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Top 50 Reinsurers of 2024 revealed
Munich Re and Swiss Re remain at the top of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2024 list, despite Christopher Pennings, financial analyst at AM Best, observing the rankings have been shaken up by a shift in accounting requirements.
Top 50 Reinsurers of 2023 revealed
Munich Re remained in first place of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2023 list, with Swiss Re and Hannover Rück SE joining Munich Re on the podium this year.
Time for AI to take over Insurance Post
Editor’s View: Artificial intelligence is taking over Insurance Post from 13 to 17 November, causing Emma Ann Hughes to consider how generative AI is transforming the insurance sector and your favourite trade title.
#9 Mapfre
Spain’s biggest insurer Mapfre achieved ninth place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by delivering 12% average premium growth for the year.
How Top 30 European Insurers 2023 was produced
On behalf of Insurance Post, AM Best ranked the 30 largest European insurers, according to non-life gross written premium to illustrate the movements in market position and financial performance between 2022 and the previous year.
Greenpeace targets reinsurers at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous
Protesters have disrupted the annual reinsurance meeting in Monte Carlo, pleading with the sector to stop coverage for deforestation and oil exploration in Congo.
Aviva’s Winslow reveals how provider is using AI
Adam Winslow, CEO of Aviva UK & Ireland general insurance, has revealed the provider is mainly testing artificial intelligence in the operational environment.
Venture capitalist warns lot of insurtechs will die
The current state of insurtech funding means start-ups hoping to win cash by simply promising to “grow, grow, grow” are facing death, Lluis Vinas, investment director at Alma Mundi Ventures, has warned.
Insurers told to embrace disruption rather than dabble in it
Insurers have been told by Spain’s biggest insurer to go for transformation at scale by overhauling their core business and processes, rather than dabbling in just a few systems and products.
Mapfre is testing generative AI
Mapfre, Spain’s biggest insurer, has confirmed it is already testing generative artificial intelligence.
Swiss Re joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance exodus
Swiss Re has joined Zurich, Hannover Re and Munich Re in turning its back on the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance.
Insurers with unsatisfactory websites named and shamed
Insurance companies with websites that fall short of consumer expectations have been named and shamed.
Intelligence: The fallout from Russia without love
On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. Edmund Tirbutt investigates how UK insurers have responded to the knock-on effect from the war, and the impact that this might have in the long…
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Mapfre
Mapfre's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
The top 30 European Insurers 2022: A return to growth
Europe’s 30 largest non-life insurers returned to growth in 2021 and – although high inflation, supply chain disruptions and surging energy prices should translate into premium growth – Mathilde Jakobsen of AM Best explains that profitability is expected…
European insurtech investment catching up with US; Goldman Sachs invests in Clear; Allianz to lead Coalitions’ UK cyber capacity; and Gallagher buys Erimus
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
2021 insurtech funding breaks record; Aviva in Tractable tie-up; Dive-In Festival theme announced and Lloyd's syndicate offers adjusters green bonus
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz in regional commercial restructure; GRS extends global reach with adjuster tie-up; Movo buys three; and Tractable strikes two new deals
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
All Clear and Insure & Go strike five year deal with Zurich after Mapfre exits UK travel market
Travel insurance specialists All Clear and Insure & Go have signed a five year agreement with Zurich as they "gear up" for the opportunities that lie ahead as travel levels return back to normal.
EY issues home/motor profit warning for 2022; Collective Benefits and Nimbla get US investment; HSB buys MG Group; Floodflash and Munich Re partner up; and Carrot sold to Granite
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
All Clear acquires Insure & Go; Liberty supports WTW sustainability accreditation; PIB buys again; Zurich enters UK PMI market
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.