Reinsurance News
Howden, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has acquired Polygon Insurance Brokers Limited (PIBL) a retail insurance broker based in the Channel Islands. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. With acquisition, Howden ex...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
With live M&A activity in the re/insurance sector expected to rise this year, PwC anticipates opportunities in the run-off market through the carve-out of non-core portfolios, both pre- and post-transaction. In a new report, PwC forecasted tha...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
R+V Re, a German reinsurer and part of the non-listed R+V Versicherung AG, has announced changes in its business leadership, promoting three long-standing employees to head different underwriting departments. These promotions reflect R+V Re’s comm...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
As geopolitical and macroeconomic trends reshape an increasingly risky world, and reinsurance pricing comes off of its peak in numerous lines of business, there’s a clear need for rationality, with plenty of opportunity for underwriters to c...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
RLI Corp., a specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, has announced the appointment of Justin Doss as Vice President, Personal Lines Underwriting. In his new role, Doss will be responsible for leading the underwriting...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh has launched a global Digital Infrastructure Contract Advisory Group, designed to help clients manage and streamline strategic service contracts throughout the lifecycle of their digital infrastructure...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Lockton, an independent insurance broker, has appointed John Hatton as Chief Operating Officer of its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. In his new role, Hatton will lead the execution of our specialty and wholesale strategy, driv...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
African Risk Capacity (ARC) has launched Africa’s first sovereign parametric flood insurance policy, with the Republic of Madagascar becoming the first country on the continent to subscribe to the new coverage. ARC developed the parametric flood i...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Swiss reinsurer SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re) has completed its January 2026 renewal, achieving results roughly in line with last year’s record €222 million in a market the company described as having ample capacity, softening rates, and co...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
After the recent escalation from a significant event declaration to an Insurance Catastrophe, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has confirmed that insured losses from the devastating Victorian bushfires have crossed AU$200 million across 3,...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
California wildfire losses at the start of last year failed to drive sufficient support for reinsurance pricing at the recent January 1st, 2026, renewals, while a benign Atlantic hurricane season in 2025 also contributed to property catastrophe pr...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
As part of its new strategy, VIG Re has strengthened its client-facing senior leadership team, appointing Marc Haushofer as Managing Director, APAC, and Joachim Mathe as Head of Special Markets. Under the VIGRe28 initiative, the firm has introduce...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Roosevelt Road Specialty, a specialty insurance platform and managing general underwriter within Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, serving construction, habitational real estate, sports, entertainment, and other complex risk sectors, has announced...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group WTW has completed the acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a top 40 US broker combining deep specialty expertise and cutting-edge technology, for upfront and contingent consideration payments...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Vertafore, an insurance technology provider, has introduced new artificial intelligence capabilities in Surefyre, that allow program administrators to automatically convert PDF submission forms into web applications. Acquired by Vertafore in 2024,...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
Grace Emson has joined insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, as a Senior Broker within the International Property Facultative, GB team. The executive brings nearly 15 years of industry experience, with deep expertise in the international proper...
Posted: Jan 28, 2026
William Robert Berkley, President, CEO & Director of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said that he is seeing early signs that competitiveness in the property catastrophe reinsurance market is spilling over into casualty, driven by participants strug...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has expanded into specialty Marine insurance with the appointment of Nick Lewis as Marine Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective July 2026. The launch of Marine marks t...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Mantas, a provider of parametric cyber insurance and predictive analytics to help businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks, is launching a parametric-based insurance solution to cover the operational and financial impact of cloud outages and digit...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Credit rating agency AM Best has assigned new Guernsey reinsurer, Halldora Re Ltd (Halldora Re), a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent), with a stable outlook. AM Best explained that...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Novi Underwriters has welcomed Jason Binette, James Cinque, and Cody Ruggirello to lead its newly launched management liability offering. Novi Underwriters is a full-service managing general underwriter administered by Lockton Affinity, focused on...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Lillian Hua as Head of War and Terrorism for Latin America (LatAm) and the US, effective January 12th, 2026. In her new role, Hua has a dual reporting line to Wi...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Squalify, a cyber risk quantification (CRQ) platform, has launched Essential CRQ, a streamlined CRQ offering that enables organisations to rapidly quantify their cyber risk in financial terms, requiring only minimal inputs and delivering results i...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has expanded Connor Halliday’s role to Head of EMEA & LatAm Property Facultative, London. Halliday brings more than a decade of industry experience, with international...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Willis, a WTW business, has announced it is returning to the light and recreational general aviation market after a 30-year absence. The expansion was made possible by the arrival of the Crispin Speers team, a specialist Lloyd’s insurance an...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026