Reinsurance News
Private insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Brett Gillmon as U.S. Property Practice Leader, an Atlanta-based role. Gillmon will leverage his three decades of industry experience to oversee the strategic direction and continue...
Posted: Jan 08, 2026
Jackson Financial Inc., a U.S. retirement services firm, has entered a long-term strategic partnership with TPG Inc., a global alternative asset manager, with TPG’s investment to be used for the initial capitalisation of Jackson’s new Michigan-bas...
Posted: Jan 08, 2026
Carbon Underwriting Limited, a specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s Syndicate CBN 4747, has appointed Rebecca Ince as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 5th, 2026. In her new role, Ince will oversee...
Posted: Jan 08, 2026
Non-profit climate change-related insurance risk financing company InnSure has launched Creation Labs, its flagship climate innovations incubator platform created in partnership with GreenieRE. InnSure explained that Creation Labs is a launch and...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Large US insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Jimaan Sané as Head of Growth, Global Cyber, effective immediately. In his new role, Sané will be responsible for overseeing the performance and expansion of Chubb’s global cyber growth strat...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
White Mountains Insurance Group’s specialty P&C re/insurance subsidiary, Ark Insurance Holdings Limited, has renewed Outrigger Re Ltd at a smaller size for business incepting during calendar year 2026, reflecting increased use of traditional q...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
RenaissanceRe (RenRe), a global property and casualty reinsurer, has appointed Paloma Quiroga Arias as Senior Vice President (SVP), Client Data & Analytics. Arias brings extensive experience in reinsurance, corporate strategy, research, data a...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
The competitive environment will undoubtedly erode some of the insulation reinsurers enjoyed during the hard market, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2026 Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Report. As the market shifts, the curr...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lutz Honstetter as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). In his new role, Honstetter will be responsible for shaping the company’s long-term investment st...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
The catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace broke numerous records in 2025, as a huge 122 transactions brought a record $25.6 billion of new issuance to market, supported by 15 new market entrants, according to t...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Statera Managing Agency Limited, a subsidiary of Octave Ventures, has received regulatory approval to act as a Lloyd’s Managing Agent. Statera will now manage Syndicates 4242 and 1416, which currently underwrite specialty risks produced through th...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Howden has revealed that the January 1 casualty reinsurance renewals benefited from improved supply and demand dynamics, with performance-driven US outcomes amid ongoing long-tail and reserving pressures, while international placements were genera...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has appointed Scott Cobon as Head of Strategic Solutions in Bermuda. Cobon joins from Artex, Gallagher’s specialist in alternative risk management, captives, and insurance-linked securities, where...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
While acknowledging that double-digit declines in property catastrophe pricing are a steep adjustment to digest, JP Morgan said it does not expect the weak renewals to affect top European reinsurers’ net income guidance, noting that market partici...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Carrick Group Limited, a Bermuda-based international non-life legacy insurer, has announced the appointments of Alex Smith as Senior Vice President, Operations, in London, and Aidan Mills as Vice President of M&A, in Bermuda. Smith brings more...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Cowbell, a cyber and specialty insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, has announced the next cycle of its organisational journey, aimed at accelerating global growth while advancing profitability and scale, alongside the...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Cowbell, a cyber and specialty insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, has announced the next cycle of its organisational journey, aimed at accelerating global growth while advancing profitability and scale, alongside the...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurance group QBE, has completed its debut casualty sidecar, George Street Re, marking its entry into the sidecar market through a fully collateralized quota share reinsurance transaction exceeding $550...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Neptune Flood, a private flood insurance provider in the US, has entered into a strategic partnership with Somers Syndicate 3705 to bring additional underwriting capacity to support its suite of insurance offerings. Somers Syndicate 3705 is the Ll...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Blenheim Partnerships, part of the White Bear Group, has launched its specialty trade-related managing general agent (MGA), to be led by Ed Parker. The MGA is backed by Blenheim Underwriting alongside other well-known markets, including some Lloyd...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Malakut, an independent multinational insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Sajith Kumar to the newly established role of Chief Commercial Officer, Middle East. In this position, Kumar will be based at the company’s Du...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Chariot Re, an independent Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company, has announced the completion of its second reinsurance transaction. The agreement, signed with Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a Nebraska-based affiliate of...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, has acquired Marble Box, a company providing specialised back-office support and virtual assistant services for independent insurance brokers. With th...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has expanded its UK operations to include organisations domiciled in the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, the remaining Channel Islands, and Gibraltar. The move marks significant broa...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026
Echo Reinsurance Limited (Echo Re), a Swiss-based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Tal Winkler as Senior Treaty Underwriter at Echo Re and DEVK Re. Both Echo Re and DEVK Re are fully owned subsidiaries of DEVK Sach- und HUK-Versicherung...
Posted: Jan 07, 2026