Reinsurance News

Howden names Patrick De Baets as CEO of Belgium

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Patrick De Baets as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Belgium operation, effective immediately. De Baets has over three decades of industry experience, having held senior...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Apollo appoints Steve Portman as Head of Energy

Apollo has announced the appointment of Steve Portman as Head of Energy, effective June 2025. In his new role, Portman will be responsible for enhancing portfolio growth and strengthening market positioning within the energy division. Based in Lon...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Newpoint Re sees GWP rise to $400m in record 2024 results

Global specialist re/insurer and capacity provider Newpoint Re has reported strong financial performance for the full year 2024, with gross written premiums rising to $400.9 million, a significant increase from $249.4 million in 2023. The firm als...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Gallagher Re appoints Anna Dill as EVP

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Anna Dill as Executive Vice President (EVP). Based in Minneapolis, Dill will focus on U.S. large account P&C origination and client advocacy. She brings more than 15 years...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

SiriusPoint extends DUPI Nordics partnership into continental Europe

SiriusPoint Ltd., a re/insurer focused on specialty lines, has announced the expansion of its ongoing relationship with Copenhagen-based Managing General Agent (MGA), DUPI Nordics, into Continental Europe. Since March 2023, SiriusPoint has support...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Ascot adds Rosalind Brewer, Martin Flanagan, and Robert Sewell to Board

Bermuda-domiciled global specialty re/insurer Ascot Group has appointed Rosalind Brewer, Martin Flanagan, and Robert Sewell to its Board of Directors, pending regulatory approval. These strategic appointments align with the company’s long-term goa...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Aon receives approval for updated Florida hurricane catastrophe model

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has received certification for its updated Florida hurricane model from the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) for ratemaking in the state. The updated model...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Fee-based risk management services an opportunity to drive growth for insurers: Deloitte

Fee-based risk management services, a service that is already provided for free by many insurers, can boost US property and casualty (P&C) insurer’s revenues, according to a recent report by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services. Over the...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

HG Re selects Clearwater Analytics to enhance performance attribution and risk analytics

HG Re Ltd. has selected Clearwater Analytics, a provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, to enhance its investment performance measurement and risk analytics capabilities. This implementation ai...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

WTW appoints Ryan Pischke as Growth Leader for Michigan and Ohio, CRB

WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has appointed Ryan Pischke as Growth Leader for Michigan and Ohio within its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) segment in North America. In this role, Pischke will focus on expanding WTW’s presence i...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

Moody’s upgrades ratings of AIG P&C subsidiaries with stable outlook

Credit ratings agency, Moody’s Ratings, has upgraded the insurance financial strength ratings of global insurer AIG’s major property & casualty (P&C) subsidiaries in the US, UK and Europe to A1 from A2, with the outlook revised...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Porch Group renews partnership with Goosehead to support Reciprocal Exchange growth

Porch Group, Inc., a homeowners insurance provider, announced the renewal of its partnership with Goosehead Insurance. Growing Porch Reciprocal Exchange insurance premiums in a profitable way is an important strategic objective for the Company. Th...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Allstate estimates May cat losses at $777m

The Allstate Corporation has estimated catastrophe losses for May 2025 of $777 million or $614 million, after-tax. These losses stemmed from 11 separate events, with roughly 70% attributable to three widespread wind and hailstorms. By comparison,...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

WTW names Linda Fisher to lead law firm strategy within FIPS division

Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Linda Fisher to lead its law firm segment within the Financial Services and Professional Services (FIPS) division across North America. Operating out of Chicago and reporting to Brad Messinger, Leader of the F...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

United Risk completes acquisition of specialty reinsurance MGA Pinnacle Underwriting

United Risk, a global property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform, has completed the acquisition of Pinnacle Underwriting Pty Ltd. and its affiliate Pinnacle Holdings Group Pty Ltd. (collectively, Pinnacle Underwriting)....

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Chedid Re promotes Jalal Tabaja to Deputy Head of Facultative

International reinsurance broker Chedid Re, part of Chedid Capital, has promoted Jalal Tabaja to the role of Deputy Head of Facultative. In his new role, Tabaja will lead the broker’s facultative division, driving growth and operational exce...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Ambac updates timing of legacy financial guarantee business sale to Oaktree

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, has provided an update on the timing of the sale of its legacy financial guarantee businesses to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., and on the extension of the maturity dat...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Joe Melly named Head of Casualty sub-segment at Moody’s Insurance Solutions

Michael Steel, General Manager at Moody’s – Insurance Solutions, has announced the appointment of Joe Melly as the new Head of the Casualty sub-segment within Moody’s – Insurance Solutions. Melly will also join the company’s Senior Lea...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Israel’s gov-backed insurance scheme to cover majority of conflict losses

S&P has indicated that Israel’s government-backed insurance scheme is expected to absorb most losses related to the conflict with Iran, and the agency does not currently anticipate taking negative rating actions on the country’s insurance or b...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Guy Carpenter and Valloop enable £40bn in surety capacity for SME employee buyouts

Guy Carpenter, a risk and reinsurance specialist, has announced a partnership with Valloop, a financial platform focused on employee ownership, to support employee buyouts of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a new financial struct...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Legacy Roundtable: Stakeholders eager to close perception gap & advance run-off market

Around the annual meeting of the legacy insurance and reinsurance marketplace in Brighton, UK, last month, we hosted a roundtable discussion in partnership with global reinsurer Swiss Re, during which experts from across the market discussed trend...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Arch Insurance UK promotes Mark McGrady to Liability Underwriting Manager

Arch Insurance UK Regional Division has announced the promotion of Mark McGrady to Liability Underwriting Manager. McGrady will report to Stuart Danskin, Director of Underwriting for the UK Regional Division. In his new role, McGrady will lead the...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Testudo launches AI insurance underwriting platform backed by Lloyd’s Lab

Lloyd’s of London-backed start-up Testudo, part of Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator, has launched a new data and technology platform aimed at underwriting insurance policies for risks associated with artificial intelligence. Testudo, a company i...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Tokio Marine HCC appoints Elizabeth Geary as President & CEO, NA P&C

Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), a specialty insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Geary to the newly created role of President & CEO of North America P&C, effective June 30th, 2025. Based in New York City, Geary will rep...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Slide to receive $283m from upsized IPO

Slide Insurance has announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 24,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value per share $0.01, at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. Slide has revealed that it is offering 16,666,667...

Posted: Jun 18, 2025