Reinsurers Average 12.1% Premium Growth for Full-Year 2022: Gallagher Re March 24, 2023 Reinsurers’ premium growth averaged 12.1% for full-year 2022 and 10.2% for the fourth quarter, which was driven by improved pricing...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires UK’s Bay Risk Services From Optio March 6, 2023 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its reinsurance division Gallagher Re has acquired the business and assets of UK-based Bay...
Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points January 31, 2023 By L.S. Howard Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils,...
Cat Bond Investors Demand Higher Premiums as Weather Becomes More Extreme January 11, 2023 By Lucca de Paoli and Tasos Vossos Investors in the $35 billion catastrophe bond market are demanding the highest premiums in years to cover issuers against disasters,...
Beazley Launches Global Re/insurance Market’s First Cyber Catastrophe Bond January 9, 2023 Specialist insurer Beazley has launched the global insurance market’s first cyber catastrophe bond. The $45 million bond gives Beazley indemnity...
January Renewals See Hardest Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates in Generation January 4, 2023 By L.S. Howard A convergence of global events has led to the hardest property-catastrophe reinsurance market in a generation and a “complex,” “grueling”...
People Moves: Sompo Int’l Taps Berkshire’s Crozier for UK Casualty; AXA XL Re Promotes Abend for Bermuda Property; Gallagher Re Names Senior Leaders in Holland December 22, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International, AXA XL Reinsurance and Gallagher Re. A summary of...
People Moves: Canopius Names WTW’s Maitra as Group Head of Sustainability; Gallagher Re Hires Bangs and Swindell for Asia Pacific September 29, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Canopius and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires follows...
Gallagher Re Taps Aon’s Bowen as Chief Science Officer; Aon Names Jursa CEO of Commercial Risk, Czech Republic; Gridel Joins Howden M&A to Lead Europe Biz Devel September 19, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re, Aon and Howden M&A. A summary of these new...
People: IQUW Taps Lancashire’s Warburg as Head of Reinsurance, London; Gallagher Re Names Swiss Re’s Choniski as Head of Embedded Insurance September 15, 2022 IQUW Taps Lancashire’s Warburg as Head of Reinsurance, London Property and specialty re/insurer IQUW has named Dan Warburg as its...