Latest Reinsurance Headlines

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MS Amlin Acquires Stake in Specialist Reinsurance MGA Envelop Risk

May 21 2019 // MS Amlin announced the purchase of a strategic stake in Envelop Risk, a global specialist reinsurance managing general agent (MGA), which combines insurance expertise with artificial intelligence-driven cyber risk...

Cyber Confusion: What’s Needed to Create a Sustainable Cyber Market

May 20 2019 // There has been plenty of talk about how cyber continues to evolve in an ever-changing technology landscape, how cyber risks have become increasingly sophisticated and how the insurance industry needs to keep...

Aon Makes Leadership Changes in Global Reinsurance Clients Team

May 17 2019 // Aon plc announced organizational changes within its Global Reinsurance Clients team, which supports 25 of the largest global insurers. Part of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business, the team was launched in 2014 to...

AM Best Affirms Ratings of Third Point Re While Revising Outlook to Negative

May 17 2019 // AM Besthas revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of Bermuda-based Third Point...

A.M. Best Warns of Ratings Downgrades If Terror Reinsurance Act Not Renewed

May 16 2019 // Property/casualty insurers that have relied heavily on the federal terrorism reinsurance program face the risk of rating downgrades if the program isn’t renewed by the end of 2020, ratings firm A.M. Best has...

Markel Int’l Taps Lazarus from Hiscox as Head of North American Property Reinsurance

May 14 2019 // Markel International, the specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., has appointed Nick Lazarus as managing director, North American property reinsurance based in London.Leading the existing and established London...

North Carolina-Based Curi Appoints PartnerRe’s Farrelly as SVP of Underwriting

May 13 2019 // Curi, a provider of medical malpractice products and services for physicians, has appointed Sean Farrelly as its new senior vice president of Underwriting.In this role, Farrelly will lead Curi’s underwriting...

Third Point Reinsurance Names Malloy as CEO, Succeeding Bredahl Who Has Resigned

May 10 2019 // Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (TPRE) has appointed Daniel Malloy as CEO, effective May 10. He succeeds J. Robert Bredahl, whose resignation has been accepted by the board. Bredahl had been TPRE’s CEO since March...

Aon Names Demeusy U.S. Vice Chairman of Reinsurance Business

May 9 2019 // Insurance broker Aon has appointed Jay Demeusy as U.S. vice chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business. Alongside his new role, Demeusy will continue to chair the newly formed Global Construction & Inland Marine...

Guy Carpenter Names Senior Reinsurance Leadership Team to Further Integrate JLT Re

May 9 2019 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced a series of international leadership appointments to facilitate the integration of...

Munich Re’s Q1 Profit Drops 23.5% on Higher Claims Payments from Previous Years

May 8 2019 // German reinsurer Munich Re reported a 23.5 percent decrease in its first quarter net profit to €633 million ($708.6 million) from €827 million ($925.7 million) in Q1 2018.The world’s largest reinsurer blamed the...

GEICO Helps Boost Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit

May 7 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday said gains in its stock investments were behind its good first-quarter profit. Better results from its GEICO auto insurer and BNSF railroad units boosted operating results.The...

Ryan Specialty Group and Nationwide Form Bermuda Reinsurer, Geneva Re

May 7 2019 // Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) and Nationwide announced they have formed a new Bermuda reinsurance company, Geneva Re Ltd.Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Nationwide will own 50 percent of the venture with RSG and RSG-related...

JLT Re’s Chandler Joins Reinsurance Broker BMS as U.S. Operations President

May 6 2019 // Reinsurance broker BMS Group has named Pete Chandler as president of its U.S. reinsurance operations. Chandler joins from JLT Re, where he was deputy CEO of the U.S. reinsurance broking arm of the group. He joined JLT Re...

Hamilton Re Promotes Ali to Senior Vice President, Risk & Analytics

May 3 2019 // Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance platform for Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Hanni Ali has been promoted to senior vice president, Risk & Analytics.Ali, who joined Hamilton in July...

Swiss Re’s Q1 Profit of $429M Hit by Natural Catastrophes, Boeing Crash

May 3 2019 // Reinsurer Swiss Re AG’s reported an unexpected 6 percent fall in quarterly net profit on Friday as claims from large losses offset higher net premiums and a solid return on investments.Net profit came in at $429...

Gen Re Appoints D’Arcy as Head of International Property & Casualty

Apr 30 2019 // General Re Corp., the reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, announced that Andrew D’Arcy will become head of Gen Re International Property & Casualty.D’Arcy will relinquish the role of CEO of...

Industry Veterans Catlin and Brand Launch Specialty Bermuda Re/Insurer Convex Group

Apr 30 2019 // Insurance industry veterans Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand announced they have launched an international specialty insurer and reinsurer, Convex Group Ltd.Convex launches with $1.8 billion of initial committed capital and...

W.R. Berkley Q1 Results Show Rate Increases Working

Apr 25 2019 // W.R. Berkley Corp. enjoyed solid premium growth in the 2019 first quarter and its reinsurance arm booked encouraging results, with the carrier crediting “further rate improvement” for the positive trend.The...

Total Reinsurance Capital Drops in 2018, but Alternative Capital Keeps Rising: Willis Re

Apr 24 2019 // While total dedicated reinsurance capital dropped in 2018, alternative capital continued its steady rise, according to a report published by Willis Re.Total dedicated reinsurance capital – which includes traditional and...