Reinsurance News

Donegal reports $16.9m Q2’25 net income with slight net premium decrease

Donegal Group Inc., the US insurance company, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a rise in net income to $16.9 million and an improved combined ratio of 97.7%, while net premiums saw a slight decrease of...

Posted: Jul 25, 2025

RenRe built one of its largest & most profitable property cat portfolios at mid-year renewal: CEO O’...

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) had a strong mid-year renewal and constructed one of its largest and most profitable net retained property catastrophe portfolios, with the firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kev...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Lucy Fraser as Cyber Risk Analyst

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a global specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Lucy Fraser as Cyber Risk Analyst. The appointment supports TMK’s continued expansion of its cyber risk offerings at a critical time, following a series of high-...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Goosehead posts 20% revenue growth, $1.2bn in total written premiums in Q2’25

Goosehead Insurance, an independent personal lines insurance agency, reported total revenue of $94 million for the second quarter of 2025, up 20% compared to the same period a year prior, alongside an 18% increase in total written premiums to $1.2...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

MAPFRE RE reports strong H1’25 CoR and 1.3% premium growth

MAPFRE RE, the reinsurance and global risk arm of Madrid-based insurer MAPFRE, has announced its H1 2025 financial results, reporting an increase in its combined ratio of 0.7 percentage points to 95.9% amid the costly California wildfires. The ini...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Hagerty announces new fronting arrangement with Markel

Hagerty, a specialty automotive insurer, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for a new fronting arrangement with Markel, marking a significant evolution in its successful partnership. Hagerty provides specialty vehicle insurance,...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Everest promotes Jill Beggs to CEO of Reinsurance

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Group has promoted Jill Beggs to Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reinsurance, following her appointment as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the reinsurance arm early l...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Selective reports Q2’25 net income growth and improved CoR amid market headwinds

Selective Insurance Group has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting net income growth to $83.6 million from $65.6 million in the same period last year, 12% increase in net premiums written (NPW) and an improved...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Accelerant’s upsized IPO to raise firm $426m

Accelerant Holdings, a technology-driven insurance platform that partners with underwriters and MGAs across the globe, has announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO). The company is now offering a total of 34,461,152 Class...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Approval reforms for UK Insurance Special Purpose Vehicles to support growth: PRA

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published Policy Statement (PS) 9/25, setting out its final policy and feedback to CP15/24 on proposed reforms to the UK Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (UK ISPV) regulatory framework, marking a key...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

McGill and Partners names Henderson as Bermuda CEO, Cantlay as President

McGill and Partners, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Julia Henderson as Partner and CEO of its Bermuda business. The firm also announced that George Cantlay, currently part of the global treaty reins...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Pinpoint UK a long-term play for AM Specialty Insurance Company: Barder and Powell

For the latest Reinsurance News video interview, we spoke with Shevawn Barder, Founder and CEO of AM Specialty Insurance Company (ASIC) and Darren Powell, CUO of Pinpoint UK, to hear their plans for the new MGA and how progress has been so far as...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

PIC secures £40m buy-in for Institution of Mechanical Engineers Pension Scheme

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer focused on defined benefit pension schemes, has completed a £40 million buy-in with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Pension Scheme, with the transaction securing the pensions of...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Third Point increases Redemption Offer for Malibu Life Re acquisition

Third Point LLC (TPIL ), the New York based alternative asset manager, is moving forward with its proposed acquisition of Malibu Life Reinsurance SPC, a life and annuity reinsurance platform, and has announced an update regarding the improved term...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Probitas AdA SPA 2024 to transition to full Syndicate status in 2026

Probitas Managing Agency has revealed that the AdA SPA 2024 will transition to full Syndicate status for the 2026 year of account, following ‘In Principle’ Lloyd’s approval. The AdA Syndicate, which will remain under the management of Probitas Man...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Global insurance rates continue to decline as competition among insurers grows, says Marsh

Global commercial insurance pricing dropped by an average of 4% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index from Marsh, an insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan. This marks the...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Former Brit CUO Christiern Dart to succeed Andrew Carrier as MS Amlin CEO

Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer, MS Amlin, has announced that Christiern Dart will take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company in January 2026, succeeding Andrew Carrier who has decided to retire from the role after three...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

RenRe posts underwriting income of $602m in Q2’25 as CoR drops to 75.1%

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has posted underwriting income of $601.7 million for the second quarter of 2025, with an overall combined ratio of 75.1%, compared to $479.3 million and 81.1% respectively, in the second quarter of 202...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Jim Franson joins Lockton Re as North America Chairman

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Jim Franson as North America Chairman. Jim Franson joins Lockton Re with over 35 years of re/insurance experience, having most recently served as President at...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

UK captive & ILS reform plans seen as credit-neutral by Fitch, though longer-term risks may emerge

Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency, says the UK government’s proposed overhaul of rules governing insurance-linked securities (ILS) and captive insurance will not immediately affect the credit quality of London market insurers. While the...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Westfield names Dan Thomas SVP, Chief Actuary

Westfield, a US-based property and casualty insurer, has appointed Dan Thomas as Senior Vice President (SVP), Chief Actuary, to strengthen the company’s risk insight, capital strategy, and predictive capabilities. In his new executive role, Thomas...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

CRC Group’s Q2’25 Property REDY Index highlights softening market and expanding capacity

CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has published the Q2 2025 update of its Property REDY Index. The Index offers a monthly analysis of renewal pricing trends using data collected across CRC’s property book. Bu...

Posted: Jul 24, 2025

Property reinsurance becoming more competitive, discipline eroding: W. R. Berkley CEO

During W. R. Berkley Corporation’s Q2 2025 earnings call, William Robert Berkley, President, CEO & Director, highlighted that the property reinsurance market is becoming increasingly competitive, with signs that discipline among reinsurers con...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company launches with $15m seed round

The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), a new firm that combines audits, standards, and insurance to enable enterprises to confidently adopt AI to unlock progress, has announced its launch following a successful $15 million seed f...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025

Swiss Re establishes parametric Centre of Excellence under Marcel Andriesse’s leadership

Swiss Re’s Property & Casualty Reinsurance (P&C Re) business unit has launched a Parametric Centre of Excellence, led by Marcel Andriesse, to unify and enhance the firm’s capabilities in parametric solutions across the organisation. Accord...

Posted: Jul 23, 2025