Latest reinsurance news and research
Japanese loss-free wind rates up 10-35% at 1.4: Willis Re
News | by Rachel Dalton | April 1, 2020
Some programmes also renewed with Covid-19 exclusions.
Willis Re’s Rumball to become North America specialty head
News | by Rachel Dalton | March 31, 2020
The move is part of wider plans at the reinsurance broker to build out the unit.
Reinsurers pull authorised lines amid Covid-19 exclusion clashes
News | by Adam McNestrie | March 30, 2020
Attempts to add full communicable disease exclusions have faced particular pushback from clients.
Private mortgage (re)insurance: diversifying, until it isn’t
News | by IPC Research | March 25, 2020
As the pandemic unfolds, the mortgage (re)insurance market—a boon to the industry since the last economic crisis—is more exposed to the larger macroeconomic cycle than the traditional P&C business.
Palomar says Utah earthquake losses won’t breach reinsurance limit
News | by Samuel Casey | March 20, 2020
The earthquake specialists says it’s exposed in 586 insured locations.
For PartnerRe under Covea, it’s ‘business as usual’
News | by James Thaler | March 17, 2020
PartnerRe CEO Emmanuel Clarke avowed that “continuity prevails” in describing how the global reinsurer will maintain its autonomy and business strategy despite a change in ownership.
Lemonade insurance arm improves Q4 underwriting profit
News | by Bernard Goyder | March 12, 2020
Premiums more than double, while the unit's net loss shrinks from the prior-year period.
AIG restructures global specialty business and adopts ‘hub model’
News | by Anna Sagar | March 11, 2020
London will set global strategy and serve as the core specialty hub.