Reinsurance News
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 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
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, 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, 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 & 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
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 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
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, 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
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, 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
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
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
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, 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