Reinsurance News

Mission appoints Tom Hill as Chief Commercial Officer, UK and Europe

Global MGA incubator Mission has appointed Tom Hill as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the UK and European operation. Hill is a career-long MGA specialist, and brings a unique combination of underwriting, DUA placement and MGA founding experienc...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

IAG maintains FY26 insurance profit target despite RACQI impact

IAG has reported net profit after tax for H1 of the 2026 financial year of AU$505m, down from AU$778m in the same period of 2025. The result was impacted by the one-off RACQI impact of AU$174m from severe seasonal weather immediately following the...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

Palomar’s net income rises 60.6% to $56.2m for Q4’25

Specialty insurer Palomar Holdings, Inc. has reported a 60.6% rise in net income to $56.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $35 million in Q4’24. The insurer reported strong underwriting results for the quarter as g...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

Joe Peiser named CEO of Aon’s Risk Capital

Joe Peiser will lead Aon’s Risk Capital capabilities across both Commercial Risk and Reinsurance Solutions, as the broker continues to enhance and execute its Risk Capital strategy. Peiser joined Aon in 2021 as Commercial Risk Leader for Nor...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

InsurTech funding up to $5.08bn in 2025 as re/insurers make more investments: Gallagher Re

At $1.68 billion, global InsurTech funding in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by an impressive 66.8% over the prior quarter, the highest level of quarterly funding since Q3 2022, as investments in insurtech for the full year 2025 rose by almo...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

Udhwan appointed Head of Canada Programs at Munich Re Specialty, NA

Robin Udhwan has been named Head of Canada Programs at Munich Re Specialty – North America (MRS-NA), part of the global reinsurer. A seasoned veteran of the North American insurance landscape, particularly Canada and the United States, Udhwan brin...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

Moody’s integrates Oasis SaaS into its Intelligent Risk Platform

Moody’s, a data, intelligence and analytical tools provider, has announced the integration of the newly launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) into its Intelligent Risk Platform (IRP). This collaboration aims to provide re...

Posted: Feb 12, 2026

Reassured partners with FOIL AI to advance data and AI strategy

Reassured, the life insurance broker, has announced a partnership with data and AI consultancy FOIL AI aimed at enhancing its data infrastructure, expanding internal expertise and improving the customer experience across the insurance lifecycle. T...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Hinterland Insurance strengthens executive leadership to support programme expansion

Hinterland Insurance, an independent insurance MGA and programme administrator focused on hard-to-place risks, has announced the addition of two senior leaders to its executive team, effective February 2, 2026. Evan Krozy has been appointed Chief...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Roberta Urban named CME and Deputy CEO of Munich Re Italia

Munich Re Italia has appointed Roberta Urban as Client Management Executive and Deputy CEO. With more than 20 years in the reinsurance sector, Urban has reportedly developed deep expertise in underwriting, client management, and MGA leadership, dr...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

AIG achieved enhanced terms and favourable pricing at Jan 1 reinsurance renewals: CEO Zaffino

Peter Zaffino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, said today that he’s “very pleased” with the carrier’s outcome at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, as the environment was very fav...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Fitch warns of structural shift as AV liability moves toward manufacturers

While autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to fundamentally reshape auto insurance markets over the long term, a new report from Fitch Ratings says their credit impact on auto insurers is likely to remain modest over the next decade. According t...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

PoloWorks expands use of DXC Technology’s Assure Commercial & Specialty

PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, has expanded the use of DXC Technology’s Assure Commercial & Specialty following the onboarding of three new Lloyd’s syndicates. DXC Technology, the global technology se...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Vantage Risk appoints Oliver Ross as Head of Bermuda Casualty

Vantage Risk Companies, an insurance and reinsurance organisation that operates across key international markets, including Bermuda, has announced the appointment of Oliver Ross as Head of Bermuda Casualty, strengthening the company’s leadership t...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Reinsurance profitability to remain strong in 2026: Autonomous

Despite a softening in pricing, industry leaders suggest that structural improvements and “inherently good” price adequacy are set to maintain high margins, leading Autonomous to forecast strong reinsurance profitability for 2026. The sector enter...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

Volt Underwriting adds Alasdair Haines as Senior Midstream Energy Underwriter

Volt Underwriting, a Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in the energy sector, has appointed Alasdair Haines as Senior Midstream Energy Underwriter. Haines has spent nearly ten years at QBE Insurance, most recently as Senior Underwriter, Ons...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

João Mendonça joins Acrisure Portugal as CEO

Acrisure Portugal, part of global fintech firm Acrisure, has appointed João Mendonça as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mendonça brings more than 25 years of experience in the insurance sector to the role. He most rec...

Posted: Feb 11, 2026

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