Reinsurance News
Arch Insurance North America has expanded its primary cyber coverage solution, Arch CyPro, to include Canada, effective April 1st, 2026. The cyber coverage, which builds on Arch’s established excess layer cyber capabilities, will be available in C...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, has disclosed in a new whitepaper that critical cloud service outages declined in 2025 after several years of sustained increases. However, the firm warns that outage risk remains...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
ICG, an alternative asset manager specialist, has appointed Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance within its Client Solutions Group (CSG), reporting to Alan Isenberg, Global Head of CSG. In his new role, Schlafly’s primary focus will be to enh...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Old Republic International Corporation, a specialty insurer operating in property & casualty and title insurance, has established Old Republic Property, Inc., to underwrite specialised property insurance products through a national retail brok...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
The Indian government is reportedly considering a $1.5 billion fund to provide reinsurance cover to Indian vessels travelling through conflict zones, such as the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively closed to most international shipping due...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) ClimateWise has appointed Tokio Marine Kiln’s Vivek Syal and RenaissanceRe’s Ian Branagan as co-chairs of its C-suite Insurance Advisory Council. ClimateWise brings together th...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Assessing insurers’ vulnerability to an adverse scenario in which the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed until June 2026, Fitch Ratings has warned that a spike in inflation or supply chain disruption could drive up claims costs, putting p...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Ascot, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has appointed Ian Lowe as Head of Bermuda Property Treaty. In his new role, Lowe succeeds Simon Kimberley, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. He will report to Marc Amen, Chie...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Chubb have revealed six additional American insurance partners that will provide reinsurance for the DFC’s Maritime Reinsurance plan: Travelers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Berks...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Munich Re, one of Europe’s big four reinsurance companies, has appointed Andreas Moser as Global Head of Credit, Surety and Political Risk Reinsurance, effective April 1st, 2026. Having joined Munich Re in 2004 and the firm’s Financial...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Global reinsurer Arundo Re generated net income of €100.9 million and recorded a 5% rise in gross written premiums (GWP) to €1.427 billion in the 2025 fiscal year. In 2025, year-on-year premium growth was 6% to €1.026 billion in non-life, supporte...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Jackie Lan as Underwriter in its Singapore marine team. Rokstone established its Singapore marine MGA in June 2025 with a multi-year...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Insurance and reinsurance volumes have expanded rapidly at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), India’s first operational greenfield smart city, hitting $1.2 billion in 2025 from $102 million in 2020, driven largely by non-life insu...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
JA Kyosai (Zenkyoren) has established a reinsurance subsidiary, Zenkyoren Re Limited, in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom. The new Zenkyoren Re structure, which has commenced its business operations, will be oper...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker and part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Richard Jenkins as Joint Deputy Managing Director, Marine & Aviation. In his new position, Jenkins will work alongside his c...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
At the April 1 renewals in India, Gallagher Re saw broad softening of risk-adjusted rates in the majority of lines and treaties across the country’s property segment, as loss-free and well-performing programmes achieved -10% to -15% rate reduction...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Arc Legal Group, part of ANV Group Holdings and a provider of legal expenses insurance and assistance products, has announced the appointment of Ashley Law as Chief Executive Officer. This follows Lee Taylor’s decision to step down from the role f...
Posted: Apr 06, 2026
US cyber reinsurance rates fell around 32% during the April 1 renewals, impacted by a surge in excess capacity, which combined with a stable performance and low non-proportional pricing, has fostered the development of tailored solutions for cyber...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has appointed Jukgrid Treesuttamas as Senior Advisor, Thailand, effective 1st April 2026. Based in Bangkok, Treesuttamas will focus on strengthening the company’s capabili...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of James Shankland as Head of Ocean Cargo, U.S. In his new role, Shankland will lead the growth of Markel’s U.S. cargo portfolio, overseeing underwritin...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
Tim Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced a new leadership structure across the company’s Global Risk Solutions (GRS) and Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI) businesses, bringing them into closer st...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
AXA UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Caroline Riddy as General Counsel, effective 7th April 2026. Riddy succeeds Emily Coupland, who left the company in December after 24 years working across AXA’s various UK entities. Riddy bring...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
B.P. Marsh, the specialist venture capital investor in early-stage financial services businesses, has acquired an additional 2% equity stake in Pantheon, a full-service London market wholesale insurance broker, based on an equity valuation of £275...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable for Canopius US Insurance, Inc. and Bermuda-based Canopius Reinsurance Limited. At the same time, the rating agency also affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC), a government-backed organisation that manages national reinsurance schemes designed to support the availability and affordability of insurance in Australia, has announced that its Chief Underwrit...
Posted: Apr 02, 2026