Reinsurance News

Howden expands renewable energy facility across UK hubs

Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has expanded its Aviva-led, Lloyd’s-accredited renewable energy facility across its UK retail network of renewable energy hubs. According to the firm, this expansion follows a successful pilot progr...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

HDI UK&I announces executive underwriting appointments

HDI UK & Ireland has announced a number of executive appointments across its underwriting functions, effective 1st October 2025. Kate Sutcliffe, formerly HDI’s UK and Ireland Director of Property, has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Minority Broker Partnerships invests in drone specialist MGA Moonrock

Peter Cullum-backed Minority Broker Partnerships (MBP) has made a significant investment in drone specialist MGA Moonrock Insurance for a minority shareholding. The Series A investment supports Moonrock’s expansion in the drone and eVTOL insurance...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

Sompo APAC promotes Li Li Leong to Head of Actuarial, Singapore

Sompo Asia Pacific, part of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has announced the promotion of Li Li Leong to Head of Actuarial, Singapore. In her new role, Leong will lead Sompo Insurance Singapore’s Actuarial Division, responsible for full regula...

Posted: Oct 02, 2025

CyberCube secures over $180m investment from Spectrum Equity

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics for the re/insurance industry, has secured a sizeable investment of over $180 million from Spectrum Equity, a new cornerstone investor, which will be used to fuel the future development of the firm&#82...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Acrisure completes acquisition of Global Payments’ payroll business

Global fintech Acrisure, has completed the acquisition of Heartland Payroll from Global Payments, Inc. for $1.1 billion. Heartland Payroll is considered one of the largest payroll and human capital management (HCM) companies in the United States....

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Adrian Morgan to lead Insurwave as CEO

Insurwave, an AI-driven exposure management company for specialty insurance, has announced the appointment of Adrian Morgan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Known for driving digital transformation and scaling technology solutions for the insuran...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Swiss Re finds reinsurance reduces solvency capital and enhances liquidity for UK life insurers

According to Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, insurers can use reinsurance strategically to improve balance sheet efficiency and manage liquidity in response to ongoing market volatility. Swiss Re observes that in 2025, UK life insurers face pressu...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Gerardo Polanco to lead Aon’s Iberia Reinsurance team

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Gerardo Polanco as General Manager of the company’s Iberia Reinsurance team, effective immediately. In his new role, Polanco will be responsible for fostering coll...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

California insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara backs Governor’s order on insurance stability

The California Department of Insurance announced that Commissioner Ricardo Lara supports Governor Gavin Newsom’s new executive order on insurance stability, calling it a key step toward protecting homeowners and communities across the state. “The...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Hannover Re announces key leadership changes in ILS & retrocession

Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced key leadership transitions and appointments within its Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) and retrocession activities. Henning Ludolphs, Managing Director Retrocession and Capital Markets at Hannover Re, w...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Europe’s big four reinsurers could see €2bn+ of surplus earnings from benign loss activity

With loss activity in 2025 proving “exceptionally benign” since the LA wildfire losses in Q1, Autonomous has suggested the big four European reinsurers (Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, and SCOR) could see a collective benefit of almo...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Neptune Insurance announces $20 per share IPO

Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc., the parent company of managing general agent Neptune Flood, has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) for the sale of 18,421,053 shares of its Class A common stock at $20 per share. Neptune fil...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Andrew Preston to serve as Chariot Re CFO

Chariot Re, a Bermuda-based Class E life and annuity reinsurance company, has appointed Andrew Preston as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1st, 2025. Co-sponsored by MetLife and General Atlantic and backed by Chubb and other in...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Jennifer Kopf joins AXA XL aviation reinsurance team as Senior Underwriter

AXA XL Reinsurance has announced the appointment of Jennifer Kopf as Senior Underwriter Aviation Reinsurance, a Zurich-based role. In her new role, Kopf will be responsible for underwriting a diverse portfolio of aviation reinsurance business. She...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Moody’s estimates $6tn in US GDP losses from climate and natural disaster risks by 2050

Moody’s, a provider of credit ratings, has released a detailed assessment of the potential economic and financial consequences of natural catastrophes and physical risk by 2050. Their findings indicate that, without additional policy interventions...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Howden Re International names Ilka Freitag & Cem Nart as DACH Facultative Directors

Howden Re International has announced the appointments of Ilka Freitag and Cem Nart as Directors, DACH Facultative Reinsurance. In their new roles, Freitag and Nart join a growing team of facultative specialists in Europe, based in Hamburg and Col...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Generali’s RT1 bond raises €500m, reinforcing financial strength

Italian headquartered insurer Generali has announced the successful placement of its first perpetual Restricted Tier 1 (RT1) bond, a transaction that is aimed at further optimising its strong capital position. The RT1 bond raised €500 million &#82...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Kuvare Life Re opens Representative Office in Tokyo to boost Asia expansion

Kuvare Life Re, the reinsurance affiliate of Kuvare Holdings, has established a Japan Representative Office, boosting its strategic expansion into the Japanese and Asian markets. KLR has also appointed Daisuke Nagamori as Chief Representative, Asi...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Ritchie appointed Fergus Re CEO, Dadlani to become Chairman of the Board

Bermuda-based reinsurance company, Fergus Re has announced the appointment of Stewart Ritchie as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Navin Dadlani, who will assume the role of Chairman of the Board. With this strategic move, Fergus Re, a spe...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Liberty Mutual introduces global cyber product suite

Liberty Mutual Insurance, a provider of property and casualty insurance solutions, has introduced a new suite of cyber products designed to support businesses with comprehensive coverage and incident response. The suite combines worldwide expertis...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Aon survey finds geopolitical volatility breaks into global top 10 business risks

Aon plc, a professional services firm providing risk, retirement and health solutions, has released the 2025 edition of its Global Risk Management Survey. Now in its 19th year, the biennial study has become a key benchmark for understanding how or...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Brookfield Wealth Solutions enters into Japan-based reinsurance agreement with Dai-ichi Frontier Lif...

Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd., a provider of retirement services, wealth protection products and tailored capital solutions, has signed its first Japan-based reinsurance agreement with insurer, Dai-ichi Frontier Life. According to the agreement...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Canada Life Re expands US P&C team

Canada Life Reinsurance, a division of Canada Life that provides solutions to help insurers manage risk and grow their businesses, has announced the appointment of Minas Kalachian to its US Property & Casualty (P&C) team. Kalachian brings...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025

Fortitude Re enters funding agreement backed notes market

Global reinsurance company Fortitude Re has announced that Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company (FLIAC) has entered the funding agreement backed notes market with an inaugural $500 million issuance. The move is a strategic step to divers...

Posted: Oct 01, 2025