Reinsurance News
Global property and specialty reinsurer tokenized with ONyc, OnRe, has collaborated with Dubai-based managing general agent, Rhodium Re, to combine its capital base with Rhodium’s underwriting presence, providing OnRe with direct access to u...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Global Parametrics, part of the CelsiusPro Group, has partnered with Frontier Markets, a rural social commerce platform, to launch a gender-smart parametric insurance solution across India. This product has been specifically designed to protect sm...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Great American Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer, has announced the appointment of Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Senior Director, Technical Underwriting for its Singapore Branch. In his new role, Wattanaumphaipong will oversee tech...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Specialist insurer PIC has completed a £213 million full buy-in with the Trustees of The Siemens Healthineers Benefits Scheme in the United Kingdom, securing the benefits of 703 pensioners and 967 deferred members and dependants. Siemens Healthine...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Allianz Reinsurance, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions. In his new role, Steiner will oversee capital management and legacy and run-off activities for Allianz Re across Property &...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Hiscox London Market is strengthening its position in the delegated authority and alternative risk sectors with the launch of a new division, Hiscox Portfolio Solutions. The division will consist of four distinct but complementary teams: Alternati...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Specialist insurance provider, CFC has announced the appointment of Nick Line as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), taking over the role from Matt Taylor, who has served as interim CUO since February 2025. A former CUO at Markel International, Line...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Allianz Risk, part of the Allianz Group and a provider of insurance solutions and risk consulting for commercial and corporate clients, has published the Allianz Risk Barometer 2026, outlining the most significant risks expected to affect business...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
FM, a commercial property insurer, has announced a major increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation sectors, providing unmatched coverage limits and risk management expertise. Building on near...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, marking the start of a three-year collabora...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
QBE, an international insurance provider, has welcomed Lucy Smith and Hannah Dennis ahead of the rollout of its new Media Professional Indemnity (PI) product for its European Operations division. Smith joins as Senior Media PI Underwriter, and Den...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
AXA XL, a re/insurer, has announced key promotions within its reinsurance division, effective 1 January 2026, Julian Longbottom has been promoted to Global Head of Marine & Energy, Reinsurance, while Jamie Pedro has been appointed Head of Spec...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Grant Hollyman as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Australia & New Zealand, based in the firm’s Sydney office, Reinsurance News understands. Hollyman will join Gallagher Re from Aon in...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Sedgwick has launched a new Global Specialty platform, which the firm describes as a forward-looking, dedicated solution for managing the largest and most complex losses. According to Sedgwick, the new Global Specialty platform reflects its respon...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Commenting on the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, Marsh and Zurich have highlighted deepening geopolitical divides, alongside mounting technological and societal challenges, as key forces shaping the business landscape in the year...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
SCOR, the Paris-headquartered global reinsurance company, has promoted Philipp Rüede to Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), taking over from François de Varenne, with new roles also announced for Pilar Santamaria Cases and Laure Forgeron. These c...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
AM Best has assigned a Preliminary Credit Assessment (PCA) to Beazley Bermuda Insurance Limited (BBIL), the London-headquartered specialist insurer and reinsurer’s new Bermuda entity. BBIL received a Financial Strength Assessment of A pca (Excelle...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
The reinsurance investor community were bracing for average reinsurance rates for Global Property Catastrophe Reinsurance to drop between -15% and -20% at the January 1st renewals, a more pessimistic result to the estimated -12% to -15% reported b...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has expanded its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) by $1 billion, or 67% taking total capacity to $2.5 billion, driven by greater investment in cloud computing, artificial...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Hayden Smith, CEO of United Risk, an international property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform, has announced that the company has signed an agreement to acquire DUAL North America’s Crisis Management program and underwr...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Coface, a provider of credit insurance and risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Alix McCabe as Chief Strategy Officer for North America. In her new role, McCabe will guide strategy and growth initiatives across markets, prod...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Insurtech BirdsEyeView has announced that it has secured an undisclosed seven-figure investment to support continued international expansion and the development of its wildfire model. Backed by the European Space Agency, BirdsEyeView provides glob...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Robin Matthias has been appointed Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions, effective March 1, 2026, taking over the role from Dirk De Nil, who is retiring after more than three decades in the industry. Matthias is set to lead over 1,000 risk ex...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a commercial property and casualty insurer, has expanded its operations in the UK with the launch of Executive First D&O Liability+, its enhanced UK D&O offering for large commercial and finan...
Posted: Jan 14, 2026
In 2026, it is essential for insurers to have strong data foundations, seamless connectivity, and robust governance to support consistent, fast, and scalable underwriting decisions, according to insurtech firm Send Technology Solutions Ltd (Send)....
Posted: Jan 13, 2026