Munich Re, Lloyd’s Top List of 50 Largest Global Reinsurers: AM Best August 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard Munich Re has reclaimed its position from Swiss Re as the largest of global reinsurers that use IFRS-17 accounting standards,...
Munich Re Flags Up to €2.5 Billion Private Credit Exposure May 12, 2026 By Stephan Kahl, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie Munich Re said it has investments of as much as €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in private credit, an asset class...
S&P Warns of Reinsurer Protections as Catastrophe Risks Escalate September 8, 2025 By Gautam Naik As natural catastrophes become more frequent and destructive, a key backstop intended to help cover losses has gotten harder to...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...
German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims May 13, 2025 By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7...
Hannover Re Renews Cloud Outage Catastrophe Bond, Structured by Parametrix March 27, 2025 Hannover Re has renewed a cyber catastrophe bond that provides $20 million worth of retrocessional protection against the accumulation of...
US Property/Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Likely to Stabilize During Midyear Renewals March 14, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance renewal rates continued dropping during this year’s January renewals, but US property/catastrophe reinsurance pricing is likely to stabilize during...
Hannover Re’s Henchoz to Step Down as CEO, Succeeded by CFO Jungsthöfel November 8, 2024 Hannover Re announced that Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Henchoz (60) is stepping down and will be replaced by the current...
Munich Re and Swiss Re Both Top List of 2023’s Largest Reinsurers August 30, 2024 By L.S. Howard Munich Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers that use IFRS 17 reporting standards, while Swiss Re...
Hannover Re Combines Cyber, Digital Underwriting Expertise in New Reinsurance Unit March 26, 2024 Hannover Re will combine its global business in the areas of cyber and digital, creating a new specialty reinsurance business...