Ryan Hewlett

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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred claims swell to almost 45,000

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Insurers have received nearly 45,000 insurance claims from policyholders across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
Australian insurers see surge in claims for ex-Cyclone Alfred

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Insurers have received more than 34,000 insurance claims from policyholders across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
DLG shareholders approve takeover by Aviva

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Shareholders in Direct Line Group have voted in favour of its proposed takeover by larger rival Aviva, a deal which values the London-listed personal line carrier at 3.7 billion pounds ($4.79 billion) and is set to close in mid-2025.
SRG grows schemes offering with Brentacre acquisition

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

(The Insurer) - Expansive intermediary Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has continued the build-out of its schemes offering with the acquisition of specialist broker Brentacre Insurance.
Ageas Re names PartnerRe’s Lilburn to co-lead credit and bond offering

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Ageas Re, the reinsurance arm of Belgian insurance group Ageas, has hired long-serving PartnerRe underwriter Jeremy Lilburn as co-head of its newly launched credit and bond offering.
Ex-Cyclone Alfred claims jump to 22,000 as clean-up begins

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Insurers have received more than 22,000 insurance claims from policyholders across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
Keese: Lloyd’s has ‘long way to go’ in attracting institutional investors despite increasing capital returns

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Outgoing Lloyd’s CFO Burkhard Keese remains confident in the market’s ability to attract institutional investors to grow investment platform London Bridge, but said there is a “long way to go” before the market provides its targeted returns.
Keese says Lloyd’s has 12 billion pound net loss buffer; targets E&S opportunity

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Lloyd’s top-line growth in 2024 has validated the corporation’s strategy of attracting new entrants at a time when rates have begun to moderate, chief financial officer Burkhard Keese told The Insurer.
Lloyd’s posts 2024 combined ratio of 86.9%, GWP tops 55.5 billion pounds

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

Lloyd’s announced on Monday that its headline underwriting result moderately deteriorated in 2024 with the market reporting a combined ratio of 86.9% for the full year, despite further improvement in its underlying performance.
Ex-Cyclone Alfred claims tally tops 9,000 with thousands more to follow

1 month ago | theinsurer.com | Ryan Hewlett

The Insurance Council of Australia said insurers had received 9,226 claims across motor, home and commercial lines related to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred as of midday local time on Monday.