Reinsurance News
Morningstar DBRS, a provider of credit ratings and risk analysis, reports that the ability to access capital continues to be one of the most important factors influencing the Financial Strength Ratings (FSRs) of US insurance companies. According t...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Preferred Reinsurance Intermediaries, a boutique reinsurance intermediary and subsidiary of Balavant Insurance Group, has appointed Tyler King as Executive Vice President (EVP). The appointment aligns with Preferred Re’s strategy to build a...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Data centres offer re/insurers a massive opportunity due to their scale, but they also carry significant risks, and if the industry cannot quickly provide solutions that meet the needs of technology giants, these risks could move into captives, sa...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Gallagher, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has launched a new smart follow cross-class tracker facility called Galaxy, powered by InsurX and backed by Canopius, Munich Re, and others, it has been developed to connect facultativ...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Munich Re has warned that the sizeable cyber insurance protection gap, which directly exposes individuals and businesses, makes closing the gap and bolstering cyber resilience not just a strategic priority for the insurance industry, but a “...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
As the reinsurance market softens from the highs of 2023, with further pressure on pricing expected at the upcoming January renewals, analysis by J.P. Morgan reveals that for Europe’s big four reinsurers, results were better than expected in...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
The reinsurance market is expected to remain “in a phase of transition and recalibration”, remaining fundamentally healthy heading into 2026, said Robert Ali, Active Re’s Chief Operating Officer, in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. After...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
French insurer AXA, has announced a number of changes within its leadership team in preparation for its next strategic cycle. The changes, effective December 1st, 2025, are designed to support continued growth and accelerate operational transforma...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Cyber risk specialist Resilience has expanded its appetite for Technology Errors & Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance to include clients with revenues above $25 million in the US, £50 million in the UK, and €25 million in the EU. The expansion...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re will have a key focus on stability and consistency during its negotiations with clients at the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market navigates underlying strengths and challenges ahead of the key Jan...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
MNK International, part of the MNK Group and an independent Lloyd’s broker, has expanded its real estate services with the appointment of James Gorsuch as Associate Director of UK and International Real Estate. Gorsuch has over 10 years of experie...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
MGT, a vertically AI-native neo-insurer, has closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million Series B funding round led by new investor Mubadala Capital, with participation from Clocktower Ventures, Tacora Capital, and existing backers. The company said th...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the privately held independent insurance broker, has appointed David Bell as Head of Aviation, based in London. In his new role, Bell, who has experience in global aviation treaties and excess of loss programmes,...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the launch of its Excess Cyber Insurance policies in Quebec, as well as its refreshed Excess offering across Canada. Canadian businesses, including those in Quebec, wi...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the appointment of Andrew Sleeman as Head of Investor Relations. Sleeman, who will also join TFP’s Group Executive Committee, will be responsible fo...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
ShelterWind, a programme administrator dedicated to simplifying claims for property owners, has launched a standalone all-wind and hail deductible buyback insurance policy. Designed for middle-market and high-value properties up to $50 million, th...
Posted: Oct 17, 2025
Speaking on a panel earlier today as part of global broker Aon’s Reinsurance Renewal Season coverage, Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, said that there’s R...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
Moody’s Ratings has upgraded The Hartford Insurance Group’s senior unsecured debt rating to A3 from Baa1, and changed the Group’s and its subsidiaries’ outlook to stable from positive. Additionally, the credit rating agency upgraded the insu...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
According to Aon’s Q3 2025 global catastrophe report, insured losses totalled $12 billion for the quarter, 72% below the century average and the lowest since 2006, while year-to-date losses reached $114 billion, 37% above the century average, driv...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
Atrium, an insurance group operating within Lloyd’s market, has announced the promotion of Gabrielle Griffith to the newly created role of Head of Motor. In her new position, Griffith is set to expand Atrium’s book of North American motor business...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
The reinsurance market remains resilient in the face of elevated losses from natural catastrophe events, geopolitical instability and an uncertain macroeconomic landscape, with reinsurers eager to deploy capacity as competition increases, accordin...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
Beat Capital Partners, an incubator of underwriting franchises and Ambac subsidiary, has partnered with Crum & Forster executive Blair Bartlett to launch 1889 Specialty Insurance Services, a financial institutions managing general agent (MGA)....
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Byron Beebe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Human Capital, effective immediately, reporting to Andy Marcell, CEO of Global Solutions. In the role, he will lead Aon’s integrated...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
The Travelers Companies has reported Q3 2025 net income of $1.888 billion, up 50% from the same period of 2024, with a consolidated combined ratio of 87.3%. The firm also reported core income of $1.867 billion for Q3 2025, a 53% increase from $1.2...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
Global reinsurer Munich Re expects price to be a discussion point at the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting next week, and emphasised that the firm is ready to deploy more capital ahead of the January renewals with structures projected to hold,...
Posted: Oct 16, 2025