Reinsurance News
AM Best has announced it is revising its market segment outlook for the US directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance segment to stable from negative, citing rate stabilisation and improving loss ratios, among other factors. The upgrade...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Covéa Insurance UK has appointed Philippe Domart as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval, effective April 1st, 2026. In the new role, Domart succeeds Georges De Macedo. Additionally, he will relocate to the UK to be cl...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of José Ramón Morales as Regional Executive Officer, Southern Region (Spain, Portugal, Italy) and Head of the Underwriting Centre, Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa, effective Apr...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Mapfre has reported that Mapfre Re, which encompasses its Reinsurance and Global Risks businesses, delivered a record result of €381 million in 2025, an increase of 17.2% year on year, driven by prudent management and the absence of catastrophe ev...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Morningstar DBRS, the credit ratings agency, has stated that severe and persistent weather events in southern Spain are adding pressure to the country’s agricultural insurance framework, while leaving private insurers largely insulated from materi...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Descartes Underwriting, a specialist in corporate parametric re/insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, has expanded Commercial Director Juan Maria Marqués Domenech’s responsibilities to cover Central Europe in addition to Iberia. In a...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Global MGA incubator Mission has appointed Tom Hill as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the UK and European operation. Hill is a career-long MGA specialist, and brings a unique combination of underwriting, DUA placement and MGA founding experienc...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
IAG has reported net profit after tax for H1 of the 2026 financial year of AU$505m, down from AU$778m in the same period of 2025. The result was impacted by the one-off RACQI impact of AU$174m from severe seasonal weather immediately following the...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Specialty insurer Palomar Holdings, Inc. has reported a 60.6% rise in net income to $56.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $35 million in Q4’24. The insurer reported strong underwriting results for the quarter as g...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Joe Peiser will lead Aon’s Risk Capital capabilities across both Commercial Risk and Reinsurance Solutions, as the broker continues to enhance and execute its Risk Capital strategy. Peiser joined Aon in 2021 as Commercial Risk Leader for Nor...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
At $1.68 billion, global InsurTech funding in the fourth quarter of 2025 increased by an impressive 66.8% over the prior quarter, the highest level of quarterly funding since Q3 2022, as investments in insurtech for the full year 2025 rose by almo...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Robin Udhwan has been named Head of Canada Programs at Munich Re Specialty – North America (MRS-NA), part of the global reinsurer. A seasoned veteran of the North American insurance landscape, particularly Canada and the United States, Udhwan brin...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Moody’s, a data, intelligence and analytical tools provider, has announced the integration of the newly launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) into its Intelligent Risk Platform (IRP). This collaboration aims to provide re...
Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Reassured, the life insurance broker, has announced a partnership with data and AI consultancy FOIL AI aimed at enhancing its data infrastructure, expanding internal expertise and improving the customer experience across the insurance lifecycle. T...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Hinterland Insurance, an independent insurance MGA and programme administrator focused on hard-to-place risks, has announced the addition of two senior leaders to its executive team, effective February 2, 2026. Evan Krozy has been appointed Chief...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Munich Re Italia has appointed Roberta Urban as Client Management Executive and Deputy CEO. With more than 20 years in the reinsurance sector, Urban has reportedly developed deep expertise in underwriting, client management, and MGA leadership, dr...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Peter Zaffino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, said today that he’s “very pleased” with the carrier’s outcome at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, as the environment was very fav...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
While autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to fundamentally reshape auto insurance markets over the long term, a new report from Fitch Ratings says their credit impact on auto insurers is likely to remain modest over the next decade. According t...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, has expanded the use of DXC Technology’s Assure Commercial & Specialty following the onboarding of three new Lloyd’s syndicates. DXC Technology, the global technology se...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Vantage Risk Companies, an insurance and reinsurance organisation that operates across key international markets, including Bermuda, has announced the appointment of Oliver Ross as Head of Bermuda Casualty, strengthening the company’s leadership t...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Despite a softening in pricing, industry leaders suggest that structural improvements and “inherently good” price adequacy are set to maintain high margins, leading Autonomous to forecast strong reinsurance profitability for 2026. The sector enter...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Volt Underwriting, a Managing General Agent (MGA) specialising in the energy sector, has appointed Alasdair Haines as Senior Midstream Energy Underwriter. Haines has spent nearly ten years at QBE Insurance, most recently as Senior Underwriter, Ons...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Acrisure Portugal, part of global fintech firm Acrisure, has appointed João Mendonça as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mendonça brings more than 25 years of experience in the insurance sector to the role. He most rec...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Everspan Group, a specialty property and casualty insurance platform and wholly owned subsidiary of Octave Specialty Group, Inc., has announced two leadership appointments designed to advance the company’s next stage of expansion. Darwin Lucas has...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has completed a £155 million buy-in with the Trustee of Vistry’s Final Salary Pension Schemes, covering the pensions of 1,671 members. The transactio...
Posted: Feb 11, 2026