Reinsurance News

Howden Re boosts Latin America and Caribbean offering with senior hires

Howden Re, the global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory arm of Howden Group, has appointed Carlos Garcia as Managing Director and Karina Lopez as Director, further strengthening its Latin America and Caribbean offering. According...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

The Hartford strengthens international business with leadership updates

US-based insurer The Hartford has made several leadership updates within its international business as it continues to strengthen capabilities for long-term, sustainable growth. Julian Samuel has been appointed Head of First Party Lines, where he...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Acrisure Re promotes Daniel Bruno to Global Head of Actuarial

Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of global fintech company Acrisure, has announced the promotion of Daniel Bruno to Global Head of Actuarial. In this new role, Bruno will unify Acrisure Re’s actuarial resources across New York, London, Toron...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

UK bulk annuity market sees record deal volumes as competition intensifies, says Aon

The UK bulk annuity market recorded its busiest year to date in 2025, according to Aon, a global professional services firm that provides advice and solutions across risk, retirement and health. Aon attributes the high level of activity to intensi...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Alejandro Pedroza to lead MISSION’s recently launched Latin America platform

MISSION Underwriters, a technology-driven program administrator, has announced the launch of its Latin America platform, alongside the appointment of Alejandro Pedroza as President, Latin America, a newly created role. Operating from Miami, MISSIO...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Jury verdicts against Meta and Google spotlight evolution of liability risk

Two recent jury verdicts against Meta and Google are drawing attention as early signals of evolving liability risks, according to a new Moody’s report. In separate cases, juries found the companies liable under claims that certain harms were linke...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Reinsurance at the forefront as Iran conflict drives global energy shock: Peak Re

In a recent analysis from Peak Re, the Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, the company set out its assessment of the economic and re/insurance market implications of the Iran conflict, with analysis led by Vice President, Economist, Kritika Kashyap....

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Barrowclough to oversee PFI’s Bermuda platforms as President

Joseph Barrowclough has been appointed President of Bermuda Reinsurance at US insurance and investment firm Prudential Financial Inc. (PFI), overseeing Gibraltar Re and Lotus Re. Gibraltar Re and Lotus Re are Bermuda-based reinsurance companies an...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Bruce Swain to lead Crawford & Company as President and CEO

The Board of Directors of Crawford & Company, a global provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to insurance companies and self‐insured entities, has appointed W. Bruce Swain, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

WTW announces leadership and regional structure changes to EMEA operations

WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced structural changes to the EMEA regional operations of its Insurance Consulting and Technology business, with the establishment of dedicated EMEA P&C and EMEA Life businesses....

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Gen Re appoints Charles Lawson & Erin Kang to Treaty leadership roles

Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced the appointments of Charles Lawson as Head of North America P&C – Treaty and Erin Kang as Chief Underwriter – North America P&C Treaty. In his newly created rol...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Odyssey unveils refreshed brand identity to mark 30 years as a Fairfax company

Odyssey Group has unveiled a refreshed brand identity aligning its Hudson and Newline brands with OdysseyRe and Odyssey Group, reflecting the firm’s collective strength and long-standing values. Odyssey’s subsidiary brands, Hudson Insurance...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Niyam becomes first IIO to offer Lloyd’s capacity from GIFT City

Niyam Group has received authorisation to operate as a Tier 2 Insurance Intermediary Office (IIO) in GIFT City, with Sumit Aneja appointed as Principal Officer. The company was launched in January this year by Bobby Swarup, an insurance industry v...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Simon Global Insurance Group establishes Lloyd’s Coverholder MGA, Specialty X Global

Newly established managing general agent (MGA), SXG Underwriting Limited (Specialty X Global), has been launched by Simon Global Insurance Group, while being approved as a Lloyd’s coverholder. Specialty X Global is based in Hong Kong, and as...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Climative introduces insurance platform to turn climate risk insight into practical action

Climative, a property-level climate intelligence firm, has introduced a new insurance-focused platform aimed at helping insurers communicate climate risk to homeowners in a clearer and more practical way. The company, which specialises in translat...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Oliver Wyman appoints Helen Leis as Global Head of Leadership and Change

Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm and part of Marsh, has appointed Helen Leis to the newly created role of Global Head of Leadership and Change, to guide clients through uncertainty and complex transformations. Leis steps into the new rol...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Converge gets additional cyber insurance capacity from Lloyd’s

Converge, a company specialising in cyber risk management and underwriting, has secured additional underwriting capacity from Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, for companies with annual revenues up to $...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Arch Insurance UK Regional Division name Tinworth Senior P&C Underwriter

Henry Tinworth has joined Arch Insurance UK Regional Division as Senior Property & Casualty Underwriter, effective immediately, based in Leeds. In his new role, Tinworth will leverage his 10 years of UK insurance marketexperience to drive new...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

AM Best upgrades Ocean Re’s credit ratings

Ocean International Reinsurance Company Limited (Ocean Re) has had its Financial Strength Rating upgraded to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating upgraded to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) by AM Best, wit...

Posted: Mar 30, 2026

Swiss Re flags accumulation risk in data centres as key underwriting challenge

The data centre industry is evolving into increasingly complex, high-energy-density facilities that concentrate risks within single sites, with underwriting success depending not only on capacity, but also on specialised technical assessment and d...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

XS Global appoints Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting, APAC

XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has announced the appointment of Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Abramson brings more than 25 years of insur...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

SEADRIF and AHA Centre sign agreement to advance disaster risk financing in Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company, a regional initiative supporting disaster risk financing solutions, and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre),...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Reassured hits two million life and critical illness policies sold

Reassured, the UK domiciled life insurance broker, has reached the milestone of providing more than two million life insurance and critical illness policies to customers since 2009. In December 2025, the broker confirmed that it had recorded a 16%...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Continued Middle East conflict drives ‘new equilibrium’ in terrorism and political violence reinsura...

A prolonged Middle East conflict is emerging as the most likely near-term scenario shaping terrorism and political violence reinsurance renewals, with the market already settling into a new equilibrium, according to WTW. Fergus Critchley, Global H...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Infosys set to acquire insurance technology provider, Stratus

Infosys, a provider of digital services, business consulting, and outsourcing services, is set to acquire Stratus, a technology solutions provider for the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry. This acquisition, which is expected to...

Posted: Mar 27, 2026