Gateway Re cat bond an “essential” reinsurance complement: SURE President Konar
The recently completed $150 million Gateway Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) debut catastrophe bond transaction from SURE, or the SureChoice Underwriters...
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Nearly six out of ten SMEs rely on credit to buy insurance
41% of those using credit are using cards, and 35% are relying on finance from insurance and premium finance companiesThe...
RenRe Capital Partners hires Horseshoe’s Press as VP, adds analysts
Bermuda headquartered reinsurance firm RenaissanceRe continues to expand its Capital Partners team, adding Keenan Press from Horseshoe as a new...
AUB Group acquiring Tysers, gains Lloyd’s, reinsurance, some ILS expertise
AUB Group, an Australian listed financial services group comprised of insurance brokers and underwriting agencies, is to acquire near 200...
Tasmania seeks input on new home warranty scheme
Tasmania seeks input on new home warranty scheme 9 May 2022 The Tasmanian Government has opened consultations on plans to...
Chubb appoints new president of Canadian operations
Johnstone has experience in both the reinsurance and P&C sectors. Prior to the acquisition of ACE by Chubb in 2016,...
AFCA adopts merit test after pilot
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has made early “merit assessment” a permanent feature of its process, saying a pilot...
Jamaica cat bond may grow, or expand to cover Caribbean: World Bank MD
When a renewal comes up for consideration for the first catastrophe bond transaction to be sponsored by Jamaica, there is...
AI changes far reaching, metaverse gaining traction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to increasingly drive improved customer and employee experience after being “slow out the gate” in...
2022 hurricane forecasts continue to suggest above-average seasonal activity
Additional forecasts of activity levels for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season continue to suggest an above-average year of tropical storm...
