Reinsurance News

Patrick Tiernan named Lloyd’s CEO

The Council of Lloyd’s has appointed Patrick Tiernan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, effective June 1st, 2025. Tiernan’s appointment is subject to approval and consent from th...

Posted: May 08, 2025

The Clear Group MGA Division rebrands to Shape Underwriting

The Clear Group MGA Division has unveiled its rebranding, stating that starting from 1st May 2025, both Profile Underwriting and One Commercial Specialty will trade as Shape Underwriting. This strategic decision marks the first stage of Clear’s pl...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Global Atlantic grows Its Bermuda footprint with major office expansion

Global Atlantic Financial Group, a retirement and life insurance provider serving individuals and institutions, has expanded its presence in Bermuda with a move to a new headquarters at Washington House on Church Street in Hamilton. This relocatio...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Verisk reports strong Q1 2025 results with 6.8% underwriting growth and healthy profitability

Verisk Analytics, a data analytics and technology provider, reported a 6.8% growth in underwriting revenues for the first quarter of 2025, with an even stronger increase of 7.2% on an organic constant currency (OCC) basis. Underwriting revenue in...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Ryan Hodges named CEO of Trident Reciprocal Exchange

Trident Reciprocal Exchange, a technology-driven, Florida-focused, and member-owned insurance company, has announced the appointment of Ryan Hodges as Chief Executive Officer. Trident Reciprocal Exchange is a newly established de novo reciprocal e...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Canadian Personal Auto & Property rates increase in Q1’25: Applied Systems

Applied Systems has released the first-quarter 2025 results of the Applied Rating Index, showing both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increases in average premium rate changes for Personal Auto and Personal Property lines. In Q1’25, Person...

Posted: May 08, 2025

California wildfire losses won’t drive SCOR’s price adjustments at midyear renewals: CEO

While the significant losses related to the California wildfires will impact the June/July reinsurance treaty renewals, they are not expected to be a major factor dictating SCOR’s overall price adjustments across its book of business, according to...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Rodrigo Jimenez appointed Asia Pacific Regional CEO at Allianz Trade

Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance, has announced that Rodrigo Jimenez will assume the role of Regional CEO for the Asia Pacific region on 1 October 2025. He will succeed Paul Flanagan, who is retiring after a distinguished 34-yea...

Posted: May 07, 2025

American Financial Group reports Q1’25 net earnings of $154m

American Financial Group, Inc., a Cincinnati-based holding company specialising in insurance and financial services, has reported first-quarter 2025 net earnings of $154 million, compared to $242 million for the same period in 2024. This reflects...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Leadership changes aim to bolster broker business & digital transformation at MSIG Asia

MSIG Asia has announced leadership changes to accelerate its digital transformation and strengthen broker business. Adrian Hill will lead digital innovation, with Pearline Soh on digital marketing initiatives, while Enny will head efforts to enhan...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Hannover Re on ‘right track’ with 2024-2026 strategy: CEO

At his first Annual General Meeting (AGM) as Chief Executive Officer of Hannover Re, Clemens Jungsthöfel reaffirmed the company’s strong strategic direction for 2024–2026, highlighting its continued focus on profitable growth, robust capital stren...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Howden Re appoints Pascal Kahraman as Director of German broking team

Howden Re, the reinsurance division of broking group Howden, has appointed Pascal Kahraman as Director within the broking team in Germany, based out of the newly opened Munich office. Kahraman joins from industry giant, Munich Re, where he has ser...

Posted: May 07, 2025

White Mountains’ Ark/WM Outrigger segment posts GWP of $1.1bn for Q1’25

White Mountains has released the Q1 2025 results for its property and casualty re/insurance segment Ark/WM Outrigger, revealing gross written premiums of $1,108 million, net written premiums of $728 million and net earned premiums of $358 million,...

Posted: May 07, 2025

SI Re posts rise in FY’24 profit to €10.4m

Zug, Switzerland-domiciled reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) has reported a profit of €10.4 million for the full year 2024, improving over 2023’s figure of €8.8 million by 17.7%. The company’s shareholder equity for FY’24...

Posted: May 07, 2025

UAE insurers’ operating performance remains resilient despite unprecedented rains: AM Best

The operating performance of United Arab Emirates (UAE) insurers remains resilient despite the impact of severe rains early last year on full-year earnings, events that have also highlighted the region’s natural catastrophe exposures, accord...

Posted: May 07, 2025

WTW expands International Property Facility with digital upgrade to Neuron

WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has announced a major upgrade to its International Property facility in the London market, further advancing the capabilities of its digital trading platform, Neuron. This enhancement, which aligns wi...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Bowhead Specialty net income reaches $11.4m in Q1’25

Bowhead Specialty, a provider of casualty and professional liability products, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting significant net income growth of 62.9% and gross written premiums growth of 26.3% compared...

Posted: May 07, 2025

InsurTech funding hits $1.31bn in Q1’25: Gallagher Re

As per a new report from Gallagher Re, the InsurTech industry experienced a 90% surge in funding during Q1 2025, reaching $1.31 billion. According to Gallagher Re, around 61.2% ($710.86 million) of Q1 2025 InsurTech deals went to AI-centred compan...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Assured Guaranty enters European fibre market with €75m debt guarantee for XpFibre Groupe

Assured Guaranty (Europe) SA (AGE), a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd., has guaranteed the principal and interest on €75 million in notes issued by XpFibre Groupe on 30 April 2025. The proceeds from the issuance are being used to refinance exis...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Fortegra drives Tiptree’s $5.6m Q1’25 net income, sees improved CoR of 89.9% despite cat losses

Tiptree has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $5.6 million, compared to Q1 2024’s $9.1 million, and revenues of $497.4 million, which saw a slight decrease of 0.2% from Q1 2024. The company at...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Aon warns business leaders of compounding risks from AI, climate change, and trade disruption in 202...

Aon, a global professional services firm, has released its Client Trends 2025 report, emphasising the growing interdependence of four powerful forces—Trade, Technology, Weather, and Workforce—that are shaping the operating environment for organisa...

Posted: May 07, 2025

DARAG appoints Theo Wilkes as CFO

European and UK market-focused legacy acquirer, DARAG Group, has promoted Theo Wilkes to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), based in London. Wilkes joined DARAG in June 2024 with over two decades of industry experience in live and legacy m...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Mercury General falls to Q1’25 net loss amid elevated cat losses

Mercury General Corporation, a property and casualty insurance provider based in Los Angeles, California, has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing a net loss for the period as a result of significant losses from...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Canopius names Neetu Varghese as Head of Marine, US

Canopius, a specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Neetu Varghese as Head of Marine, US, Varghese steps into the role following her tenure as National Cargo Manager at Canopius since 2023. This appointment marks a signi...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Heritage’s Q1’25 net income increases to $30.5m despite cat losses

Super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc, has reported first quarter 2025 net income of $30.5 million, compared to Q1’24’s $14.2 million, driven by increased net premiums earned, relatively f...

Posted: May 07, 2025