Reinsurance News

Lloyd’s market proxy RISX delivers 22.3% total return for 2025: ICMR

The global specialty reinsurance sector capped off a remarkable 2025, with the RISX Net Total Return Index delivering a 22.3% total return despite a backdrop of geopolitical volatility, growing trade barriers and high catastrophe losses, according...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Specialist Risk Group appoints Richard Gurney as Head of Specialty

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), an insurance intermediary backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, has announced the appointment of Richard Gurney to the newly created role of Head of Specialty. The new leadership position is designed to accelerate the...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Aon Japan obtains insurance broker license & establishes corporate brokerage division

Aon Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. has announced that it has obtained an insurance broker licence and established a corporate brokerage division, alongside a number of senior appointments. Aon said the new division will provide insurance programmes and...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Grayson Poole promoted to Chief Product Officer for mea Platform

mea Platform, a company specialising in AI solutions for the re/insurance industry, has announced the promotion of Grayson Poole to Chief Product Officer. mea builds deployment-ready AI products automating complex, time-intensive operation workflo...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Helix USA partners with QBE NA to launch commercial SME property programme

Helix USA, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda-domiciled independent, multi-line managing general agent, Helix Underwriting Partners Ltd., has entered into a strategic partnership with QBE North America, a provider of commercial insurance solut...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

American Integrity expands regional footprint to North Carolina

American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc., a regional property insurance provider in the Southeast of the US, has expanded its operations into North Carolina, offering homeowners insurance product to the state’s residents. This move represents a st...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Soft market to drive lacklustre margins for P&C reinsurers in 2026: J.P. Morgan

“Lacklustre margins” are expected in 2026 for property and casualty (P&C) reinsurers, mainly driven by price cuts during this year’s January 1 renewals and a softening trend for upcoming mid-year cycles, according to a recent J.P. Morgan repor...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Gallagher appoints McLaverty and Holmes to UK&I office leadership roles

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has announced key leadership changes in its UK & Ireland Retail office network. Michael McLaverty was appointed as Head of Office for the firm’s Belfast office on 1st January 2026. He su...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

The Baldwin Group acquires Philadelphia-based Capstone

The Baldwin Group, an independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Capstone Group, a full-service, multi-line independent insurance brokerage headquartered in the Philadelphia area. Founded...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Willis Re adds Megan Hart to strengthen catastrophe and climate risk analytics

Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, has announced the addition of Megan Hart to strengthen its reinsurance analytics capabilities across catastrophe and climate risk management. Hart brings more than 12 years of industry experience in rei...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Aon observed increased capacity and strong reinsurance demand at casualty renewals

According to global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon’s latest renewal report, conditions in the casualty reinsurance market at January 1st, 2026, renewals were relatively favourable, shaped by increased capacity and strong overall reins...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Allianz completes €2.1bn sale of stakes in two JVs to Bajaj Group

Global insurer Allianz has completed the sale of a 23% stake in the two joint ventures, Bajaj General Insurance Company and Bajaj Life Insurance Company, to the Bajaj Promotor Group (Bajaj) for a gross consideration of approximately €2.1 billion,...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

PIC and NG Bailey complete £155m pension buy-in

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, completed a £155 million buy-in with the Trustee of NG Bailey Pension and Life Assurance Plan. With this transaction the benefits of 1,581 Plan membe...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Helios promotes Jen Tan to CUO

Helios Underwriting plc has promoted Jen Tan to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), with the task of overseeing portfolio underwriting strategy, syndicate capacity allocation, and the ongoing management of the firm’s underwriting portfolio. Tan join...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

DUAL’s KGM renews capacity deal with Zurich worth over £2bn in GWP

KGM, DUAL UK’s specialist motor MGA, has renewed its long-term capacity agreement with Zurich in a deal exceeding £2 billion in gross written premium (GWP) over the next five years. The additional commitment builds on the previous deal in 2022, ta...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Lockton Re expands key executive roles for 2026

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, has appointed Robert Bisset as CEO, North America, and Nick Durant as Global Vice Chairman. Bisset joined Lockton Re in 2021 as chairman of Global Retrocession & Property Specialty, Bermuda and...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Re/insurance cycle set for gentler multi-year easing after January drop: KBW

Top re/insurance executives have told KBW that the pricing cycle looks steeper because sharp 2023 rate hikes left more room for cuts, while a long-term pattern of higher highs and higher lows reflects stronger risk awareness among buyers and selle...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Resolution Life names Moses Ojeisekhoba as new CEO

The Board of Directors of Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance companies, has appointed Moses Ojeisekhoba as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

TransRe bolsters senior management team

Transatlantic Holdings (TransRe), the reinsurance arm of the Alleghany Corporation, has promoted Mike Torre to assume responsibility for the global property portfolio, Maryam Haji to lead the global catastrophe management team and catastrophe mode...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

AXA XL promotes Matthew Stitham to CUO, Casualty in the Americas

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has announced the promotion of Matthew Stitham to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Casualty in the Americas. Stitham succeeds Donnacha Smyth, who transitioned in November 202...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Global Risk Consultants acquires Aon U.S. Field Services

Global Risk Consultants Corp. (GRC), an independent provider of unbundled property loss control and risk engineering services, has acquired the U.S. Field Services business of Aon’s Property Risk Control Practice from Aon. This move comes at a tim...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Nat Re appoints Ebron as VP, Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration

National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) has announced the appointment of Von Edward Ebron to Vice President (VP) and Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration. Ebron brings to his new role over two decades of extensive...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

a.s.r. to acquire Bovemij’s insurance activities from BOVAG for €185m

ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.), a Dutch insurance company, has reached an agreement with BOVAG to acquire 100% of the insurance activities of Bovemij N.V. (Bovemij) for €185 million in cash. Established in 1963, Bovemij specialises in insurance and r...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

SCOR’s Irish subsidiary becomes SCOR Global Reinsurance France SA

Global reinsurer SCOR has announced the successful cross-border conversion of its Irish subsidiary, SCOR Global Reinsurance Ireland dac (SGRI), into a French entity. The company will now operate under the name SCOR Global Reinsurance France SA (SG...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Jan 1 renewal points to weaker but still strong reinsurer profitability in 2026, says Fitch

Record levels of reinsurance capital supply from traditional and alternative sources outpaced incremental demand from buyers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, and as pricing “reverted broadly to 2022 levels”, analysts at Fitch Rating...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026