All the headlines from our Reinsurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2021 // Farmers Edge Inc., a firm that uses artificial intelligence to help growers boost crop yields, is seeking to raise about C$100 million ($79 million) in an initial public offering to strengthen its finances and repay...
Feb 9 2021 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (Core Specialty) hired William (Bill) R. Fischer to lead its newly formed Agriculture Reinsurance Division. Fischer is a 25-year veteran of...
Jan 29 2021 // SAO PAULO – Brazilian reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros rose 18% on Thursday, closing at 7.67 reais, as some Brazilian retail investors mimicked their U.S. counterparts in trying to squeeze short sellers.Rio de...
Jan 13 2021 // Howden Group Holdings announced an investment of $84 million in support of Tamesis DUAL Ltd., the reinsurance division of DUAL Group, the world’s largest international MGA.This additional capacity has been in place...
Jan 13 2021 // Canopius announces its Bermuda-based reinsurance company Canopius Reinsurance Ltd. has been granted a Class 4 reinsurer license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.The reclassification will significantly extend Canopius...
Jan 7 2021 // The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) announced its biennial election of officers for 2021-2022.New ABIR officers elected to Bermuda’s leading international insurers and reinsurers industry...
Jan 6 2021 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has once again procured private sector reinsurance from more than 30 carriers for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to protect the government program from large...
Jan 4 2021 // Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes two years ago.The 737 MAX...
Jan 4 2021 // Premia Holdings Ltd. announced the formation of Elevation Re (SPC) Ltd., a sidecar vehicle which will provide collateralized reinsurance support for Premia’s activities in the global P/C run-off market.This...
Dec 28 2020 // W. R. Berkley Corp. announced the formation of Lifson Re Ltd., a special purpose reinsurer registered in Bermuda and licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.Lifson Re has been capitalized with more than $250 million of...
Dec 23 2020 // International Re (I–RE), the specialist captive insurance and reinsurance managing general underwriter (MGU), is announcing a new strategic capacity partnership with Cimarron Insurance, a niche specialist admitted...
Dec 9 2020 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Conduit Reinsurance Ltd., with a stable outlook.The ratings reflect Conduit Re’s balance...
Dec 8 2020 // The outlook of the global reinsurance sector is “stable,” which is mainly a reflection of hardening pricing conditions and tighter terms and conditions, according to AM Best and Fitch Ratings in two reports.AM...
Dec 3 2020 // A new re/insurance group, called Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., has launched with $1 billion of equity capital, provided by private equity firms The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) as well as...
Dec 3 2020 // Prospero Re Ltd., a reinsurance company wholly owned by ILS Capital Management with $250 million in statutory capital, has received Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) approval of its amended business plan, allowing it to...
Dec 2 2020 // Specialty insurer Crum & Forster (C&F) has acquired the renewal rights of Aspen’s U.S. food and beverage product recall insurance portfolio written primarily through the excess and surplus lines market.The...
Dec 2 2020 // Conduit Holdings Ltd. rose as the Bermuda-based reinsurer started trading in London after an 826 million-pound ($1.1 billion) initial public offering.The stock climbed as much as 7% to 534.9 pence from the offering price...
Nov 25 2020 // Private equity investors Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co. have completed their acquisition of Ariel Re from Argo Group.Ariel Re underwrites a global portfolio of reinsurance products in Bermuda, London and Hong...
Nov 25 2020 // Reinsurance rates are likely to rise in the double-digit percentage point range at key contract renewals in January, Denis Kessler, chairman and chief executive of the French reinsurer SCOR, said on Wednesday.SCOR, one of...
Nov 25 2020 // Hippo Enterprises, an MGA insurtech focused on homeowners insurance, secured a $350 million capital investment designed to help fuel further growth. A related reinsurance agreement is also part of the deal.Mitsui Sumitomo...