Reinsurance News

Fitch warns of softening ahead for London market property re/insurance

A new report from Fitch Ratings points to clear signs of significant softening in London market property re/insurance lines in 2025. The rating agency noted that pricing began to markedly decline from its 2024 peak at the 2025 mid-year renewals in...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

AXA XL appoints Higgens & Kelley to Americas Wholesale Solutions team

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Betsy Higgens as Head of Casualty and Megan Kelley as Head of Product within its Wholesale Solutions Team in the Americas. Higgens brings...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

IGI reports increased net income of $34.1m for Q2’25

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $34.1 million, an increase of 3.9% over the $32.8 million reported for the second quarter of 2024, al...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

BHSI launches Program business in Canada led by David Tran

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance solutions, has launched a Programs business in Canada, which will be led by David Tran. Tran has been appointed Head of Programs, C...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

CatIQ raises 2024 Calgary hailstorm industry loss estimate to CAD 3.29bn

CatIQ, a Toronto-based independent catastrophe insurance data provider and subsidiary of PERILS, has released its fifth industry loss estimate for the hailstorm that affected Calgary, Alberta, on 5th August 2024, raising the total to CAD 3.29 bill...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

We don’t believe it’s a soft market, most classes we write more than adequately priced: Lancashire C...

Insurance market conditions remain favourable with most lines of business well priced, and while rates have come down from recent highs, Alex Maloney, CEO of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Lancashire, has said after seven years of aggregate r...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Resilience names James C. Riviezzo as Head of NA Distribution & Strategy

Resilience, a provider of cyber risk solutions, has appointed James C. Riviezzo as Head of North American Distribution and Strategy. The appointment follows a time of significant growth for Resilience as it continues to expand its enterprise clien...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Hippo’s revenue increased 31% to $117m in Q2’25

Home insurance firm Hippo reported a 31% year over year increase in revenue to $117 million in the second quarter of 2025, driven by growth in gross earned premium and higher premium retention. Gross written premium rose 16% to $299 million, suppo...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Talanx’s retail division sells its Argentinian and Uruguayan subsidiaries to BARBUSS

The Retail International division of European insurer Talanx Group has sold its Argentinian and Uruguayan entities to BARBUSS, a global holding company providing a range of insurance, claims management and financing solutions. Both entities are no...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

The Baldwin Group’s total revenue grows to $378.8m in Q2’25

The Baldwin Group, an independent insurance distribution firm, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting total revenue growth of 11% year-over-year despite a net loss of $5.1 million. The company’s total revenue...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Nexus Mutual responds to Arcadia Finance exploit, reinforcing commitment to onchain protection

Nexus Mutual, a decentralised risk protection platform that provides crypto-native cover, responded swiftly following a smart contract exploit on Arcadia Finance that occurred on July 15, which led to losses of approximately $3.6 million. The expl...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

American Financial reports net earnings of $174m in Q2’25

American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) reported net earnings of $174 million for the second quarter of 2025, down from $209 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Net earnings included after-tax non-core losses of $5 million, compared to $6 mil...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Large spread of price movements at the mid-year, Hiscox Re & ILS portfolio well rated: Group CUO

Joanne Musselle, Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of specialist insurer and reinsurer Hiscox, has explained that although the Hiscox Re & ILS business saw aggregate rates decline 6% in the first half of the year, the firm did see a &#822...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Guidewire introduces Niseko to enhance insurance financial and risk insights

Guidewire, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has released Niseko, its latest update aimed at offering insurers improved visibility into financial performance and risk exposure. Niseko provides developers with tools desig...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Continental Re promotes Moadh Derbali to Head of Underwriting, Facultative

Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance has promoted Moadh Derbali to Head of Underwriting for its Facultative Business. According to the reinsurer, his “extensive experience in claims handling, field expertise as a loss adjuster, and...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Heritage posts higher net income in Q2’25 as CoR improves to 72.9%

Heritage Insurance has reported Q2 2025 net income of $48 million, up from $18.9 million in the prior year quarter, primarily driven by a reduction in losses and loss adjustment expenses and a reduction in other operating expenses, with an increas...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

WTW and Klarity partner to enhance life insurance pricing with wearable tech data

WTW, an advisory and broking firm, is working with UK-based health data analytics company Klarity to test whether wearable technology can improve how life insurers assess and price individual risk. Current life insurance underwriting methods typic...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

UIB International sells minority stake in UIB India

UIB International Ltd, the holding company for the UIB Group’s global investments, has announced the sale of its minority shareholding in UIB Insurance Brokers (India) Private Ltd (UIB India) to Edme Services Private Ltd, an affiliate of Samara Ca...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Corebridge reports 10% APTOI increase in Q2’25 despite net loss

Corebridge Financial, an American multinational financial services company, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting an adjusted pre-tax operating income (APTOI) of $942 million despite a net loss of $660 millio...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Optio completes acquisition of Luxembourg-based MGA Circles Group

Optio Group, a specialty managing general agent (MGA), has completed its acquisition of the Luxembourg-based MGA Circles Group (Circles). The transaction, initially announced in October 2024, reportedly marks Optio’s largest acquisition in Europe...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Lancashire sees insurance revenue hit $930.1m in H1’25

Lancashire has reported insurance revenue of $930.1 million for the first half of 2025, an increase of $76 million, or 8.9%, compared to the same period in 2024. Of that total, the reinsurance segment contributed $450.6 million, while the insuranc...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Howden Re secures full reinsurance license to operate from Dubai International Financial Centre

Howden Re, the global reinsurance broking arm of Howden Group, has received a full reinsurance license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), with Julian Samengo-Turner a...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Insured losses in 2025 could exceed $150bn following costly H1: Swiss Re

The Swiss Re Institute has revealed that global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $80 billion in H1 2025, which is almost double the 10-year average and more than half of the firm’s projected full-year figure of $150 billion. Acco...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Rothesay completes £900m buy-in with National Grid

Rothesay, a pensions insurance specialist, has completed a £900m buy-in with the National Grid UK Pension Scheme in July 2025, securing the benefits of 7,130 pensioners and their dependents. The transaction brings the total value of the Scheme’s d...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025

Nexus Underwriting adds SCOR’s Eamonn Long as CUO for Alternative Risk Transfer

Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown group subsidiary, has appointed Eamonn Long as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business. In his new role, Long supports and grows Nexus’s service in ART, translating...

Posted: Aug 06, 2025