Swiss Re Closes $700M Alternative Capital Deal, Enabling Growth in Favorable Market March 7, 2023 Swiss Re has closed a US$700 million multi-year stop-loss transaction with funding led by J.P. Morgan. The financing builds upon...
Cyber Insurance Market Back From Brink After Onslaught of Ransomware Attacks February 27, 2023 By Max Reyes The cyber-insurance market, battered by a rash of pandemic-era ransomware attacks, is making a comeback. Price hikes are moderating, new...
People Moves: AXIS Appoints Galanski Head of N.A. P/C Programs; Ningen Named Swiss Re CEO of U.S. P/C February 22, 2023 AXIS Appoints Galanski as Head of North America Property & Casualty Programs Gabriel Galanski has joined AXIS Capital Holdings Limited...
People Moves: Swiss Re Promotes Ningen to CEO, US P&C Re; MS Reinsurance Hires 4 for Data, Underwriting; Aon Promotes Day, Dickson in Political Violence & Terrorism Team February 22, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Swiss Re, MS Reinsurance, and Aon. A summary of these new...
Earthquakes Deliver Another Blow to Turkey’s Re/Insurance Industry: Reports February 8, 2023 By L.S. Howard Two powerful earthquakes, which hit southeastern Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, deliver another blow to the local re/insurance industry, according...
Swiss Re Revamps Structure by Splitting Reinsurance Biz, Creating Client Business Unit February 2, 2023 Swiss Re announced plans to streamline its organizational structure by splitting its current Reinsurance Business Unit into P&C Re and...
Swiss Re’s CUO Léger Appointed CEO of SCOR, as Rousseau Steps Down January 26, 2023 The SCOR Board of Directors has appointed Swiss Re’s Chief Underwriting Officer Thierry Léger as chief executive officer of SCOR....
Cat Bond Investors Demand Higher Premiums as Weather Becomes More Extreme January 11, 2023 By Lucca de Paoli and Tasos Vossos Investors in the $35 billion catastrophe bond market are demanding the highest premiums in years to cover issuers against disasters,...
Ship Insurers to Cancel War Risk Cover for Russia, Ukraine Following Reinsurer Exit December 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul Ship insurers said they are canceling war risk cover across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, following an exit from the region...
Insurers May Refuse to Cover Planes, Ships Exposed to Ukraine Conflict: Sources December 19, 2022 Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who...