Reinsurance News
New research from Swiss Re has confirmed that juror sentiment in the U.S. has shifted decisively toward plaintiffs, which is reportedly influencing verdicts in measurable ways, reinforcing the scale and persistence of uncertainty in the liability...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has promoted Leon Walker as Captives Leader for Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (EMEA) effective January 1st, 2026. In his new role, Walker will drive strategy, transformation, and sustainable gr...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Pine Walk, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has announced the launch of its newest MGA, Imala Re. TFP is also opening its first North American office in Miami on Octob...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
UK insurer Legal and General Assurance Society Limited (L&G) has completed a £1.6 billion buy-in with the BP Pension Fund, marking the first transaction for the £18 billion Fund. The two parties collaborated closely on the deal, including agre...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Amiga Specialty, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) backed by B.P. Marsh, has appointed James Rasmussen as Managing Director for its Management Liability division covering the UK and Europe, effective immediately. Based in London, Rasmussen...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Amiga Specialty, a specialist managing general agent (MGA) backed by B.P. Marsh, has appointed James Rasmussen as Managing Director for its Management Liability division covering the UK and Europe, effective immediately. Based in London, Rasmussen...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Laurent Montador, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French reinsurer Arundo Re, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, that as the risk landscape continues to evolve, it’s important to stay disciplined. Montador explained that at...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Sabine Starbatty as Client Management Executive (CME) for Non-Life Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and she will continue to have dual responsibility as Head of Treaty Underwriting Property & Casual...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Coverys, a provider of insurance and reinsurance across a range of medical professional liability and healthcare lines, has appointed Rob Littlemore and Catherine Farnworth as Independent Non-Executive Directors. Additionally, Farnworth will also...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Insurance and financial services company Aviva has completed a £160 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) buy-in with the SG Pension Fund, securing the benefits of more than 1,900 members. The scheme sponsor is Portakabin Limited, a provider of modu...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) is set to provide facultative reinsurance to selected export transactions insured by Takaful Libya. This collaboration will enhance Takaful Libya’s capacity to under...
Posted: Sep 25, 2025
Planette, an expert in long-range weather prediction, has announced the launch of Joro, a high-resolution forecasting platform designed for financial institutions and insurance providers. Unlike traditional forecasts, Joro provides full probabilit...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Global asset manager Janus Henderson Group has revealed that CNO Financial Group, a nationwide life and health insurer and financial services provider, will acquire a minority interest in Victory Park Capital Advisors (VPC), its majority-owned alt...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Although the past two years have seen relatively calm catastrophe seasons, they differ in terms of market dynamics, according to UIB CEO Shaun Barrington, speaking at RVS 2025 in an interview with Reinsurance News. He believes the broader insuranc...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Insify, the digital insurance platform for entrepreneurs, has raised €16.3 million in Series B funding, led by Evli Growth Partners, with continued support from Munich Re Ventures, Accel, Opera Tech Ventures, Visionaries Club, and Frontline Ventur...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
TD Cowen, an investment bank and financial services firm, shared key observations from recent meetings in London with reinsurance market participants. The firm reported that property-catastrophe rates are expected to continue softening, with estim...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has expanded its transition analytics offering with the launch of the TPI Portfolio, an enhancement to its existing Transition Performance Index (TPI). The broker explains that this expanded capabi...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of Cédric Wells as Head of Claims, Insurance, Continental Europe, effective immediately. In his new role, Wells will leverage his 25 years of...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
CFC, a specialist insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Danton Stoloff as Senior Underwriter for transaction liability in Australia. Based in Sydney, Stoloff will be responsible for expanding CFC’s transaction liability offering acr...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
A new report from Howden has underlined the urgent need for scaled cyber risk transfer in Europe, where increasingly complex and costly threats collide with low insurance uptake, while also highlighting the strong return on investment from effecti...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has warned that Nepal’s non-life insurance market could face serious financial stress following recent riots in Kathmandu. The agency notes that even moderate claims can weigh heavily on the small-sized industry, which...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
New Zealand-based insurer Tower has renewed its reinsurance programme for the financial year ending September 2026, increasing its catastrophe cover limit to NZ$915 million from NZ$800 million in 2025. According to the Kiwi insurer, the renewal se...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Royal London, a UK provider of mutual life, pensions and investment, has completed a £61 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction with the Stora Enso UK Group Pension Scheme, securing the benefits of 758 members. The latest buy-in marks the...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a specialist insurer, has launched an updated version of its Cyber Ctrl product suite. The new offering includes expanded products and revised wordings, such as the new Professional Ctrl policy for Technology, Media, and E...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has appointed John “JJ” Gorman as Head of Facultative and Facilities for Ryan Re Underwriting Managers (Ryan Re), effective October 1st, 2025. Ryan Re is the insurer’s ma...
Posted: Sep 24, 2025