Reinsurance News

Gallagher creates India parametric pandemic policy reinsured by Munich Re

Insurance and reinsurance broker Gallagher has structured and placed a tailored risk solution for the Indian market, with the Phoenix Mills Ltd. becoming the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses as a result of...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

AXA XL appoints Martin Kriegler Global Head of Multinational Solutions Services

AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Martin Kriegler as Global Head of Multinational Solutions Services. Kriegler brings to his new role over a decade of industry experience. Prior to...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

ARC makes $5.4m parametric payout to support Mozambique’s climate disaster response

In response to recent climate disasters, the 2024/25 drought and Tropical Cyclone Chido, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group made a combined parametric insurance payout of $5.4 million to the Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the Worl...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Sollers Consulting report reveals major gaps in AI preparedness across the insurance industry

A new report from Sollers Consulting, a business and IT consultancy specialising in digital transformation for insurers and financial institutions, reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) has firmly established itself in the insurance industry,...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Liberty Mutual Re names Andreas Blosche as Head of Northern Europe

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the reinsurance arm of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Andreas Blosche as Head of Northern Europe. Blosche succeeds Hans Van Oort, who has retired after six years with the compan...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Now is the time to push traditional boundaries of risk-taking: Guy Carpenter’s Rousseau

Speaking at the Baden-Baden Reinsurance Symposium, hosted by Guy Carpenter and featuring speakers from Hannover Re, Zurich Insurance, Descartes Underwriting, and Marsh, Laurent Rousseau, CEO of EMEA and Global Capital Solutions at Guy Carpenter, u...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Hannover Re’s E+S Rück expects continued demand and stable market for 2026

Hannover Re’s German subsidiary, E+S Rückversicherung AG, has predicted continued demand for reinsurance and feels that despite trends showing a softening market emerging in property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance, a stable market environment...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Rise of secondary perils key but reinsurance market ‘looks healthy’ ahead of 1.1, says AXA XL Reinsu...

As the reinsurance industry meets in Baden-Baden, the rise of secondary perils are expected to be a key focus and with elevated loss activity there will be a lot of focus on catastrophe covers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, according to Bertr...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Howden US appoints Ron Borys as Head of Financial Lines Group

Insurance broker Howden US has appointed Ron Borys as Head of its Financial Lines Group, based in New York. The broker explained that this appointment reinforces its commitment as the new US retail business continues to attract “market-leadi...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Tokio Marine Kiln introduces Enterprise Ctrl to strengthen protection against digital and profession...

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), an international specialist insurance company and part of the Tokio Marine Group, has announced the launch of Enterprise Ctrl, a new enterprise errors and omissions (E&O) insurance solution. The product enhances TMK’s...

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

de Swart nominated to become a.s.r CEO and Chair of Executive Board

Ingrid de Swart has been nominated to succeed Jos Baeten as CEO and Chair of the Executive Board (EB) of ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) following the end of his term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20 May 2026. Joop Wijn, Chair of the SB of a....

Posted: Oct 20, 2025

Capital flexibility drives competitive advantage among US insurers: Morningstar DBRS

Morningstar DBRS, a provider of credit ratings and risk analysis, reports that the ability to access capital continues to be one of the most important factors influencing the Financial Strength Ratings (FSRs) of US insurance companies. According t...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Preferred Re appoints Tyler King as EVP

Preferred Reinsurance Intermediaries, a boutique reinsurance intermediary and subsidiary of Balavant Insurance Group, has appointed Tyler King as Executive Vice President (EVP). The appointment aligns with Preferred Re’s strategy to build a...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Re/insurance industry must capitalise on huge data centre opportunity: Turk, Lloyd’s

Data centres offer re/insurers a massive opportunity due to their scale, but they also carry significant risks, and if the industry cannot quickly provide solutions that meet the needs of technology giants, these risks could move into captives, sa...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Gallagher launches InsurX powered smart follow cross-class facility for LatAm facultative reinsuranc...

Gallagher, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has launched a new smart follow cross-class tracker facility called Galaxy, powered by InsurX and backed by Canopius, Munich Re, and others, it has been developed to connect facultativ...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Closing cyber protection gap a critical societal responsibility: Munich Re

Munich Re has warned that the sizeable cyber insurance protection gap, which directly exposes individuals and businesses, makes closing the gap and bolstering cyber resilience not just a strategic priority for the insurance industry, but a “...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Europe’s big four performed better than expected in the last soft cycle: J.P. Morgan

As the reinsurance market softens from the highs of 2023, with further pressure on pricing expected at the upcoming January renewals, analysis by J.P. Morgan reveals that for Europe’s big four reinsurers, results were better than expected in...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Balanced reinsurance environment to persist into 2026: Active Re

The reinsurance market is expected to remain “in a phase of transition and recalibration”, remaining fundamentally healthy heading into 2026, said Robert Ali, Active Re’s Chief Operating Officer, in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. After...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

AXA announces a number of leadership changes ahead of next strategic cycle

French insurer AXA, has announced a number of changes within its leadership team in preparation for its next strategic cycle. The changes, effective December 1st, 2025, are designed to support continued growth and accelerate operational transforma...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Resilience broadens Tech E&O reach across US, UK, and EU markets

Cyber risk specialist Resilience has expanded its appetite for Technology Errors & Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance to include clients with revenues above $25 million in the US, £50 million in the UK, and €25 million in the EU. The expansion...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Stability & consistency key for Swiss Re ahead of Baden-Baden & Jan renewals: Nikhil da Victoria Lob...

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re will have a key focus on stability and consistency during its negotiations with clients at the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market navigates underlying strengths and challenges ahead of the key Jan...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

MNK International appoints James Gorsuch as Associate Director of UK & International Real Estate

MNK International, part of the MNK Group and an independent Lloyd’s broker, has expanded its real estate services with the appointment of James Gorsuch as Associate Director of UK and International Real Estate. Gorsuch has over 10 years of experie...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

AI-native insurer MGT closes $21.6m Series B funding round

MGT, a vertically AI-native neo-insurer, has closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million Series B funding round led by new investor Mubadala Capital, with participation from Clocktower Ventures, Tacora Capital, and existing backers. The company said th...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Lockton Re hires Aon’s David Bell as Head of Aviation

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the privately held independent insurance broker, has appointed David Bell as Head of Aviation, based in London. In his new role, Bell, who has experience in global aviation treaties and excess of loss programmes,...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025

Coalition’s excess cyber insurance launches in Quebec

Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the launch of its Excess Cyber Insurance policies in Quebec, as well as its refreshed Excess offering across Canada. Canadian businesses, including those in Quebec, wi...

Posted: Oct 17, 2025