Specialty
Eyeing Specialty Focus, AXIS Transfers $2.3B of Re Reserves to Enstar
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited and Enstar Group Limited announced that they have entered into a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreement under which AXIS will retrocede $2.3 billion of ...
Soft Market Ahead? The Role of Digital Transformation for E&S Insurers
The insurance market is shifting quickly, with new risks, technology and challenges to manage. For E&S carriers, this has created unique opportunities as hard market conditions persist. Limited ...
Commercial Lines Profit Growth: Execution Matters More Than Portfolio Mix
It is "how" commercial lines carriers execute their underwriting strategies, not "what" lines they write that is key to profitable growth for top performers, according to new research from McKinsey. ...
Lloyd’s of London Shakes Up IT, Operations Teams
Commercial insurance market Lloyd's of London is restructuring its data, operations and change departments, which will involve outsourcing some of those units' work, a Lloyd's spokesperson said on ...
Hannover Re’s Henchoz to Step Down as CEO, Succeeded by CFO Jungsthöfel
Hannover Re announced that Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Henchoz (60) is stepping down and will be replaced by the current chief financial officer, Clemens Jungsthöfel (54). Henchoz has ...
Underwriting Games: To Manage the Cycle Effectively, Focus on Behavior
Prices are under pressure in many insurance markets. After an extended period where pricing levels have risen and held at profitable levels, the balance of power appears to be shifting to buyers. In ...
Grandisson Retires; Papadopoulo Is Now Arch Capital CEO
Nicolas Papadopoulo has been named chief executive officer of Arch Capital Group Ltd., succeeding Marc Grandisson, who has decided to retire from the company, Arch announced. Papadopoulo, who has ...
Lloyd’s Focuses on Delegated Authority Arrangements as Looming Market Risk
While the Lloyd's market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn't resting on its laurels. It is carefully monitoring areas where potential vulnerabilities have been identified. ...