Reinsurance
Munich Re's head of China and Hong Kong takes up global marine role
Munich Re's chief executive of Greater China and Hong Kong John Wilkinson has been appointed CEO of Munich Re’s global marine partnership.
Reinsurers urged to work with governments to improve disaster resilience
Rising losses in the wake of natural catastrophes is increasing economic instability in many developing and emerging economies, according to a report by Standard & Poor’s.
Insured disaster losses fall by $4bn in first six months of 2014
Total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached $44bn (£26.5bn) in the first half of 2014, according to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re’s Sigma database.
Great Lakes Australia helps Steadfast buy Calliden
Australia's largest broker network Steadfast is buying Australian managing general agent the Calliden Group for A$105m (£59.1m).
AGCS Re Brazil opens for business in Peru
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Resseguros Brazil is expanding its South American business by providing reinsurance solutions in Peru.
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.
Compre expands German footprint with HIR acquisition
Reinsurance legacy specialist Compre has completed the acquisition of Hamburger Internationale Rückversicherung from Tawa after obtaining approval from German regulator BaFin.
AM Best concerned over reinsurance underwriting discipline
AM Best has revised its outlook for the reinsurance sector to negative citing several headwinds.
Blog: Five insurance investments by Fosun
Following Fosun's acquisition of a 20% stake in Ironshore, Postonline looks at five key insurance investments by the privately owned Chinese conglomerate.
Interview: Dane Douetil: Building businesses
Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil tells Post his ambitions for the company – including doubling its size in the next five years.
China is highly sought after market for reinsurers, says Fitch
According to ratings agency Fitch, foreign reinsurers see Asia as having great growth potential.
China Re planning $2bn Hong Kong IPO
According to a report, China Re, the largest state backed reinsurer in China, is planning to raise up to $2bn through an IPO in Hong Kong.
Video: Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil
After 10 months in his role as Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil spoke with Post reporter Katie Marriner about the challenges facing the business and his experiences at the company so far.
Munich Re posts solid first half results
Munich Re posted a profit of €765m (£608m) for the second quarter of 2014, and a profit for the first half-year of €1.69bn (£1.34bn).
Life and health arm hits Swiss Re's profits in first half
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re had a 6% decrease in profit in the first half of the year to $2.03bn (£1.2bn).
WW1 Centenary: British Fire Offices & Continental Relations
On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War Post looks back on some of the leader columns written for the magazine during this period. Today how the magazine covered British Fire Offices & Continental Relations.
Novae profit rises despite rating and currency conditions
Novae Group has attributed a five percentage-point improvement to its combined ratio to 90.8% (H1 2013: 95.8%) in the first half of this year to a positive claims experience, resulting in an 89.4% increase in underwriting contribution to £19.7m (H1 2013:…
Zhang takes up Canopius China role
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Canopius has appointed Shibo Zhang as head of China market.
Deloitte appoints agents for Gherkin sale
Deloitte has picked a pair of estate agents to oversee the sale of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as The Gherkin, after the building fell into receivership in April this year.
RFIB hires director for marine international division
Lloyd’s (re)insurance broker RFIB has appointed Malcolm Gray as a divisional director of its marine international division.
C-Suite: El Nino's impact on India
Although not fully formed, the weather phenomenon El Nino already appears to be impacting on rainfall in India writes Graham Cook.
Ecclesiastical promotes O’Riordan to replace retiring reinsurance boss Jones
Ecclesiastical has promoted internally to replaces its departing group head of reinsurance Andrew Jones.
Hg Capital buys Lloyd's software provider Sequel
Private Equity firm Hg Capital has acquired Sequel Business Solutions, a software and services provider to the Lloyd's and London market, in partnership with the Sequel management team.
Qatar Re recruits New Re’s Rappaz for group liability boss
Qatar Re has swooped for New Re’s head of casualty underwriting Stephan Rappaz.