Hannover Re has renewed a cyber catastrophe bond that provides $20 million worth of retrocessional protection against the accumulation of losses caused by a sustained cloud-outage event during 2025-2026. Cumulus Re II is 45% larger than the first iteration of …
Reinsurance renewal rates continued dropping during this year’s January renewals, but US property/catastrophe reinsurance pricing is likely to stabilize during the coming midyear renewals, according to a report from Moody’s Ratings. “The upcoming midyear 2025 reinsurance renewals, which focus on …
Hannover Re announced that Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Henchoz (60) is stepping down and will be replaced by the current chief financial officer, Clemens Jungsthöfel (54). Henchoz has decided not to extend his expiring contract at his own request and …
Munich Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers that use IFRS 17 reporting standards, while Swiss Re is the largest non-IFRS 17 reinsurer, according to AM Best. Among the largest IFRS 17 reporting reinsurers, Munich Re is …
Hannover Re will combine its global business in the areas of cyber and digital, creating a new specialty reinsurance business unit, effective April 1, 2024. Hannover Re said the new business unit aims to enhance Hannover Re’s position as a …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re and Hannover Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Re Names Flasinski as CEO of N. America, Succeeding Bradshaw Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re announced the …
Lower natural catastrophe losses, a better investment result and strong revenue growth in property/casualty reinsurance led to strong earnings’ increases for the four main European reinsurers in the nine month-period of 2023, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. …
E+S Rückversicherung AG, the Hannover Re subsidiary responsible for the group’s German business, expects further price increases and improved conditions during the Jan. 1, 2024 reinsurance renewals. Natural disasters and persistently high inflation have again taken a toll on the …
Certain exclusions that were once prevalent in cannabis insurance seem to be eroding, possibly a sign of some good news for businesses in the industry. A group of experts gathered during Insurance Journal’s Insuring Cannabis Summit to talk about underwriting …
Cinven is considering a sale of German life insurer Viridium after another of its insurance investments in Europe, Eurovita, was hit by heavy customer outflows earlier in the year, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity …
