Reinsurance News

Global Indemnity sees improved investment income and higher GWP in 2025

Global Indemnity Group reported stronger underlying underwriting profitability and a higher adjusted return on equity in 2025, despite catastrophe losses from the California wildfires weighing on overall reported earnings. The firm posted gross wr...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Aon names Anne Corona as CEO of North America as Lori Goltermann becomes Vice Chair

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Anne Corona as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of North America, effective immediately, as Lori Goltermann has been promoted to Vice Chair of Aon, effective March 31st, 2026. Simultane...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Nick Studer succeeds Martin South as President and CEO of Marsh Risk

Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, has appointed Nick Studer as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Risk, succeeding Martin South, who will take on an enterprise-wide role as Chief Client Officer of Marsh, effective 1st...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Sodalis Capital introduces Brecon Specialty to expand global cyber and technology E&O broking

Sodalis Capital, an investment firm specialising in international insurance intermediaries, has announced the launch of Brecon Specialty Ltd. Headquartered in London, the new brokerage will provide specialist broking and risk advisory services to...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

OAK Global appoints Kaylee Darkins as Chief People & Communications Officer

OAK Global, a risk partner underwriting through Lloyd’s Syndicates 2843 and 1440, has announced the appointment of Kaylee Darkins as Chief People and Communications Officer, effective 9th March 2026. In her new role, Darkins will lead OAK Global’s...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

DUAL and LSM form Property and Financial Lines partnership in Latin America

DUAL Latin America has partnered Liberty Specialty Markets Latin America (Liberty), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, to deliver enhanced Property and Financial Lines capacity in the middle market segment for brokers and clients across the r...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Markel adds Jamie Smith as London Underwriting Manager – US Cyber Lead

Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Jamie Smith as London Underwriting Manager – US Cyber Lead, effective immediately. He will be based in London and report directly to Dan Fox, Head of Cyber at Markel...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Aon signs multi-year deal with VIPR to automate delegated authority processes

Aon and delegated authority technology provider VIPR Solutions have entered into a multi-year partnership to automate and strengthen delegated authority operations across Aon’s global reinsurance platform. The engagement will reportedly see Aon im...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Greenlight Re reports record underwriting income in 2025

Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re has posted a net income of $74.8m for 2025, up from $42.8m in 2024, while gross premiums written increased 11% to $773.3m. Greenlight Re’s net premiums earned also rose 7% to $661.1m in 20...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Beazley to acquire US renewable energy MGA kWh Analytics

Leading specialty insurer Beazley has reached an agreement to acquire kWh Analytics, a US renewable energy MGA, which will be embedded into its MAP (Marine, Accident & Political) Risks team. Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, will report di...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Fidelis entered into long-term, portfolio-wide partnership with OAK Global at Jan 1

Fidelis Insurance Group completed an investment in Oak Global late last year, and the company confirmed on its recent Q4’25 earnings call that it initiated a portfolio-wide partnership with the Lloyd’s reinsurer at the January 1st, 202...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

IRDAI approves registration of Allianz Jio Reinsurance & Kiwi General Insurance

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has granted a Certificate of Registration to new reinsurer Allianz Jio Reinsurance Limited, and new general insurer Kiwi General Insurance Limited. The approvals were passed at th...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

EDME Insurance Brokers appoints Vinod Krishnan as Global CEO, Treaty Reinsurance

EDME Insurance Brokers, one of India’s largest insurance and reinsurance broking firms, has appointed Vinod Krishnan as Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Treaty Reinsurance. In his new role, Krishnan will lead and scale the broker’s global t...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

SPG expands speciality property insurance platform with Proper Insurance acquisition

Specialty Program Group (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance distribution, underwriting, and consulting businesses, announced the acquisition of Proper Insurance, a provider of insurance coverage designed specifically for short-term rental pr...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Price Forbes names Raimundo del Río as Chilean CEO

Global specialty broker Price Forbes has appointed Raimundo del Río as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Chile. In his new role, he will lead the Chilean operation together with the existing local team, building on the strong foundations a...

Posted: Mar 10, 2026

Digital infrastructure one of the largest opportunities for reinsurers: Guy Carpenter’s Goodman

At a recent Digital Infrastructure Press Webinar hosted by Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, speakers discussed how the scale, concentration and complexity of modern data centre projects are reshaping risk for insurers and reinsur...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Descartes names Cripps as Business Development Associate, Australia

Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric re/insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has appointed Will Cripps as a Business Development Associate, further expanding its Australian operations. Cripps joins the Sydney...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Heritage reports net income of $195.6m in 2025 as CoR drops to 73.1%

Heritage Insurance Holdings has reported sharply improved profitability for the full year 2025, with net income more than tripling on the back of stronger underwriting performance. The Florida-based property insurer posted full-year net income of...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Markel International adds Jain as India’s Business Development & Distribution Lead

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Ravi Jain as Business Development and Distribution Lead for India, based in Mumbai, effective immediately. This appointment aligns with Markel’s broader commi...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Pension Insurance Corporation names Mike Eakins as incoming CEO

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has announced the appointment of Michael Eakins as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval. Dom Veney will continue to lead...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Aon executes ‘first known’ stablecoin insurance premium payment among major brokers

Global professional services firm Aon has completed what it describes as the “first known” stablecoin insurance premium payment among major brokers, following a successful proof of concept using U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins. Led by Aon’s digital...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Gallagher Re appoints new broker for UK Casualty Fac

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has appointed Michael Stankard as Broker for UK Casualty Facultative. Stankard brings over 16 years of experience in financial and professional lines re/insurance. He began his career...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

TD Cowen: AI likely to augment rather than replace insurance brokers

A new analyst report from US-based investment bank and research firm TD Cowen argues that concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentally disrupting the insurance brokerage sector may be exaggerated, with the firm suggesting that the tec...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Generali agrees to sell Irish and Northern Irish P&C operations to Zurich

Generali has reached an agreement for the sale of its Irish and Northern Irish P&C operations, carried out through the Irish and UK (Northern Ireland) branches of Generali Spain under the RedClick brand, to Zurich Insurance Europe AG and Zuric...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026

Aon’s Livy Dai to lead Lockton China as CEO

International insurance broking group Lockton has appointed Livy Dai as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lockton China, based in Shanghai, reporting to Alex Yip, CEO of Lockton Greater China. He has nearly three decades of experience in ri...

Posted: Mar 09, 2026