Reinsurance
Executives On The Move at Canopius and Guy Carpenter
Specialty insurer Canopius named a new head of its Credit & Political Risk team. Guy Carpenter & Company appointed a new managing director of its Global Risk Solutions division. *** Canopius, ...
COVID-19 Couldn’t Stop Robust Quarter for ILS Issuance: Aon
Usage of insurance linked securities the first six months of 2020 is already 20 percent higher than all of 2019, underscoring the sector's momentum and resilience even with the coronavirus pandemic, ...
PartnerRe Makes Bonneau CEO While Dealing With Pandemic-Hammered Q2 Results
A former Chubb executive is officially the new president and CEO of PartnerRe Ld., taking over as the Bermuda-based reinsurer reported 2020 second quarter results hammered by COVID-19 challenges. The ...
InsurTech Financings Rebound in Q2; A Longer Recovery Remains in Question
InsurTech venture capital investments rebounded strongly in the second quarter after a pummeling earlier in the year due to growing pandemic-related uncertainty in the financial markets. Firms in the ...
AXA XL Makes Americas, UK and Lloyd’s Exec Appointments in Ongoing Restructuring
AXA XL's plan to revamp the structure and focus of its Insurance unit continues with a number of new leadership promotions and new hires in the Americas and also the UK/Lloyd's market. AXA XL's new ...
Everest Insurance Makes Karmilowicz Its New CEO
Everest Re Group promoted Michael Karmilowicz to be the new president and CEO of its Everest Insurance division, three months after its previous leader jumped ship to lead rival Ascot Group. Jonathan ...
Plastic in the World’s Oceans Will Triple in Volume by 2040
The annual flow of plastics into our oceans is on a trajectory to triple over the next 20 years, which could add up to 110 pounds of plastic trash for every meter of coastline worldwide, a new report ...
W.R. Berkley’s CEO: Workers Comp Rates Could Start Climbing in 2021
For W.R. Berkley Corp. and most other workers compensation carriers, rates have declined for some time. That trend could start reversing itself starting in 2021, CEO W. Robert Berkley Jr. predicted ...