Reinsurance News

M&A activity and reinsurers’ pressure could quickly cool aviation rate reductions: WTW

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

Grace Kavanagh joins Howden Re’s Capital Solutions team as Director

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

Supply-side incentives key to closing SME terrorism protection gap, says Pool Re CEO

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 names Vichai Laotrakul as CEO of Thailand

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 CFO McGivney to add COO duties in expanded role

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

EIOPA & ESM propose European risk-sharing mechanism to reduce nat cat protection gap

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 highlights growing role of asset-intensive reinsurance in Cayman market

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 promotes Wheeler and Davis as regional Heads of Underwriting for US and London

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

Global life reinsurance capital increased a further 10% in 2025: Guy Carpenter

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 names Philip Beblo as new Global Head of Property Underwriting

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 appoints Rob Houghton as Chief Operations Officer

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

Amynta Group combines underwriting units to expand wholesale specialty casualty business

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

Rising demand for data centre insurance could generate $10bn in new premiums in 2026: S&P

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

Liberty Mutual Insurance elects Jacqui Canney to Board of Directors

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

ICMR estimates Lloyd’s valuation above $100bn in 2026 Syndicate Statistics report

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

Aon names Adam Reed as Chief Commercial Officer, Enterprise Clients, UK

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 expands portfolio with new HO-6 Condominium policy

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

Kingstone to expand into California insurance market

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

Howden launches US Trucking Practice

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

AM Best finds declining credit quality and shifting dynamics in US annuity market

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 launches reinsurance sidecar backed by New Mountain Capital

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 launches updated insurtech platform, RELI Exchange 2.0

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

Asia-Pacific insurers face limited direct Middle East exposure: S&P

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 introduces Assure Smart Apps to accelerate insurers’ digital transformation

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

Repeat of Great New England Hurricane would produce $20bn+ insured loss in New York: KCC

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