Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 25 / 75
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- June 16 2023
Axa XL Re’s Japan CEO to step down
Takashi Oka will leave the global specialty (re)insurer on July 1 after seven years in the role.
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- June 15 2023
IAG hikes rates substantially in New Zealand and Australia
The carrier said price rises of up to 30% were a result of unprecedented nat cats, claims' inflation and reinsurance costs.
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- June 13 2023
Fubon hamstrung by US$620m reinsurance recoveries for Covid claims
Hannover Re is among the reinsurers with the most exposure and a resolution could be months away, IAN understands.
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- June 13 2023
Seoul Guarantee Insurance to file for IPO this month: report
The state-owned carrier, which is expanding overseas with reinsurance tie-ups with Allianz Trade and Coface, is eyeing a listing later this year as its biggest shareholder plans to exit.
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- June 9 2023
Guy Carpenter eyes growing APAC MGA sector with Steve Warwick
The broker's APAC CEO Tony Gallagher says the regional program market has seen tremendous growth in recent years.
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- June 9 2023
China targets global cedents with Shanghai reinsurance hub
The international board, launched on June 8, rolls out incentives for international (re)insurers to tap the country's capital.
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- June 8 2023
GIC Re set to appoint Ramaswamy Narayanan as chairman
The government will also appoint United India Insurance general manager Rajeswari Singh as chairman and managing director of National Insurance.
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- June 7 2023
Guy Carpenter hires ex-Scor CEO to head EMEA, India and global capital solutions
London-based Laurent Rousseau will report to the reinsurance broker's president and CEO Dean Klisura.
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- June 2 2023
Stephen Warwick joins Guy Carpenter to lead GC Access APAC
GC Access offers advice and placement services to MGAs with more than US$3bn in annual GWP and is seeking to grow in the region.
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- June 2 2023
Miller taps Lockton’s Craig McCoig-Lees for APAC reinsurance build-out
Singapore-based McCoig-Lees will support the broker's facultative and treaty offerings in the region.
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- June 2 2023
China proposes new reinsurance board in Shanghai
An international reinsurance market will be set up in Shanghai free trade zone to promote the city as an international reinsurance hub.
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- June 2 2023
Indonesia Re likely to get capital injection from government in Q3 2023: Fitch
The reinsurer will continue under negative watch as its regulatory capital ratio dropped to 121% in Q1 reflecting reserve top-ups and a net loss.
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- June 1 2023
New Zealand EQC completes US$135m cat bond offering
The Singapore-domiciled ILS helps the earthquake commission raise its reinsurance tower to a record US$5bn.
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- June 1 2023
Opinion: Florida’s return to orderly renewals a welcome sign for APAC
Prospects of 30-40% rate hikes tempt reinsurers back to a normalised attitude towards the assumption of nat cat risk as 1.6 draws to a close.
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- May 31 2023
Steadfast’s CHU to join Australia cyclone pool
Strata books of the MGA and Flex Insurance as well as its build-to-rent portfolios will enter the ARPC reinsurance pool from July 29.
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- May 31 2023
Gallagher Re recruits from Guy Carpenter for China, Hong Kong CEO
Jia Lou (pictured) joins in June from the rival broker in Hong Kong, while Alex Xia joins from Munich Re to lead Gallagher Re's Beijing branch.
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- May 29 2023
GIC Re’s COR improves to 109.3% for FY 2022
Overall profit more than tripled despite significant underwriting losses, while GWP declined.
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- May 25 2023
Tencent-backed Hong Kong reinsurer FuSure to stay profitable with a single-digit return
The non-life reinsurer reported net profits in 2022, breaking even one year earlier than its original plan, says AM Best.
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- May 24 2023
Tower places additional US$63m reinstatement cover
With this reinstatement, the Kiwi carrier will ensure protection for a significant fourth catastrophe event within its current financial year.
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- May 23 2023
RenaissanceRe to buy Validus Re from AIG for US$3bn
The transaction includes AlphaCat Managers and Talbot Treaty reinsurance business, but AIG will retain Talbot Underwriting and Western World.
