Reinsurance
Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African focused insurance and reinsurance group, has received "in-principle" approval to launch a Lloyd's syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in ...
Reinsurance Market Outlook ‘Stable’ on Improved Rates, Higher Demand: AM Best
Substantial rate improvements, higher attachment points and rising investment income are combining with increased demand for reinsurance cover to create a stable outlook ...
Hard Reinsurance Market Fuels Innovation in Risk Transfer
Over the last two years, insurers have been dealing with the most disrupted property reinsurance market since 1992.
As was the case in ...
A Turnaround Story: Boost People, Then Financial Results, Aspen CEO Says
The turnaround at Aspen Insurance Holdings—the result of a multipronged, multiyear effort—is bearing fruit with a return to consistent profits. Mark Cloutier, ...
Reinsurers’ Earnings Rise on Lower Disaster Losses, Improved Investment Results: Fitch
Lower natural catastrophe losses, better investment results and strong revenue growth in property/casualty reinsurance led to strong earnings' increases for the four main ...
Reinsurers Cautious About U.S. Regional Property Cat as Storm Losses Rise: Gallagher Re
After a costly 2023 severe convective storm season in the U.S., reinsurers underwriting in the regional property-catastrophe market are skeptical about providing ...
Up and Down: InsurTech Funding Headed for Six-Year Low
Trackers of InsurTech deals revealed a 19-20 percent uptick in InsurTech funding for the third-quarter of 2023,compared to second-quarter totals, but year-to-date deal volume is less than half of ...
What to Expect: ‘No Material or Sudden Changes’ in Commercial Insurance Pricing
Even though reinsurance executives are making noise about social inflation and liability rate inadequacy, WTW isn't expecting any major changes in the pricing for commercial casualty or property ...