Reinsurance News

Expanding insurance coverage could strengthen societies and boost sustainability: WEF

Ludovic Subran, Chief Investment Officer at Allianz, and Christian Kroll, Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics (LSE), highlight in a World Economic Forum report that the insurance industry has a central role to play in addressing c...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

WTW launches radar connector for databricks to simplify insurance analytics

WTW, an advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the launch of the Radar Connector for Databricks, strengthening its end-to-end insurance analytics and pricing platform. The new connector allows Radar users to connect securely to Dat...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

UIB names Ray Spreadbury Head of Renewables and Divisional Director – Downstream

UIB, a provider of specialist insurance and risk solutions for the energy and construction sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ray Spreadbury as Head of Renewables and Divisional Director – Downstream within its Energy & Constru...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Price Forbes Re appoints Nick Frankland as non-executive chairman

Price Forbes Re has appointed Nick Frankland as non-executive chairman, effective 1 January 2026, based in London. Frankland brings more than 45 years of industry experience, having held a number of senior leadership roles at Aon, including reinsu...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Unitary joins BIBA bringing zero-integration automation to UK brokers

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has welcomed automation platform Unitary, a specialist in streamlining complex insurance workflows, as an associate member. This strategic move strengthens Unitary’s commitment to the UK broker com...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Karapinar and Fricke join Howden Re Fac to drive DACH growth

Howden Re Fac has expanded its DACH team with the appointment of Enver Karapinar as Head of Facultative DACH and Andreas Fricke as Managing Director, Facultative Reinsurance DACH. According to Howden, Karapinar brings more than 30 years of experie...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Oxbow Partners opens New York office, strengthening US presence

Oxbow Partners, a consulting firm known for its work in insurance and financial services, is celebrating a decade in business with a significant expansion into the United States through the launch of a New York office. Although the firm has long s...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Texel names Rhys Davies Head of Restructuring

The Texel Group, an independent specialist credit and political risk broker, has announced the appointment of Rhys Davies as Head of Restructuring, a newly created role. This new appointment establishes a centre of excellence, intended to enhance...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Aon appoints Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance, MENA

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Viviana Martinez as Director, Facultative Reinsurance – MENA, based in Dubai. In her new role, Martinez will lead facultative reinsurance solutions for clients across the MENA region...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Asta introduces MGA Verde Risk Management to expand financial lines expertise

Asta, an independent provider of specialist underwriting platforms and services to the global insurance market, has announced the launch of MGA Verde Risk Management Limited (Verde), which received FCA regulatory approval in December 2025. Focusin...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Ledgebrook appoints Renata Kubczak as Reinsurance Operations Specialist

Ledgebrook, a technology-focused provider in the Excess and Surplus Lines insurance sector, has announced the appointment of Renata Kubczak as a Reinsurance Operations Specialist. Kubczak brings three years of experience in reinsurance operations...

Posted: Jan 15, 2026

Improved P&C insurance Q3‘25 underwriting results driven by US personal lines: AM Best

Despite a turbulent 2025 start, marked by devastating California wildfires and multiple severe convective storms, the US property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry successfully recovered through the third quarter, driven largely by susta...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

OnRe & Rhodium Re in $150m partnership to expand ONyc underwriting distribution

Global property and specialty reinsurer tokenized with ONyc, OnRe, has collaborated with Dubai-based managing general agent, Rhodium Re, to combine its capital base with Rhodium’s underwriting presence, providing OnRe with direct access to u...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Global Parametrics brings parametric protection to rural women farmers across India

Global Parametrics, part of the CelsiusPro Group, has partnered with Frontier Markets, a rural social commerce platform, to launch a gender-smart parametric insurance solution across India. This product has been specifically designed to protect sm...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Wattanaumphaipong joins Great American Insurance’s Singapore branch

Great American Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer, has announced the appointment of Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Senior Director, Technical Underwriting for its Singapore Branch. In his new role, Wattanaumphaipong will oversee tech...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

PIC concludes £213m full buy-in for Siemens Healthineers UK benefit scheme

Specialist insurer PIC has completed a £213 million full buy-in with the Trustees of The Siemens Healthineers Benefits Scheme in the United Kingdom, securing the benefits of 703 pensioners and 967 deferred members and dependants. Siemens Healthine...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Allianz Re appoints Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions

Allianz Reinsurance, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Florian Steiner as Head of Capital and Legacy Solutions. In his new role, Steiner will oversee capital management and legacy and run-off activities for Allianz Re across Property &...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Hiscox strengthens delegated authority and alternative risk solutions with new division

Hiscox London Market is strengthening its position in the delegated authority and alternative risk sectors with the launch of a new division, Hiscox Portfolio Solutions. The division will consist of four distinct but complementary teams: Alternati...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Nick Line joins CFC as Chief Underwriting Officer

Specialist insurance provider, CFC has announced the appointment of Nick Line as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), taking over the role from Matt Taylor, who has served as interim CUO since February 2025. A former CUO at Markel International, Line...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Cyber tops global business risks as AI surges: Allianz Risk Barometer 2026

Allianz Risk, part of the Allianz Group and a provider of insurance solutions and risk consulting for commercial and corporate clients, has published the Allianz Risk Barometer 2026, outlining the most significant risks expected to affect business...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

FM expands capacity to strengthen support for data centres and digital infrastructure

FM, a commercial property insurer, has announced a major increase in capacity to support its global FM Intellium clients and the data and power generation sectors, providing unmatched coverage limits and risk management expertise. Building on near...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

ESA and LM Re sign MoI to explore potential of space applications in insurance

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, marking the start of a three-year collabora...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

QBE strengthens European Media PI team

QBE, an international insurance provider, has welcomed Lucy Smith and Hannah Dennis ahead of the rollout of its new Media Professional Indemnity (PI) product for its European Operations division. Smith joins as Senior Media PI Underwriter, and Den...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

AXA XL Reinsurance announces key leadership promotions

AXA XL, a re/insurer, has announced key promotions within its reinsurance division, effective 1 January 2026, Julian Longbottom has been promoted to Global Head of Marine & Energy, Reinsurance, while Jamie Pedro has been appointed Head of Spec...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Grant Hollyman joins Gallagher Re from Aon to lead Australia & New Zealand operation

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Grant Hollyman as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Australia & New Zealand, based in the firm’s Sydney office, Reinsurance News understands. Hollyman will join Gallagher Re from Aon in...

Posted: Jan 14, 2026