Reinsurance
Q3 Catastrophes Haven’t Turned Investors Away From ILS Market: Willis Towers Watson
ILS investors are responding to the recent spate of natural disasters by making their payments to ceding companies, while continuing to raise more money and preparing to make new investments, ...
EU Leaders Push May to Offer More in Brexit Talks
European leaders pushed Theresa May to offer more in Brexit talks while also encouraging the British prime minister to aim for a December deadline to move negotiations on to trade. German Chancellor ...
Hamilton Insurance Group Chooses Munich Re’s Albo as New CEO
Hamilton Insurance Group has chosen a Munich Re executive as its next chief executive officer. Pina Albo will become CEO of the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer on Feb. 1, 2018, replacing Interim ...
Zurich Reports $700M in Estimate Pre-Tax Claims From Harvey, Irma and Maria
Zurich Insurance Group said it property/casualty business will deal with approximately $700 million in pre-tax losses for Q3 relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The number is also net of ...
Executives On The Move at Arch Capital Group and Everest Re
Arch Capital Group Ltd. made a number of senior management changes in its worldwide reinsurance group. Everest Re added two new senior underwriters to its London-based team. *** Arch Capital Group ...
AXIS Capital Closes Novae Acquisition, Discloses Revamped Executive Team
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. it has finalized its acquisition of Novae Group plc, which creates a $2 billion insurer in London and a top ten re/insurer at Lloyd's, with 2016 global gross written ...
Ireland Confronts Aftermath of Ophelia, Its Worst Storm in 50-Plus Years
Irish authorities will begin to clean up and count the cost of the worst storm to hit the country in more than 50 years, after Ophelia left a trail of destruction in its wake. At least three people ...
For Some CA Wineries, Insurance Wildfire Payments May Fall Short
Wineries damaged by wildfires tearing through Northern California are starting insurance claims, and at least some of the smaller vintners are likely to find limits in their policies mean payouts ...