Reinsurance
As COVID Spread, European P/C Insurers Took Hits but Remained Resilient: AM Best
European property/casualty insurers faced a dip in total average gross written premium and after-tax profit in 2020, but their regulatory solvency ratios remained strong. Pandemic factors generally ...
MGA Startup Kettle Raises $25M, With Plans to Expand Wildfire Reinsurance Protection
Reinsurance MGA startup Kettle raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Homebrew, True Ventures, Anthemis, Valor, DCVC, and LowerCarbon Capital. The San ...
PartnerRe’s Q3 Premiums Grew; Catastrophe Losses Hurt Income
PartnerRe Ltd., once again in line to be acquired by France's Covéa, finished its 2021 third quarter with large catastrophic losses, double digit premium hikes and a big drop in net income. The ...
Guy Carpenter and Marsh to Combine South Africa Facultative Reinsurance Businesses
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and insurance broker Marsh, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, said they are combining their South Africa facultative reinsurance operations into a single business, ...
Why Swiss Re Cares About GIS
"We believe in climate change. We want to take affirmative action…We want to close the protection gap and make the world more resilient. We believe in that—and we also want to take action in ...
Former Lloyd’s CEO Beale Joins Willis Towers Watson Board as Part of Activist-Spurred Revamp
Willis Towers Watson PLC , which has been under pressure from activist investor Elliott Management, appointed four new directors on Thursday as it looks to turn around its business following a ...
P/C Carriers’ Increased Reliance on Reinsurance Means Premium Hikes are Coming
American International Group Inc. and other insurers avoided steep losses from a spate of extreme weather this year thanks in part to the reinsurance industry. But increased reliance on those ...
Cyber Rate Hikes Could Climb 150% in 2022, but Other Lines Will Stabilize: Willis Towers Watson
North American commercial insurance prices should soften gradually in the coming months, bringing a slowdown in many premium rate hikes and more stability in 2022, Willis Towers Watson said in a new ...