Reinsurance
Insurers Launching Their Own VC Funds Need High Risk Tolerance: Novarica
In small but growing numbers, property/casualty and other insurers are launching in-house insurer accelerators or venture capital funds. Carriers must be clear on their ultimate goal and risk ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Ironshore, Guy Carpenter and JLT Re
We have a number of new executive appointments to tell you about at Allianz, Ironshore, Guy Carpenter and JLT Re. *** Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, which is part of Allianz Group, named ...
Willis Re Unveils $400M Facility For Liability Cat; 20 Reinsurers on Board
Willis Re has rolled out a new syndicated reinsurance facility that gives broad protection for insurers against catastrophic and systemic loss accumulations stemming from liability portfolios. The ...
Swiss Re Predicts More M&A Due to New Regs and Capital Surge
New regulations and an influx of alternative capital will spur more mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry, Swiss Re AG said. "We expect to continue to see a certain shakeout in the ...
Insurity Grabs Oceanwide in Bid to Build Bigger P/C Industry Software Provider
A Connecticut company that supplies software, data processing and analysis for property/casualty insurers and agents has snatched up a Canadian rival in a bid to diversify. Insurity said it has ...
XL Catlin Chooses Ex-Citibank CEO as Board Chairman
XL Catlin has chosen a former Citibank CEO as its new, post-merger chairman of the board. Eugene McQuade will fill the top board slot after having served as a director with parent XL Group since ...
Asia Anticipates Crop Damage as El Nino Emerges
In 2009, the El Nino brought the worst drought in four decades to India. It razed wheat fields in Australia and damaged crops across Asia. Food prices surged. A closely watched forecast by Japan on ...
EXOR, Playing M&A Hardball, Buys Stake in PartnerRe and Raises Bid
EXOR SpA upped the ante in the takeover battle for PartnerRe Ltd., raising its bid by 5.8 percent in a final push to beat out rival AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. for control of the reinsurer. EXOR, the ...