Berkshire Hathaway reported a 9M2023 underwriting performance
Berkshire Hathaway posted its highest ever quarterly operating profit, while gains from stock holdings helped the conglomerate led by billionaire Warren Buffett swing
Berkshire Hathaway posted its highest ever quarterly operating profit, while gains from stock holdings helped the conglomerate led by billionaire Warren Buffett swing
Munich Re believes that rising demand from cedants in key lines, such as nat cat and cyber, along with a need to better manage more complex risks
Insurance Europe has expressed “serious concerns’’ about the EIOPA’s draft Supervisory Statement (Statement) on the supervision of reinsurance
Boost Insurance has announced a strategic partnership with Canopius US Insurance Holdings, a subsidiary of the Canopius Group
Global reinsurance rates are likely to continue to rise in 2024, though at a slower pace than in 2023, and prices will start to fall in 2025
The Latin American (LatAm) reinsurance sector is highly influenced by global reinsurance pricing conditions, given its smaller size relative to the global marke
Global reinsurer Swiss Re reported a net income of USD 1.4 billion and a return on equity (ROE) of 22.8% for the first half of the year
Moody’s has indicated that reinsurance prices are poised to experience further upward momentum across all sectors in the year 2024
Munich Re generated a profit of €1,154m (1,585m) in the second quarter of 2023, and €2,425m (3,066m) in the first six months of the year
As risk awareness and demand for re/insurance is increasing, Swiss Re highlights the importance of improved underwriting data, enhanced modelling
Lloyd’s announced the results for the 1H 2023, with an underwriting profit of £2.5bn (2022: £1.2bn), an investment return of £1.8bn (2022: £3.1bn loss)
GAAP results for North American (re)insurers reveals strong written premium growth at 11%, much of which came from reinsurers
Hannover Re increased its Group net income in the first half of 2023 by 18% and confirms its full-year earnings target
There was a strong yoy recovery in profitability in 1H23 for the four main European reinsurers, Fitch Ratings says
Swiss Re reported a profit of USD 804 million in the second quarter of 2023, resulting in a net income of USD 1.4 billion and a return on equity (ROE) of 22.8%
Aon Reinsurance Solutions showed consistent 9% organic growth, both for Q2 and also for H1 2023, respectively
PartnerRe has released a results statement for 6M2023, revealing a return to profit amid the hard market for reinsurance, with operating income of $636 mn
Lloyd’s Europe will be closing its branches in Austria, Finland, and Poland following the withdrawal of the freedom of establishment authorisation
Reinsurer Lockton Re is expanding its partnership with cyber risk analytics insurtech CyberCube by licensing CyberCube’s Industry Exposure Databases
French reinsurer SCOR recorded a P&C combined ratio of 88.5% in the Q2 2023, with group net income of €192m
Lloyd’s has appointed Rebekah Clement as its corporate affairs director, effective immediately
Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect Lloyd’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating
New reinsurance capital raised under $10bn will unlikely dent the recovery the re/insurance sector has seen in pricing and improvements
Aon, Lloyd’s, and Vienna Insurance Group committed to providing enhanced reinsurance capacity to support Ukraine’s country’s recovery and reconstruction efforts
Marsh McLennan has revealed its collaboration with the Ukrainian government to assist in unlocking access to the global insurance market
MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global (re)insurer, launches of a new claims triage capability, the first in a series of developments originating
Reinsurer Hannover Re generated an increased profit in the first quarter of 2023 and confirms its Group net income guidance for the full financial year
Shanghai saw the official launch of the international board for reinsurance trading, with detailed implementation rules also released to accelerate the city’s development
The RAA presents Reinsurance Underwriting Report with cumulative quarterly underwriting and operating results of 17 major U.S. property casualty reinsurers
Lloyd’s of London has announced its resignation from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), becoming the tenth major player to do so. The decision, effective… Read More »Lloyd’s announced its resignation from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance
Spinnaker Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hippo Holdings , announced the successful sponsorship of Mountain Re Series 2023-1 catastrophe bond
Lloyd’s of London announced the appointment of Rachel Turk in the new role of Chief Underwriting Officer
AIG is planning to sell Validus Re, including AlphaCat and the Talbot Treaty reinsurance business, to RenaissanceRe for $2.985 bn, consisting of $2.735 bn in cash
Property catastrophe reinsurance market conditions reach peak, presenting advantageous prospects for reinsurers
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced it will leave the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. “Our commitment to our sustainability strategy remains unchanged”
Florida insurers will have a challenging June reinsurance renewal, even with the implementation of the legislative reforms
Lloyd’s of London has released a market bulletin detailing the 2024 business plan and capital approval process and timeline for syndicates
Swiss Re reported a net income of USD 643 million for the first quarter of 2023 as improved profitability in all main businesses
Swiss Re and insurtech Benekiva, known for their configurable rules-driven claims and servicing platform solution have formed a strategic partnership
Berkshire Hathaway’s P&C reinsurance losses and loss adjustment expenses for the quarter increased by $1.1 bn over the prior year
S&P Global Ratings has published a new methodology for measuring the risk-based capital adequacy of re/insurers
Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) has called for more incentives for international insurers to establish their regional headquarters in the city
Lloyd’s of London has joined the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) as its 21st partner
Reinsurer Munich Re has discontinued its membership in the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA)
European reinsurers Hannover Re, Munich Re, SCOR SE and Swiss Re reported lower earnings for 2022 as high inflation
Lloyd’s of London has confirmed that it has limited exposure to the banking crisis spurred by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the takeover of Credit Suisse
Lloyd’s of London, the leading marketplace for commercial, corporate and specialty risk solutions, today provided a trading update for its 2022 financial performance
Hannover Re increased its Group net income by 14.2% in the 2022 financial year to the record level of EUR 1.41 billion (previous year: EUR 1.23 billion)
Data from 17 reinsurers shows an 8.6% increase in net premiums written by US property and casualty (P&C) reinsurers over 2022
Independent specialist insurer and reinsurer Apollo has started a new drone insurance facility in partnership with Moonrock Drone Insurance
Ariel Re, a global reinsurance firm with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has announced that it has secured $270 million in capital from five new institutional
Swiss Re has successfully closed a multi-year stop-loss transaction with funding led by J.P. Morgan. The deal provides Swiss Re with USD 700 million in underwriting protection
Pan-African focused reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks has approved as a coverholder at Lloyd’s. Atrium, a Managing Agent at Lloyd’s, sponsored ASR
Swiss Re reported a net income of USD 472 million for 2022, with a net income of USD 757 million in the fourth quarter. Based on Swiss Re’s very strong capital position
Following multiple years of large catastrophe losses, reinsurers are raising prices and pulling back cat reinsurance coverage
The insurance industry is waiting for answers on whether the new price cap on Russian refined product exports will be applied to delivered bunker fuel
Global re/insurance broker Aon, a leading provider a broad range of risk, retirement & health solutions, launches of a CyFi – digital insurance solution
Business finance solution Qonto is using insurtech Qover to simplify and overhaul its embedded insurance programme for cardholders.
The neutral outlook for the German life insurance sector reflects Fitch Ratings’ expectation of a mixed operating environment, with improving investment yields
Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organisational structure. The reorganisation, which aims to simplify structures, improve efficiency and client experience