Reinsurance
Hiscox Re Announces CFO, COO Appointments
Hiscox Re, the newly combined reinsurance operations of Hiscox, announced the appointments of Reeva Bakhshi as chief financial Officer and Paresh Thakrar as chief operating officer on Monday. CFO ...
RMS’ Exceedance 2014 Conference Kicks Off April 14 in D.C.
Newark, Calif.catastrophe-risk management firm RMS announced that its Exceedance 2014 event will take place next week in Washington, D.C., with keynote speakers that include the first chief ...
A.M. Best May be Next with Negative Outlook for Reinsurers
A.M. Best currently has a stable outlook on the global reinsurance industry, but that could change when the rating agency revisits the outlook at midyear, the firm said in a special report Friday. ...
A.M. Best Boosts RSUI to A+; Moves Alleghany, TranRe Outlooks to Positive
Rating agency A.M. Best announced Wednesday that it upgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) of members of RSUI Group to "A+" (Superior), citing continued strong capitalization, excellent ...
Guy Carpenter Hires Direct Re Team as Brokers From Endurance
Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., on Wednesday announced that it has hired the Kansas City-based Direct Reinsurance team ...
Damage From 8.2 Quake Off Chile Being Assessed; Evacuated Residents Return
Chile lifted an evacuation order for coastal areas after the strongest earthquake in four years left six people dead and prompted President Michelle Bachelet to order the military to help maintain ...
Reinsurance Rate Slide Continues at April 1, Pushing Reinsurers to Casualty Risks: Willis Re
A benign catastrophe year in 2013 and an influx of capital are just two reasons behind a drop in reinsurance rates that has continued at April 1, according to the chairman of Willis Re. During a ...
Watford Re Ltd. Completes $1.13B Capital Raise
Watford Holdings Ltd. on Tuesday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Watford Re Ltd., a newly formed, Bermuda-based multiline reinsurer, has completed a $1.13 billion capital raise. The ...