Reinsurance News

2026 to be a defining year for reinsurance M&A: DXC Technology’s Mahon

James Mahon, Reinsurance Pre-Sales Lead at DXC Technology, said that softening rates, abundant capital, and strategic repositioning are setting the stage for 2026 to be a defining year for reinsurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In an inte...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Lockton Re names RenRe’s Mike McCann as US Casualty Product Leader

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of global insurance broker Lockton, has appointed Mike McCann as US Casualty Product Leader, based in New York. McCann has nearly two decades of reinsurance industry experience, most recently serving as the Sen...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

McGill and Partners expands capacity for Auton digital facility

McGill and Partners, the independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced an increase in capacity for Auton, its digital cross-class auto-follow facility. Entering its second year, the facility will increase its maximum...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

CyberCube and Envoy Insure partner to embed cyber analytics in broker workflows

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, has entered into a Strategic Technology Ecosystem Partnership with Envoy Insure, a digital distribution platform for insurance brokers. Under the partnership, CyberCube’s an...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

MS&AD to acquire 18% stake in MassMutual’s Barings

Japanese insurance group MS&AD Insurance Holdings, through its subsidiary, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), is set to acquire an 18% equity stake in Barings, a global asset management subsidiary of MassMutual. Barings delivers innova...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Swiss Re urges bolder investment in Insurance-Linked Loans to strengthen sovereign disaster resilien...

Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions, the arm of the global reinsurer that works with governments, international institutions, and the broader public sector on risk transfer solutions, has suggested now is the time to invest more boldly in insurance-l...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

US-based MGA Bobcat Re launches to deliver property treaty underwriting and portfolio expertise via...

Bobcat Re, a newly formed US-based MGA backed by private investors including members of the former K2 CAT team, has launched with a focus on delivering property treaty underwriting, portfolio management, and distribution expertise to capacity prov...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Dale and K2 receive ‘in principle’ approval from Lloyd’s to establish Syndicate 1954

Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, and MGA platform K2 Insurance Services, have received ‘in principle’ approval from Lloyd’s to establish a new Special Purpose Arrangement (SPA)...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Willis names Anthony Wong as Head of Casualty in Asia

Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Anthony Wong as Head of Casualty in Asia, effective immediately. Wong has over 20 years of experience in insurance and risk management, including serving as a risk manager at a major Asian conglomerate. He has...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Christopher Peirce joins Skyward Specialty’s Board of Directors

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, a property and casualty (P&C) specialist insurer, has announced that Christopher Peirce will join its Board of Directors, effective 1st February 2026. Peirce brings 30 years of experience from Liberty Mutual...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Volt Underwriting enters ports and terminals market with TMK-led consortium

Volt Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has entered the Ports & Terminals insurance class under a binder led by Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK). The MGA will deploy an initial line of $15 million in capacity, focused on underwriti...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

American Integrity continues policy assumption from Florida’s Citizens

As part of the strategic participation in the Citizens take-out program, Tampa-based property and casualty insurance holding company, American Integrity Insurance Group, has assumed 7,087 policies from Florida’s insurer of last resort. This adds a...

Posted: Nov 17, 2025

Lloyd’s announces Council membership elections

Lloyd’s, the London-headquartered specialist insurance and reinsurance market, has announced a couple of updates to its Council membership: the re-election of Richard Dudley, and Duncan Dale’s election. These changes follow elections to fill two w...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Amiga Specialty secures multi-year, multi-product capacity with Accelerant Risk Exchange

Amiga Specialty, a Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on specialty insurance lines, has announced that it has secured multi-year, multi-product capacity through the Accelerant Risk Exchange. This agreement will support Amiga’s portfolio across C...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Captives can help advance ESG commitments, says FERMA report

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), representing risk managers across Europe, has examined how captives can contribute to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. In its report, ESG – Toolbox for Captive...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

John Neal no longer joining AIG

Global insurer AIG has announced that John Neal, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, will no longer be joining the firm due to personal circumstances. Back in January 2025, it...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

War risks return to the seas as reinsurance faces a new era of uncertainty: Willis Re

According to Willis Re, the marine war risks market, once a quiet, predictable corner of global reinsurance, is being reshaped by renewed geopolitical tension and rising aggression at sea. The firm traces this evolution back to the late 19th centu...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Insurers as enablers of climate resilience through long-term partnerships: HDI Global

Insurers can act as enablers of climate resilience through highly specialised natural catastrophe assessment tools and bespoke risk consulting, enhancing clients’ preparedness for future challenges, with long-term partnerships key to achieving thi...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

IRB(Re) posts dip in Q3’25 net income but 9M result up 39%

Brazilian reinsurer IRB(Re) reported a net income of R$98.7 million in the third quarter of 2025, down 14.8% from R$115.9 million in the same period a year prior, while net income for the first nine months of 2025 increased 38.7% to R$360.8 millio...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Donna Cowell appointed Head of Reinsurance for L&G’s Retail business

Legal & General’s (L&G) Retail business, a UK provider of retirement and protection solutions, has announced the appointment of Donna Cowell to the newly created role of Head of Reinsurance, UK Protection. In this role, Cowell will work ac...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Somerset Re CEO Danish Iqbal joins BILTIR’s Board of Directors

Somerset Re CEO, Danish Iqbal, has been appointed to the Bermuda Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (BILTIR) Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2025. Iqbal, who recently returned to Somerset Re, has held a variety of senior roles in the life...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Antares Global appoints Andy Bridgwood and Chris Early as joint Class Cargo Underwriters

Antares Global, a specialist Lloyd’s syndicate known for providing tailored marine, aviation, and property insurance solutions, has strengthened its leadership team with the promotion of Andy Bridgwood and Chris Early to joint Class Cargo Underwri...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Antares Global names Andy Bridgwood and Chris Early as joint Class Cargo Underwriters

Antares Global, a specialist Lloyd’s syndicate known for providing tailored marine, aviation, and property insurance solutions, has strengthened its leadership team with the promotion of Andy Bridgwood and Chris Early to joint Class Cargo Underwri...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Allianz reports highest 9M operating profit ever in 2025

Amid sustained, broad-based momentum across its businesses, Allianz has reported an operating profit of €13.1 billion for the first nine months of 2025, its highest nine-month result on record and equivalent to 82% of the midpoint of its full-year...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025

Aspen reports improved Q3’25 CoR of 86.8% as underwriting result rises to $94.4m

Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer, Aspen Insurance Holdings, has reported a combined ratio of 86.8% for the third quarter of 2025, an improvement of 8.4 percentage points from the 95.2% achieved in the same period last year. This improved co...

Posted: Nov 14, 2025