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News on one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, France headquartered SCOR.
SCOR is one of the leading global reinsurance company’s and our news covers SCOR’s news announcements, people moves, results and financial performance, as well as analysis of reinsurance market trends and interviews.
SCOR to use Concirrus’ Marine Hull Market Model
20th July 2022
Global insurer and reinsurer SCOR has adopted the Marine Hull Market Model from insurtech Concirrus to improve loss ratios within its marine line of business. Concirrus’ Model - delivered via its data and analytics platform, Quest - leverages the insight of multiple data sources for a market-wide perspective on valuing an ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints Augustin Gas as CUO APAC FGM
15th July 2022
Global insurer and reinsurer SCOR has made a key appointment in the Asia Pacific region, appointing long-standing employee and former retrocession specialist Augustin Gas as Chief Underwriting Officer for APAC fast growth markets. Gas highlighted his new role as APAC, FGM Chief Underwriting Officer at SCOR on Linkedin today. In the Asia ... Read the full article
Monkeypox outbreak not a significant event for re/insurers: SCOR
15th July 2022
Global reinsurer SCOR has said it does not expect the recent monkeypox virus outbreak to cause a significant impact for re/insurers. This is due to the fact that monkeypox has relatively low mortality and morbidity rates and the existing protection among certain groups of the population, SCOR noted. People vaccinated against smallpox ... Read the full article
SCOR faces a “just below €200m” loss related to drought in Brazil
13th July 2022
SCOR has reported that the impact on its net technical results from the severe drought on the harvest in the southern part of Brazil “should be just below €200m” for H1 2022. According to the global reinsurer, this is the Group’s best estimate of the full cost of the event. SCOR is ... Read the full article
SCOR “likely to underperform peers in short-term” – Berenberg
6th July 2022
Berenberg is forecasting that, in Q2, SCOR will experience a net loss of €43m, and is likely to continue to underperform peers in the shorter term. This is driven primarily by inaccurate expert assessment of catastrophe events, as well as the ongoing impact of drought losses in ... Read the full article
MGAM and SCOR to lead Gov-backed scheme for fire assessors
29th June 2022
UK insurer MGAM, an Acrisure partner, and SCOR, in partnership with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, will deliver a new Government backed professional indemnity insurance (PII) scheme for EWS1 assessors, according to an announcement. The external wall fire review process forms (EWS1) were developed by the Royal Institution ... Read the full article
SCOR promotes McMurdo to Reinsurance CEO as Blanc announces retirement
14th June 2022
Stuart McMurdo is set to replace Michel Blanc as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reinsurance at SCOR, with the latter set to retire in January 2023 after 31 years of service. The French reinsurer notes that, effective immediately, McMurdo and Blanc will work very closely together to ensure a smooth transition ... Read the full article
Reinsurers to absorb bulk of $2bn+ Ever Given claims, says SCOR
9th June 2022
A majority share of more than $2 billion in claims is the potential sum reinsurers will absorb from the losses caused by the blocking of the Suez Canal because of the lodging of the Ever Given, according to global reinsurer SCOR. Last year, the ultra-large container ship blocked the largest man-made ... Read the full article
Appetite for underwriting property cat reinsurance business tightening
1st June 2022
Earnings pressure and ongoing uncertainty around the impact of climate change is reducing the appetite for underwriting property catastrophe reinsurance business, says the newest edition of Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate (ARA). The study said that while the sector should be ‘applauded’ for dealing with significant volatility over the last five years and ... Read the full article
SCOR sponsors new catastrophe bond
1st June 2022
SCOR has sponsored a new catastrophe bond called Atlas Capital Reinsurance 2022 DAC. According to the firm, the new bond will provide the group with a multi-year risk transfer capacity of $240m to protect itself against named storms in the U.S. and earthquakes in the U.S. and Canada, as well as ... Read the full article
SCOR announces first underwriting exclusions on oil
18th May 2022
During its recent Annual General Meeting, global reinsurer, SCOR announced its first underwriting exclusions on oil, as the company announced the end of coverage for new oilfield projects by 2023. The French reinsurer did state that it will make exceptions for oil projects of "companies aligned with Net-Zero by 2050". SCOR has ... Read the full article
SCOR backs Amynta Trade Credit Solutions
17th May 2022
Insurance services company, Amynta Group, has partnered with French reinsurer SCOR on the launch of Amynta Trade Credit Solutions, a new platform designed to provide a responsive and focused approach to trade credit insurance in the U.S. The new MGA will be led by Harpreet Mann as President of Amynta Trade ... Read the full article
Fitch turns negative on SCOR
11th May 2022
Fitch Ratings has changed its outlook on SCOR from stable to negative, due to concerns that the reinsurer may not deliver a financial performance in line with its ratings over the next year to two years. At the same time, the rating agency affirmed the insurer financial strength (IFS) and long-term ... Read the full article
SCOR reports €80m loss in Q1, but premiums up with strong growth in P&C
6th May 2022
Global reinsurer SCOR has reported a net loss of €80 million for the first-quarter of 2022, as the firm's natural catastrophe ratio exceeded budget, COVID-19 continued to impact life and health (L&H), and it reserved for losses related to the war in Ukraine. The net loss compares with income of €45 ... Read the full article
SCOR collaborates with machine learning powered financial security platform
29th April 2022
Global reinsurer SCOR has announced that it is collaborating with Onuu – an all-in-one banking and insurance solution across the US. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Felix Ortiz and Ryan Wuerch, Onuu is designed with Americans of modest means in mind, offering a personalised membership with access to life insurance, credit and ... Read the full article