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Reinsurance News

Reinsurance industry news, analysis, insight and interviews.

Reinsurance market news coverage provided everyday, on the top reinsurers and insurers, covering news topics of relevance to the reinsurance sector, as well as commercial and specialty insurance.

Aspen Data Labs launches to enhance digital and AI capabilities

11th July 2024

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has launched Aspen Data Labs, a new platform designed to advance its digital capabilities and enhance its focus on data and artificial intelligence (AI). Aspen Data Labs will facilitate collaboration among employees and partners on data science and AI projects ... Read the full article

Rokstone announces launch of new US Sports & Leisure Casualty division

10th July 2024

Rokstone, an international specialty (re)insurance MGA within the Aventum Group, has announced the launch of its new Sports & Leisure Casualty division in the United States. Heading this initiative is Charles Landrum, a professional in the US commercial casualty market with over four decades of expertise in crafting specialised solutions for ... Read the full article

Fannie Mae closes fifth 2024 credit insurance transfer on $8.2bn single-family loans

8th July 2024

Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise and provider of mortgage financing in the United States, has completed a new Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction, known as CIRT 2024-L3. This initiative transferred $337.2 million in mortgage credit risk to private insurers and reinsurers. "We appreciate the support of the 27 insurers and reinsurers that ... Read the full article

Several macro forces can drive corporate progress between now and 2026: Mayer Brown

8th July 2024

Financial leaders brace for change to address multiple threats as they face significant gaps in organisational preparedness for successful business transformation, a recent Mayer Brown study has found. "The Next Organization: Seven Dimensions of Successful Business Transformation (A Financial Services Report), which includes insights from 197 leaders from financial services firms, ... Read the full article

MAPFRE RE expands presence in Asia with new China office

5th July 2024

Global reinsurer MAPFRE RE to open its new branch in Beijing as it has been granted approval from the National Financial Regulatory Administration of the People’s Republic of China. The Beijing Branch is an important milestone for MAPFRE RE’s strategic development in China, the company stated. It will enable MAPFRE RE to ... Read the full article

Rates down 10%+ for some upper layers of property placements at mid-year renewals: GC

3rd July 2024

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter's mid-year reinsurance renewal report reveals that some upper layers of property placements saw risk-adjusted decreases of 10% or more for accounts without loss impacts. However, the broker finds that mid-year 2024 global property catastrophe reinsurance risk-adjusted rates were generally flat to mid-to high-single digits. The report noted that ... Read the full article

Howden Re and Keenan complete LPT for a large California workers’ compensation JPA

2nd July 2024

Reinsurance broker Howden Re and Keenan have completed a strategic Loss Portfolio Transfer (LPT) between one of the largest California workers’ compensation joint powers authorities (the JPA) and a top-ten global reinsurer. Howden Re was responsible for facilitating the commutation with historical markets and brokered the loss portfolio transfer for the ... Read the full article

CG Re (Africa) opens London office, first outside Africa

2nd July 2024

Specialist reinsurance broker, CG Re (Africa) Ltd has announced the opening of its London office, part of the company’s expansion strategy to become an international and global reinsurance broker. The new office, which will open from 10 July 2024, will be located in the City of London, and joins CGRE Group’s ... Read the full article

Allianz Trade and BPL enhance data sharing with API integration via Whitespace

2nd July 2024

Insurer Allianz Trade and credit and political risk insurance broker, BPL, have launched a collaboration to transform the way underwriters and brokers share enquiry data using Application Programming Interface (API) integration through the independent digital trading platform Whitespace, a Verisk business. Christophe White, Global Head, Specialty Credit, Allianz Trade, commented: “I ... Read the full article

One80 introduces GeneBridge reinsurance product for gene therapy

2nd July 2024

One80 Intermediaries (One80), an insurance broker based in Boston, announced the launch of GeneBridge, an innovative product designed to reduce the financial burden of high-cost gene therapy claims. Matthew Power, President, One80, commented: “With the number of gene and cell therapies expected to double over the next two years, we saw ... Read the full article

Miller appoints Kazuhiko Shinkai as Head of Non-Marine Japan Strategy

1st July 2024

Miller, an independent specialist (re)insurance broker, has announced Kazuhiko Shinkai's appointment as Head of Miller Non-Marine Japan Strategy, enhancing their Japanese operations through Lead Insurance Services Limited. Starting on July 1, 2024, Shinkai will manage Miller's Japanese operations and lead the expansion of the non-marine sector locally. Japan is a key growth ... Read the full article

Competitive reinsurance marketplace observed at mid-year renewals, landscape remains dynamic, Aon

27th June 2024

Global re/insurance broker Aon has reported that insurers generally achieved positive mid-year renewal outcomes, which included rate reductions for property catastrophe risk and improvements in terms and coverage. However, the broker notes, that while a "more competitive reinsurance marketplace was observed", the landscape remains "somewhat dynamic" due to volatility in secondary peril ... Read the full article

Surge in cyber insurance market fuelled by regulatory shifts and global tensions: Morningstar DBRS

27th June 2024

Morningstar DBRS, a global credit rating agency, emphasises that cyber insurance is rapidly growing and essential in the digital age, projected to soar to $40 billion by decade's end amidst rising cyber threats and stringent data regulations. Morningstar DBRS highlights that Cyber insurance is a relatively new type of insurance designed ... Read the full article

Re/insurance sector has to be ambitious amid expanding risk environment: Carnegie-Brown, Lloyd’s

26th June 2024

Speaking earlier today in London during Marsh McLennan's Rising Professionals’ Global Forum 2024 event, Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd’s, distilling down on the scope of risk, said that "the greatest challenges of our time are climate change, evolving cyber and technology risks, geopolitics and political violence and financial risk." According to Carnegie-Brown, ... Read the full article

inDrive teams up with MIC Global for driver accident and medical coverage

25th June 2024

MIC Global (MIC), a provider of comprehensive embedded micro insurance solutions, is teaming up with inDrive, an international platform specialising in mobility and urban services, as well as local insurers. Their goal is to introduce advanced micro insurance options to inDrive drivers and passengers globally, starting in Latin America. These offerings will ... Read the full article