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This week we discuss the impact Covid-19 trapped capital is having on the retro market and the surprise investment partnership between Covea and PartnerRe.
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The carrier is also honing its focus and redeploying capital under new CEO Amanda Blanc. -
Axa estimated its total 2020 impact from Covid-19 for the group at EUR1.5bn, which it booked in the first half.
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The carrier cancelled its share buy-back plan in order to reinvest capital into reinsurance growth.
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Group operating profit fell 84.4% in the quarter after pandemic claims and a series of large losses.
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Sources told this publication that the carrier could be mulling an open market entry.
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The company confirmed it had bought $500mn of additional catastrophe aggregate.
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Insider Quarterly is still a teenager. It may be mature, but the publication that began life in 2001 as the features offshoot of Insurance Insider has yet to reach its 20th anniversary.
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As lawmakers propose sweeping measures to rewrite pandemic exclusions, insurers are relying on protections enshrined in the Constitution to resist an onslaught of BI claims, writes John Hewitt Jones.
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Jean-Paul Conoscente says Scor’s capital strength and flexibility put it in a good position to take advantage of further rate rises and increased M&A activity next year. Rachel Dalton reports.
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Covid-19 has propelled the (re)insurance world into the 21st century, writes Suliman Mulhem, with remote working likely to persist for some and a five-day week becoming history for others.
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The coronavirus situation and the far-reaching economic impacts of Covid-19 suggest the benefits of being an ‘analytical insurer’ could become even more relevant and compelling, says Dave Ovenden.
