Latest Reinsurance Headlines

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Natural Disasters, Ukraine War Weigh on Q1 Results of Europe’s Major Reinsurers

May 16 2022 // Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated natural catastrophe claims and a first round of claims reserves from the Russia-Ukraine war,...

UK’s Terrorism Reinsurer Pool Re to Reduce Reinsurance Pricing for Insurers

May 10 2022 // Pool Re, Britain’s leading terrorism reinsurer, announced the most significant reduction in its reinsurance pricing in 20 years. The reduction, which will come into effect in October 2022, will vary according to...

Is AXIS Selling Its Reinsurance Business? Some Say: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

Apr 29 2022 // AXIS Capital Holding’s chief executive officer would not comment on reports that the company is looking to sell its reinsurance unit. But a market commentary from Wells Fargo Securities said: “Where...

Ending Collateral Requirements for Non-U.S. Reinsurers – It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Apr 22 2022 // Financially strong EU and UK reinsurers will finally see the end of collateral requirements for business they write in the United States — changes that have been more than 20 years in the making.Effective Oct. 1,...

Claims Inflation, Weakening Price Momentum Could Hit Reinsurer, London Mkt Profits

Apr 21 2022 // The global reinsurance and London market sectors face increased risks from rising claims inflation, financial market volatility and weakening price momentum, according to a commentary published by Fitch Ratings.As a...

Swiss Re Secures $1.15B Stop-Loss Protection to Support Reinsurance Growth

Apr 19 2022 // Swiss Re has secured US$1.15 billion in stop-loss cover that protects the entire group for severe underwriting-related losses over a five-year period.Swiss Re said the transaction supports its “growth opportunities...

Global MGU Victor Enters Reinsurance, Acquiring Rhode Island Firm RTSC

Apr 13 2022 // Victor, a global managing general underwriter (MGU), is expanding its underwriting capabilities into the reinsurance market. The firm announced it has acquired the business of Regional Treaty Services Corp. (RTSC), a...

People Moves: Aon Names Ferreira LatAm CEO of Reinsurance Solutions; Fidelis Promotes Herget in D&F Property; MGA DUAL Europe Names Ghilosso as Chair

Apr 12 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon, Fidelis Insurance and MGA DUAL Group.A summary of these appointments follows here. Aon Names Ferreira as LatAm CEO of Reinsurance Solutions, Muñoz...

Reinsurers to Bear Brunt of Australia Flood Claims: AM Best

Apr 5 2022 // The majority of gross losses from recent devastating flooding in Australia likely will be borne by reinsurers with limited impact on primary insurers’ balance sheets, according to an AM Best report.The flooding...

Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal to Extend Reinsurance Program

Apr 5 2022 // Legislative leaders announced a bipartisan deal to extend Minnesota’s health care reinsurance program, beating a deadline by one day in a move to hold down premiums for residents who buy their health insurance on the...

Inflation a ‘Major and Growing Concern’ for Reinsurers

Apr 4 2022 // With buyers’ needs for capacity stable and remaining within the collective appetites of reinsurers, April 1 reinsurance renewals were orderly, according to a broker report, which points to inflation discussions and...

Aviation Re/insurers Face Claims as High as $10B From Planes Grounded in Russia

Apr 4 2022 // Insurers and reinsurers could face claims as high as US$10 billion in a worst-case scenario due to the grounding of planes in Russia, Fitch Ratings said.More than 500 planes that are financed or owned by non-Russian...

Property Catastrophe Reinsurers Show Greater Risk Appetites as Price Hikes Continue

Apr 1 2022 // Reinsurers have boosted their 2022 probable maximum loss (PML) exposures as higher prices continues to attract more capital to property-catastrophe risks, according to Moody’s Investors Service.Reinsurers’...

France’s AXA Stops Re/insuring Russian Insurers, Assets

Mar 28 2022 // French insurer AXA said on Friday that it has stopped all new investments in Russian assets and would no longer underwrite reinsurance of the country’s insurance companies. It said it had stopped underwriting new...

UK’s Asset Freeze of Russian Shipping Firm Sovcomflot Causes Problems for Re/Insurers

Mar 25 2022 // Russia’s top shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF), already struggling to find berths to discharge cargoes, is facing fresh pressure after the UK on Thursday joined countries that have slapped sanctions on it, with...

People Moves: Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as CEO of Insurance Consulting, Reinsurance Solutions; Pool Re Hires Former MS Amlin Exec Clementi as CEO, Succeeding Enoizi

Mar 24 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Pool Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names WTW’s Forrest as Global CEO of Insurance Consulting Team, Reinsurance...

People Moves: TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Tuttle as Sr. Reinsurance Broker; HDI Promotes 3 for UK, Ireland Teams; BMS Taps Howden’s Powell as Chief Commercial Officer

Mar 23 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at TigerRisk Partners, HDI Global, and BMS.A summary of these new hires follows here. TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Tuttle as Partner, Senior Reinsurance...

Aviation Re/insurers Face Claims as High as $10B From Planes Grounded in Russia

Mar 22 2022 // Insurers and reinsurers could face claims as high as US$10 billion in a worst-case scenario due to the grounding of planes in Russia, Fitch Ratings said.More than 500 planes that are financed or owned by non-Russian...

People Moves: Swiss Re Names Gonzalez as CEO Reinsurance China, McGrath Becomes Regional CEO for Corporate Solutions in N. America

Mar 18 2022 // Swiss Re announced that Ivan Gonzalez has been appointed CEO Reinsurance China and China country president with effect from July 1, 2022. He will relocate from New York to Beijing.Katie McGrath will succeed Ivan as...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Bewlay Chief Exec Reinsurance, Replacing Cooper; Marsh Promotes 3 for Affinity; Hartford Hires Generali’s Mather to Lead Int’l Financial Lines

Mar 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Marsh and The Hartford.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Names Bewlay as Chief Executive Reinsurance, Succeeding CooperAXA XL...