious optimism," saying it expects U.S. and Bermudian re/insurers to plan for, but delay final execution of mergers & acquisitions until implications of potential regulatory and tax code changes become clearer. “Entering 2017, the post-election stock run-up and quarter-point ... Read the full article
$30 million Ogden rate blow to RenaissanceRe reserves
13th April 2017
Renaissance Re has announced an estimated $30 million pre-tax impact of the Ogden rate on its carried reserves, to be accounted for in the firm's first quarter results. The firm said most of the reserve increase is related to a its U.K. medical malpractice contracts within the reinsurer's Casualty and Specialty segment. One ... Read the full article
Reinsurers report premium growth in 2016, but profits fall further: Aon Benfield
13th April 2017
The latest Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which examines 23 major reinsurance companies based in developed markets, shows that firms continue to report premium growth in spite of the testing market landscape, although profitability has declined and is expected to come under further pressure in the months ahead. During 2016 ABA companies' ... Read the full article
Swiss Re pegs its cyclone Debbie loss at $350m
13th April 2017
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has estimated its own loss due to tropical Cyclone Debbie in Australia at US$350 million net of retrocessional protection and before tax, with the firm taking a larger share of commercial insurance losses than in similar events in the past. Swiss Re also estimates the insurance industry ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News – Thursday 13th April 2017
13th April 2017
Here’s your daily Reinsurance News for Thursday 13th April 2017: Swiss Re sees its cyclone Debbie loss at US$350m, industry at $1.3bn Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has revealed that it expects an estimated loss from Cyclone Debbie of roughly $350 million, and has put the insured market loss at around $1.3 ... Read the full article
Strong growth for UK group life market: Swiss Re
12th April 2017
The latest Group Watch report from reinsurance giant Swiss Re shows solid growth in the UK group life market, with 520,000 newly covered members in 2016, taking the number of people covered by Group life schemes to beyond 12 million. "This year's results paint a very positive picture at a difficult ... Read the full article
Australia’s Terrorism Insurance Scheme revised for extended cover
12th April 2017
Amendments expected to extend Australia’s Terrorism Insurance Scheme coverage, recommended by the 2015 Triennial Review by Treasury, have been approved with effect from 1st July. The changes broaden the definition of eligible property by including buildings where at least 20% of floor space is used for commercial purposes or that are ... Read the full article
Quota shares most efficient reinsurance option under Solvency II: Scor
12th April 2017
Scor has underlined quota shares as the most efficient form of reinsurance for insurer’s capital optimisation under Solvency II - as the industry continues to adapt to the regime's regulatory requirements since its implementation last year. In a recent report on capital optimisation, Scor analysts contrasted the three capital drivers of ... Read the full article
Michael Leahey joins AXIS Re from XL Catlin
12th April 2017
AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda domiciled AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced that Michael Leahey has joined the firm from XL Catlin, as Vice President and Deputy Head of Catastrophe Underwriting for Europe, Israel, and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In his new role Leahey will be tasked with underwriting property ... Read the full article
R3 and ACORD launch centre of excellence for distributed ledger tech
12th April 2017
R3, the financial technology, distributed ledger and blockchain consortium, have joined forces with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) to launch a Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the global insurance industry. R3 has major insurers including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group, as well as other ... Read the full article
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