Reinsurance News
Geopolitical instability has been identified as the biggest threat to the aviation sector by insurers, a new industry survey has revealed, with war and international conflicts as the top concern for two-thirds of respondents working for internatio...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has appointed Andrew Pryde from Catalina Re as Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective September 2025. In his new role, Pryde will be based in Bermuda, where he will report to SiriusPoint’s Chief E...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Aon has reported that recent severe convective storm (SCS) activity is expected to drive economic and insured losses into the hundreds of millions of dollars in Europe, while similar events in the United States are projected to result in losses in...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Collin Sim as Casualty Underwriter. The hire marks the establishment of Markel’s first dedicated casualty underwriting position in Singapore. In her new rol...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
By implementing AI-driven technologies across the claims life cycle and integrating real-time analysis from multiple modalities, property and casualty (P&C) insurers could reduce fraudulent claims and save between $80 billion and $160 billion...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Neptune Flood, a private flood insurance provider, to accelerate growth in the US flood insurance market. As part of the collaboration, Neptune will becom...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Philip Anderson as Senior Underwriter in Dallas to expand its energy underwriting capabilities. In his new role, Anders...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced plans to open a new engineering centre in Bogotá, Colombia, scheduled for October 2025. Joining existing engineering centres in India, Mexico, and Greece, the Bogotá centre will strengthen Chubb’s technological c...
Posted: Jun 27, 2025
S&P Global Ratings has raised the financial strength ratings on re/insurer Convex group’s operating companies to ‘A’ from ‘A-‘, and assigned a stable outlook. The companies include: Convex Re Ltd., Convex Insuranc...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor within Marsh McLennan, has launched Cyber Unity, a new insurance facility for organisations with revenues up to €500 million across the European Union, as well as Israel, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey. In a...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Davies, a specialist professional services and technology company, has announced the appointment of James Ferris as CEO of its Captive Management business, effective 1st July 2025. Based in Bermuda, Ferris succeeds Nick Frost, who will assume the...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
K2 Cyber, a K2 Insurance Services brand and the provider of Intelligent Cyber Insurance™, has entered a partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance and its Ironshore programs group, to provide intelligent cyber insurance to small and medium-sized bu...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm and part of Marsh McLennan, has announced an agreement to acquire Validate Health, a healthcare analytics company that supports healthcare providers and Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) in improving...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has expanded its product lineup in the US by launching Zurich Select Plus, a co-branded insurance offering developed in partnership with Zurich North America...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Tim Cerio, President, CEO, and Executive Director of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, has suggested that Florida’s property insurance market is strong and well on the path to recovery, largely due to legislative reforms enacted in 2022. Ac...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Corebridge Financial has entered into an agreement with CS Life Re, a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, to reinsure all the variable annuities of its Individual Retirement business. Explained, Venerable is set to reinsure approximately $51 billion...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has launched a new fully customisable Flood-at-Location parametric flood insurance product for US commercial customers. Backed by exte...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Robert Kennedy as CEO of Howden UK & Ireland, effective 1st October 2025. In this role, Kennedy will report to David Howden, CEO of Howden. Kennedy jo...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
While more global executives cite cyber risk as their greatest threat this year compared to 2024, 83% say they feel prepared to counter it—up from 74% last year—potentially indicating a false sense of security, as many organisations still lack the...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
AM Best has revised the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) outlook of Florida Family Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Florida Family Home Insurance Company, to positive from stable, and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Commercial and specialty lines insurer HDI Global SE has announced the appointment of Dr Christian Wegener as Head of Investment Management. Wegener is succeeding Thorsten Wölbern, who is moving to new challenges within the company after 15 years...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced the appointment of Gisela Nilsson as Political Violence Senior Underwriter. Nilsson brings over 15 years of specialist underwriting experience. She joins from Talbot Underwriting, w...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (“PIC”), a provider of insurance solutions for defined benefit pension schemes, has arranged buy-in transactions with three pension plans associated with Baker Hughes (“the Company”): the Baker Hughes (UK) Pension...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Insurance Europe, the organisation representing the European insurance and reinsurance sector, is welcoming the European Commission’s review of the Cybersecurity Act (CSA), a move aimed at simplifying regulations and easing the administrative burd...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
According to a report released by S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, the French insurance industry is well positioned to sustain both profitability and moderate growth over the coming years. Despite economic headwinds and rising...
Posted: Jun 26, 2025