Hannover Re News
Catastrophe Losses Driven Higher by Secondary Perils – And Climate Change
Secondary perils, exacerbated by climate change, are driving catastrophe insurance losses, warn a growing chorus of reinsurers and brokers. Indeed, broker Aon reveals that more than 60% of 2020's ...
Practical Ways to Make InsurTech Work: ITC Panel
InsurTech is grabbing the attention of carriers and agencies alike, but the level of change it promises also causes anxiety. At the 2019 InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas on Sept. 25, ...
Hannover Re Joins Carriers Scaling Back Coal-Based Risks
Hannover Re announced it is scaling back its exposure to coal-fired power plants and coal mines, joining a growing list of insurers and reinsurers that have made similar moves. In addition to ...
Hannover Re Debuts Match-Making Service for InsurTechs and Insurers
Insurtech companies across the globe have created an abundance of innovative solutions and services that span the insurance value chain. However, the challenge for both insurers and insurtechs is how ...
HDI Global Specialty SE Makes Its Debut
A new specialty lines insurer is making its debut – HDI Global Specialty SE. HDI Global Specialty SE was created by merging Hannover Re's and HDI Global SE's specialty lines. HDI Global SE holds ...
Hannover Re CEO Wallin to Retire; Swiss Re’s Henchoz Will Replace Him
Hannover Re Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Wallin plans to retire in 2019, after the company's annual general meeting scheduled for May 8. Wallin's replacement will be Jean-Jacques Henchoz, a ...
Global Insurers Will Seek Rate Hikes After Historic, Catastrophic Q3
Insurers and reinsurers around the globe are looking to raise rates after what looks set to be their most costly quarter on record. Hurricanes Irma and Maria alone caused as much as $135 billion in ...
A Roundup of Major Insurer/Reinsurer Hurricane and Quake Losses Thus Far
Losses from Hurricane Maria and other recent 2017 natural catastrophes—including hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the Mexico City earthquakes, and other events—have led global insurers and reinsurers ...