Reinsurance
Everest Re CEO Andrade Wins Vote of Confidence and Contract Extension
Everest Re Group President and CEO Juan Andrade just got a big vote of confidence from his company's board of directors. Andrade's contract at the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer has been ...
Swiss Re Reorganizes Group Operations; Names Ladva as Group CTO
Swiss Re is appointing Pravina Ladva as group chief digital & technology officer and member of the group executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Group Chief Operating Officer Anette Bronder ...
Tornado Losses Will Dent P/C Earnings, Not Capital: AM Best
For now, rating agency AM Best believes that property/casualty insurers will be able to absorb losses from the recent outbreak of 30-plus tornadoes across five U.S. states, but coexisting economic ...
MAPFRE to Make Nearly $984M Payout Over Controversial Columbia Dam
Spanish insurer Mapfre on Friday signed a contract to make a $983.8 million contingency payout to Colombia's Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) over issues with the construction of the massive ...
Half of $17B Litigation Funding ‘Industry’ Money Spent in the U.S.: Swiss Re
Litigation funding has become a $17 billion industry globally, with 52 percent of that money being spent in the United States, Swiss Re said in a report released Thursday. The reinsurer said ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, AXIS, W.R. Berkley and Liberty Mutual
AIG chose a new Chief Human Resources Officer. AXIS Insurance appointed a new head of its U.S. Excess Casualty team. W. R. Berkley Corporation picked a new head for the Lloyd's managing agent for W. ...
Climbing Prices and Demand Foster Stable Reinsurance Outlook: AM Best
AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook for the global reinsurance segment, citing in part the ongoing positive pricing momentum driven by rising loss cost inflation, enhanced ...
Argenta Syndicate Management Will Pull Back From Lloyd’s China Platform
Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd. (ASML), a subsidiary of Argenta Holdings Ltd., announced it will cease underwriting all new and renewal business relating to the Lloyd's China platform (LICCL) ...