Latest Reinsurance Headlines

All the headlines from our Reinsurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Fortitude Re Forms Bermuda Multi-Line Reinsurer, Buys U.S. Life Insurer

Jan 7 2022 // Fortitude Re announced the formation of a Bermuda multi-line reinsurer and the acquisition of a U.S. life insurer.In addition, Fortitude Re’s subsidiary, Fortitude Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (FRL), Bermuda’s largest...

MS Amlin Launches 2nd Asia-Focused Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle for ILS

Jan 6 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, announced its Singapore-based operation has launched its second local special purpose reinsurance vehicle (SPRV).Called Phoenix 2 Re Pte....

Many Re/Insurance Buyers Are ‘Frustrated’ With Multiple Years of Price Rises

Jan 5 2022 // Frustration is setting in for commercial insurance buyers subjected to multiple years of price rises, especially those that have improved their risk profiles by de-risking and elevating risk management, according to a...

People Moves: AGCS Promotes Williams to CUO Corporate, Succeeding Buckle; Aon Names Irl to U.S. Reinsurance Treaty Team; AXIS’ Gorman to Arrow Risk Mgmt

Dec 15 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions team and Arrow Risk Management.A summary of these new hires follows here. AGCS...

Leading Marine Re/Insurers Join Push to Decarbonize Global Shipping

Dec 15 2021 // Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of carbon emissions from global shipping as pressure builds on the sector to go fully...

Reinsurer Says U.S. Should Regulate $17 Billion Litigation Funding Industry

Dec 13 2021 // Litigation funding has become a $17 billion industry globally, with 52% of that money being spent in the United States, Swiss Re said in a recent report.The reinsurer said third-party litigation funding (TPLF) is...

Swiss Re to Sell elipsLife to Swiss Life, Enters Long-Term Reinsurance Partnership

Dec 10 2021 // Swiss Re announced it has agreed to sell its life insurance subsidiary Elips Life AG (elipsLife) to Swiss Life International and to enter into a long-term reinsurance partnership for elipsLife’s in-force and new...

Rising Reinsurance Prices and Demand Help to Create Stable Sector Outlook: AM Best

Dec 9 2021 // AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook for the global reinsurance segment, citing in part the ongoing positive pricing momentum driven by rising loss cost inflation, enhanced underwriting discipline,...

Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Renewal Rates to Rise by More Than 10%: Fitch

Dec 7 2021 // Reinsurance rates are expected to increase by more than 10% in catastrophe-related lines of business when contracts are renewed in January 2022, which supports an improving sector outlook for 2022, according to Fitch...

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Committee Recommends Willis Re for Reinsurance Broker

Dec 7 2021 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s Actuarial & Underwriting Committee met on December 6 to review best and final offers from respondents to the Association’s request for proposals for reinsurance...

Gallagher Completes $3.25B Purchase of Willis’ Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage Business

Dec 1 2021 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed the $3.25 billion acquisition of nearly all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc.Together with Gallagher’s existing...

Convex Gets NAIC Approval to Operate as Reciprocal Jurisdiction Reinsurer in U.S.

Nov 30 2021 // Convex Group Ltd. announced that Convex Insurance UK Ltd. (CIL) and Convex Reinsurance Ltd. (CRL) have received approval from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the California Department of Insurance...

Insurtech Startup Kettle Raises $25M to Expand Wildfire Reinsurance Protection

Nov 24 2021 // Kettle, the San Francisco-based reinsurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to better protect people from the growing wildfire risks of climate change, announced it has been reinsuring homes during the 2021...

Guy Carpenter and Marsh to Combine South Africa Facultative Reinsurance Businesses

Nov 23 2021 // Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and insurance broker Marsh, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, said they are combining their South Africa facultative reinsurance operations into a single business, effective Jan. 1, 2022....

P/C Insurers’ Increased Reliance on Reinsurance Portends Premium Hikes

Nov 18 2021 // American International Group Inc. and other insurers avoided steep losses from a spate of extreme weather this year thanks in part to the reinsurance industry. But increased reliance on those policies probably means price...

Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses

Nov 15 2021 // All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.Sharply lower non-life, coronavirus-related...

Berkshire Hathaway General Reinsurance Unit Launches Mideast Office in Dubai

Nov 15 2021 // DUBAI — The General Reinsurance unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has set up a Middle East office in Dubai, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) said on Monday.Gen Re will provide life and...

10 Things to Consider When Buying, Selling or Operating a Reinsurance Intermediary

Nov 15 2021 // The global reinsurance landscape is an interconnected, intertwined marketplace that continues to grow and evolve. As insurance companies, agencies, program administrators and other industry actors continue to expand their...

People Moves: Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of Aerospace; Fidelis Names Stewart, Davern as Co-Deputy CUOs, Bellamy as Head of Property Reinsurance

Nov 12 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details promotions at the insurers Chubb and Fidelis Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of AerospaceChubb announced the promotion...

Hannover Re Sells Stake in HDI Global Specialty to Position Itself as Pure Reinsurer

Nov 12 2021 // Hannover Re is selling its 49.8% stake in the joint venture HDI Global Specialty SE to the majority shareholder HDI Global SE, effective Dec. 31, 2021.HDI Global SE will then hold 100% of the shares. Financial details of...