Reinsurance News

Everspan names new President and General Counsel to support growth

Everspan Group, a specialty property and casualty insurance platform and wholly owned subsidiary of Octave Specialty Group, Inc., has announced two leadership appointments designed to advance the company’s next stage of expansion. Darwin Lucas has...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

PIC closes £155m buy-in for Vistry’s Final Salary Pension Schemes

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has completed a £155 million buy-in with the Trustee of Vistry’s Final Salary Pension Schemes, covering the pensions of 1,671 members. The transactio...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

I-RE bolsters Bermuda leadership team with senior changes

Specialist captive insurance and reinsurance underwriter I–RE has strengthened its leadership team in Bermuda, appointing Simon Long as Managing Director of I–RE Ltd and Charles Kittrell to Underwriting Operations. As Managing Director, I–RE said...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

AIG’s GI underwriting income rises 48% in Q4’25

Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reported that its General Insurance (GI) underwriting income rose 48% year-over-year to $670 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $454 million in the same period in 2024. The increa...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Chaucer and Armilla AI introduce Vanguard AI to streamline cyber, technology and AI liability protec...

Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurance group, has partnered with Armilla AI, a specialist in AI liability insurance and risk assessment, to introduce Vanguard AI, a unified insurance solution developed to manage cyber, technology and AI-related...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

AmTrust International launches Australia branch insurer

AmTrust International, a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., has strengthened its presence in the Australian market with the launch of its APRA licensed entity ‘AmTrust Specialty Limited’ in the country. Th...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Toa Re Europe & French mutual reinsurer MCR enter multi-year quota share reinsurance agreement

French mutual reinsurance company, Mutuelle Centrale de Réassurance (MCR) and Toa Re Europe, the European subsidiary of the Japanese reinsurer, have entered into a multi-year quota share reinsurance agreement, designed to strengthen the former&#82...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Radian Group adds Seraina Macia to its Board of Directors

Radian Group Inc., a US-based company primarily known for mortgage insurance, has appointed Seraina Macia, an industry veteran, to serve on its Board of Directors. Macia brings over 35 years of experience and deep expertise in successfully transfo...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Reinsurance margins under pressure but we still like the business: Arch CEO

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s reinsurance arm delivered record underwriting income of $1.6 billion for the full year 2025, and while the firm saw property catastrophe rate declines between 10% and 20% at the January renewals, with...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Novoa named Country President of Chubb in Panama and Central America

US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Diego Novoa as Country President of Chubb in Panama and Central America, succeeding Xavier Pazmiño, who will take on the role of EVP Marine COG. Novoa brings over 19 years of experience in the fina...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Specialist Risk Group launches Australian business

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), an insurance intermediary backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, has expanded its global footprint with the launch of its Australian business. SRG is positioning itself as an agile challenger focused on the mid-market,...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Lockton adds Chandra and Park as People Solutions leaders in Asia

Global insurance broker Lockton has appointed Subhash Chandra as Head of Life & Health Reinsurance – People Solutions, Asia, and Julian Park as Head of People Solutions, South Korea. The two appointments, which are effective February 9th, 2026...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Analysts flag broker selloff as ‘overdone’ following OpenAI insurance app approval

Following an insurance broker selloff earlier this week, widely attributed to our report that OpenAI approved the first AI app from an insurance provider on ChatGPT, several analyst firms weighed in on the roughly 9% average decline in the stock p...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Parametrix strengthens cyber & digital infrastructure solutions with three new hires

Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, has announced the hire of three specialists that will support the accelerating demand for its cyber, contingent business interruption, and data centre insurance solutions. Due to h...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Corebridge posts adjusted operating income of $2.4bn in 2025 despite Fortitude Re accounting impact

Despite a 2025 net loss of $366 million, largely driven by higher losses from the Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative and changes in the fair value of market risk benefits, Corebridge Financial emphasised strong underlying performance...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Markel Insurance promotes Phil Amlot to Head of Trade Credit, International

Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has promoted Phil Amlot to Head of Trade Credit for Markel International, effective immediately. In his new role, Amlot will report to Carl Titterton, Divisional Managing Director...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

US insurer Cincinnati posts rise in Q4 and FY’25 net income

US primary insurer Cincinnati Financial Corporation generated net income of $676 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase on the prior year’s $405 million, while the property and casualty (P&C) insurance arm recorded a slightly...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Henning Schuemmer joins TFP as Senior Marine Underwriter

The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has strengthened its team with the appointment of Henning Schuemmer as a Senior Marine Underwriter. Schuemmer will be based in Dublin, bringing with him more than...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Oasis launches industry-owned not-for-profit cat modelling SaaS platform

Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF), a not-for-profit open source catastrophe modelling platform, has launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) – an industry-owned, vendor-neutral platform designed to preserve independ...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Verisk appoints Steven Kauderer as President of Claims Solutions business

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has appointed Steven Kauderer as President of Claims Solutions business, effective immediately. In his new role, Kauderer will lead a team that delivers solutions t...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Helix launches London property offering backed by PartnerRe

Helix Underwriting Partners Bermuda has launched its London property offering, Helix International, which has been trading since the start of the year in partnership with PartnerRe Insurance Programs and provides capacity for direct and facultativ...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Arch reports 32.3% rise in Q4’25 underwriting income

Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has reported a 32.3% year-on-year rise in underwriting income to $827 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, with a strong performance in both insurance and reinsurance. Group-wide...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Talanx reports record net income of €2.48bn for 2025

Based on preliminary consolidated unaudited figures, Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re, increased its net income for the 2025 financial year by 25% to a record €2.48 billion. The group attributed the result to strong operating perfor...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Forza launches specialised asset management platform for re/insurers

Forza Investment Group has launched Forza Insurance Asset Management (FIAM), a new platform designed to serve the investment and reporting needs of insurance and reinsurance companies. Operating as a stand alone business, FIAM offers a range of in...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026

Lockton Re expands LatAm & Caribbean capabilities with new appointments

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, has expanded its Latin America & Caribbean capabilities with the appointment of Dario Luna joins as Regional Leader of Strategic Risk Solutions, and Antonio Rodriguez as Treaty Reinsurance Assoc...

Posted: Feb 10, 2026