Reinsurers ‘Smoothly’ Navigated April Renewals, Despite Working from Home: Willis Re April 1, 2020 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers were able to complete the April renewals smoothly, despite being forced to move to the new working-from-home model after...
Fitch Revises Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook to Negative; Rating Outlook Stable March 23, 2020 Fitch Ratings announced a dimmer “sector outlook” for global reinsurers—changing it to negative from stable, pointing to increased concerns over...
P/C Insurers Score Low for Innovation, While Reinsurers Do Better: AM Best March 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane In an initial test of its new innovation assessment scores, AM Best found that only 1 percent of rated property/casualty...
Swiss Re 2019 Profit Hit by Natural Disasters, U.S. Casualty Claims February 20, 2020 Reinsurer Swiss Re reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected profit in 2019 due to claims for a series of man-made and...
January 2020 Reinsurance Renewals Varied Significantly, Brokers Say January 6, 2020 By L.S. Howard The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents’ loss...
Reinsurers Maintain Upward Pricing Momentum-But Will It Last? October 24, 2019 By L.S. Howard Positive pricing momentum—it’s the favorite phrase of many reinsurance executives, who are hoping that the momentum they’ve seen in 2019...
Reinsurers’ Earnings to Be Hit After 3rd Year of Major Claims: AM Best October 23, 2019 Reinsurers’ earnings are likely to see further erosion in 2019 after another year of major catastrophe losses, which is prolonging...
Reinsurers Look at Cyber’s Massive Growth Possibilities-With Caution October 22, 2019 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers are aware they must constantly invent new solutions in order to stay relevant for their clients. Yet, they admit...
AXIS Capital Sets Clean Energy Policy Designed to Reduce Climate Risks October 17, 2019 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won’t insure, invest in or provide insurance or reinsurance for new coal plants or oil pipelines...
Good Leaders Challenge the Status Quo-and Themselves: SCOR’s Conoscente September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard Jean-Paul Conoscente became the CEO of SCOR Global P&C in April 2019 when his predecessor, Victor Peignet, retired after 35...