Reinsurance News
Gallagher Re, the reinsurance broking and advisory firm, released its full-year Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report for 2025, reporting that global natural catastrophe losses during 2025 were largely manageable for the re/insurance sector, with...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
Aon Central and Eastern Europe (Aon CEE) has announced three senior leadership appointments for Aon Commercial Risk CZ, including Hana Pavelkova as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Aon CEE board. In addition, Zuzana Petrelli has been ap...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
Federally funded infrastructure projects continue to drive premium growth in the US surety market, with underwriting profits for the line exceeding $2 billion for a third consecutive year in 2024, according to a recent report by AM Best. The ratin...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Audrey Cimignani as Reinsurance Broker / Contract and Regulatory Specialist for the France–Belux region. Cimignani brings more than a decade of experience in insurance law and...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
CatIQ, a Toronto-based independent catastrophe insurance data provider and subsidiary of PERILS, has announced that insured losses from catastrophic events experienced across Canada totalled CAD 2.4 billion in 2025. According to the Institute for...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
Altea Insurance (Altea), the multi-class, multi-year Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in the healthcare and medical sectors, has announced the appointment of Chloe Archer as an underwriter. In her new role, Archer will be based in London...
Posted: Jan 21, 2026
Moody’s flagged concerns about the P&C reinsurance outlook for 2027 if recent trends of rate declines and incremental softening in terms and conditions continue into that year, TD Cowen reported following a recent call with the rating agency....
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Bermuda-based Everest Group has strengthened its Global Wholesale & Specialty platform with new roles for Michael Cellura and Trevor Gallagher within its Facultative & Hybrid Reinsurance business. Cellura, who joined the re/insurer in 2022...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), part of Zurich Insurance, has announced the formation of a specialised Data Center Risk Advisory practice, featuring more than 100 engineers focused on risk prevention and mitigation throughout the entire life cy...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
US property & casualty (P&C) premium growth and profitability are moderating as the market enters 2026, following an exceptionally strong 2025 that marked a “cyclical peak” for underwriting performance, according to a new repor...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Helios Underwriting, a provider of limited liability direct investment into the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, expects 2026 managed capacity for its Lloyd’s syndicate portfolio of £467 million for the 2026 Ye...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a specialty re/insurer, has published new research examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the risk environment, based on perspectives from Chief Executive Officers and Chief Information Security Offi...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
HDI Global SE, an international insurer specialising in commercial and industrial clients, has announced the appointment of Fraser Galbraith as Senior Underwriter, Engineering, based in Dubai. Galbraith brings more than 12 years of engineering exp...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Aon, a professional services firm, has published its latest Climate and Catastrophe Insight report, setting out how severe convective storms have become the most expensive insured hazard of the 21st century, overtaking tropical cyclones. Drawing o...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
In the face of intensifying geopolitical developments and their economic implications, Allianz Group CEO Oliver Bäte said the firm has been “carefully and thoughtfully” optimising its diversification, an approach that, he added, has long been cent...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR and multinational insurer AXA have joined forces to launch a new Lloyd’s of London consortium aimed at bridging a critical financing gap by de-risking investment opportunities related to ecological restoration projects. By pr...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey has revealed that just 46% of insurance CEOs are confident about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the next 12 months, an 18% dip from 56% in 2025. The company’s latest CEO survey is based o...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Phoenix Specialty, a London-based managing general agent (MGA), has strengthened its underwriting capabilities with an increase in available capacity, allowing greater flexibility when structuring risks. On an individual basis, the business can no...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has concluded a £37.5 million buy-in with the Dr. Martens Airwair Group Pension Plan of the iconic British footwear brand founded in Northamptonshire...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
AM Specialty Insurance Group has appointed Joe Harding as Managing Director of UK Enterprises at Pinpoint UK. Harding has around 15 years of underwriting experience in the London Market across commercial and specialty lines, and joins Pinpoint UK...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced the appointment of Sarah Wilson as Head of Outwards Reinsurance. In her new role, Wilson will lead the strategic direction and day-to-day management of the Outwards Reinsurance function. She will...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
A combination of accelerated price softening in the property segment with a modest relaxation of certain terms and conditions, as well as ongoing challenges in the casualty space, the heightened frequency and severity of natural catastrophes, and...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to climate-related disruptions, revealing protection gaps in re/insurance and underscoring the need for stronger adaptation, improved data, and coordinated public–private governance, according to a rec...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
Munich Re Specialty, a provider of specialty insurance solutions and part of the Munich Re Group, has appointed Andrew Fowles as Head of Broking within its Binding Authorities business. Fowles has more than 25 years of experience in delegated auth...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026
US domiciled insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Stefano Fasone as Director of its EMEA Underwriting Centre in Madrid, Spain. Working alongside regional leaders, Fasone’s responsibilities will include enhancing Chubb’s multiline, multil...
Posted: Jan 20, 2026