China Re
Top 50 Reinsurers of 2023 revealed
Munich Re remained in first place of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2023 list, with Swiss Re and Hannover Rück SE joining Munich Re on the podium this year.
Prince of Wales launches sustainable insurance task force; Aviva joins forces with WWF; Ford links up with By Miles; and LV reveals PI panel
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: John Fowle, Chaucer
John Fowle, CEO of Chaucer, tells Post all about growth, being owned by China Re and the plans for the next 12 months as well as why the business undertook its recent rebranding and the importance of diversity and inclusion.
PI Analysis: Independent financial advisers count the cost of insurance red flags
Professional indemnity premiums for independent financial advisers have soared, driven by a perfect storm of legislative and claims change
Ex-XL Catlin boss Paul Jardine joins Chaucer as non-exec chairman
Chaucer has appointed Paul Jardine as non-executive chairman succeeding Chris Stooke who will retire from the board later this year.
Chaucer appoints CRO from within
James Wright will become Chaucer’s chief risk officer from April.
Analysis: Review of 2018
The spectre of Brexit loomed large over the insurance sector this year, and although the picture is still no clearer in terms of how the UK market will continue to trade with Europe after 29 March 2019, significant merger & acquisition activity was among…
China Re snaps up Chaucer from The Hanover
The Hanover has sold Chaucer to China Re for a total price of $950m (£726m).
The NRC: From Russia with tough love
The Russian Federation has launched a state-backed reinsurer that will take a hefty slice of outward reinsurance contracts and is raising fears that the London market could lose out.
China Re readies for Hong Kong float
China Re has already been granted $1.12bn (£730m) worth of commitments for its Hong Kong share listing.
China Re submits application for IPO in Hong Kong
Reinsurance giant China Re has submitted an application for a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
RMS partners with China Re's Lloyd's venture
Risk modeling firm RMS will support China Re’s Syndicate 2088 the first Chinese direct investment into Lloyd’s.
China Re starts standalone Lloyd's syndicate
China's largest reinsurer has gained permission for Syndicate 2088 to be a standalone reinsurance entity to be managed by Catlin Underwriting Agencies.
China Re and RMS unveil typhoon model
China Re and RMS have produced a model for China typhoon risk including coastal flooding in China and Hong Kong.