Reinsurance News

Chaitali Roy to lead MNK Group Holdings’ risk and regulatory initiatives

MNK Group Holdings, a global independent insurance and reinsurance conglomerate, has announced the appointment of Chaitali Roy as Group Executive Managing Director – Risk and Regulation. She will also join the Group Executive Board and report dire...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Bridgehaven expands into European MGA market with SureStone acquisition

Bridgehaven Europe Holdings Limited (Bridgehaven), a UK-based hybrid insurer focused on commercial and specialty lines, has entered into an agreement to acquire SureStone Insurance DAC (SureStone), a Dublin-based insurer, for an undisclosed fee. S...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

SMABTP and MACSF to acquire 100% of Arundo Re’s capital

A consortium formed by the SMABTP and MACSF groups has finalised an agreement to acquire 100% of the capital of Arundo Re (formerly CCR Re). This transaction marks the full exit of Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR) from the capital of France&#8...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Volante Global appoints Demian Smith as new Group CEO

Volante Global, an international Managing General Agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s Syndicate owned by global fintech Acrisure, has appointed Demian Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to current contractual obligations and regulatory ap...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

PERILS lifts industry loss estimate for windstorm Éowyn to €747m

Zurich-domiciled catastrophe insurance data provider, PERILS, has upped the industry loss for its third estimate for extratropical windstorm “Éowyn”, also known as “Gilles”, to €747 million from €696 million in April. The third estimate compares t...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Eventual raises $7.5m to bring stability to US real estate insurance

Eventual, a company focused on improving financial stability for real estate owners, has announced that it has raised $7.5 million in funding and introduced Premium Lock, a product designed to provide long-term predictability for property insuranc...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

IUA adds Newman to secretariat team, HDI Global SE’s Osborne joins Board

The International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents London Market insurers and reinsurers, has appointed Evie Newman as an Underwriting and Claims Technician. Simultaneously, the IUA has also announced that Antonia Osborne, Director...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

REPAIR programme’s Phase 2 extends to Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles and Zambia

The World Bank has approved the accession of five countries – Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia – under Phase 2 of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) programme. This widens the p...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Zipper and Bavishi to serve as Co-CEOs of USQRisk as Moreno steps down

USQRisk, part of Ryan Specialty’s alternative risk division, has promoted Michael Zipper and Parag Bavishi to Co-Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of USQ, effective August 1st, 2025. Meanwhile, USQ’s current CEO, Anibal Moreno, will be stepping down...

Posted: Jul 28, 2025

CatIQ releases updated industry loss estimate of CAD 1.313bn for 2024 Jasper wildfire

Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), an independent Toronto-based provider of catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, has released its fifth industry-wide loss estimate for the wildfire that swept through Jasper, Alb...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

AM Best assigns A+ (Superior) ratings with stable outlook to HDI Global UK

AM Best, the credit rating agency, has issued a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa-” (Superior) to HDI Global UK Limited, a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aon’s global reinsurance capabilities continue to get stronger, says CEO Greg Case

After posting 6% organic revenue growth for the second quarter of 2025 in its Reinsurance Solutions operation, global broking giant Aon’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Case, has highlighted the firm’s client-oriented approach and...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

1B Insurance hires Aon’s John Morley as CEO

1B Insurance AG, a provider of embedded insurance for digital asset platforms based in Switzerland, has announced the appointment of John Morley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Morley brings deep expertise in developing in...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Allianz Commercial appoints Nguyen-Huu as Global Head of Portfolio Solutions

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Doan Nguyen-Huu as Global Head of Portfolio Solutions, effective August 1st, 2025, and Daniel Head as Head of Portfolio Solutions and Delegated Authority, UK Global and Internationa...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Canadian Personal Auto & Property premium rates continued to rise in Q2’25

Applied Systems has released the second quarter of 2025 results of the Applied Rating Index, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index, showing year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increases in average premium rate changes for both P...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Kinsale Capital’s net income increased 44.8% to $134m in Q2’25

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. reported a net income of $134.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, which includes after-tax catastrophe losses of $2.9 million, up 44.8% from $92.6 million in the same quarter a year earlier, which included $2.7 mi...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Sands Point Risk acquires Medical Stop Loss MGU BRM Specialty Markets

Sands Point Risk, a multi-program MGA platform backed by Avesi Partners, has announced its acquisition of BRM Specialty Markets, a Philadelphia-based Medical Stop Loss Managing General Underwriter. The acquisition marks a significant milestone for...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions delivers 6% organic revenue growth to $688m in Q2’25

Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, achieved total revenue growth of 11% to $4.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025, with organic growth of 6% in its Reinsurance Solutions arm on the back of double-digit increases in insura...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

CDI completes review of Verisk’s wildfire model to help address California’s coverage crisis

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has completed its review of the Verisk Wildfire Model for the US, approving it for use by insurers in assessing wildfire risk and property insurance ratemaking—marking it as the first catastrophe model...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Universal’s direct premiums written grows 3.2% to $597m in Q2’25

Florida-domiciled and expansive primary insurance company, Universal Insurance Holdings, has reported a 3.2% increase in direct premiums written to $596.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, from $578.2 million a year earlier, driven by a 25.4%...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority issued 21 new international insurance licences in H1’25

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) granted a total of 21 new international insurer licenses in the first half of 2025, as commercial insurance, reinsurance, and captive sectors continue to expand in the region. This was reported in the r...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Everest’s Glen Browne joins AIG as Global Head of Accident & Health

Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has appointed Glen Browne as its new Global Head of Accident & Health (A&H), effective September 3rd, 2025. He will be based in Zurich, Switzerland and report to Jon Hancock, Executiv...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Lloyd’s, IUA, and LIIBA report drop in trade credit insurance claims for 2024, with Africa leading t...

A new report recently released has highlighted a significant reduction in the number and value of trade credit insurance claims worldwide. The data comes from an annual market survey conducted by A2Z Risk Services on behalf of the Lloyd’s Market A...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

LMA, IUA, and LIIBA report drop in trade credit insurance claims for 2024, with Africa leading total...

A new report recently released has highlighted a significant reduction in the number and value of trade credit insurance claims worldwide. The data comes from an annual market survey conducted by A2Z Risk Services on behalf of the Lloyd’s Market A...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

Jensten names Kathleen Durling Director of Underwriting

Jensten Underwriting, a managing general agent within the Jensten Group, has announced the appointment of senior industry specialist Kathleen Durling as Director of Underwriting. In her new role, Durling will spearhead two of Jensten Underwriting’...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025