Reinsurance News
New cyber insurance claims data from Resilience, a cyber risk and insurance firm, points to a fundamental shift in how cybercriminals operate and profit. Drawing on claims from its 2025 client portfolio, the company’s latest analysis shows that th...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Sarah Stanford as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sompo UK, following the recently completed Aspen acquisition. In the new role, which is effec...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Universal Insurance Holdings, a Florida-domiciled and expansive primary insurance company, has reported a net income available to common stockholders of $66.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, a substantial rise from the $6 million reported...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Joanne Musselle, Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of specialist insurer Hiscox, said earlier today that the company’s underwriting edge in reinsurance is driven by a combination of factors. After releasing a strong set of results for 2...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc., the technology-enabled insurer, has reported net income of $170.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, representing a 126.9% increase compared to $75.1 million in the prior-year period. For the quarter, gross pre...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
International insurance group Ageas saw a 9% year-on-year rise in net inflows to €19.6 billion, with a 33% improvement in the net operating result to €1.65 billion in 2025, supported by the continued expansion and solid performance of its reinsura...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden has launched a new Japanese initiative within its Construction & Infrastructure Assets Division and announced key senior appointments. Howden said the initiative further strengthens its global cap...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), a specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer, has generated a net income of $32.3 million, an increase of 7.7% for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $30 million in Q4’24, driven by contin...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Credit ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of the insurance subsidiaries of specialty insurer RLI Corp., namely RLI Insurance Company, Mt. Hawley Insurance Company, and Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company, to A+...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Technology-enabled reinsurance firm Northern Re has revealed a $150 million increase in committed capital, bringing total platform capacity to $325 million, supported by both new and existing investors. With platform development beginning in 2020...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
AIA Australia has become the fifth major life insurer in the Australia and New Zealand region to implement VClaims, a digital rules engine developed by SCOR Digital Solutions and local technology provider Adviser Connect. The rollout, completed in...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
International insurance broking group Lockton has promoted Michael Lombardi to President of Lockton Global Solutions and Lockton Global Partners. Lombardi has been with Lockton for more than 22 years, serving as Executive Vice President of Lockton...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Following legislative reforms enacted in 2025 that lowered the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s required catastrophe funding level from a 1-in-100-year to a 1-in-50-year probable maximum loss (PML), TWIA’s board has adopted a $4.3 billion 1...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
South African short-term insurer, Santam, has appointed Nico Conradie as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Santam Re, the insurer’s independent non-life treaty reinsurer, effective March 1st, 2026. He takes over the role from Kush Padia, the C...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Hiscox Re, the reinsurance business and third-party capital platform of specialist insurer Hiscox, generated profit before tax of $286.7 million in 2025, an increase of 7% on the prior year, as the segment’s undiscounted combined ratio stren...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Bishop Street Underwriters has expanded its partnership with Kalepa, a specialist in AI-powered underwriting solutions, to support its London-based managing general agents (MGAs), Avid Insurance Services and Landmark Underwriting. Both companies i...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions provider, has named Krista Cinotti as Head of Placement Strategies. The position has been created to enhance integration, representation and strategic delivery across the company’s Placement and Brokin...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Australian insurance broker AUB Group has posted its results for the first half of financial year 2026, with its international division, which includes Tysers, reporting an underlying net profit before tax of AUD 39.4 million, up 29% from AUD 30.5...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
British Marine, a marine insurer and part of QBE Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Richard Inman as Portfolio Manager, British Marine P&I. In his new role, Inman will be responsible for delivering British Marine’s planned P&...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
AM Best has revised its outlook for the German non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, driven by expectations that premium rate increases will continue to keep pace with claims inflation, leading to a stabilisation in profitability. In...
Posted: Feb 25, 2026
Despite expecting a more challenging macroeconomic environment marked by higher inflation, liquidity risk and lower Fed interest rates, U.S. insurers reportedly remain “optimistic” about investment conditions for 2026, according to Con...
Posted: Feb 24, 2026
Bowhead Specialty, a provider of casualty and professional liability products, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $14.8 million and a 21.3% increase in gross written premiums (GWP). The fi...
Posted: Feb 24, 2026
Bowhead Specialty, a provider of casualty and professional liability products, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $14.8 million and a 21.3% increase in gross written premiums (GWP). The fi...
Posted: Feb 24, 2026
Liberty Mutual, a US insurance provider, and Floodbase, a platform specialising in flood risk solutions, have launched an instant quoting application for parametric flood reinsurance in the United States. The tool enables wholesale and retail brok...
Posted: Feb 24, 2026
A wholly owned subsidiary of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (SIH) has successfully completed the acquisition of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited through the purchase of 100% of the issued Class A ordinary shares of Aspen. The closing follows th...
Posted: Feb 24, 2026