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No Class of 2023: Why Capital Is Sitting on the Reinsurance Sidelines

Until investors can be convinced that property-catastrophe reinsurance pricing has caught up with recurring event losses, they’ll continue to sit on the market sidelines, a market executive said recently. During an AM Best Reinsurance Briefing, Aditya Dutt, president of Aeolus …

Jan. 1 Renewals: ‘They Got Done’; Carrier Overreliance on Reinsurers Corrected

When an AM Best analyst said, “Apparently, things didn’t go that bad” to describe 1/1 reinsurance renewals, he wasn’t actually saying anything unique. Carlos Wong-Fupuy, a senior director for AM Best, who spoke during an online briefing on Monday, referred …

It’s Not Over: Tough Times to Persist for Reinsurance

Repeating words like “frustrated” and “disappointed,” which also punctuated earlier reinsurance broker reports on the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals to describe buyers’ reactions, Aon suggested that the tough times aren’t over in a new report. Offering a key takeaway from …

People Moves: Aon’s Mason Expands Leadership Role in UK; Chubb Appoints AIG’s Madden for Financial Lines; Sedgwick Names Leif Hansen as CEO Nordic Region

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon’s Mason to Expand Leadership Role in UK Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Michelle Mason is to expand her role as head …

Aon Buys Mexico’s ERN, Expanding Its LatAm Catastrophe Modeling Capabilities

Aon plc, the global professional services firm, expands its catastrophe modeling and consultancy capabilities in Latin America with the acquisition of ERN (Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales), a Mexico-based leader in risk assessment modeling. Financial details of the deal were not …

D&O Pricing Falls 14.7% in Q3, Breaking 17-Quarters of Pricing Increases: Aon

Directors and officers liability pricing fell 14.7% in the third quarter, according to a recent survey. Aon’s Financial Services Group’s Q3 2022 pricing index for the quarter ending on September 30 decreased to 1.57 from 1.96 in the prior-year quarter, …

Aon: Business Leaders Say Recession Looms; What Sets Prepared Companies Apart?

Despite a majority of global business leaders expecting a recession within the next year, many still have a positive outlook on the economy. Some leaders even reported feeling very prepared heading into a recession. That’s according to Aon’s 2022 Executive …

DOJ Antitrust Losses in Court Are Seen as Setback for Biden’s Merger Crackdown

In the span of just a month, federal judges rejected the US Justice Department’s attempts to block three mergers in the health technology, agriculture and defense contracting industries. The agency is considering appeals – and points out it’s racked up …

People Moves: Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team; Zurich Appoints Seach as Group CUO, Succeeding Robinson

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance. Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team A summary of these new hires follows here. Insurance broker Aon plc has announced a new lineup for …

People Moves: O’Leary Named CEO RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt Appoints Pool Re’s Butler as Nuclear Industry Adviser; Aon Taps WTW’s Dell’Aglio for Strategy & Tech Unit

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RSA Luxembourg; Northcourt (the MGA and underwriter of nuclear risks), and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. O’Leary Named CEO of RSA Luxembourg Intact Insurance Group USA LLC …