Korean Re News

Korean Re to Open Office in Bogota, Colombia, for Latin America Growth

Korean Reinsurance Co. obtained approval on Feb. 18, 2020 to open a representative office in Bogota, Colombia. This move is in line with its corporate strategy to further diversify into the Latin American markets, the company said in a statement. …

Korean Re Gets Chinese Approval to Open Shanghai Branch

Korean Re has completed the establishment of a branch office in Shanghai as the company received final approval from the authorities of the People’s Republic of China on Dec. 27, 2019. The new office in Shanghai will be Korean Re’s …

Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last?

Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019 will continue during the coming January renewals and beyond. The question is whether they will be disappointed, once again. Over …

Aon Benfield Analytics Releases Lloyd’s Update; 2014 Performance Examined

Aon Benfield Analytics’ Market Analysis team has released its latest Lloyd’s Update report, which assesses the market’s 2014 financial performance and latest developments. Key findings in the report include: The Lloyd’s market began 2015 with 92 active syndicates and slightly …

Beazley Reports Q1 Premiums Up 6% to $546 Million

Beazley plc reported that first quarter premiums grew by 6 percent to $546 million, compared to $516 million in 2014. Beazley’s largest division, specialty lines, wrote $226 million during the first quarter, which is an increase of 19 percent compared …

Beazley, Korean Re Form Partnership; Create Special Purpose Lloyd’s Syndicate

Beazley and Korean Re announced a partnership to develop business together and to establish a special purpose syndicate at Lloyd’s, Syndicate 6050. Under the agreement, Syndicate 6050 will write a whole account quota share of Beazley Syndicates 623 and 2623 …