Lloyd’s Expects 2022 Loss of $947.6M on Investments; Underwriting Results ‘Strong’ March 9, 2023 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s reported an interim full-year 2022 loss before tax of £800 million ($947.6 million) as a result of investment losses...
Reinsurance Recap: 2022 Results Mixed as Market Improves February 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Full-year 2022 financial results, reported by a handful of international groups that write reinsurance, show mixed results in a market...
Insurer Startup Trium Cyber Finds Path to Profits, With Large Business Focus February 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard This profile of Trium Cyber is the inaugural article in a regular series of Company Spotlights, published by Insurance Journal,...
Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points February 20, 2023 By L.S. Howard Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils,...
QBE Insurance Announces $1.9 Billion Loss Portfolio Transfer With Enstar February 17, 2023 By L.S. Howard QBE Insurance Group announced a reinsurance transaction with legacy acquisition specialist Enstar, designed to de-risk the group’s exposure to portfolio...
Zurich Insurance Reports 12% Drop in Net Income to $4.6B, but Exceeds Targets February 10, 2023 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance Group reported net income attributable to shareholders of $4.6 billion in 2022, a 12% decrease from $5.2 billion...
Brookfield Reinsurance to Acquire Insurer Argo Group in $1.1B Deal February 8, 2023 By L.S. Howard Financial services firm Brookfield Reinsurance announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Argo Group International Holdings in an...
Earthquakes Deliver Another Blow to Turkey’s Re/Insurance Industry: Reports February 8, 2023 By L.S. Howard Two powerful earthquakes, which hit southeastern Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, deliver another blow to the local re/insurance industry, according...
Rising Costs of Secondary Perils Force Reinsurers to Require Higher Attachment Points January 31, 2023 By L.S. Howard Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils,...
January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle January 27, 2023 By L.S. Howard The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60%...