All Pool Re articles
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NewsPool Re makes £100m third catastrophe bond placement
Great Britain’s terrorism reinsurance fund continues to explore insurance linked securities for its retro placements, this time to the tune of $100m, with the assistance of Aon and Howden.
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NewsPool Re makes terrorism treaty transition, heralds innovation, resilience benefits
Tailored retentions can include CBRN threats, cyber physical damage, as well as conventional risks, under the new ‘bifurcated approach’ adopted by the UK’s Treasury-backed reinsurance pool for terrorism risk in mainland Great Britain.
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NewsPool Re launches SME market consultation to boost terrorism coverage
Great Britain’s terrorism risk re/insurance pool, backed by the Treasury, has launched a consultation focused on insuredness among small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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NewsPool Re completes $3.5bn expanded retro placement
A new retrocession programme with more than 60 reinsurers, including Hannover Re and MGA Fidelis Partnership, provides £2.75bn of aggregate excess of loss cover, increased from £2.4bn of protection previously.
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NewsPool Re appoints Stark as head of underwriting
Andrew Stark starts a newly created role at the UK’s terrorism reinsurance public-private partnership.
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NewsPool Re appoints Aon Securities and Howden Capital Markets as ILS advisors
The UK Treasury-backed terrorism reinsurance pool has previously used catastrophe bonds to source reinsurance protection.
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NewsPool Re, RUSI report warns of terrorists using AI
Terrorist exploitation of artificial intelligence is at the centre of a study published by Pool Re, the UK’s government-backed public-private reinsurance backstop for terrorism risk.
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NewsPool Re members, UK Treasury give backing to modernised treaty model
A shift from a facultative to a treaty model for the UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, gets the go-ahead, to take effect from April 2025.
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NewsGuy Carpenter appoints Enoizi as CEO of Europe
The former Pool Re CEO takes up his new position at Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, effective immediately.
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NewsPool Re’s Clementi welcomes Martyn’s Law legislation
New terrorism legislation coming before the UK Parliament aims to improve protective and organisational preparedness at a variety of premises.
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NewsPool Re welcomes new duty of care law
Locations with a capacity of 800 or over will require a risk assessment and implementation of a security plan
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NewsAxis Re president joins Pool Re as chief underwriting officer
The firm’s outgoing chief underwriting officer Steve Coates is set to retire early 2023
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NewsPool Re slashes rates for terrorism cover
UK terrorism pool has announced the most significant reduction in its reinsurance pricing for 20 years
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NewsPool Re appoints new chief executive
Pool Re chief executive Julian Enoizi has stepped down from the helm after eight years, with the government-backed terrorism reinsurer welcoming Tom Clementi as its new chief executive, subject to regulatory approval.
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NewsUK consortium to tackle systemic risk
Backed by Pool Re, it will support the creation of private-public solutions and develop new risk transfer products
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NewsTerrorism: Retail and hospitality at risk as lockdown lifts
Pool Re warns of potential threat to retail and hospitality sectors which represent attractive targets to terrorists
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NewsPool Re forms advisory group for systemic risks
12 members have joined the group, planning to act to protect the UK economy as ‘when the next risk comes, we must be ready for it’
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NewsTerror risk grows as lockdown eases
Public transport and facilities remain an attractive target for terrorists as passengers return, warns Pool Re
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NewsThe changing risk landscape of terrorism amid Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the risk landscape of terrorism. It has done this by suppressing peoples’ freedom of movement and forcing radicalisation to move online, meaning that post pandemic there could be a resurgence. This was the message of Paddy MGuinness, Pool Re member advisory committee and former UK ...
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NewsGovernment calls for evidence in Pool Re review
It will run for six weeks, ending on 22 November 2020
