One of the key takeaways from Q1 reporting to date has been efforts by (re)insurers to reassure investors...
WTW's Drummond: NA clients “trading largely in a buyer's market” with prevalent capacity
Commenting on the release of WTW's latest forecasts for North America commercial insurance rate changes, Jon Drummond has suggested that it is now “a...
Commenting on the release of WTW's latest forecasts for North America commercial insurance rate changes, Jon Drummond has suggested that it is now “a...
Article / 5 days ago
Insurer in Full: UK industry mulls groundbreaking state-backed parametric cyber (re)insurance pool
UK (re)insurers are consulting on a proposal to create two state-backed cyber (re)insurance schemes which would support the growth of the private market...
UK (re)insurers are consulting on a proposal to create two state-backed cyber (re)insurance schemes which would support the growth of the private market...
Article / 16 days ago
ASR commences underwriting at ~£70mn Apollo-managed Syndicate 2454
Pan-African reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks has formally launched its Lloyd's Syndicate 2454, managed by Apollo Syndicate Management and...
Pan-African reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks has formally launched its Lloyd's Syndicate 2454, managed by Apollo Syndicate Management and...
Article / 16 days ago
RSA Luxembourg names Intact's Belair head of liability, ProFin and technology
RSA Luxembourg has named Aaron Belair as head of liability, PI and financial lines and technology for Europe, in a move designed to bolster the insurer's specialty...
RSA Luxembourg has named Aaron Belair as head of liability, PI and financial lines and technology for Europe, in a move designed to bolster the insurer's specialty...
Article / 28 days ago
Pool Re receives approval from members and HM Treasury for treaty shift
Pool Re has received approval from its members and HM Treasury to transition the mutual's reinsurance scheme to a catastrophe excess of loss (XoL)...
Pool Re has received approval from its members and HM Treasury to transition the mutual's reinsurance scheme to a catastrophe excess of loss (XoL)...
Article / 2 months ago
Pool Re rolls £2.5bn 1.3 retro XoL placement for a third year
Pool Re has elected to automatically renew its aggregate excess of loss retro program for a second consecutive year, enabling the UK terrorism mutual to benefit from terms agreed in 2022, The...
Pool Re has elected to automatically renew its aggregate excess of loss retro program for a second consecutive year, enabling the UK terrorism mutual to benefit from terms agreed in 2022, The...
Article / 3 months ago
UK minister Tugendhat backs Pool Re proposed treaty plans
Pool Re remains a “vital part” of the UK's counterterrorism strategy according to security minister Tom Tugendhat, who threw his weight behind...
Pool Re remains a “vital part” of the UK's counterterrorism strategy according to security minister Tom Tugendhat, who threw his weight behind...
Article / 6 months ago
The key to managing systemic risks…
Thirty years ago this month, UK mutual Pool Re was established as a partnership between British property insurers and Downing Street to address the issue of limited insurance availability for...
Thirty years ago this month, UK mutual Pool Re was established as a partnership between British property insurers and Downing Street to address the issue of limited insurance availability for...
Article / 7 months ago
Markel adds Munich Re's Umphress to lead North American terrorism team
Markel has expanded its global terrorism offering with the appointment of Andrew Umphress as head of terrorism, North America....
Markel has expanded its global terrorism offering with the appointment of Andrew Umphress as head of terrorism, North America....
Article / 9 months ago
The case for cyber TRIA
Emily Selck, director of strategy at Baldwin Risk Partners' cyber centre of excellence, says it is time for the government to provide the insurance industry the cyber cat backstop it needs....
Emily Selck, director of strategy at Baldwin Risk Partners' cyber centre of excellence, says it is time for the government to provide the insurance industry the cyber cat backstop it needs....
Article / 9 months ago