Articles by L.S. Howard

R&Q’s Quilter Steps Down as CEO, Retires at Year-End; Spiegel Becomes New CEO

R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd., the non-life global specialty insurance company that focuses on program management and legacy insurance businesses, announced that CEO Alan Quilter will retire at the end of 2023 and is stepping down immediately to run the company’s …

High Inflation Hiked P/C Claims Costs Up to 7.5% in 2022

High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research. “In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional increase of 3.5-6.5%,” said Swiss Re …

Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re

Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Claims from Hurricane Ian in Florida, record breaking losses from hailstorms in France, floods …

Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves

Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market full of challenges — ranging from inflation to the Ukraine war to growing losses from natural catastrophes. A wrap-up of …

Insured Losses From N. Zealand Floods Estimated at US$1.02B, With Profit Hit Expected

The initial insured losses for the recent floods in the North Island of New Zealand are estimated at NZ$1.65 billion ($1.02 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Losses incurred so far in …

Lloyd’s Expects 2022 Loss of $947.6M on Investments; Underwriting Results ‘Strong’

Lloyd’s reported an interim full-year 2022 loss before tax of £800 million ($947.6 million) as a result of investment losses of approximately £3 billion ($3.6 billion). This compares to a profit of £2.3 billion ($2.7 billion) and investment income of …

Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves

Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market full of challenges—ranging from inflation to the Ukraine war to growing losses from natural catastrophes. A wrap-up of these 2022 …

Insurer Startup Trium Cyber Finds Path to Profits, With Large Business Focus

This profile of Trium Cyber is the inaugural article in a regular series of Company Spotlights, published by Insurance Journal, which cover the insurance industry’s startups and innovators. Trium Cyber is the industry’s first Lloyd’s-approved company to provide mono-line cyber …

Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points

Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils, leading reinsurers to require higher attachment points, according to Gallagher Re. “The topic of primary versus secondary perils has taken …

QBE Insurance Announces $1.9 Billion Loss Portfolio Transfer With Enstar

QBE Insurance Group announced a reinsurance transaction with legacy acquisition specialist Enstar, designed to de-risk the group’s exposure to portfolio reserves totaling US$1.9 billion. “This portfolio includes reserves primarily relating to North America and international financial lines, discontinued programs and …