Reinsurance News
Further major losses, increased mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, or pressure from reinsurers could reduce capacity across the sector which is likely to cool rate reductions quickly, WTW’s ‘General Aviation Insurance Market Outlook: Q1 2...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Global reinsurance broker Howden Re has announced the appointment of Grace Kavanagh as a Director within the firm’s Capital Solutions team. Kavanagh brings extensive market insight as well as strong carrier and client relationships to the Capital...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
As Pool Re rolls out a new incentive scheme designed to encourage Members to reintegrate terrorism cover as standard within SME property policies, CEO Tom Clementi said the initiative has the potential not only to strengthen SME resilience, but al...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Starr, an insurance and investment organisation, has announced the appointment of Vichai Laotrakul as CEO of Thailand. In his new role, Laotrakul will be responsible for driving growth, overseeing business performance, and strengthening Starr’s ma...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Marsh, a global firm specialising in risk, insurance, and consulting services, has announced that Mark McGivney will assume additional roles as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the firm. His new responsibilities will be in a...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
A paper by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) proposes a European-level risk-sharing mechanism comprising a natural catastrophe insurance pool and a loan-based backstop, ai...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
PwC has highlighted the growing role of asset-intensive reinsurance (AIR) in shaping the Cayman Islands into a key hub for capital-efficient, asset-driven reinsurance solutions. Supported by regulatory stability, strong capital markets, and a comm...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Brace Underwriting Limited, a multi-line and alternative risk specialist underwriter backed by Octave Specialty Group Inc., has promoted Richard Wheeler to Head of Underwriting for USA, and Michael Davis to Head of Brace London Underwriting. The d...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Over the past decade, total dedicated capital for life reinsurance across both traditional and asset-intensive markets has grown significantly, with Guy Carpenter and AM Best projecting this trend to continue, with a further 10% increase in 2025 t...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
HDI Global, a Germany-based corporate and specialty insurer and part of the Talanx Group, has appointed Philip Beblo as Head of Property Underwriting, effective 1 May 2026. He will take on global responsibility for the company’s Property Local Ris...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
PIB Group Ltd, a specialist insurance intermediary, has announced the appointment of Rob Houghton as Chief Operations Officer (COO). In his new role, Houghton will join the group’s executive leadership team. His remit will span technology and oper...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Insurance service provider Amynta Group has strategically combined its underwriting unit, Scion Underwriting Services, into Ambridge Group to expand its wholesale specialty casualty business. The new combined business unit will operate as the spec...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
A new report from S&P has suggested that rising demand for data centre insurance coverage could generate $10 billion in new premiums in 2026, highlighting the market’s growing significance and the scale of the opportunity for the global re/ins...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Tim Sweeney, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced that ServiceNow’s Jacqui Canney has been elected to the company’s board of directors. Canney joined ServiceNow in August 2021 and has ser...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR), a specialist firm providing data and analytical insight on the Lloyd’s market, has published its 2026 edition of Syndicate Statistics, presenting a comprehensive review of recent performance and structura...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance group Aon has appointed Adam Reed as Chief Commercial Officer for major, complex and enterprise clients for Commercial Risk in the UK, effective September 2026. Reed will be based in London and will report to Rob K...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Bamboo Insurance, a technology-enabled managing general underwriter (MGU), has introduced a new Condominium Unit-Owners (HO-6) insurance policy as part of its broader product expansion strategy. The company emphasises operational efficiency and re...
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
Property and casualty (P&C) insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., is to enter the California market in the second quarter of 2026, President and Chief Executive Officer, Meryl Golden announced in a letter to shareholders. The e...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
Global insurance broker Howden has announced the expansion of its Specialty Transportation & Logistics vertical with the launch of its US Trucking Practice. The new practice has been designed to offer coordinated support for trucking and other...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
A new report from AM Best, the credit rating agency, highlights notable changes in the US life and annuity sector. According to AM Best, assets backing individual annuity products now represent more than 36% of total industry reserves, up from 32%...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
Novacore, an independent, specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched NovaRe, a new collateralised reinsurance sidecar backed by New York-based alternative investment firm, New Mountain Capital, LLC, through the establishment of...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
Reliance Global Group, Inc., an insurtech provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based technologies for insurers and brokers, has launched RELI Exchange 2.0, a platform designed to expand recruiting capacity, improve execution, and pos...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
A report by S&P Global Ratings has suggested Asia-Pacific insurers have limited direct exposure to the Middle East, with risks remaining manageable under its base-case scenario but likely to escalate if oil market disruptions persist for an ex...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
DXC Technology, a global technology services provider, has introduced new Assure Smart Apps built on ServiceNow, designed to help insurers accelerate AI-powered transformation. Launched at the DXC Connect Insurance Executive Forum in March 2026, t...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026
A recurrence of the 1938 Great New England Hurricane would produce more than $20 billion in insured losses in New York alone with today’s property values and rebuilding costs, according to a recent paper by Karen Clark & Company (KCC), a catas...
Posted: Apr 13, 2026