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Convex will benefit from 2020 hardening triggered by losses and Lloyd’s crisis: Catlin
Insurance
The market is now well overdue a fundamental correction in pricing, something Stephen Catlin will look to capitalise on with his new venture Convex Group, unveiled yesterday (Tuesday May 1). He claims that losses in the industry have been so severe in recent years they are on the verge of destroying capital – something that should prompt a radical change.   1 May 2019
Stephen Catlin launches re/insurance start-up Convex with $1.8bn capital raise; secures A- rating from AM Best
Insurance
Insurance veteran Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand have launched a new specialty re/insurer focused on complex risks with an initial capital commitment of $1.8 billion, and an "exceptional group" of underwriting experts.   30 April 2019
PWC: value of US insurance M&As drops in Q1 despite rise in transactions
Insurance
US insurance sector deal value dropped in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same three months in 2018, research from PWC revealed, despite a “surge” in the number of M&As among property and casualty companies.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Analysis of the solvency regimes in China and Japan suggests that both countries will benefit from developments that make them more transparent, a report from Moody’s has said.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Lee Zong Wen as assistant underwriter in its trade credit and political risk team in Singapore.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Fitch Ratings has placed Sirius International Group's ratings on Rating Watch Negative, driven by a "deepening debt and liquidity crisis" at China Minsheng Investment Group Corp (CMIG), which owns approximately 80 percent of Sirius's common shares on a fully diluted economic basis.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Specialist re/insurance provider Pro Global Insurance Solutions is acquiring Vibe MGA Management, the MGA incubator business of Vibe UK, which owns Lloyd’s managing agent Vibe Syndicate Management.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Argo Seguros, the Brazilian underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products and a member of Argo Group, has appointed Newton Queiroz as its new CEO.   25 April 2019
Insurance
Amynta Group, a group of warranty, managing general agent (MGA) and specialty risk companies, has appointed Robert Giammarco as the new chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).   25 April 2019
Alternative Risk Transfer
Prudential Retirement, a unit of Prudential Financial, has completed approximately $2.6 billion in previously undisclosed longevity reinsurance contracts, assuming the longevity risks of about 16,000 pensioners, ahead of Brexit.   24 April 2019

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