Latest Reinsurance Headlines

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BMS Re Acquires Mexican Surety Reinsurance Broker Calomex

Jul 25 2022 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announce the acquisition of Calomex, the Mexico City-based specialist reinsurance broker, by BMS Re.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in...

People Moves: MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance; DUAL Hires HDI’s Biemann for Cyber; Gallagher Re Taps Swiss Re’s Kreutzer for Nordic Region

Jul 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin, DUAL Europe, and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Names Liberty Mutual’s Baxter as Head of Reinsurance,...

Midyear Prop-Cat Reinsurance Capacity Down For First Time in Decades: Aon

Jul 5 2022 // For the first time since the devastating U.S. hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, property-catastrophe capacity contracted during the June/July reinsurance renewal period, Aon said in a recently released report.While the...

Florida Property Reinsurance Premiums Rise by as Much as 50%: Gallagher Re

Jul 1 2022 // Property reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% in Florida at July 1 renewals and by up to 40% in the United States overall, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re said on Friday, as reinsurers grappled with higher inflation...

State-Controlled RNRC Says It Now Covers Nearly All Russian Reinsurance

Jul 1 2022 // State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Co. (RNRC) is covering nearly all reinsurance of domestic business, its president said on Friday, as foreign insurance firms withdrew their coverage following Western...

Midyear Prop-Catastrophe Reinsurance Capacity Down for 1st Time in Decades: Aon

Jul 1 2022 // For the first time since the devastating U.S. hurricanes of 2004 and 2005, property-catastrophe capacity contracted during the June/July reinsurance renewal period, Aon said in a new report released yesterday.While the...

Getting the Measure of Inflation for the (Re)insurance Industry

Jun 30 2022 // This content was recently published in the Blogs section of RMS’ website. It is republished here with permission.Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary trends have captured news headlines around...

After Halting New Business in Florida, Bankers Faults Reinsurers’ Excessive Price Hikes

Jun 27 2022 // Two more Florida property insurers have stopped accepting new business in the state. One of them blamed it partly on unfair and unexpectedly large price increases from reinsurers this year. The other carrier said that,...

People Moves: McMurdo to Succeed Blanc as SCOR’s CEO of Reinsurance; HDI Global Promotes Hullin to Lead Industrial Lines Division After Wohlthat Retires

Jun 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR and HDI Global.A summary of these new hires follows here. McMurdo to Succeed Blanc as SCOR’s CEO of ReinsuranceSCOR announced that its CEO of...

People Moves: SiriusPoint Names Heerasing UK Country Branch Mgr; Re/Insurer IQUW Offers Crisis Mgmt Product With Team Led by Talbot’s Atkinson

Jun 13 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Bermuda-based re/insurer SiriusPoint and London headquartered re/insurer IQUW.A summary of these announcements follows here. SiriusPoint Names Heerasing UK...

Citizens Adds Thousands of Policies But Has Yet to Complete Reinsurance Needs

Jun 10 2022 // Two developments at Citizens Property Insurance Corp. show how tough the Florida market continues to be, even after recent legislative action.At a Citizens Market Accountability Committee meeting this week, Chief Operating...

Reuters: Russia’s State-Owned RNRC to Reinsure Russian Oil Shipments: Sources

Jun 10 2022 // State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) is now the main reinsurer of Russian ships, including Sovcomflot’s fleet, after Western insurance firms withdrew cover for Russian shipowners, three people...

World’s Biggest Re/Insurers Expanding in Africa, but Climate Change Could Hit Profits

Jun 10 2022 // The world’s biggest insurers are expanding in Africa, looking to tap growth promised by a rising population and middle class, but climate change could complicate their quest for profits.With Western markets...

Howden Group to Acquire TigerRisk Partners to Create ‘Much-Needed’ Fourth Reinsurance Broker

Jun 9 2022 // Howden Group Holdings said it has created the “much-needed fourth global player in the reinsurance market” with an announcement it has acquired TigerRisk Partners to bolster the scale and depth of its offering...

AXIS Exits Property Reinsurance to Focus on Specialty; Leadership Team Restructured

Jun 8 2022 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the shift of AXIS Re from property reinsurance to focus instead on casualty, specialty, accident and health, and credit lines.With the refocus of AXIS Re, AXIS Re CEO...

Global Re/insurers See Average Premium Increases of 11% in Q1

Jun 6 2022 // Premium growth during the first quarter of 2022 saw an average increase of 11%, which was supported by continued favorable pricing for commercial insurance lines and reinsurance business, according to a report from...

People Moves: NFP Appoints Markel’s Horsman as Head of Canadian National Broking; Insurer Openly Expands Reinsurance Division, Hiring Landi From Everest Re

Jun 3 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker NFP and homeowners’ insurer, Openly.A summary of these new hires follows here. NFP Appoints Markel’s Horsman as Head of Canadian...

Universal Completes $696M Reinsurance Program; Five Others in Florida May Not

Jun 1 2022 // As many as five Florida property insurers are unlikely to be able to secure adequate reinsurance by today’s deadline, but the state’s largest carrier is not one of them.Universal Insurance Holdings announced...

Global Re/insurers See Average Premium Increases of 11% in 1st Quarter: Gallagher Re

May 31 2022 // Premium growth during the first quarter saw an average increase of 11%, which was supported by continued favorable pricing for commercial insurance lines and reinsurance business, according to a report from Gallagher...

People Moves: Oneglobal Appoints IRB’s Oka as CEO Reinsurance Brazil; Chubb Names 3 Senior Leaders for Financial Lines in UK, Ireland, S. Africa, Global Markets

May 26 2022 // Oneglobal Appoints IRB’s Oka as CEO Reinsurance BrazilOneglobal Broking announced the appointment of Adriano Oka as CEO Reinsurance Brazil. Oka will report to Nery Silva, CEO Mercosul, Oneglobal Brazil. The...