Reinsurance News

Aon appoints Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance, MENA

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance – MENA, based in Dubai. In her new role, Martinez will lead facultative reinsurance solutions for clients across the MENA region...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Asta introduces MGA Verde Risk Management to expand financial lines expertise

Asta, an independent provider of specialist underwriting platforms and services to the global insurance market, has announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Limited (Verde), which received FCA regulatory approval in December 2025. Focusin...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Ledgebrook appoints Renata Kubczak as Reinsurance Operations Specialist

Ledgebrook, a technology-focused provider in the Excess and Surplus Lines insurance sector, has announced the appointment of Renata Kubczak as a Reinsurance Operations Specialist. Kubczak brings three years of experience in reinsurance operations...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Improved P&C insurance Q3‘25 underwriting results driven by US personal lines: AM Best

Despite a turbulent 2025 start, marked by devastating California wildfires and multiple severe convective storms, the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry successfully recovered through the third quarter, driven largely by susta...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

OnRe & Rhodium Re in $150m partnership to expand ONyc underwriting distribution

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 brings parametric protection to rural women farmers across India

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

Wattanaumphaipong joins Great American Insurance’s Singapore branch

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

PIC concludes £213m full buy-in for Siemens Healthineers UK benefit scheme

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 Re appoints Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions

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 strengthens delegated authority and alternative risk solutions with new division

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

Nick Line joins CFC as Chief Underwriting Officer

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

Cyber tops global business risks as AI surges: Allianz Risk Barometer 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 expands capacity to strengthen support for data centres and digital infrastructure

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

ESA and LM Re sign MoI to explore potential of space applications in insurance

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 strengthens European Media PI team

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 Reinsurance announces key leadership promotions

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

Grant Hollyman joins Gallagher Re from Aon to lead Australia & New Zealand operation

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 launches London-based Global Specialty platform

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

Geopolitical divides and tech challenges top 2026 risk agenda: Marsh & Zurich

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 unveils changes to Executive Committee with Philipp Rüede named Group CFO

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

Beazley’s new Bermuda entity receives PCA from AM Best

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

Global property cat rate declines below consensus at 1.1 renewals: Jefferies

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

Aon lifts Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program to $2.5bn

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

United Risk to acquire DUAL North America’s Crisis Management Program

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 appoints Alix McCabe as Chief Strategy Officer, NA

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