Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Your Reinsurance News for 27 October 2020

Re/insurers' public COVID-19 losses hit $23.7bn with more to come in Q3 & Q4‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Re/insurers' COVID-19 losses hit $23.7bn

Further increased loss estimates are anticipated for both the third and fourth quarters, says PeriStrat.

An "underwriting driven" hard market

The current market environment is not a traditional hard market, according to broker Arthur J. Gallagher.

Carnegie-Brown calls for gov COVID support

The Lloyd's Chairman explained how COVID-19 has shown that pandemic risk is too big for the industry.

Zeta forecast for northern Gulf Coast landfall on Wed

Hurricane Zeta intensified into a hurricane prior to making landfall on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Macif, Generali & CVC join bidding war for Aviva's French business

Analysts at Morgan Stanley value Aviva's French business at £3.3 billion.

CEA reinsurance program hits almost $9.6bn

This is an increase of almost $1 billion since the January renewals.

Türk Reasürans reports solid growth in first year

The period profit as of September 30th, 2020 was TRY 101 million (approx. USD 13mn).

ELEMENT adds Eric Schuh to exec board

Eric Schuh joins from Swiss Re, where he held various international management positions.

Southern Cali on wildfire Red Flag alert again

Parts of southern California are back on a wildfire Red Flag warning for the next two days.

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M&A markets sees first positive performance in years: WTW

The market performed well despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on deal-making during 2020.

Pen Underwriting adds Sarah Breslin as CFO

She succeeds Praveen Panicker, who is set to join Gallagher's corporate finance team.

Allianz enters strategic partnership with Jubilee

The partnership aims to cover the P&C insurance segment in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Aspen Capital Markets third-party assets neared $700m for 2020

Aspen Capital Markets specialises in tailor-made portfolios for investors through managed ILS funds.

Ares welcomes Raj Krishnan as partner

Raj Krishnan joins as partner and Chief Investment Officer of Ares Insurance Solutions.

Credit insurers prepare for rising COVID-related claims in early 2021: Berne Union

Increasing corporate insolvencies and the wide economic recession are the biggest concerns.

AM Best assigns strong credit ratings to Swiss Re-backed Coefficient

AM Best says its ratings reflect Coefficient's balance sheet strength, which it categorises as strong.

Markel hires Adriana Belli as Managing Director

In this new role, she will oversee all aspects of the PMSR Claims Division.

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Coverys finalises acquisition of Bridge

Bridge, which is based in Italy, will provide a full suite of property, casualty & specialty solutions.

Sompo adopts WTW pricing solutions

Sompo Holdings will be able to capture insights from its vast store of customer data.

Whitespace partners with GuideOne to launch MGU

CGA will accept risks exclusively via the Whitespace Platform through a digitised underwriting process.

AccuRisk partners with Convex to offer Employers Liability insurance

The new product, named AccuRisk254, will be available in all Texas counties.

Southeast Asian reinsurers looking to L&H for growth, says AM Best

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth trend in the life and health insurance segment.

Genworth & Radian secure $740m of mortgage reinsurance

Issuance of mortgage insurance-linked notes to-date in 2020 sits at almost $3.2 billion settled.

US life insurers facing rising commercial mortgage losses off COVID-19: Fitch

Analysts expect losses from the pandemic to begin to emerge at the earliest in the third quarter.

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