Reinsurance News
HDI Global SE, the Corporate & Specialty Division of the Talanx Group, has announced the appointment of Andrew Weare as new Lead Underwriter Mining, succeeding Matthew Johnson who is retiring. In his new role, Weare, who has been with HDI Glob...
Posted: Apr 30, 2025
The Board of Directors of Italian insurance giant Generali has elected Philippe Donnet as Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for another three-year term. At a meeting held yesterday, the Board elected, for the three-yea...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Earnix, the artificial intelligence (AI) platform for insurance, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zelros, a generative AI player for insurers and banks. Through combining Earnix’s advanced predictive AI platform with Zelros’s GenAI rec...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
With the costs from extreme weather and natural catastrophes rising, Zurich Insurance has released a report highlighting the urgent need for action from governments, insurers, and communities to collaboratively build climate resilience. According...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has released its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting an increase in gross written premiums (GWP) alongside a notable decrease in profitability. The Bermuda-based re/insurer reported GWP of $1...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
American Integrity Insurance Group has launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) of 6,875,000 shares of common stock, with the company intending to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include c...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
James River Group Holdings, a Bermuda-domiciled insurance holding company, has appointed Bob Zimardo as Senior Vice President (SVP), Investments and Investor Relations. In the new role, he will report directly to Sarah Doran, Chief Financial Offic...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Cincinnati Financial Corporation has reported a net loss of $90 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared with net income of $755 million for the same period a year earlier. The loss was driven in part by a $56 million after-tax reduction in...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Brace UK & Europe, a specialist underwriter focused on multi-line and alternative risk solutions and backed by Beat Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has appointed Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter. The appointmen...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Aspen Insurance has launched an initial public offering of 11 million Class A ordinary shares ($0.001 par value), all being sold by entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management, its parent company. Aspen has revealed that the selling sharehol...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
European insurer and parent of large reinsurer Hannover Re, Talanx Group, has reported preliminary consolidated net income of €604 million for the first quarter of 2025. To compare, last year, in the first quarter, the group reported consolidated...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory division of Howden, has released Into the Cyberverse, an in-depth report examining the future of cyber risk transfer and outlining the necessary structural changes for creating a...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Northern Re, a reinsurance firm focused on long-tail casualty business, has announced it has successfully secured an additional $100 million in committed capital. This significant financial boost comes from a mix of both new and existing instituti...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
FERMA has announced its support for a joint proposal by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) to establish a European public-private reinsurance scheme aimed at mitigating the impact...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
With the potential for ‘peak year’ insured losses to exceed $300 billion, the Swiss Re Institute has emphasised that the reinsurance sector, supported by $500 billion in capital, is crucial for absorbing large shocks. While losses from...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
The outlook for the key mid-year reinsurance renewals is distinct from what happened at the Japan-focused April renewal period, and from what specialist insurer Beazley is seeing so far, sellers are adopting a different strategy, according to Adri...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Eleanor Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective May 6th, 2025. Based in London, Gibson will report to Rob Gibbs, President & CEO of Si...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
From April 2, 2025—“Liberation Day,” when the US announced sweeping tariffs on European imports—through to the market close on April 9, European insurance stocks declined by 11%, broadly in line with the wider equity market. The move reflected wid...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Specialist insurer Beazley has reported that its insurance written premiums reached $1.51 billion in Q1 2025, representing a 2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Breaking down the Q1 2025 total, the Property Risks division contributed...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Sapiens International Corporation, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdvantageGo, a commercial re/insurance software provider, to enhance its global property and casualty (P&#...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Gabe Poppie as Strategic Growth Broker Leader and Brian Cummins as Customer & Broker Engagement Leader for the U.S. Northern Central region. Travis Bethune, Custome...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Insurance brokerage King Risk Partners has received a growth investment from Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, The latest investment stands alongside existing shareholder BHMS Investments, LP (BHMS), which will roll a majori...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Renaissance Specialty Insurance (RSI), supported by Roosevelt Road Specialty, the MGU division of Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, announced that Jason Thrash has joined the company as a Senior Programme Underwriter. Thrash brings more than 18 yea...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
Royal London, a UK mutual life, pensions, and investment provider, has completed an £85 million buy-in with The College of Law Pension and Assurance Scheme as part of its Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) business. This transaction, completed in March 2...
Posted: Apr 29, 2025
In 2024, despite the continued challenge of high catastrophe losses, US insurers in the property and casualty (P&C), life and annuity (L&A), and health sectors successfully exceeded their cost of capital, according to a recent report by cr...
Posted: Apr 28, 2025