Reinsurance News

DUAL and Hiscox announce high-net-worth insurance partnership in Ireland

DUAL Underwriting Ireland DAC (DUAL) has announced a new high-net-worth (HNW) insurance partnership with Hiscox Ireland, in a move set to reshape the Irish high-net-worth (HNW) insurance landscape. The collaboration aims to create one of the large...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

hyperexponential expands AI-powered pricing and underwriting platform with new launch

hyperexponential (hx) has expanded its AI-powered platform with the launch of Triage, a new product that enables commercial P&C insurers to respond to broker submissions faster, prioritise the right risks, and write more profitable business. T...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Willis Re names AssuredPartners’ Sankha Ghosh as EVP and Group CIO

Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, has hired Sankha Ghosh from AssuredPartners as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). Sankha has over 27 years of technology leadership experience, spanning across bus...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Guidewire to develop PolicyCenter functionality for Japanese market

Guidewire, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has commenced developing functionality for PolicyCenter on Guidewire Cloud tailored to the Japanese market. In order to accelerate the efforts, Guidewire will collaborate with...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Parametric insurance can be ‘transformational’ in narrowing protection gap: Aon

Aon’s Elizabeth Henderson has highlighted a $223 billion climate protection gap, warning that traditional insurance models are often too slow and complex to keep pace with fast-moving climate disasters, particularly in resource-constrained r...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Gallagher names Ryan Witchard Executive Director for Middle East & Africa Marine practice

Insurance and risk management firm Gallagher has appointed Ryan Witchard as Executive Director of its Middle East & Africa Marine practice. In his new role, Witchard will oversee the team advising clients on shipping, cargo, hull, and machiner...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Applied Crisis Underwriters approved as Lloyd’s coverholder

Applied Crisis Underwriters, an affiliate of Applied Underwriters, has announced that it has been approved as a Lloyd’s coverholder. Based in London, New York, and Miami, Applied Crisis Underwriters provides specialised coverage for political viol...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Tangram spins out from Heffernan and launches new MGA platform

Tangram Insurance Services has completed its spin-out from Heffernan Insurance Brokers and will become the inaugural portfolio company of Balavant Insurance Group, a newly formed holding company backed by investment from SkyKnight Capital. Tangram...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

David Turner to lead SiriusPoint’s global Claims function

Specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of David Turner as Global Head of Claims, a London-based role. From October 7, 2025, Turner will lead the global Claims function, overseeing teams across London and New York...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Daniel Tasch named CEO of Marsh McLennan Austria

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh McLennan has announced the appointment of Daniel Tasch as CEO of Marsh McLennan, Austria, effective 1st October 2025. Based in Vienna, Tasch will report to Cristian Fugaciu, Co-CEO of Marsh McLennan Ce...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Allianz Trade announces new CEO appointment for Hong Kong Hub

Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and a recognised expert in surety, collections, structured trade credit, and political risk, has announced the appointment of Hassan Omaish as Chief Executive Officer for Hong Kong, South Korea,...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Swiss Re to create single platform for ILS investment management offering

Swiss Re has announced the formation of a single platform for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management offering, combining two teams to provide investors with access to its entire suite of products through a single manager. Swis...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Moody’s: European reinsurers post record earnings in first half of 2025

Moody’s Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research and risk analysis, reported that the four biggest European reinsurers — Munich Re (insurance financial strength rating Aa3, positive outlook), Swiss Re (Aa3 stable), Hannover Re, and SCOR (A1...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Ares Management names Anup Agarwal partner and Chief Investment Officer of Ares Insurance Solutions

Ares Management Corporation, an alternative investment manager, has named Anup Agarwal as Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Ares Insurance Solutions, where he will also serve as Head of the business. Agarwal will collaborate with David Reill...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

Mosaic Insurance launches enhanced blended IMI and cyber coverage for NA and Bermuda

Mosaic Insurance, a specialty insurer focused on financial institutions and cyber risk, has expanded its investment management insurance (IMI) offering with a new modular format that provides up to $20 million capacity per risk. The move targets i...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

DUAL Europe strengthens cyber business with new regional structure

DUAL Europe has announced a newly aligned regional structure for cyber, alongside a series of strategic leadership appointments, reinforcing its position in the cyber insurance market and strengthening support for brokers and clients across Europe...

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

WTW names Falcucci Director to its ICT business

Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW has announced the appointment of Piero Falcucci as Director to its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. In his new role, Falcucci will focus on client development and delivery, lev...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

T&Cs, attachments to hold as major reinsurers call for clarity and collaboration: Aon reinsurer pane...

During Aon Reinsurance Solutions’ 2025 reinsurer panel, major firms said that terms and conditions (T&Cs) and attachment points have been holding, a trend expected to continue into 2026, while also stressing the importance of starting the rene...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

AmTrust expands E&S division and welcomes senior industry talent

AmTrust has announced the expansion of its Excess and Surplus (E&S) division, introducing new product lines in property, environmental, and builders risk, and welcomed senior industry talent. Through the expansion, AmTrust has consolidated its...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Verisk launches generative AI commercial underwriting assistant

Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, has launched its Commercial GenAI Underwriting Assistant, a new cloud-based solution designed to transform commercial property underwriting. The tool aims...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

The Fidelis Partnership’s Pine Walk launches Arenite Specialty

Pine Walk Capital Limited, the specialist managing general agent (MGA) platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has launched a surety and credit risk insurance-focused MGA, Arenite Specialty. Arenite will initially wr...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Moody’s says a $100bn single cat could be an earnings event: Siddiqui & Eck

In an interview with Reinsurance News during the 2025 RVS in Monte Carlo, Salman Siddiqui, Associate Managing Director at Moody’s Ratings, and James Eck, Vice President–Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s Investors Service, explained that...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Walter Voigts-von Forster named CEO of Munich Re Africa Branch

Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Walter Voigts-von Forster as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa Branch, effective 1st February 2026. Voigts-von Forster will continue as Head of Non-Life for Munich Re Afri...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

Miller announces parametric earthquake solution in partnership with SPG Canada & NormanMax

Independent specialist re/insurance broker, Miller has partnered with Specialty Program Group Canada (SPG Canada) and NormanMax Syndicate 3939, to launch a new parametric earthquake solution which aims to address the growing concerns about the acc...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025

London Market premium income climbs 1.7% to £49.3bn in 2024: IUA

According to new data published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA), London Market companies earned a total premium income of £49.273 billion in 2024, up 1.7% compared to 2023. According to the IUA’s latest London Company Market St...

Posted: Sep 16, 2025