Munich Re’s Venture Arm Raises $500M for Fund Focused on Insurtech, Cybersecurity October 13, 2021 Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, has closed its new $500 million investment fund, with...
Connected Motor Insurtech Ticker and Abacai Partner to Raise Capacity, Expand Offering September 29, 2021 UK connected motor insurtech Ticker and Abacai Group have partnered to increase Ticker’s capacity and introduce new levels of pricing...
Investors in Insurance-Linked Securities Seek to Avoid Exposure to Secondary Perils September 28, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Investors in insurance-linked securities are leaning toward structured catastrophe bonds rather than broader ILS instruments to steer away from unexpected...
Writing Cyber Is Key to Survival, Munich Re Exec Says September 14, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Trumpeting a message that he conceded might be different from peers, Stefan Golling, a member of Munich Re Board of...
Munich Re Moves Ahead of Swiss Re as Reinsurer With Most GPW: AM Best September 2, 2021 Munich Re replaced Swiss Re as the largest reinsurer in AM Best’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance...
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...
High Net Worth — with a Technological Twist; Munich Re’s Groves, John & Westrup Expands into Private Client Sector August 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard Groves, John & Westrup Ltd. has been a coverholder for Munich Re’s Lloyd’s syndicate for decades, writing marine, pleasure boat...
Munich Re’s Q2 Profit Rises 91%, While COVID-19 Losses Outpace Expectations August 10, 2021 German reinsurance group Munich Re said on Tuesday it would meet its 2021 profit goal as it raised its forecast...
Britain Launches $1 Billion Reinsurance Scheme to Cover Music Festivals August 6, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn Britain launched a government-backed reinsurance scheme totaling more than 750 million pounds ($1 billion) on Thursday to cover live events...
Munich Re Reports Q2 Profit Increase of 90% July 21, 2021 Munich Re’s net profit in the second quarter rose around 90% from a year earlier, beating expectations and giving it...