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AXIS Exits Property Reinsurance to Focus on Specialty; Leadership Team Restructured

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the shift of AXIS Re from property reinsurance to focus instead on casualty, specialty, accident and health, and credit lines. With the refocus of AXIS Re, AXIS Re CEO Steve Arora will …

Is AXIS Selling Its Reinsurance Business? Some Say: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

AXIS Capital Holding’s chief executive officer would not comment on reports that the company is looking to sell its reinsurance unit. But a market commentary from Wells Fargo Securities said: “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” During a first quarter earnings …

Everest Re, AXIS Capital Estimate Costs of Q3 Natural Catastrophe Losses

Everest Re Group Ltd. and AXIS Capital announced their preliminary third quarter 2021 catastrophe losses. In advance of its full quarterly earnings to be released on Oct. 27, 2021, Everest is estimating total Q3 pre-tax net catastrophe losses of $635 …

Reinsurers Show Strong Profits During 2nd Half, Rebounding from 2020’s Challenges

The first half financial results, reported by a group of six reinsurers over the past week, generally show a strong return to profits after last year’s challenging market conditions. A wrap-up of these H1 results follows for Swiss Re, Everest …

AXIS Gets AM Best Ratings Downgrade on ‘Deterioration’ of Operating Performance

AM Best has downgraded the credit ratings of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings and its subsidiaries. The re/insurer has had its Financial Strength Rating downgraded to A (Excellent) from A+ (Superior) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings have been downgraded to …