Industry Segments: Reinsurance Page 26 / 62
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- April 7 2022
RenaissanceRe launches global specialty joint venture
The JV called Fontana extends the reinsurer's ILS offering and could bolster its Asia presence.
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- April 7 2022
Allianz Re targets ambitious growth in Asia this year
The global reinsurer sees significant potential in China and India.
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- April 6 2022
SIRC will be in-person this year: Singapore Reinsurers’ Association
The last in-person SIRC was in 2019, when it attracted nearly 1,100 delegates.
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- April 6 2022
Aspen 4711 sees 31.2% premium increase in Asia
Third party liability accounted for 45.3% of the Asian book, whilst reinsurance accounted for 41.5%
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- April 4 2022
Australia P&C renewals to be ‘tougher’ as cats bite: AM Best
Insurers usually buy cat excess-of-loss reinsurance with a limit above an expected 1-in-200-year loss.
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- April 4 2022
Japan renewals orderly amid new capacity
After a year of benign cat losses, the April 1 renewal was stable, according to Gallagher Re's James Vickers.
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- March 31 2022
Cyclone reinsurance pool legislation passes in Australia
ICA urges details about the impact on premiums to be released.
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- March 30 2022
Axa XL appoints new Australia head of distribution
The director is relocating from Hong Kong to Sydney and starts on April 1.
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- March 30 2022
TigerRisk enters Australia, the Pacific
The global reinsurance broker has hired veteran Simon Chandler.
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- March 23 2022
TransRe deal to expand Berkshire Hathaway’s Asia footprint
The P&C reinsurer has offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney.
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- March 17 2022
MS Amlin expands in Singapore with two appointments
The Lloyd's syndicate has hired from Willis Re and promoted a claims specialist from Malaysia.
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- March 17 2022
Suncorp sees 34,000 flood claims, ups nat cat allowance
The group is forecasting a net retained loss of US$54m as it seeks recoveries from reinsurance.
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- March 11 2022
Hannover Re APAC profits up 66%
Strong growth came despite competition from China’s new state-owned agriculture reinsurer.
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- March 10 2022
IAG ups FY nat cat estimate to US$800m
The group has received 24,000 recent flood claims and says that it has 'all hands on deck'.
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- March 9 2022
Lockton (re)insurance arm targets Australia, NZ with former Willis Re execs
John Philipsz, Russell Hails and Max Garratt have joined the broker's advisory team in Sydney.
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- March 3 2022
Reinsurers on alert as Australia flood claims projected to top US$1.45bn
The Queensland and NSW floods could become one of the costliest nat cats in the country's history.
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- February 28 2022
Swiss Re names new Asia CEO as global P&C profits hit US$2.1bn
Global head of L&H Paul Murray to start in April as Russell Higginbotham handed CEO, Reinsurance Solutions role.
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- February 28 2022
Gallagher Re taps Munich Re for Australia chief exec
Sydney-based Heather Bone will join the global broker on March 16.
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- February 23 2022
Hannover Re eyes ILS in Asia
Hannover Re thinks Asia could play key diversification role as reinsurer transfers record US$2.7bn in cat bonds to capital markets.
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- February 9 2022
‘Fast growth markets’ boost Scor’s 1.1 renewals
The reinsurer saw a 'continuing hardening' of the P&C treaty market.
