RenaissanceRe Holdings News

RenRe Completes $3.3 Billion Acquisition of Validus Re From AIG

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it has concluded its acquisition of Validus Re, the treaty reinsurance business of American International Group. AIG received total consideration of $3.3 billion in cash, including a pre-closing dividend, and approximately $275 million in RenaissanceRe common …

Reinsurers Hope Profitability Party Will Last – But All Good Things Must End

Executive summary: Fitch Ratings is projecting reinsurer returns on equity of 14% in 2023 and 2024, results that reflect a reinsurance environment that has effectively returned to the pre-soft market state of providing capital protection rather than earnings protection for …

People Moves: RenRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan; AXIS Taps Former Corvus Exec as Head of Global Cyber & Technology

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RenaissanceRe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. RenaissanceRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Robin Lang will …

Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist in 2024

Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for property-catastrophe in 2024, even if the market comes through hurricane season unscathed, reinsurance company executives said. Kevin O’Donnell, president and chief executive officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., and Brian Young, president and …

RenRe Launches Casualty, Specialty Venture for ILS Investors

With institutional investors providing the bulk of the capital, RenaissanceRe Holdings has announced the creation of a new joint venture dedicated to casualty and specialty risks. Launched with $475 million of capital, the venture—Fontana Holdings L.P.—targets institutional investors, who contributed …

People Moves: Beazley Names Head of Cyber Services – Int’l; RenaissanceRe Appoints Senior ESG, Climate Roles; Barr Joins Miller’s Specialist Credit and Political Risks Team

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurers Beazley and RenaissanceRe Holdings, as well as insurance broker Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley Appoints New Head of Cyber Services – International Specialist insurer Beazley …

RenaissanceRe Expects Q1 Loss from U.S. Winter Storm Uri

Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. estimated that losses from Winter Storm Uri will have a net negative impact of approximately $180 million on the company’s first quarter 2021 results of operations. Winter Storm Uri was a major wind and ice storm …

RenaissanceRe Estimates Net Negative Impact of $325M from Q3 Natural Catastrophes

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it estimates that natural catastrophes during the third quarter of 2020 will have a net negative impact of approximately $325 million. The estimated net negative impact is primarily driven by losses from Hurricanes Laura and Sally, …

RenaissanceRe Estimates Third Quarter Natural Catastrophe Losses of $155 Million

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it estimates losses from third quarter 2019 catastrophe events will have an estimated net negative impact of approximately $155 million on its third quarter 2019 results. The estimated losses include Typhoon Faxai and Hurricane Dorian, which …

RenaissanceRe Estimates Q3 Claims Costs of $155M from Natural Catastrophes

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced it currently estimates that the cost of claims from third quarter 2018 catastrophe events will have an estimated net negative impact of approximately $155 million on its third quarter 2018 results. The estimated losses for these …