Reinsurance News

Chaucer and Armilla launch new AI liability insurance product

Chaucer Group, a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has partnered with Armilla AI, a provider of specialised insurance and risk management solutions for AI, to launch a new standalone third-party liability (TPL) insurance product. T...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Xceedance names Gavin Lillywhite Operating Leader UKI and Europe

Xceedance, a global provider of technology and digital solutions, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as SVP, Operating Leader UKI and Europe. Lillywhite’s three decades of international experience in the London, Lloyd’s,...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Chubb’s Q1’25 net income down 37% amid $1.5bn LA wildfire loss

Global insurer Chubb has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $1.33 billion, impacted by total pre-tax net catastrophe losses of $1.64 billion, which includes $1.47 billion from the California wi...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Brit appoints Jonathan Mudd as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988

Brit Group Holdings Limited has appointed Jonathan Mudd as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988. Mudd, who joined Brit in 2003, currently serves as Managing Director for FinPro and Cyber. He will retain this position alongside his new responsibil...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

PERILS estimates Cyclone Alfred insurance losses at AUD 2.57bn

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has issued its initial industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred, placing the total insurance market loss at AUD 2.568 billion. For those unaware, Cyclone Alfred impacted the Australian st...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Guidewire announces $60m investment to advance growth and modernisation in Japan

Guidewire, a provider of cloud-based platform solutions for property and casualty (P&C) insurers, has announced a $60 million investment over the next five years to expand its footprint in Japan and accelerate the development of capabilities t...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

SCOR appoints Philipp Rüede as CEO of L&H

French reinsurer SCOR has appointed Philipp Rüede as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Life & Health (L&H) division and a member of the Executive Committee, effective June 1st, 2025. He succeeds Frieder Knüpling, who stepped down in...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

The reinsurance pie in India will increase: Azeem Kanjiani, Prudent Insurance Brokers

Insurance companies in India continue to grow and as the primary market expands, insured sizes are on the rise, driving more and more mega and ultra mega insurance policies in the country, all of which suggests growth for India’s reinsurance...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Polo Managing Agency appoints Gordon Reid as Operational & New Business Manager

Gordon Reid is joining Polo Managing Agency as Operational & New Business Manager to reinforce the company’s continued growth and deepening of its Lloyd’s market expertise. In his new role, Reid will have operational and new business res...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

SCR rebrands as Atlantic Re to strengthen presence across Africa

Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR) has officially rebranded as Atlantic Re as part of its dynamic strategic transformation aimed at strengthening its position in Morocco and accelerating its influence across the African continent. Since its est...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Willis names Anant Pawar as Aviation & Space Leader for India

Willis, part of global insurance broker WTW, has appointed Anant Pawar as the Aviation & Space Leader for India, effective immediately. In this new role, Pawar will be responsible for providing strategic insurance broking solutions and special...

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Chubb names Janene Blizzard as Head of A&H, APAC

Global insurer Chubb has appointed Janene Blizzard as the Head of Accident & Health (A&H) for Asia Pacific (APAC), effective June 1st, 2025, based in Singapore. Blizzard will report to Marcos Gunn, Regional President, Asia Pacific, with a...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

‘Monumental demographic shifts’ will transform the global P&C insurance sector: Capgemini

The aging of the world population is set to dramatically increase the global dependency ratio, and as consumer behaviour shifts alongside trends towards greater urbanisation and automation of technology, the global property & casualty (P&C...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Renewal rates down for nearly all commercial lines quarter over quarter: Ivans

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released its Q1 2025 results for the Ivans Index, showing that the average premium renewal rate change across nearly all major commercial lines, except Umbrella, decreased compared to Q4 2024. However, yea...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Zhibao Technology launches new reinsurer Zhibao Labuan Re

Zhibao Technology Inc., a China-based insurtech company specialising in digital insurance brokerage, has announced the establishment of Zhibao Labuan Reinsurance Company Limited. Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) has granted Zhibao Labuan...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Markel Insurance splits US and Bermuda operations, makes leadership appointments

Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has bifurcated the operations of its US and Bermuda operations, previously known as Markel Specialty, into US Wholesale and Specialty, and Programs and Solutions. Simultaneously, the insure...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Helix appoints Kevin Copeland as CFO

Helix Underwriting Partners Ltd, the Bermuda-based multi-line managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Kevin Copeland to the newly-created role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Copeland brings over 25 years of experience in...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Reinsurance expansion strengthens credit position of German and French insurers: Fitch

Fitch Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, commentary and research, has said that the growing reinsurance activities of several German and French insurers are contributing to stronger credit profiles, provided the associated execution risks are...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Ray Hall appointed Head of AIG’s Western World

Global insurer American International Group (AIG), Inc. has appointed Ray Hall as Head of Western World, effective immediately, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. In the role, Hall will report to Lou Levinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lex...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Admiral Group to sell its US motor insurance business to J.C. Flowers

UK domiciled insurer Admiral Group plc has agreed to sell its US motor insurance business, including Elephant Insurance Company and Elephant Insurance Services, to J.C. Flowers & Co., a global private investment firm in the financial services...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Netsanet Lemesa appointed CEO of Ethiopian Re

Ethiopian Reinsurance (Ethio Re) has announced the appointment of Netsanet Lemesa as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Fikru Tsegaye Wordofa, Executive Officer, Strategy and Development, who had been serving as Acting CEO. Lemesa brings a...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

W. R. Berkley posts record net premiums written for Q1’25

Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has posted record high net premiums written for the first quarter of 2025 at $3.1 billion, compared to $2.8 billion in Q1’24. This was supported by the growth in gross written premiums (GWP) for...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Gallagher Re estimates $56bn in Q1 insured losses driven by LA wildfires

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has estimated that preliminary total insured losses for Q1’25 totalled at least $56 billion, marking the costliest first quarter for the private insurance market and government-sponsored insurance entities since 201...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Navigate Re launches with Polo support

Navigate Re, a Guernsey Category 6 Special Purpose Entity, has launched during the first quarter of 2025 after securing regulatory approval from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The company, which is also a Polo Insurance Manager...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025

Swiss Re announces new Global Fac market unit led by Sanaa Souidi

Swiss Re’s P&C Reinsurance business unit has announced the creation of a new Global Facultative (Fac) market unit, which will be led by Sanaa Souidi. The unit aims to enhance the client experience through faster, more agile decision-making and...

Posted: Apr 22, 2025