Reinsurance News

ICA declares NSW floods ‘Insurance Catastrophe’ as claims received nears 5,000

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has upgraded the Mid North Coast and Hunter flooding event classification to an “Insurance Catastrophe” due to updated feedback on ground information about local event severity. So far, insurers...

Posted: May 27, 2025

VIG posts 8.3% rise in GWP to €4.65bn in Q1’25

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has reported an 8.3% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) to EUR 4.65 billion for the first quarter of 2025, driven by growth across all lines of business. The highest premium growth rates were seen in the Special...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Slide files for IPO to support expansion and policy growth

Slide Insurance has filed with the SEC for an initial public offering and intends to use the net proceeds to underwrite additional policies, fund its business growth, and support general corporate purposes. While the technology-enabled insurance f...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Insurance Advisory Partners names Joe Plumeri as Chairman

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), an investment bank dedicated to the insurance, insurance services, and insurtech sectors, has announced the appointment of Joe Plumeri as Chairman. His appointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. In additi...

Posted: May 27, 2025

AM Best affirms stable outlook for Spain’s non-life insurance segment

AM Best has affirmed its Stable outlook for Spain’s non-life insurance segment, citing a number of positive trends that are expected to help improve the sector’s performance. These include the increasing prominence in health and catastrophic...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Ping An introduces AI-powered “EagleX” to strengthen climate risk management worldwide

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., an integrated financial services providers with a presence in insurance, banking, and asset management, has launched the international edition of its risk mitigation platform, “EagleX,”...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Ortiz joins Gallagher’s global aerospace practice as US Head of Aerospace Claims

Insurance and reinsurance brokering group Gallagher has announced the appointment of Sherry J Ortiz as US Head of Aerospace Claims in its global aerospace practice, a role based in the US. Ortiz is a qualified pilot with a proven track record mana...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Venbrook promotes Jeff Lang to President, Retail P&C

Venbrook Group, LLC, an independent insurance distribution and services firm in the US, has promoted Jeff Lang to the newly created position of President, Retail Property & Casualty. In his new role, Lang will continue the successful growth mo...

Posted: May 27, 2025

MSITB and MSIG Thailand expand Thailand bancassurance with Bank of China & CPIC partnership

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Thailand Branch (MSITB) and MSIG Thailand have partnered with Bank of China (BOC Thai) and China Pacific Insurance (CPIC), to expand a strategic bancassurance alliance in Thailand. Having signed a Memorandum of Understand...

Posted: May 27, 2025

Aon promotes Reeve-Tucker to head of fac reinsurance for Latin America

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Luke Reeve-Tucker as head of facultative reinsurance for Latin America, effective May 27, 2025. In this expanded role, he will continue to lead Caribbean facultative rein...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Peak Claims Group and Canopy Weather partner to enhance Peak Triage platform

Peak Claims Group, an independent claims management firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Canopy Weather, a provider of hyper-localised weather analytics, to enhance its Peak Triage platform. Peak Triage is a proprietary claims approach...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Lockton welcomes Jeff Miller as National Practice Leader to boost People Solutions

Lockton, a privately held insurance brokerage, has announced the appointment of Jeff Miller as National Practice Leader for the Stop Loss and Pharmacy practices. Miller returns to the firm with more than 30 years of experience and a proven history...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Arundo Re’s growth ambitions earns S&P positive assessment

S&P Global Ratings has expressed a positive view on Arundo Re’s strategic growth ambitions, assigning the international reinsurer a financial strength rating of ‘A’ with a stable outlook. The credit rating agency highlighted Arundo Re’s (forme...

Posted: May 23, 2025

BHSI expands Executive & Professional insurance lines in Italy

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance products, has introduced Miscellaneous Professional Indemnity and Public Offering of Securities Insurance in Italy. These policies...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Disciplined strategy & deep commitment to clients key to MS Re’s 2024 performance: CEO

While the favourable market environment for reinsurance played a significant role in MS Reinsurance’s strong performance in 2024, CEO Robert Wiest has emphasised that what truly sets the firm apart is its unique approach and the way it engages wit...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Competitive pension buyout costs decline in April 2025, Milliman reports

Milliman, Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm, has released its latest Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI), revealing a meaningful reduction in the estimated cost of transferring retiree pension liabilities to insurers. According to Milliman’s...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Fenchurch appoints Kingsley Flynn as Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Fenchurch, an independent London property insurance broker, has appointed Kingsley Flynn as its new Chairman. In his new role, Flynn will guide Fenchurch’s US growth strategy, oversee client engagement, and help refine the firm’s client-first appr...

Posted: May 23, 2025

AmTrust sees continued growth in Turkish operations

AmTrust International, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, continues to see solid growth in its Turkish operations following the establishment of its office in Istanbul last year. Led by General Manager, Erdinc Karayazlik, AmTrust’s team in...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Kingstone Insurance secures $125m in multi-year named storm reinsurance with first cat bond

Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., has announced the successful issuance of a $125 million catastrophe bond, 1886 Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1), the first to Rule 144A deal for sponsor Kingstone Insurance Company...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Reinsurers to remain disciplined at mid-year despite severe NSW floods: BofA

The severe flooding across the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales (NSW) is not expected to derail the strong FY25 outlook, with reinsurers likely to remain disciplined at mid-year renewals, according to analysts at BofA Securiti...

Posted: May 23, 2025

AM Best upgrades credit ratings of Fairfax and Allied World Assurance

Credit rating agency AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) on the unsecured debt and preferred equity of Canadian financ...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Up to $7bn May storm losses reinforce SCS reclassification need: Gallagher Re

With a preliminary insured loss estimate ranging from $4 billion to $7 billion for the severe weather events across the U.S. between May 14 and 20, Gallagher Re’s Chief Science Officer and Meteorologist, Steve Bowen, has argued that it&#8217...

Posted: May 23, 2025

S&P upgrades QBE’s ratings on improved underwriting and pricing discipline

S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term issuer credit rating on QBE Insurance to ‘A’ from ‘A-‘, and has also raised the issuer credit and financial strength ratings on its core operating entities to ‘AA-&#8216...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Jamie Chambers named AXA XL CEO of Greater China

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Jamie Chambers as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greater China, effective June 20, 2025. In this expanded role, Chamb...

Posted: May 23, 2025

Insurance sector holds firm against tariffs: MAPFRE

MAPFRE Economics, the research arm of MAPFRE, a Spanish-domiciled insurer, in its latest Economic and Industry Outlook report, notes that the insurance sector holds firm against President Trump’s tariffs. However, lower economic activity globally...

Posted: May 23, 2025