Newsletter


Hannover Re cat bonds listed
5 December 2024   The BSX-listed private placements will cover earthquake risks in South America.
Shareholders set to vote on BF&M-Argus merger
5 December 2024
Lloyd’s Lab Bermuda challenge areas announced
5 December 2024
Everest Global Insurance chairman resigns
4 December 2024
Cloutier becomes ABIR chairman
4 December 2024
ABIR and EY to sponsor 2025 Risk Summit
4 December 2024
Lloyd’s Lab Accelerator programme to have Bermuda theme
4 December 2024
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Latest Features

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[Watch and Read] Demand for delegated underwriting on the rise
MGAs and other third party entities bring targeted expertise to the insurance industry, says AM Best’s Dawn Walker.
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Global reinsurance market trends point to positive outlook
Ratings agency AM Best is bullish about global reinsurance, as a multitude of factors leading it to continue to maintain its positive outlook for the sector, say analysts Carlos Wong-Fupuy and Dan Hofmeister.
Re/insurance
PartnerRe: Empowering women
PartnerRe’s Women’s 5K & Walk has been raising funds for charities for females for 27 years.
Re/insurance
Ariel Re: Giving people at risk a fresh start
Ariel Re’s support of the Transformational Living Centre is helping to get families back on their feet.
Re/insurance
Aspen and Trunk Island: Putting down roots
Re/insurance company Aspen is investing money and muscle in mangrove forests on the open-air classroom of Trunk Island.
Re/insurance
Fortitude Re: A recipe for reading success
Fortitude Re’s support for the Bermuda Education Network is raising literacy standards in public schools.
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Significant increase in global reinsurers’ ROE due to investment and underwriting results
Underwriting profits remain key for return on equity, says Guy Simoes of AM Best.
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Women in Hamilton: Meredith Head
The head of North American property catastrophe describes how her career has developed since she entered the industry in 1997.
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More News

QBE Re to increase US property catastrophe underwriting
3 December 2024   The reinsurer said it will focus on hurricanes and earthquake coverage.
Veteran Liberty Mutual global risk solutions executive to retire
3 December 2024   Kevin Smith will be succeeded by GRS middle markets North American head Marc Orloff.
Aspen to redeem preference shares
2 December 2024   The insurer will use funds raised from a depositary shares offering to fund the redemption.
BMA plans to force life re/insurers to share more detail of investments
2 December 2024   The regulator plans to start a consultation in ‘the near future’.
Fortitude Re’s ratings outlook upgraded
2 December 2024   Fitch Ratings said the re/insurer’s growth trend is positive.
Ascot enters alternative risk sector
2 December 2024   The Bermuda-based re/insurer has hired AXA's former alternative risk head for North America to build a captive and fronting portfolio.
ABIR to sponsor re/insurance foundational course
2 December 2024   The course, in its fifth year, acts as a stepping stone for people interested in entering the re/insurance industry.
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