Reinsurance News

Beazley’s Greenwood and Talbot’s Woolley join LMA board

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the addition of two new representatives to its board: Bethany Greenwood, CEO of Beazley Furlonge Limited and Beazley’s Group Head of Specialty Risks, and Emma Woolley, CEO of Talbot Underwriting L...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

European insurers show resilience despite market declines from US tariffs: Moody’s

Moody’s Ratings, a credit rating agency that provides independent analysis and ratings on a wide range of financial instruments, has released a new report examining the effects of recent market fluctuations on the solvency of European insurers. Th...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Lockton Re adds Dickerson as Head of Retrospective Reinsurance & Legacy Solutions

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance broker Lockton, has appointed James Dickerson in a global role as Head of Retrospective Reinsurance & Legacy Solutions, strengthening its Capital Advisory Practice. Dickerson will be bas...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Luke Proctor to lead Aon’s Reinsurance Analytics for UK and Bermuda

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Luke Proctor as Head of Reinsurance Analytics for UK and Bermuda. “Analytics is fundamental to how we understand risk here at Aon. Luke will be leading the strategic dire...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Paratus and Low Carbon sign partnership to manage renewable energy price risk

Paratus Holdings Limited, a specialist re/insurer focused on energy price risk, and Low Carbon, a renewable energy developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP), have announced a strategic agreement to manage power price exposure across Low Carbo...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

MS Amlin names Gately Head of Strategy, Financial Planning, and Performance

Lloyd’s global re/insurer MS Amlin has appointed John Gately as Head of Strategy, Financial Planning, and Performance. Gately has two decades of insurance sector experience, having begun his career at KPMG. He has since held various senior roles,...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Cayman Islands insurance sector generates CI$233m annually for economy

The Cayman Islands international insurance sector contributes CI$233 million annually to the economy, according to a recent study by The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) and Cayman Finance. The report, conducted by FTS with input fr...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Ascot appoints RenRe’s Marc Amen as CEO, North America

Bermuda-domiciled global specialty re/insurer Ascot Group has appointed Marc Amen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) North America, effective later this year, after he completes his current obligations. In the new role, Amen will be responsible for...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

risktec marks three-year anniversary with launch of integre solution

risktec Ltd, a Swiss technology and advisory firm specialising in the re/insurance and risk industries, marks its three-year anniversary with the launch of integre, a new solution designed to meet the evolving needs of the reinsurance market. Foun...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

McKeon to head Ascot’s US Middle Market Loss Sensitive Casualty

Ascot, a Bermuda-domiciled global specialty insurer, has appointed Christopher McKeon to lead the company’s new U.S. Middle Market Loss Sensitive Casualty segment. Reporting to David Zimmerman, Executive Vice President, Primary Casualty, McKeon wi...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

MGA Fiducia expands risk appetite for combined liabilities

Fiducia, a Leeds-domiciled specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA), has expanded its combined liabilities insurance risk appetite to include a range of contractor clients for UK brokers. The expanded coverage will include builders, ground...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Vaziri as Global Head of RES

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Pantea Vaziri as its new Global Head of Risk Engineering Services (RES). In the new role, Vaziri will continue to enhance Swiss Re Corporate So...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Broker Insights launches major update to VISION platform

Broker Insights, a provider of insurance data analytics and market intelligence, has revealed a major update to its insurance decision intelligence platform, Broker Insights VISION. 2024 marked a milestone year for Broker Insights, with Gross Writ...

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Sutton National & Bamboo complete reinsurance renewal with new sidecar & cat bond

Property and casualty insurer Sutton National and Bamboo Ide8 Insurance Services, LLC., part of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., have announced the completion of Bamboo’s reinsurance programme, which includes a debut catastrophe bond a...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

SageSure and Auros close upsized $150m cat bond

SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed markets, and Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, a policyholder-owned insurer, have closed their Gateway Re Series 2025-2 catastrophe bond, securing $150 million in cov...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

S&P upgrades Global Atlantic’s ratings on strong capital

S&P Global Ratings has raised the financial strength and issuer credit ratings of Global Atlantic Financial Group’s (GAFG) operating insurance entities to ‘A’ from ‘A-‘, assigning a stable outlook. Concurrently, t...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Willis launches new Professional Indemnity solution with CCY40m capacity

Willis, a WTW business, has launched ProXS, a new Professional Indemnity solution with a CCY40m capacity, designed to provide enhanced and cost-effective coverage for professional companies. The ProXS solution includes competing panels from Lloyds...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Westfield Specialty Intl. adds Nate Field to casualty reinsurance team

Westfield Specialty International, a provider of specialised insurance solutions, has expanded its reinsurance team with the appointment of Nate Field as Class Underwriter in casualty treaty reinsurance. Field will be based in London, and brings a...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Reinsurance sector ROE drops in 2024, though remains strong: Gallagher Re

Gallagher Re’s full year 2024 reinsurance market report, which analyses capital and profitability trends in the global reinsurance sector, highlights a 17% return on equity (ROE) for 2024, down from 19.5% in the previous year. Despite this d...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

QRG appoints Dennis Gattinger as Head of Europe

Quick Ralf & Grant (QRG), a specialist insurance group and Lloyd’s broker, has announced the appointment of Dennis Gattinger as Head of Europe. In his new role, Gattinger will report to Robert Ralf, CEO of QRG, and will be based in Barcelona....

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Lockton partners with Axio to enhance cyber risk analytics

Independent insurance broker Lockton has announced a strategic partnership with Axio, a provider of cyber risk quantification solutions, to enhance cyber risk analytics. This collaboration provides organisations with the tools they need to better...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

SM RE to expand global reach beyond Africa and Asia

SM Reinsurance Company (SM RE), a Dubai-based specialist reinsurer, has announced plans to expand its operations and target markets beyond Africa and Asia to support continued growth. Since its inception on June 1, 2023, SM RE has experienced rapi...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

PRA consultation aims to help insurers accelerate investment in UK

The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation to help insurers accelerate investment in the United Kingdom. In its consultation paper the PRA proposes rules to reform the Matching Adjustment (MA) application process by intr...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Fidelis sees outlook revision amid adverse aviation development & wildfire losses

S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Fidelis to stable from positive, citing significant Q4 2024 aviation-related losses from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and $160-$190 million in losses from the January 2025 California wildfires. As a...

Posted: Apr 08, 2025

Resilience partners with Accredited to expand capacity of cyber risk solutions

Cyber risk solutions firm Resilience has expanded its capacity to provide cyber risk solutions to large enterprise accounts with revenue of more than $10 billion through a partnership with Accredited Insurance Holdings, a global programme manager....

Posted: Apr 08, 2025