International
Executives On The Move at Guy Carpenter, AIG and Chubb
Guy Carpenter appointed a Marsh veteran to the newly created role of president. AIG announced the appointment of a new CEO for Talbot Underwriting Ltd. Chubb named a new regional president for its ...
Greenlight Re Triggers ‘Refresh’ of Operations With Executive Changes
Greenlight Capital Re made some major executive changes in what the company is dubbing a "refresh" of its operations. The Cayman Islands-based specialist property and casualty reinsurance company ...
Lloyd’s Records $520M H1 Loss Stemming From COVID-19 Claims
Lloyd's of London recorded a pretax loss of 400 million pounds ($520.08 million) in the first half, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Insurers ...
ACORD’s Innovation Tools Experiencing Soaring Reinsurance Demand
ACORD, the standard setting body for the global insurance industry, is experiencing a massive jump in global reinsurance and other industry interest in its digital products and services, CEO Bill ...
Former AXIS Capital Exec Thomas to Become Hamilton Re’s Next CEO
Hamilton Re will turn to a veteran of AXIS Capital and AIG as its new chief executive officer. Megan Thomas is taking on the CEO slot, Hamilton Re parent Hamilton Insurance Group announced on Sept. ...
More Negative Rating Actions Coming for Reinsurers Over the Next Year: S&P
Despite the global reinsurance sector's "robust capital position" and "very high rate rises," which are expected to "carry on for the remainder of year, and continue for major renewals in 2021," ...
Moody’s Downgrades Global Reinsurance Sector Outlook
Moody's downgraded its outlook for the global reinsurance sector to negative from stable, citing a challenging operating environment hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and its adverse impact on ...
European Insurers Urge Regulators to Avoid Banning Dividends Due to COVID-19
Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The ...