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...
Markel Hires Slade from Hamilton Capital as President of New ILS Fund, Lodgepine September 19, 2019 Markel Corp. announced it has hired Brenton “Brent” Slade as president of Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its new retrocessional insurance...
Markel Launches Bermuda Retrocessional ILS Platform, Lodgepine Capital Management September 12, 2019 Markel Corp. announced the launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Ltd., its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager in...
Many Reinsurers Take Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden: S&P August 14, 2019 Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates...
TigerRisk Adds Retro Specialist Hughes from Aon to London Retro Team October 18, 2018 TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based insurance and reinsurance broker, announced it has appointed Jonathan Hughes as partner. Hughes will...
Guy Carpenter Launches Unit Offering Retrocession Services to Asia-Pacific Clients June 29, 2017 Guy Carpenter & Co. has launched a new unit offering dedicated retrocession services to clients in the Asia Pacific region...
Excess Capacity Continues to Drive Rate Cuts at June Renewals: JLT Re Report June 5, 2017 Reinsurance rates fell for the sixth consecutive year at the June 1, 2017 renewals, according to a market commentary published...
Reinsurers May Reassess Cat Exposures When Normal Claims Levels Return: S&P August 17, 2016 Most global reinsurers have been able to maintain underwriting discipline despite the ongoing soft market, but there is a danger...
Capital Adequacy Is Key Strength of Reinsurers in Difficult Market: S&P February 22, 2016 By L.S. Howard Strength of capital and good enterprise risk management are two of the main reasons the global reinsurance industry will be...