Reinsurance News

Andrew Weare named Lead Underwriter Mining for HDI Global SE

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

Generali CEO Philippe Donnet to serve for another three-year term

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 to acquire GenAI platform Zelros

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

Premiums set to rise unless governments act on climate risk, says Zurich

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 reports increased GWP in unaudited Q1’25 results

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 could get proceeds of up to $106.25m from IPO

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 appoints Bob Zimardo as SVP, Investments and Investor Relations

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 posts net loss of $90m in Q1’25

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 appoints Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter

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 targets up to $341m in US IPO launch

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

Talanx reports preliminary consolidated net income of €604m for Q1’25

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’s cyber risk report reveals 62% market share held by top 5 reinsurers

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 total capitalisation reaches $175m with latest $100m investment

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 supports EU proposal for nat cat reinsurance scheme

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

Reinsurance sector critical amid $300bn loss risk, says Swiss Re

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

Reinsurers adopting a ‘slightly different strategy’ for mid-year renewals: Beazley CEO

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

SiriusPoint appoints Eleanor Gibson as International CUO

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

European insurers navigated tariff-driven sell-off with measured resilience: Autonomous

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

Beazley’s premiums reach $1.51bn in Q1’25 as growth momentum continues

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

AdvantageGo acquired by Sapiens for £43m

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

BHSI appoints two Customer & Broker Engagement leaders in the U.S.

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

King Risk Partners gets growth investment from Lightyear Capital

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 appoints Jason Thrash as Senior Programme Underwriter

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 secures £85m buy-in with The College of Law Pension Scheme

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

US insurers surpass cost of capital despite elevated cat losses: AM Best

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