Reinsurance News

Chubb appoints Kim Hare as SVP, Head of NA Property Claims

Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Kim Hare as Senior Vice President (SVP), Head of North America Property Claims, effective August 18th, 2025. Hare will succeed Tim Barziza, who will retire next April after more than three deca...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Sapiens and Earnix partner to streamline pricing and policy for P&C insurers in EMEA & APAC

Sapiens International Corporation, a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, and Earnix, an AI Platform for insurance providers, have partnered to enhance operational efficiency for P&C Insurers in Europe, the Middle...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Canada’s secondary peril losses demand new risk management strategies: Swiss Re

Jolee Crosby, CEO of Reinsurance Canada at Swiss Re, highlights the urgent need for the insurance industry to respond to the increasing financial impact of secondary natural hazards in Canada. As the country faces a rise in costly floods, wildfire...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Potential merger of Indonesian reinsurers could weaken capital profile without fresh funding: Fitch

Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency, stated on 14 August 2025 in Sydney and Jakarta that the proposed consolidation of three Indonesian reinsurers could undermine the capital strength of the domestic reinsurance sector in the absence of fresh ca...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Dedicated reinsurance capital to hit record $649bn in 2025: AM Best/GC

Global dedicated reinsurance capital is projected to climb to an unprecedented $649 billion in 2025, according to estimates from AM Best and Guy Carpenter. As readers will see from the image below, the anticipated 2025 figure would surpass the pre...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Blenheim Underwriting appoints Alex Stratton-Thomsett as Casualty Underwriter

Blenheim Underwriting, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, has appointed Alex Stratton-Thomsett as Casualty Underwriter, effective 8 January 2026. In his new role, Stratton-Thomsett will collaborate with David Barber...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Equitable takes step to mitigate mortality risk with major reinsurance deal

Equitable Holdings, a financial services company specialising in retirement, wealth management, and protection solutions, has recently announced that it has completed a major strategic transaction aimed at substantially reducing its exposure to mo...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Kalepa expands technology partnership with W. R. Berkley Corporation affiliate

Kalepa, a company specialising in underwriting technology solutions, has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines insurance provider in the United States. The agreement will broaden the use of Ka...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

July renewal rates up across all commercial lines except Workers’ Comp: Ivans

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the July 2025 results of the Ivans Index, showing that average premium renewal rates increased year over year across all major commercial lines of business except Workers’ Compensation. Month over...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Marsh launches BrokerSafe amid ongoing challenges in freight broker auto liability market

Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor under Marsh McLennan, has introduced BrokerSafe, an insurance facility aimed at US freight brokers seeking access to auto liability coverage in a market where options have become more limited and costly....

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Orion180 and Neural Earth partner to advance homeowners insurance risk assessment

Orion180, a provider of insurance solutions, and Neural Earth Inc., a company specialising in AI-based geospatial risk analytics, have announced a partnership aimed at improving how homeowners insurance risks are assessed, priced, and managed. As...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

LSM strengthens power and renewables offering with key appointments

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced a number of strategic appointments within its energy division aimed at bolstering its power and renewables offering. Alex Nelson has joined the energy team as U...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

IRB(Re) net income up 120% and CoR improves in Q2’25

Brazilian reinsurer IRB(Re) reported a net income of R$ 144 million for the second quarter of 2025, representing a significant 120% increase from R$ 65 million in the prior year quarter. The company attributed this strong performance to financial...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

SCOR/Covéa arbitration on retrocession treaties stays on track

SCOR has confirmed that the arbitration tribunal overseeing its dispute with Covéa over June 2021 retrocession treaties will keep to the original timetable, with a final ruling expected in 2026. Providing some background, in 2022, SCOR filed an ar...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

MNRB posts best ever Q1 profit driven by Malaysian Re

MNRB Holdings Berhad (MNRB), has reported its financial results for the first quarter ending June 30th, 2025 (Q1 FY’26), including a best opening quarter performance since inception with profit after tax (PAT) of RM168.4 million (USD 39.9m), up 82...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Hiscox appoints Matthew Budd Group Head of Technical Claims

Specialist insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Matthew Budd as Group Head of Technical Claims, a newly created role. Based in London, Budd will be responsible for overseeing the Group’s technical claims operations as the business conti...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Swiss Re urges vigilance amid geopolitical, economic, and climate risks

In their mid-year letter to shareholders, reinsurance company Swiss Re’s Chairman Jacques de Vaucleroy and Group Chief Executive Officer, Andreas Berger stressed the importance of maintaining vigilance, even in a period of strong operational perfo...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Willis appoints Azad Kumar as Growth Leader of Energy, Construction & Marine in India

Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Azad Kumar as Growth Leader for Energy, Construction, and Marine in India. Based in Mumbai, Kumar will play a key role in shaping Willis’ specialisation strategy and supporting clients in th...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

B.P. Marsh commits $5m to new XPT reinsurance venture

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc, a London-listed investment firm specialising in early-stage and niche financial services businesses, has agreed to invest up to $5 million in Gambit Risk Finance LLC, a newly created reinsurance company tied to its U...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

HDI Global appoints Fellipe Aguiar as Head of Energy & Power Underwriting U.S.

HDI Global Insurance Company, the U.S. carrier of HDI Global SE, has appointed Fellipe Aguiar to the newly created role of Head of Energy & Power Underwriting U.S. for its cross-division Energy & Power Unit. Aguiar’s team will manage compl...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

PCRIC makes $285,000 payout to Samoa for tsunami recovery

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), a donor funded entity established to provide Pacific Island nations with access to disaster risk insurance and related services, has made a payout of $285,000 under the tsunami component of i...

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Third Point secures 67% shareholder support for Malibu Life Re acquisition

Third Point LLC (TPIL ), a New York-based alternative asset manager, has secured shareholder approval for its acquisition of Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC, a life and annuity reinsurance platform. The vote, which took place at the firm’s extraordina...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

Insurtech Gateway secures Lloyd’s Broker status

Insurtech Gateway, a specialist insurtech incubator, has received authorisation to trade within the specialist Lloyd’s market, the world’s oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace. This milestone strengthens Insurtech Gateway’s platform...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

PartnerRe names Brian Newman as Chief Data and Operations Officer, L&H

Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Brian Newman as Chief Data and Operations Officer, Life & Health (L&H). Newman brings extensive experience to the role, having spent six years at Hannover Life Re US, where...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025

QIC reports 17% increase in premiums in H1’25 to QAR 5.7bn

Qatar Insurance Company (QIC Group) has reported an increase of 17% year on year in gross written premiums (GWP) to QAR 5.7 billion in the first half of 2025, as it continued to enhance the risk diversification of its underwriting portfolio, growi...

Posted: Aug 14, 2025