Reinsurance News

Cizek appointed SI Re Underwriting Manager for Central & EE, Schmidhauser to retire

SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), a Switzerland-based nonlife reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lukas Cizek as Underwriting Manager for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), effective mid-March 2026. Cizek will be succeeding Nicolas Sc...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Healthcare cyber risk losses driven by human factors, says Resilience

Resilience, a provider of cyber risk management and insurance services, reports that the healthcare sector is currently facing a highly costly cyber threat landscape, with some organisations potentially misallocating their security spending. In it...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Zurich Austria establishes branch in Poland

Zurich Insurance has launched operations in the Polish commercial insurance market, with its new office based in Warsaw. The business will be managed under Zurich Austria, headed by Kurt Möller, who serves as Head of Commercial Insurance Austria &...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Middle East situation underscores growing risk interdependence in aviation: Aon

Stephen Rudman, Aon’s Head of Marine and Regional Aviation Lead for Asia, has suggested the situation in the Middle East underscores the growing interdependence of geopolitical risk, operational resilience and insurance within the aviation s...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

AXA XL appoints Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s

AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s. Based in London, Jivram will be responsible for developing and executing the strate...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Smaller pension scheme buy-ins rise 30% in 2025: Hymans Robertson

While 2025 saw a more than 20% fall in bulk annuity volumes year-on-year, the volume of buy-in deals less than £100 million in value increased by over 30%, according to Hymans Robertson’s latest report. The pensions and financial services consulta...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Mapfre Re appoints Fernando Utrilla Agüero as CFO

The Board of Directors of Mapfre Re, the global reinsurance unit of Mapfre Group, has approved the appointment of Fernando Utrilla Agüero as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Daniel Quermia. Agüero’s appointment is part of the succession p...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

TFP’s Pine Walk launches new Capital Solutions business

Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has announced the launch of a new Capital Solutions business called Mezura Capital Partners, which will be headquartered in Bermuda. Mezura Capital, led by Shireen Gammoh as...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Renew Risk launches specialist offshore windstorm models to transform risk assessment across Europe

Renew Risk, a specialist provider of risk analytics for renewable energy assets, has announced the release of its UK & Ireland Windstorm Model (UKWS) and European Windstorm Model (EUWS), marking the first catastrophe models in these regions sp...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Hannover Re names Kris Boundy as General Manager, Reinsurance Business at HLR Aus

Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Kris Boundy as General Manager, Reinsurance Business at Hannover Life Re of Australasia (HLR Aus). In her new role, Boundy will oversee the reinsurance business, including client relati...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Willis launches new end-to-end lifecycle solution for data centres

Willis, a WTW business, has announced the launch of Digital Infrastructure Protector, a new, end-to-end lifecycle solution designed for data centre owners and operators. This new offering combines integrated policy coverage during both the constru...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

PERILS lifts insurance market loss for windstorm Goretti to €479m

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its second industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm “Goretti”, also known as “Elli”, placing the insurance market loss at €479 million. The loss estimate, which covers...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

RLI Corp. elevates two leaders in claims division update

RLI Corp., a US-based specialty insurer focused on property, casualty, and surety markets, has announced key leadership changes within its Claims organisation, effective April 1, 2026. Cory Figiel has been appointed Chief Claim Officer, taking on...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

VIG Re posts 17.8% profit hike to €49m for FY’25

VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has reported solid results for the full year of 2025, with a 17.8% year-on-year increase in profit before tax to €49 million, reflecting disciplined underwriting, effective risk management, an...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Waller named UIB MD of Marine, Little appointed Senior Advisor, President

United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB), an international reinsurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of David Waller as Managing Director of its Marine division. An essential member of the UIB’s Marine team, Waller has played...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Duck Creek aims to simplify programme management & enhance financial control for insurers

Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has launched Duck Creek Reinsurance with Active Delivery, a new solution that aims to help insurers simplify programme management...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Liberty completes APAC licence consolidation and brand simplification

Liberty International Insurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the completion of its Asia Pacific licence consolidation and the simplification of its brand to “Liberty” across key markets in the region. This trans...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Asta announces six senior leadership promotions

Asta, a Davies-owned third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s, has announced several senior leadership promotions, including the promotion of David Hopkins to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), having served as the company’s Deputy CUO since August 2...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions now live on mShift Marketplace

Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift), a digital insurance marketplace designed to simplify specialty insurance distribution, has announced that BOXX Insurance is now live on the mShift Marketplace, giving brokers streamlined access to BOXX’s cyb...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Darren Popham joins Willis Natural Resources as Executive Director, Power & Renewables

Willis Natural Resources, part of global insurance and risk advisory business WTW, has appointed Darren Popham as Executive Director within its Power and Renewables team. Popham brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance market, with a fo...

Posted: Apr 09, 2026

Facultative reinsurance expands role in Asia Pacific as insurers pursue growth and stability: Aon

Aon, a global provider of risk, retirement and health solutions, reports that facultative reinsurance is playing an increasingly significant role across Asia Pacific, as insurers look to support expansion while managing volatility. In its analysis...

Posted: Apr 08, 2026

Revell succeeds Watkins as Swiss Re’s Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Suzanne Revell as Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re, succeeding Adam Watkins, effective 1 June 2026. In her new position, based in London, Revell will be responsible for Swiss Re&...

Posted: Apr 08, 2026

The Baldwin Group launches member-owned captive for construction clients

The Baldwin Group, an insurance distribution firm, has launched Azimuth Re, Ltd., a new member-owned group captive tailored for its construction clients, in partnership with Innovative Captive Strategies. Baldwin explained that Azimuth is designed...

Posted: Apr 08, 2026

Parametrix places $35m cloud outage cat bond for Hannover Re

Parametrix, a provider of cloud monitoring, modelling and insurance services, has placed its third and largest cloud outage catastrophe bond, Cumulus Re III, attracting a greater number of investors than its predecessors and providing sponsor Hann...

Posted: Apr 08, 2026

Fuse introduces Contractors and Construction vertical to expand insurance intelligence platform

Fuse, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has launched its Contractors and Construction vertical, which the company says broadens its always-on data infrastructure across key construction-related insurance lines. Fuse describ...

Posted: Apr 08, 2026