Reinsurance News
Credit rating agency AM Best has indicated that the outlook for the London Market insurance sector remains stable, with profitability expected to moderate through 2026 while still staying positive, provided catastrophe experience remains within no...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed Nick Pritchard to its Bermuda team. Pritchard brings more than 20 years of industry experience spanning underwriting and broking within p...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
M&A transactions of $10 billion or more have hit a record in the first quarter of 2026, with 12 “mega deals” closed, the highest figure for any quarter since 2008, according to WTW. WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM) f...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Coface, a provider of credit insurance and risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Carmen Chow as Head of Commercial for Hong Kong, effective 1st April 2026. In her new role, Chow will be responsible for strengthening Coface’s...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Swiss Re has appointed Henock Teklu as its new Group Chief Transformation Officer and Group Chief of Staff. Teklu joins the firm from BlackRock Investment Management in New York, where he spent over eight years, most recently serving as a Managing...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
A recent Geneva Association report warns that as cyber incidents grow more frequent, sophisticated, and costly, many firms still have persistent gaps in cyber hygiene and risk management, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen resilience, with...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Talanx AG, one of Europe’s major insurance and financial services groups, has secured a total of EUR 1.0 billion in new financing through a dual bond issuance, strengthening its capital structure and refinancing upcoming debt obligations. The comp...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
The frequency and intensity of severe convective storm (SCS) events have increased significantly leading to insured losses in billions of US dollars globally, but these risks can be mitigated with a combination of traditional resilience measures a...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Ardonagh’s Orvia Underwriting has announced a number of senior leadership appointments, strengthening its underwriting, distribution, technology, and operational capabilities as it scales across European markets and business lines. Launched...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Global reinsurer capital increased by almost 10% in 2025, ending the year at a record $785 billion, with new highs set for both traditional equity and alternative capital, providing the industry with ample room to absorb growing risks, according t...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Singapore-based boutique insurance solutions consultancy, Kairos Risk Solutions, has strengthened its presence in North America’s reinsurance and risk advisory markets with the acquisition of Molto Re. In conjunction with the acquisition, Josh Mad...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Japan continues to be an attractive, diversifying market from a reinsurance standpoint, said George Sherriff, Chief Executive Officer, Gallagher Re Japan, noting that reinsurers are very well capitalised and entered the April 1st, 2026, renewals s...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Reinsurers achieved an average return on equity (ROE) of 17%, marking a third straight year of strong underwriting results and retained earnings, supported by solid investment performance, according to Aon’s April renewal report. With this in mind...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
January 1 renewal trends persisted at the Japan-focused April 1 reinsurance renewals, with Gallagher Re reporting that Japanese property catastrophe programmes ran loss free, leading to risk-adjusted rate decreases of between -15% and -17.5%, as b...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Nancy Roos to the Executive Board of General Reinsurance AG, effective April 1st, 2026, following the retirement of Mike O’Dea. General Reinsurance AG is the reinsurer&...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Insurer Financial Strength Ratings of SRLEV N.V. and Athora Life Re Ltd. to ‘A+’ from ‘A’, and the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings of Athora Holding Ltd. and Athora Netherlands N.V. to ‘A’ from ‘A-’, all with stable...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Specialty MGA, part of MNK Group, has appointed Uwe Sievers as Director of Business Development, Japan, tasking him with leading the expansion of its focused offering in the Japanese market. The decision underscores the growing importance of Japan...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR said its support for the Hidrogenii plant in St Gabriel, Louisiana, reflects its broader strategy to promote a sustainable, resilient future while remaining “strongly committed” to advancing energy transition and embedding ES...
Posted: Apr 01, 2026
Risk-adjusted property-catastrophe rates-on-line in Japan reverted back to levels last seen in the early 2020s at the April 1 2026 reinsurance renewals, with catastrophe excess-of-loss programmes in the country witnessing risk-adjusted price reduc...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Marsh, a global firm focused on risk, reinsurance, capital, talent, investments, and management consulting, has announced that Ted Moynihan has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wy...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Optio Group, the independent specialty MGA, has reached an agreement to acquire Gardian Marine Limited for an undisclosed amount, pending regulatory approval. Gardian Marine, headquartered in London and founded by Guy Tyler and Edward Morgan, prov...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Howden Re, a global reinsurance broker, is strengthening its DACH facultative team with the appointment of Verena Seitz and Johanna Fricke as Directors. Both individuals will focus on expanding Howden Re’s facultative reinsurance operations...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has launched REDY INTEL, a new AI-powered engine embedded within CRC’s REDY platform. REDY INTEL has been designed to transform how specialty risks are analysed, positioned, and...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance group, has announced an expansion to the previously announced block reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Talcott Life Re, and Japan Post Insurance. Under the terms of the expanded...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden is set to bolster its specialist insurance actuarial and longevity consulting capabilities with the acquisition of Hymans Robertson’s Insurance and Financial Services Consulting Team (IFS...
Posted: Mar 31, 2026