Reinsurance News

Calidris marks market entry with sidecar transaction and leadership expansion

Calidris Investment Partners, a Bermuda-based investment manager specialising in the insurance sector, has announced its market entry with the successful completion of its inaugural insurance sidecar transaction and the expansion of its senior lea...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Howden expands cyber capabilities with launch of US practice

Howden, the insurance intermediary group offering broking, reinsurance and underwriting services, has announced the formation of a dedicated US Cyber practice, highlighting continued investment in specialist talent to support corporate clients. Th...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Beazley rejects latest Zurich proposal on the basis it ‘materially undervalues’ the firm

Specialist insurer Beazley has confirmed that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected Zurich’s cash proposal of 1,280 pence per share, stating that it “materially undervalues Beazley and its longer-term prospects as an independ...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Moonrock partners with mea Platform to scale AI-first operations

mea Platform, a company specialising in AI solutions for the re/insurance industry, has partnered with Moonrock Insurance, a specialist Managing General Agent focused on drone and emerging aviation risks, to implement mea Operations as an AI-first...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Converge appoints Howie Altman as Chief Technology Officer

Converge, a company specialising in cyber risk management and underwriting, has announced the appointment of Howie Altman as Chief Technology Officer. Altman joins Converge to build on its AI and data capabilities, accelerate the company’s technol...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

MS Amlin’s former Head of Natural Resources joins The Hartford

US-based insurer The Hartford has announced the appointment of MS Amlin’s former Head of Natural Resources, Julian Samuel, as Head of International Marine, Energy & Industrial Risk within Global Specialty. Samuel joins The Hartford with over t...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

SageSure and GeoVera Nova close $200mn cat bond, Meritage Re’s first issuance

SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed property in the US, and GeoVera Nova, a provider of earthquake, wind, and residential and commercial property insurance, have announced the closing of the inaugural Meri...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

MNK International appoints CEO to lead new offer to South African market

MNK International, an independent Lloyd’s of London broker, has announced the appointment of Jamie Illing as Chief Executive Officer of MNK International South Africa. He will leverage his more than three decades of local and international insuran...

Posted: Jan 22, 2026

Lemonade partners with Tesla to launch autonomous car insurance

Lemonade, an AI-powered digital insurance company, has launched Lemonade Autonomous Car insurance, a product designed specifically for self-driving cars, starting with Tesla FSD. The new offering, described as first-of-its-kind, cuts per-mile rate...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

LMG announces changes to its board

The London Market Group (LMG) has announced several changes to its board, including the appointment of Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh UK, as its new Chair, succeeding Sean McGovern. Theo Butt, CEO, UK at Convex, also joins the board in place of Claire Ma...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Travelers ‘meaningfully’ improved reinsurance coverage & renewed Fidelis QS at 1.1: CFO Frey

Large US insurer Travelers was able to “meaningfully improve” its reinsurance coverage at the key January 1st, 2026, renewals, thanks in part to more favourable pricing, while the company also renewed its 20% quota share (QS) with Fide...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Rychling joins AXA XL as Head of Broker Relations, Large Commercial & Mid-Market, Americas

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has appointed Liz Rychling as Head of Broker Relations, Large Commercial and Mid-Market, for its Americas region. She will be based in New York, and report to Matt O’Mal...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

AI integration expands insurance toolbox for tropical cyclone forecasting: Gallagher Re

The 2025 hurricane season has marked the beginning of a “new era” of meteorology as official agencies now use artificial intelligence (AI) models to pinpoint storm formation, track and intensity, providing the insurance industry with more comprehe...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Aon names Neelay Patel as CEO of Malaysia

Global professional services firm Aon plc, has announced the appointment of Neelay Patel as Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia, taking effect in March 2026, pending completion of regulatory approvals. Patel brings more than 20 years of experience...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

UK insurers set 2026 priorities around AI investment and external risk controls: Dun & Bradstreet

Research published by Dun & Bradstreet, a provider of business decisioning data and analytics, suggests the UK insurance sector is approaching 2026 with a strong focus on technological advancement alongside tighter management of operational ri...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Travelers renews cat XoL reinsurance with reduced retention and new $1bn lower layer

Travelers has unveiled its renewed catastrophe excess-of-loss (XoL) reinsurance program for 2026, featuring a significant reduction in retention and the addition of a new lower layer. The 2026 program attaches at a $3 billion retention level, whic...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Travelers posts 26% rise in FY’25 net income as underwriting result strengthens

US primary insurer The Travelers Companies, Inc. produced a stronger combined ratio for both the fourth quarter and full year 2025, as net income strengthened for both periods, while the firm reports record full year operating cash flows of $10.6...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Talbot strengthens specialty teams with key leadership appointments and promotions

AIG’s Talbot Underwriting has announced a series of strategic leadership appointments and promotions, a move that reflects its continued investment in talent and the strengthening of the firm’s underwriting capabilities. Mark Ladbrook has be...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

SiriusPoint partners with FASE to support the European MGA market

SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has become a member of FASE (Fédération des Agences de Souscription Européennes), the pan-European federation for managing general agents. Founded in 2025, FASE unites MGAs across Europe with insurer...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Moody’s flags Zurich’s move for Beazley as catalyst for cyber consolidation

Moody’s has suggested that the proposed acquisition of Beazley by Zurich would be credit-positive for the Swiss insurer, accelerating its push to build leadership in specialty insurance and driving further consolidation in the cyber insuranc...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

LMA appoints Argenta’s Nick Moore and Apollo’s Vinay Mistry to its Board

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the appointments of Nick Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Argenta, and Vinay Mistry, Chief Commercial Operations Officer of Apollo, to its Board. The LMA is governed by a Board that sets the over...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

AXA DCP to utilise ICEYE’s SAR data to track extreme weather events

AXA Digital Commercial Platform (AXA DCP), an AI-powered risk management system, has struck a deal with ICEYE, the manufacturer and operator of the world’s largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellite constellation, enabling it to track f...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Zurich reportedly planning Lloyd’s syndicate in case Beazley deal fails

Mario Greco, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer Zurich, has told the Financial Times (FT) that the company is preparing to launch a syndicate at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, as the carrier awaits...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Karen Nordblom to serve as COO, Europe for Howden Re International

Global reinsurance broker Howden Re has appointed Karen Nordblom as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Europe at Howden Re International, based in Stockholm. In her new role, Nordblom will lead the operational direction of the broker’s Eu...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026

Pen Underwriting adds Glover as Senior Development Underwriter, Northern Ireland

Pen Underwriting, a multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has appointed Darren Glover as Senior Development Underwriter for Northern Ireland. Glover joins Pen’s Commercial Risk Managed team, which serves brokers and clients acr...

Posted: Jan 21, 2026