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Active Re expects retro philosophy shift to deliver measurable benefits

Reinsurance News

According to Active Re’s 2024 Annual Report, the global reinsurer is transforming its retrocession approach, moving from a transactional model to a more strategic, integrated framework. This change is designed to improve capital efficiency, optimi...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Ambac Financial Group rebrands as Octave Specialty Group

Reinsurance News

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has rebranded as Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (Octave), a global specialty insurance firm, while its Everspan Group businesses will continue to operate under their existing brands. The company will begin trading under i...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

ICIEC and KazakhExport renew quota share treaty agreement for 2025–2026

Reinsurance News

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and KazakhExport, the Export Credit Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, hav...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Chubb names Susan Spivak as SVP, Investor Relations

Reinsurance News

Property and casualty insurer Chubb Limited has appointed Susan Spivak as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Investor Relations, effective November 17th, 2025. Spivak is an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience in senior investor r...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Ivans Index reveals premium renewal rates remain up y-o-y but softening clear

Reinsurance News

For the third quarter of 2025, average premium renewal rates have increased across all major commercial lines of business year over year, except Workers’ Compensation, according to the latest Ivans Index. However, the overall trend for Q3 2025 was...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Canadian Personal Auto & Property rates increase in Q3’25: Applied Systems

Reinsurance News

The third quarter 2025 results of Applied Systems’ Applied Rating Index show that average premiums for both personal auto and personal property lines in Canada increased year over year. In Q3’25, the personal auto premium rate change increased 15....

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Prestige Underwriting promotes Carl McComb to Underwriting & Pricing Director

Reinsurance News

Prestige Underwriting, a specialist managing general agent (MGA), has announced the promotion of Carl McComb to Underwriting and Pricing Director. In his new role, McComb will set the firm’s underwriting strategy, develop and implement strategic g...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Davies to acquire Canada’s SCM Insurance Services

Reinsurance News

Davies, a specialist professional services and technology firm serving the insurance market, has signed an agreement to acquire SCM Insurance Services (SCM), Canada’s largest claims processing and risk solutions provider. As part of this acquisiti...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Howden agrees to acquire Evelyn Partners Financial Services

Reinsurance News

Howden, an insurance and risk advisory group, has agreed to acquire Evelyn Partners Financial Services Limited, the employee benefits consultancy division of Evelyn Partners, a UK-based wealth management and professional services firm. The acquisi...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Gallagher Re hires RenRe’s Lowry as Exec Dir, Global Credit, Surety & Political Risk Product

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Alexander Lowry as Executive Director, Global Credit, Surety and Political Risk Product. “Alex brings extensive experience in underwriting Credit, Surety and Political Risk...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

FutureProof Technologies to enhance wildfire coverage with Terrafuse AI acquisition

Reinsurance News

FutureProof Technologies, a venture-backed insurtech startup, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Terrafuse AI, a provider of wildfire risk analytics. The acquisition combines FutureProof’s AI-powered underwriting and pricing platfo...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Renewable Energy Risks Grow Alongside Data Center Demands

Risk & Insurance

While advances in operations and modeling have improved risk mitigation, the increasing integration of renewables with bigger programs is a challenge. The post

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Munich Re estimates mid-triple digit million EUR loss from Hurricane Melissa

Reinsurance News

Despite it still being early days, Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer at Munich Re, has estimated that the firm’s losses related to Hurricane Melissa will reach the mid-triple-digit million-euro range. During Munich Re’s Q3 2025 earn...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Ambac’s insurance distribution segment reports 40% rise in organic revenue growth for Q3’25

Reinsurance News

Insurance holding company Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has reported organic revenue growth of 40% in its Insurance Distribution segment, as total revenue grew by 80% to $43 million for the quarter, compared to $24 million in Q3’24. For the Insuranc...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Hiscox Syndicates raise profit forecasts for 2024 account

Reinsurance News

International specialist insurer Hiscox has released updated estimates for Syndicate 33’s and Syndicate 6104’s 2023 and 2024 accounts. For the 2023 year of account, Hiscox now estimates that Syndicate 33 will generate a return of 12% to 22% on its...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Aon launches AI-enabled platform Claims Copilot

Reinsurance News

Insurance and reinsurance broking firm Aon has launched Claims Copilot, an artificial intelligence-enabled single, integrated platform to enhance client outcomes, bringing together expert advocacy and advanced technology. Aon Claims Copilot reflec...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Lockton expands into Saudi Arabia, names Al Abdul Jabbar CEO of retail

Reinsurance News

Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has expanded its operations into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and appointed Mohammad Al Abdul Jabbar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its retail operations in the region. This expansion is part of the b...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Munich Re confirms €6bn annual guidance as net result rises 12% to €5.2bn in 9M’25

Reinsurance News

Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, has confirmed its annual guidance of €6 billion for the 2025 financial year, after generating an improved net result for both the third quarter and first nine months of the year, w...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Parametric reinsurance gains momentum as Jamaica sees rapid hurricane payouts

Reinsurance News

Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, reports that two parametric risk transfer deals have recently drawn attention after confirming swift payouts to Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa activated the country’s $150 million World Bank sovereign bond,...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

U.S. Risk and Safehold Special Risk combine to launch new brand IGP Specialty

Reinsurance News

U.S. Risk, a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker, and program administrator, Safehold Special Risk, are combining business operations under a new unified brand, Innovation Growth Partners Specialty, LLC (IGP Specialty). The m...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Buffett Strongly Backs CEO-Designate Abel, Plans to Keep Berkshire Shares

Insurance Journal

Warren Buffett on Monday assured Berkshire Hathaway shareholders they need not worry about his upcoming departure as chief executive, giving a full-throated endorsement to his successor Greg Abel and promising to remain a major shareholder. In a lett...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Frederic de Blieck as Country Manager, Belgium

Reinsurance News

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property and casualty insurer that provides tailored solutions to businesses of all sizes, has appointed Frederic de Blieck as Country Manager for Belgium, continuing in his current role...

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

Coalition acquires Wirespeed

coverager

Wirespeed is an automated managed detection and response (MDR) platform.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

TruStage offloads Digital Storefront to Demopolis

coverager

Founded in 2022, Demopolis focuses on B2B software investments.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Davies to acquire SCM Insurance Services

coverager

The deal represents Davies’ largest strategic M&A.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Triple-I Georgia Legal System Abuse Campaign Recognized with MarCom Award Wins and Ragan Zenith Awar...

Insurance Information Institute

For Immediate Release: MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected]     MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 12, 2025 – A comprehensive legal system abuse campaign, conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) in Georgia in 2025, has received recognition from two disti...

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

LexisNexis Launches Medical Insights to Advance Life Underwriting

IIR

Structured EHR data helps life insurers expand accelerated programs, reduce mortality slippage, and automate underwriting decisions.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

AI’s Human Impact: Why Insurers Must Protect Their People

IIR

As insurers automate claims and other operations, leaders must ensure AI augments rather than erodes adjusters’ autonomy, competence, and sense of connection.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Hexaware Expands Google Cloud Partnership with New AI Insurance Solutions

IIR

The new offerings automate parametric claims and accelerate product delivery for insurers using autonomous agents and cloud-native architectures.

Posted: Nov 10, 2025