Latest Reinsurance Headlines

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Reinsurers Average 12.1% Premium Growth for Full-Year 2022: Gallagher Re

Mar 24 2023 // Reinsurers’ premium growth averaged 12.1% for full-year 2022 and 10.2% for the fourth quarter, which was driven by improved pricing for commercial lines and reinsurance business, according to Gallagher Re.However,...

People Moves: McGill & Partners Hires Gallagher Re’s Turner for Treaty Reinsurance Team; Howden Names KPMG’s Cox as Head of Energy Transition

Mar 21 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at two London brokers: McGill and Partners and Howden Broking.A summary of these new hires follows here. McGill and Partners Hires Gallagher Re’s Turner...

Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves

Mar 20 2023 // Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market full of challenges — ranging from inflation to the Ukraine war to growing losses...

Markets/Coverages: Specialist Re/insurer Apollo Announces Partnership With Praedicat to Harness Emerging Risk Insights

Mar 10 2023 // Apollo, the London-based independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, announced a three-year agreement with Praedicat, the California-based emerging risk analytics and modeling company, that will deploy Praedicat’s...

New Reinsurance Brokerage, ReFlex Solutions, Launches in Bermuda

Mar 8 2023 // ReFlex Solutions Ltd., a new independent reinsurance brokerage, has launched in Bermuda with near-term plans for expansion into London and the U.S.The new business is led by Neville Ching, an industry veteran with 40...

Specialty Re/Insurer Canopius Expands in APAC, With Launch of Melbourne Office

Mar 1 2023 // Canopius Group, the global specialty re/insurer, announced the opening of a new trading office in Melbourne, Australia. The operation will be led by David Mutton, who joins Canopius as casualty underwriter, APAC with...

Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves

Feb 28 2023 // Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market full of challenges—ranging from inflation to the Ukraine war to growing losses from...

Consilium Launches Specialty Treaty Reinsurance Division

Feb 24 2023 // Consilium, the global speciality re/insurance broking business of the Aventum Group, announced the launch of a new Specialty Treaty Reinsurance division.The new treaty division will complement Consilium’s existing...

People Moves: Swiss Re Promotes Ningen to CEO, US P&C Re; MS Reinsurance Hires 4 for Data, Underwriting; Aon Promotes Day, Dickson in Political Violence & Terrorism Team

Feb 22 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Swiss Re, MS Reinsurance, and Aon.A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Promotes Ningen to CEO, US P&C ReMonica Ningen has been named CEO...

Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points

Feb 20 2023 // Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils, leading reinsurers to require higher attachment points, according to...

RiverStone Int’l Secures Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance to Support Growth at Lloyd’s

Feb 17 2023 // RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, announced it has secured an innovative multi-year excess-of-loss corporate member reinsurance cover.The reinsurance has been...

EU Sanctions Aim to Make Banks Report Frozen Russia Assets; Russia Reinsurer on List

Feb 16 2023 // The European Union is poised to force banks to report information on Russian Central Bank assets as part of the bloc’s latest sanctions package targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine, according to draft proposals...

RiverStone Completes Reinsurance-to-Close with MS Amlin, Largest in Lloyd’s History

Feb 15 2023 // RiverStone International, a leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 with a...

Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch

Feb 9 2023 // Most insurance payouts due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria ultimately will be borne by global reinsurers, according to Fitch Ratings.“The vast majority of insured losses will be covered by reinsurance,...

Brookfield Reinsurance to Acquire Insurer Argo Group in $1.1B Deal

Feb 8 2023 // Financial services firm Brookfield Reinsurance announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Argo Group International Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.As part of the...

Earthquakes Deliver Another Blow to Turkey’s Re/Insurance Industry: Reports

Feb 8 2023 // Two powerful earthquakes, which hit southeastern Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, deliver another blow to the local re/insurance industry, according to commentaries from AM Best and GlobalData.While it is likely that international...

Swiss Re Revamps Structure by Splitting Reinsurance Biz, Creating Client Business Unit

Feb 2 2023 // Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organizational structure by splitting its current Reinsurance Business Unit into P&C Re and L&H Re, while creating a new business unit called Global Clients and...

Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points

Jan 31 2023 // Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils, which is leading reinsurers to require higher attachment points, according to...

S&P Predicts Reinsurers Will Continue Pricing Momentum During 2023

Jan 30 2023 // A hard market in short-tail lines – such as property and property catastrophe – across global geographies is likely to continue throughout 2023, after beginning the year with multi-decade-high pricing increases during...

January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle

Jan 27 2023 // The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60% with loss-affected clients facing even higher prices, according to John Doyle, president...