Reinsurance News

Reinsurers largely in agreement that cat pricing will decline into 2027 absent a major event, say an...

Reinsurers at the 2026 annual conference of the American Insurance & Financial Analysts (AIFA) were broadly aligned that catastrophe pricing is likely to continue declining into 2027 unless a materially larger loss event disrupts capital. Anal...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway (BHSI) promotes Portbury as President, AME & CEO, Hong Kong

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), an insurer offering commercial property, casualty, and specialty coverage, has appointed Marcus Portbury in dual roles as Regional President, Asia Middle East (AME), and Chief Executive (CEO) of the H...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Aon’s NFP launches Group Captive practice through acquisition of Trinity Risk Advisors

NFP, an Aon company and property and casualty (P&C) broker and benefits consultant, has established its P&C Group Captive practice through the acquisition of Trinity Risk Advisors, LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-based captive brokerage firm. Alan...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Willis Re hires Credit, Surety and Political Risk expert James Loggie

Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking firm and part of WTW, has announced that James Loggie will join the firm once he’s completed his obligations to his previous employer. Loggie has over 25 years of experience in credit, surety and...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

QBE launches primary insurance offering in Bermuda

QBE, an international insurer and reinsurer, has announced the launch of its primary insurance offering in Bermuda as part of its International Markets business. The offering will initially focus on Property and Excess Casualty, lines that are oft...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Sinead Cormican named CUO of Hamilton Global Specialty

Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Sinead Cormican as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Hamilton Global Specialty, its London-based underwriting platform. Cormican succeeds Mile...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Businesses brace for plausible ‘Black Swan’ shocks amid geopolitical and digital strains: Allianz

Allianz Commercial, the corporate insurance division of Allianz Group, has released new findings indicating that companies worldwide are increasingly factoring extreme but plausible “Black Swan” events into their strategic planning. In its latest...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

AM Best reports gradual erosion in capital quality across US L/A market

According to a newly released study by the credit rating agency AM Best, the US life and annuity (L/A) insurance sector continues to demonstrate overall financial strength, yet the composition of its capital base is becoming less robust. The agenc...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Citizen’s eyes $2.98bn of reinsurance for 2026 risk transfer program

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has revealed that it aims to secure private reinsurance coverage of approximately $2.98 billion for its 2026 risk transfer program. According to the firm, coverage would be comprised of $1.53 billi...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Florida’s Citizens eyes $2.98bn of reinsurance for 2026 risk transfer program

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has revealed that it aims to secure private reinsurance coverage of approximately $2.98 billion for its 2026 risk transfer program. According to the firm, coverage would be comprised of $1.53 billi...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

George Stylli joins HIVE as Chief Technology Officer

HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of George Stylli as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Stylli brings nearly two decades of London Market technology leadership to the role, having...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Aon appoints Dan Duncan and Randy Stanco to US reinsurance leadership roles

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced a leadership update across its U.S. reinsurance business, appointing Dan Duncan as President, U.S. Reinsurance Strategy & Growth, and Randy Stanco as President, U.S. Reinsurance...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Trump orders political risk insurance backstop for energy security in Persian Gulf

In an intervention aimed at stabilising global energy flows and easing maritime security risks, President Donald Trump has directed the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to extend political risk insurance and financial guarantees...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Swiss Re names Tamas Bown as Head L&H Reinsurance, APAC

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Tamas Bown as Head of Life & Health Reinsurance for the Asia Pacific region, excluding China, effective 1st April 2026. Bown has spent over two decades at Swiss Re, holding several sen...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

HDI Global UK&I appoints Matthew Bond as Head of Energy & Power

HDI Global UK & Ireland (HDI) has announced the appointment of Matthew Bond as Head of Energy & Power, effective 2nd March 2026 In his new role, Bond will lead HDI’s Energy & Power portfolio across the UK and Ireland, focusing on furth...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Middle East conflict risks seen as manageable for re/insurers, but escalation concerns linger

At discussions held during the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts conference, re/insurance executives and analysts struck a cautiously constructive tone on Middle East conflict exposures, broadly agreeing that related losses remain “m...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Commerzbank AG appoints Dan Broome as UK Insurance & Asset Manager Coverage Lead

Commerzbank AG has appointed Dan Broome to lead UK Insurance & Asset Manager Coverage within the Non-Bank Financial Institutions team in London. In his new role, Broome will focus on strengthening relationships and developing the franchise wit...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Reinsurers can meet challenges as Middle East conflict escalates: SCOR CEO

Currently, the immediate impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is negligible for global reinsurer SCOR in terms of claims, as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thierry Léger, emphasises that the reinsurance industry &#...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Specialty MGA appoints Davood Khalaghizadeh to lead D&O underwriting

Specialty MGA, a member of the MNK Group, is enhancing its specialist financial lines offering with the appointment of Davood Khalaghizadeh as Senior Underwriter for Directors and Officers (D&O). Khalaghizadeh brings a rich background across m...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Beazley delivers profits of $1bn+ for third year running in 2025

Specialist insurer Beazley has posted a profit before tax of $1.15bn for the full year 2025, delivering an undiscounted combined ratio of 81% despite heightened global volatility and a softening rating environment. Although earnings were slightly...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Guy Carpenter adds QBE’s Paas as Head of European Capital & Advisory

Guy Carpenter, a reinsurance broker, risk advisor, and part of Marsh, has appointed Al Paas as Head of European Capital and Advisory. In his new role, Paas will lead the broker’s expansion and strengthen its investment banking capabilities a...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

SCOR delivers FY’25 net income of €851m, P&C combined ratio strengthens to 82.3%

Global reinsurer SCOR generated net income of €208 million and $851 million for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, as the firm’s property and casualty (P&C) business produced a robust underlying performance with a stron...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

CRC Group acquires MGA Euclid Transactional from Searchlight Capital

Global private investment firm, Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., has completed the sale of Euclid Transactional, LLC, a managing general agent (MGA) specialising in transactional insurance underwriting and claims handling, to CRC Group, a whole...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

Tokio Marine Kiln names George Leahy as Underwriter in Liability division

The insurance firm Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed George Leahy as an Underwriter in its Liability division, enhancing its underwriting bench strength, he will report directly to Oliver Delaney, Departmental Head of Liability. Leahy has eigh...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026

USD.AI & Barker launch insured GPU loan coverage backed by Munich Re

USD.AI, a decentralised protocol for GPU-backed lending, has partnered with Barker, an institutional risk transfer platform, to provide comprehensive value protection on all GPU collateralised loans. Under the partnership, new GPU loans issued via...

Posted: Mar 04, 2026