All the headlines from our SCOR SE Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 7 2016 // SCOR SE, France’s largest reinsurer, expects gross premiums to rise as much as 7 percent annually over the next three years on increased demand in Asia.SCOR has “significant growth potential” despite a...
Jun 15 2016 // While global reinsurers are continuing to withstand challenging market conditions, their stock prices, on average, are starting to take a hit as a result of the persistent soft market and its negative effect on top line...
Apr 22 2016 // SCOR Global P&C increased gross written premiums by 4.7 percent at the recent April renewals, based on constant exchange rates, with total premiums rising from €420 million ($474.7 million) to €440 million ($497.3...
Dec 14 2015 // French reinsurer SCOR Group issued a statement following the announcement from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. that it no longer plans to go through with an agreement to buy a 15 percent stake in SCOR.SCOR said it...
Sep 9 2015 // French reinsurer SCOR Group held its annual Investor Day in Paris that included an overview of the implementation of the company’s strategic plan “Optimal Dynamics” in its first two years.SCOR’s...
Aug 31 2015 // French reinsurer SCOR Group has appointed Nicolas Tissot as the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective as of today, August 31. He reports to Chairman and CEO Denis Kessler, and joins the SCOR Group...
Jul 29 2015 // SCOR SE, France’s largest reinsurer, said second-quarter profit rose 26 percent as the stronger dollar helped push up premium growth.Net income climbed to 152 million euros ($168 million) from 121 million euros a...
May 26 2015 // Global reinsurer SCOR has appointed Spencer Alridge as Group chief compliance officer of the company’s Central Group Functions. Alridge will report to Romain Launay, general secretary, as of June 1. He will be based...
May 20 2015 // SCOR announced that Laurent Brémond has joined the company as group human resources director, reporting to Denis Kessler, chairman & chief executive officer, based in Paris. Brémond (47) is a graduate of the London...
May 6 2015 // French reinsurer SCOR made a strong start to 2015; posting consolidated net income in the first quarter of €175 million [$196 million], a 29.6 percent gain from the €135 million [$151.3 million] in Q1 2014.SCOR listed...
Apr 29 2015 // French reinsurer SCOR reported that the April renewals saw SCOR Global P&C’s gross written premiums increased by 5.8 percent from €374 million [$411 million] to €396 million [$436 million], at constant...
Mar 12 2015 // SCOR announced it has made two underwriting appointments at its SCOR Global P&C unit.First, it appointed Umberto Gavazzi as chief underwriting officer for the Worldwide Treaty P&C operations of SCOR Global P&C,...
Mar 6 2015 // In a brief announcement French reinsurer SCOR acknowledged that it has been “informed of the signing of a purchase agreement by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.” The Japanese insurer is acquiring the...
Mar 6 2015 // The European Central Bank’s bond-buying plan may not help the region’s economic recovery while it makes the investment decisions harder for insurers and reinsurers, SCOR SE Chief Executive Officer Denis Kessler...
Mar 6 2015 // Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. will buy a 15 percent stake in French reinsurer SCOR SE in potentially its biggest investment abroad amid diminishing opportunities for growth at home.The insurer will initially buy 7.8...
Feb 4 2015 // PartnerRe Ltd. jumped in New York trading after “Insurance Insider” reported that the reinsurer, which agreed last month to merge with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., might draw bids from rivals to break up the...
Sep 4 2014 // France’s SCOR announced the creation of a local entity in Brazil, SCOR Brasil Resseguros SA (SCOR Brasil Re), following receipt of a license to operate as a Local Reinsurer granted by the Brazilian insurance...
Feb 7 2014 // France’s SCOR Group confirmed that the reinsurer “booked 8 percent gross written premium growth (at constant exchange rates) for the full year 2013, to €4.85 billion [$6.58 billion]. SCOR Global P&C also...
Oct 11 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of French reinsurer SCOR SE and its main...
Sep 5 2013 // The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)’s latest survey shows a group of 18 U.S. property/casualty reinsurers posted $4.756 billion net income in aggregate for the first six months of 2013 — an increase of...