Latest Reinsurance Headlines

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

TigerRisk Enters China Market with Opening of Hong Kong Office

Aug 3 2015 // TigerRisk Partners LLC announced its first presence in Asia with the opening of the Hong Kong office of its subsidiary TigerRisk China Partners. TigerRisk China Partners is a member of the Hong Kong Confederation of...

Best Analyzes Changes to Brazilian Local Reinsurance Market

Jul 31 2015 // A.M. Best has released a new briefing focusing on the National Council of Private Insurance issuance of CNSP Resolution CNSP No. 322, which decreases the amount of premiums that Brazil’s local insurers must...

Davis, LeStourgeon Join Cincinnati Re in Management Positions

Jul 31 2015 // John A. Davis and Paul B. LeStourgeon have joined The Cincinnati Insurance Co. in its newly expanded reinsurance assumed initiative known as Cincinnati Re.Davis, managing director, head of casualty reinsurance, will...

Lloyd’s to Apply for Onshore Reinsurance License in Malaysia

Jul 30 2015 // Lloyd’s has announced that it intends to apply for an onshore reinsurance license in Malaysia. The move has been confirmed by the UK and Malaysian governments.The announcement that Lloyd’s will apply for a...

Swiss Re P&C Unit Misses Earnings Targets; Shares Drop

Jul 30 2015 // Shares in Swiss Re, Europe’s second-biggest reinsurer, fell the most since April in Zurich trading after second quarter earnings missed analysts’ estimates on lower profitability at its property and casualty...

Atlas General Holdings Enters Strategic Partnership With Vanbridge Holdings LLC

Jul 30 2015 // San Diego, CA, July 30 2015 – Atlas General Holdings, a California based full service insurance services company that specializes in providing commercial insurance solutions, and Vanbridge Holdings LLC, an insurance...

MMC CEO Glaser Surveys Competitive Landscape in Wake of Consolidation

Jul 29 2015 // Recent merger deals in the insurance industry among its competitors and carrier partners should not hurt Marsh & McLennan (MMC) and could instead make its insurance and reinsurance advisory services even more...

RenRe Reports Q2 Net Income of $73.2M, Operating Income of $99.9M

Jul 29 2015 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. reported net income available to common shareholders of $73.2 million, or $1.59 per diluted common share, in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $120.8 million, or $2.95, respectively, in...

Buffett Helps Ireland’s Vhi Insurance Avoid Bailout with $99M Subordinated Loan

Jul 29 2015 // Irish state-owned health insurer Vhi Insurance DAC borrowed money from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to help avoid a bailout as the company comes under central bank regulation for the first time.Berkshire...

Aspen Reports Q2 Net Income of $49M, Operating Income of $72.2M

Jul 28 2015 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Bermuda, reported net income after tax of $49.0 million for the second quarter ended June 30, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to net income after tax of $130.8...

Qin Lu to Head Aon Benfield, Aon Risk Solutions in China

Jul 24 2015 // Aon announced that Qin Lu has joined the group as CEO, Aon Benfield Greater China and CEO, Aon Risk Solutions, China, to take effect later this year. The bulletin said the new appointment would “help to align...

A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co.

Jul 24 2015 // A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-” to Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company (Tower Hill Prime) in Gainesville, Fla. The outlook assigned to...

Ryan Joins Integro Re as Senior VP in Chicago

Jul 23 2015 // Integro Re, the reinsurance division of international insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Ltd., has hired Tara Ryan as senior vice president in Chicago.Her responsibilities include the production and...

Update: PartnerRe Reverses Stance, Seeks Talks with Hostile Bidder EXOR

Jul 21 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd., the reinsurer that agreed to merge with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., said it will enter negotiations with hostile bidder EXOR SpA after the Italian company’s latest cash offer for more than $6.7...

Brazil Economy Challenges Re/Insurers; No Rating Impact Expected: A.M. Best

Jul 21 2015 // As Brazil’s sovereign ratings hover just above non-investment grade status, A. M. Best said it is considering the effect a future sovereign downgrade would have on rated re/insurers’ balance sheets and...

Hartford Names Gen Re’s Tooker as P/C Insurance Chief Underwriting Officer

Jul 20 2015 // The Hartford has named A. Morris “Mo” Tooker as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer for the company’s property/casualty insurance businesses. Tooker will oversee underwriting across...

Re/insurance Market Conditions Will Lead to More M&A Activity: A.M. Best

Jul 20 2015 // Merger and takeover activity is likely to continue in the coming months as re/insurers increasingly seek ways to deploy capital and create scale against a backdrop of ongoing soft market conditions and weak investment...

Willis Capital Sees More Strategic Restructuring in Reinsurance Programs

Jul 17 2015 // The reinsurance industry has seen more strategic restructuring within many Florida reinsurance programs in the first half of 2015, with commensurate gains for shareholders and policyholders, according to the latest...

Xuber’s Bermuda Roundtable White Paper Summarizes Executives’ View of M&A

Jul 15 2015 // Xuber, Xchanging’s insurance software business, has gathered a report, which reveals that “insurance executives in Bermuda are questioning the long-term benefits of the current spate of mergers and acquisitions...

Iran Accord Would End Sanctions on Many Industries Including Re/Insurance

Jul 15 2015 // Iran and world powers reached a historic accord designed to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons in return for ending sanctions that have crippled the nation’s economy and slashed its oil...