Bermuda
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The deal represents RenRe’s third Bermuda consolidation deal following Platinum and TMR. -
The portfolio comprises of large deductible and guaranteed-cost workers’ compensation policies.
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Most of the losses were sustained by the reinsurance segment, which reported $108mn in pre-tax cat losses, compared with $110mn in the prior year period.
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The affirmation follows an SEC filing by activist investor and Third Point Re founder Dan Loeb last week, in which he disclosed intentions to take the company private.
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The BMA also expects Bermudian insurers to consider double materiality in their reporting, as well as their own external climate-change impact.
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Large visiting contingents from Florida to the Bermuda Risk Summit highlighted ongoing concerns around cat capacity availability.
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Ching said young brokers were “out of their depth” and did not know where to find capacity at the 1 January renewal.
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Argo’s first bids included an implied firm value of $49.71 per Argo common share and $40 per share in cash, among others.
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Pre-tax current accident year net cat losses for the insurance and reinsurance segments totaled $34.6mn for the quarter, nearly half of the $72.3mn figure posted in Q4 2021.
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The cat XoL rate increase in Europe was over 40%, while the average attachment point of the global property cat business increased “meaningfully,” he added.
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The Bermudian reported $15mn in catastrophe losses for the quarter, down from $125mn in the same period last year.
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The January 1 renewal for 2023 was “one of the most profound” the company has ever had, the CEO said.
