Reinsurance News

CelsiusPro expands Climate Resilience Solutions team with five new members

CelsiusPro Group is strengthening its Climate Resilience Solutions offerings with the addition of a highly experienced Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) team. Joining Global Parametrics, a CelsiusPro Group company since September 2023, the team brings e...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Beazley promotes Sydonie Williams to Head of International Cyber Risks

Specialty insurer Beazley has promoted Sydonie Williams to Head of International Cyber Risks. Williams will assume the role immediately, having previously held the position of Focus Group Leader, RoW, Cyber Risks. Beazley highlighted that since jo...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

EU approves €1.5bn Polish reinsurance scheme for transport in Ukraine

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.5 billion (PLN 6.4 billion) Polish scheme to provide State-supported reinsurance of insurance for transport on the territory of Ukraine. Poland, through its public export credit...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

VIG Re reports 9.2% growth in GWP for FY’24

The reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, VIG Re, has reported preliminary, unaudited full-year 2024 gross written premiums (GWP) growth of 9.2% to €983.3 million, driven by its third-party reinsurance and VIG business segments. The reinsurer...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Insurance sector could add up to £59bn to UK annual GDP with gen AI by 2038: Accenture

Growth in the insurance sector driven by generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has the potential to inject up to £59 billion to the UK annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2038, according to a recent report by Accenture. According to the &...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Swiss Re to co-manage GAM’s cat bond & ILS fund range

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), a registered investment adviser and subsidiary of global reinsurer Swiss Re, will become co-investment manager of GAM’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund range, including th...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

UnderwriteMe names Andrew Doran as CEO

UnderwriteMe, the Insurtech company of Pacific Life Re, has appointed Andrew Doran as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Doran, who has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, joins Underwri...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Bamboo Insurance and Incline P&C Group collaborate on homeowners insurance in California

Bamboo Insurance, a California-based insurance provider specialising in homeowners coverage, has partnered with Incline P&C Group, an insurance programme carrier, to expand insurance capacity in California. This collaboration combines Bamboo’s...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

MGT Insurance expands leadership team with AI and business development experts

MGT Insurance, an AI-driven neo-insurer, has announced the appointments of Paul Bessire as AI & Data Principal Engineer and Jason Johnson as Head of Business Development. Bessire, previously the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Data Officer...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

MNK Group eyes organic growth

Specialist re/insurance broker MNK Group has announced plans to continue growing its business both organically and through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The company revealed that several M&A deals involving broking and insurance carriers...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

CopperPoint names Kellen Booher President & COO

Kellen Booher has joined CopperPoint Insurance Company’s executive team as President & Chief Operating Officer, effective March 31. As President & COO of CopperPoint, a provider of workers’ compensation and commercial insurance solut...

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Global insurers face rising regulatory costs due to climate change and AI challenges, Fitch says

Fitch Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research, has highlighted in a new report that global insurers are facing rising regulatory costs driven by structural changes in the life insurance sector, climate change, and the growi...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

US commercial insurance composite rates up 3% in Q1: MarketScout

Commercial insurance rates across the US continued to rise in the first quarter of 2025, with the composite rate increasing to 3%, according to a recent analysis by MarketScout. Richard Kerr, CEO of Novatae Risk Group, observed, “Umbrella and exce...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

IDF members launch insurance solution for horticulture farmers in Uzbekistan

Members of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), Europa RE, Swiss Re, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from BMZ through the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF), have launched a new agricultural insurance solution...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

The Hanover names Richard W. Lavey as COO

Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has appointed Richard W. Lavey to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). In the newly expanded role, Lavey will further develop the inusrer’s business strategy t...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Groupama sees ’24 net premium increase

French insurer Groupama has posted its annual results for 2024, which include a net income of €961 million and an economic operating income of €954 million, up €52 million despite moderate weather loss experience. Growth in economic operating inco...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Aon names Lim Agriculture Retrocession Leader in Singapore

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has appointed Natalie Lim as Agriculture Retrocession Leader in Singapore. In her new role, Lim will focus on agriculture retrocession business and the development of new agriculture insurance solutions...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Closing the cyber protection gap for small businesses: CyberCube

A growing cyber protection gap is affecting small businesses, requiring a concerted effort from key industry stakeholders, including cyber brokers, underwriters, and reinsurers to help close it, according to a recent report by CyberCube. The repor...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

ASIC promotes Hoffmans to EVP of Program Underwriting

Anne Hoffmans has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Program Underwriting at AM Specialty Insurance Company. Hoffmans has been part of ASIC since 2023, when she joined the company as SVP, Program Underwriting. “From developing robust eco...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

New tariffs raise risk for insurers amid market volatility: LMA

Elizabeth Wooliston, Underwriting Director at the Lloyd’s Market Association, has noted that the tariffs recently imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump could have significant implications for insurers, including potential supply chain adjustments...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Willis expands CyXS cyber facility

WTW’s Willis business has expanded its CyXS facility, offering USD/GBP/EUR 115m of capacity through Lloyd’s syndicates and up to USD/GBP/EUR 40m from outside of the Lloyd’s marketplace. The Willis CyXS facility now includes the n...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Ageas Re appoints Shahrokh Shahpoori Monfared as Lead Underwriter Engineering

Ageas Re, the reinsurance division of international insurance group Ageas, has appointed Shahrokh Shahpoori Monfared as Lead Underwriter Engineering, effective May 1st, 2025. Monfared brings extensive experience in underwriting a full spectrum of...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Europe’s largest insurers achieve record earnings in 2024, but face challenges: Moody’s

According to a report from Moody’s, a global credit ratings, research, and risk analysis firm, Europe’s four largest primary insurers—Allianz, AXA, Generali, and Zurich Insurance —have reported record earnings for FY 2024, collectively...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

Sridhar appointed MD for Bulk Purchase Annuities at Canada Life UK

Canada Life, an insurance and financial services company, has announced the appointment of Shreyas Sridhar as Managing Director of Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA), effective from 7 April 2025 and subject to regulatory approval. Additionally, Sridhar...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025

DARAG signs PTA with Protector for Danish workers’ comp portfolio

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced that its German insurance carrier, DARAG Deutschland AG, has entered into a portfolio transfer agreement (PTA) with Protector Forsikring ASA for its entire Danish workers’ compensation portfolio, enabling...

Posted: Apr 04, 2025