Reinsurance News
India’s insurers secured some of the most favourable reinsurance terms in recent history during the April 1 renewals, with risk-adjusted rates declining by as much as 30%, reports reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Driven by a surge in local...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Gen Re, a reinsurance company and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced the appointment of Daniel Osterrieder as Head of National/Multinational Treaty in North America. In this role, he will oversee strategic initiatives and operations...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
The increasing volatility of the U.S. legal environment is undermining the fundamental ability of insurers to price risk accurately, warns Monica Ningen, CEO, P&C Reinsurance U.S. at Swiss Re. Concerns over legal system abuse and social inflat...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
DUAL has expanded its global cyber and technology capabilities through a revised strategic partnership backed by A-rated capacity partners led by Liberty, enabling higher primary limits for risks with revenues up to £1 billion and enhanced excess...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a new International Casualty binder from its Dubai office, providing up to $25 million of capacity on a lead or follow primary basis, backed by A-rated L...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Winsee Cheung as Divisional Director for its Delegated Authority Practice, effective 7 April 2026. Cheung will take responsibility for leading the function across the...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
As falling prices and rising capacity squeeze opportunities for profitable organic growth in the insurance industry, inorganic growth is moving into focus, with excess capital likely to be deployed into M&A, according to Berenberg. In a new re...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
kWh Analytics, embedded within its licensed insurance subsidiary Solar Energy Insurance Services, has launched a pilot programme to recognise solar projects that adopt measures to withstand extreme weather. The initiative is designed to improve ri...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Euna, a specialist managing general agent (MGA), has announced the expansion of its professional indemnity offering to the London Market. The move marks a significant step in the company’s growth, aimed at scaling its operations and providing besp...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Bermuda-based global specialty insurer Ascot Group has announced several leadership promotions across the UK, Bermuda and the United States. Nick González has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Professional Liability – Healthcare. González jo...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Odd Kåre Engh Mistereggen as Facultative Broker, EMEA. Joining the company from rival broker Howden Re, Mistereggen brings a strong analytical approach to complex risk managem...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Pen Underwriting, a multi-class and multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has entered into a multi-year strategic arrangement to support its non-standard household insurance portfolio across the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man. From 1...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has announced the appointment of Jose Maria Lopez as Marine Product Coordinator for EMEA Facultative Reinsurance. This role is in addition to Lopez’s current responsibilit...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Club Vita, an independent longevity analytics partner for pension plans, insurers, reinsurers, and advisers, has announced four senior promotions across its US and Canadian teams to strengthen its North American leadership. In the US, Erik Pickett...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Bridgehaven Europe Specialty DAC, a European insurer focused on commercial and specialty risks, has entered into its first Managing General Agent (MGA) capacity agreement in Europe with Arrow Risk Management GMBH (Arrow). This agreement comes afte...
Posted: Apr 08, 2026
Goosehead Insurance, an independent personal lines insurance agency, has announced the appointment of Martin Thornthwaite as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, succeeding John O’Connor, who will be departing the company and pursuing other op...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Kalepa, a company specialising in AI-powered underwriting solutions, has appointed Audrey Howell as Head of Product to lead product vision and strategy, and drive innovation with AI advancements across the platform. In her new role, Howell aims to...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software to the insurance and financial services industries, has acquired RED, a specialist provider of catastrophe models, including earthquake, flood, landslide, and wind risk models. This acqui...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), the Swiss based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Simon Parten as ILS Portfolio Manager, effective 1st June 2026. In his new role, Parten will further develop SI Re’s Insurance-Linked Securitie...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Topsail Re, a reinsurance company, has confirmed the promotion of Michael Swartz to Senior Vice President, Underwriting, and the appointment of Jason Callaway as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, joining the firm’s Executive...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Federato, an AI-powered underwriting platform for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Tim Mossing as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to help scale customer delivery and long-term outcomes. As COO Mossing will lead the expansion o...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a specialty insurance platform, has launched SPG Life & Annuity, unifying its life insurance and annuity distribution businesses under a single national platform. AgencyONE, Brokers’ Service Marketing G...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance group Aon has announced the appointment of Winnie Loh as real estate and data centre leader for Southeast Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Loh, who brings over 20 years of experience in the insuranc...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Autonomous, a financial research and analytics firm, reports that the reinsurance sector is navigating a persistently soft market, with solid profitability continuing to influence renewals. According to Autonomous, the first month of the year saw...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026
Arch Insurance North America has expanded its primary cyber coverage solution, Arch CyPro, to include Canada, effective April 1st, 2026. The cyber coverage, which builds on Arch’s established excess layer cyber capabilities, will be available in C...
Posted: Apr 07, 2026