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Insurance
Assurant expects to record between $110 million to $150 million pre-tax, of fourth quarter 2018 reportable catastrophe losses in its global housing segment. 20 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a+” to Bermuda-based Vermeer Reinsurance, a property catastrophe reinsurer that has recently been launched by RenaissanceRe and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM. 20 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Market participants are expecting steadily rising reinsurance pricing over the course of 2019, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts. 20 December 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings estimated its pre-tax loss from California wildfires in the range of $125 million to $150 million. 20 December 2018
Insurance
Swiss Re has reached an agreement with Japanese insurance group MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (MS&AD) for a further investment of £315 million into ReAssure, Swiss Re's UK closed life book consolidator. 20 December 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM are launching a new property catastrophe reinsurer called Vermeer Reinsurance to provide capacity focused on risk remote layers in the US property catastrophe market. 18 December 2018
Insurance
Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings has appointed Matt Harris to lead the company’s international insurance operations, including the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Bermuda. 18 December 2018
News
Though cyber risk is a distinctly global threat, the cyber insurance markets in the US and the EU have developed in different directions both in terms of products and pricing. This has consequences for players that are eager to take advantage of the significant growth potential of this line of business, as Intelligent Insurer discovers. 18 December 2018
Insurance
Swiss Re has appointed Mark Hodges as new CEO of ReAssure as part of the preparation towards a potential initial public offering (IPO) of the business. 17 December 2018
Insurance
Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Michael Kerner as CEO for Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a new commercial insurance unit in North America. 17 December 2018
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