Reinsurance News

Insurance Europe leaders present five priorities to boost EU competitiveness and climate resilience

Insurance Europe, the organisation representing the European insurance and reinsurance sector, has outlined key priorities ahead of the 15th International Conference. According to a statement from Insurance Europe’s leadership — Frédéric de Courto...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Fidelis MEASA sees strong growth, delivering $88m in GWP to TFP in 2024

Celebrating one year since the launch of The Fidelis Partnership’s (TFP) Abu Dhabi Global Market office, Fidelis MEASA has delivered strong growth, contributing a significant $88 million in Gross Written Premium (GWP) to TFP’s group-wide GWP of $4...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Aegis Energy and Everspan launch Excess program for Petroleum Gasoline Haulers

Aegis Energy, a division of Aegis General Insurance Agency and K2 Insurance Services, has partnered with Everspan Group, a specialty property and casualty insurance platform, to launch a new Excess program for Petroleum Gasoline Haulers. The progr...

Posted: May 28, 2025

US personal lines market returns to profit in 2024 amid improved conditions: Fitch

Fitch Ratings, a global credit ratings agency and financial information provider, reports that the US personal lines insurance market returned to underwriting profitability in 2024 after three consecutive years of losses. Fitch reports that the se...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Markel to accelerate underwriter insights with mea AI platform expansion to Canada

Insurer and reinsurer Markel is expanding mea Platform’s generative AI (GenAI) solution to Canada, where it will be applied across Markel Canada’s underwriting operations to automate the extraction of unstructured data from submission-related docu...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Novel launches with Bredahl as CEO, Bonneau as Chairman

Novel Financial Holdings, a new independent holding company that will oversee insurance carriers supporting managing general underwriters (MGUs), has launched with former PartnerRe CEO Jacques Bonneau as Chairman and Howden Re’s Rob Bredahl as CEO...

Posted: May 28, 2025

CLARA Analytics reveals breakthrough in early insurance fraud detection

CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence technology for commercial insurance claims optimisation, has released new research demonstrating that advanced machine learning can identify signs of potential fraud just two weeks after a cla...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Travelers to sell Canadian personal & most of commercial arm to Definity Financial

Property and casualty insurer, The Travelers Companies, Inc., has agreed to sell the personal insurance business and the majority of the commercial insurance business of Travelers Canada to Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial...

Posted: May 28, 2025

MNK Group appoints Alex Noorbaccus as Chief Risk Officer

MNK Group, the independent global group of insurance companies, has appointed Alex Noorbaccus as its new Group Chief Risk Officer. In this role, Noorbaccus will be responsible for accelerating the development and rollout of the Group’s risk manage...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Hannover Re welcomes SCOR’s Maguire as Global Head of L&H Traditional Business

Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Gavin Maguire as Global Head of the reinsurer’s newly established division, L&H Traditional Business. Maguire offers valuable strategic insight and a collaborative approach, drawing on his deep expe...

Posted: May 28, 2025

AXIS enhances Global Markets team structure with several organisational changes

AXIS, a provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced a number of organisational changes to further enhance underwriting and operational performance within AXIS Global Markets. Sara Farrup, Head of Global Markets, commen...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Tokio Marine GX launched to further promote green transformation

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. has launched Tokio Marine GX, a new international offering aimed at advancing green transformation, founded upon GCube, an underwriter of renewable energy products. The launch furthers the Group’s efforts toward carbon...

Posted: May 28, 2025

DARAG announces LPT and PTA deal with European carrier

DARAG Deutschland AG, the German insurance carrier of DARAG Group, has completed a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) with an European carrier. This deal, the firm stated. Will be followed by a portfolio transfer (PTA) with the carrier. Tom Booth, CEO...

Posted: May 28, 2025

SFMI selects Cyberwrite to strengthen its cyber insurance capabilities

Following a comprehensive global evaluation by Samsung Financial C-Lab Outside, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (SFMI) has selected Cyberwrite to strengthen its cyber insurance capabilities, citing Cyberwrite’s expertise in cyber catastrophe m...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Gallagher Re hires Aon’s Jang as Korea CEO

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Aon’s Chulmin Jang as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Gallagher Korea, effective May 28th, 2025. PhilWon Jeong, the current CEO of Gallagher Korea, will transition to the role of Chairma...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Peak Re NA launch shows ‘our commitment to expanding into key global markets,’ says CEO Hahn

Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re has launched and had rated a new North American underwriting entity, Peak Reinsurance North America Ltd. (Peak Re NA), domiciled in Bermuda, demonstrating the company’s commitment to growing its footprint in...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Kestrel & Maiden combine to form publicly listed specialty program group

Kestrel Group LLC and Maiden Holdings, Ltd. have announced the successful completion of their combination, forming a new publicly listed specialty program group. The two companies initially announced in December 2024 that they had entered into a c...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Re/insurers a vital partner in infrastructure development in Africa: AIO

Re/insurers can play a vital role in supporting infrastructure development in Africa through risk mitigation solutions and by acting as significant institutional investors, according to a recent report by the African Insurance Organisation (AIO)....

Posted: May 28, 2025

TMHCCI appoints Claire Spiteri as Senior Underwriter for Professional Risks

Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a subsidiary of the Tokio Marine HCC group headquartered in Houston, Texas, has announced the appointment of Claire Spiteri as Senior Underwriter within its Professional Risks division. Based in Manchester,...

Posted: May 28, 2025

Jon Colello elected Chair of Reinsurance Association of America Board

Jon Colello, President of PartnerRe Ltd., has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)—a national trade association representing property and casualty reinsurers operating in the United States—d...

Posted: May 27, 2025

United Risk expands with new promotions and hires, names Christofer President & CCO

United Risk, an international property and casualty insurance underwriting and a division of Applied Underwriters, has announced the appointment of Richard Christofer as President and Chief Commercial Officer, among a number of other promotions an...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Cyber risk and environmental issues lead reputational concerns in 2024/25: WTW

Willis, a WTW business, has released its Reputational Risk Readiness Survey 2024/25, highlighting a sharp rise in concerns around cyber threats and environmental challenges among global senior executives. Of the 500 respondents, 65% identified cyb...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Continental Re announces key leadership changes across Group

Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance Group has announced a number of leadership appointments, including Lawrence Nazare’s as Group Managing Director. In his new role, headquartered in Botswana, Nazare will oversee the Group’s pan-African...

Posted: May 27, 2025

GIC Re reports an underwriting loss of ₹392.3 crore for Q4

General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), the Indian public sector reinsurer, has reported an underwriting loss of ₹392.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31st, 2025, compared to a profit of ₹570.06 crore in the prior year fourth qu...

Posted: May 27, 2025

GIC Re reports underwriting loss of ₹392.3 crore for Q4

General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), the Indian public sector reinsurer, has reported an underwriting loss of ₹392.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31st, 2025, compared to a profit of ₹570.06 crore in the prior year fourth qu...

Posted: May 27, 2025