People Moves: BHSI Enters Commercial Hull in Australasia, Hiring Hesson From QBE; Hannover Re Appoints Swiss Re’s Ooi to Oversee P/C Growth in APAC August 9, 2022 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Hannover Re. A summary of these...
Natural Disasters, Ukraine War Weigh on Q1 Results of Europe’s Major Reinsurers May 16, 2022 By L.S. Howard Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated...
Hannover Re Opens Access to Insurtech Innovation Platform, ‘hr | equarium’ March 29, 2022 Hannover Re has opened access to its innovation platform for all interested parties. Launched in 2019, hr | equarium connects...
Swiss Re, Allianz, Other European Financial Services Firms Turn Their Backs on Russia March 14, 2022 By Tom Sims, Simon Jessop and Paul Arnold Allianz and Swiss Re said on Monday they were cutting back on Russian business as European financial institutions turn their...
Global Life Insurers Adapt Pandemic Risk Models After Unexpected Jump in Claims January 13, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain A coronavirus pandemic which lasts five years, another pandemic in a decade, and ever more transmissible variants are among the...
Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages November 29, 2021 By Tom Sims FRANKFURT – A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related...
Big Europe Reinsurers See Strong 9M Earnings Despite High Natural Disaster Losses November 15, 2021 All four major European reinsurers reported a strong improvement in earnings for the nine months, compared to the same period...
Hannover Re Sells Stake in HDI Global Specialty to Position Itself as Pure Reinsurer November 12, 2021 Hannover Re is selling its 49.8% stake in the joint venture HDI Global Specialty SE to the majority shareholder HDI...
Munich Re, Hannover Re Expect Rising Prices After Floods in Germany October 18, 2021 German reinsurance companies Munich Re and Hannover Rueck said on Monday they expect rising prices for their business in Europe...
Europe Reinsurers’ H1 Profits Climb on Lower COVID Claims, Hardening Prices: Moody’s August 19, 2021 The four largest European based reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – reported sharply higher profits...