Reinsurance News

Willis Re adds Megan Hart to strengthen catastrophe and climate risk analytics

Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, has announced the addition of Megan Hart to strengthen its reinsurance analytics capabilities across catastrophe and climate risk management. Hart brings more than 12 years of industry experience in rei...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Aon observed increased capacity and strong reinsurance demand at casualty renewals

According to global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon’s latest renewal report, conditions in the casualty reinsurance market at January 1st, 2026, renewals were relatively favourable, shaped by increased capacity and strong overall reins...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Allianz completes €2.1bn sale of stakes in two JVs to Bajaj Group

Global insurer Allianz has completed the sale of a 23% stake in the two joint ventures, Bajaj General Insurance Company and Bajaj Life Insurance Company, to the Bajaj Promotor Group (Bajaj) for a gross consideration of approximately €2.1 billion,...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

PIC and NG Bailey complete £155m pension buy-in

Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, completed a £155 million buy-in with the Trustee of NG Bailey Pension and Life Assurance Plan. With this transaction the benefits of 1,581 Plan membe...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Helios promotes Jen Tan to CUO

Helios Underwriting plc has promoted Jen Tan to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), with the task of overseeing portfolio underwriting strategy, syndicate capacity allocation, and the ongoing management of the firm’s underwriting portfolio. Tan join...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

DUAL’s KGM renews capacity deal with Zurich worth over £2bn in GWP

KGM, DUAL UK’s specialist motor MGA, has renewed its long-term capacity agreement with Zurich in a deal exceeding £2 billion in gross written premium (GWP) over the next five years. The additional commitment builds on the previous deal in 2022, ta...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Lockton Re expands key executive roles for 2026

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, has appointed Robert Bisset as CEO, North America, and Nick Durant as Global Vice Chairman. Bisset joined Lockton Re in 2021 as chairman of Global Retrocession & Property Specialty, Bermuda and...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Re/insurance cycle set for gentler multi-year easing after January drop: KBW

Top re/insurance executives have told KBW that the pricing cycle looks steeper because sharp 2023 rate hikes left more room for cuts, while a long-term pattern of higher highs and higher lows reflects stronger risk awareness among buyers and selle...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Resolution Life names Moses Ojeisekhoba as new CEO

The Board of Directors of Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance companies, has appointed Moses Ojeisekhoba as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

TransRe bolsters senior management team

Transatlantic Holdings (TransRe), the reinsurance arm of the Alleghany Corporation, has promoted Mike Torre to assume responsibility for the global property portfolio, Maryam Haji to lead the global catastrophe management team and catastrophe mode...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

AXA XL promotes Matthew Stitham to CUO, Casualty in the Americas

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of global insurer AXA Group, has announced the promotion of Matthew Stitham to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Casualty in the Americas. Stitham succeeds Donnacha Smyth, who transitioned in November 202...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Global Risk Consultants acquires Aon U.S. Field Services

Global Risk Consultants Corp. (GRC), an independent provider of unbundled property loss control and risk engineering services, has acquired the U.S. Field Services business of Aon’s Property Risk Control Practice from Aon. This move comes at a tim...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

Nat Re appoints Ebron as VP, Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration

National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) has announced the appointment of Von Edward Ebron to Vice President (VP) and Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration. Ebron brings to his new role over two decades of extensive...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

a.s.r. to acquire Bovemij’s insurance activities from BOVAG for €185m

ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.), a Dutch insurance company, has reached an agreement with BOVAG to acquire 100% of the insurance activities of Bovemij N.V. (Bovemij) for €185 million in cash. Established in 1963, Bovemij specialises in insurance and r...

Posted: Jan 09, 2026

SCOR’s Irish subsidiary becomes SCOR Global Reinsurance France SA

Global reinsurer SCOR has announced the successful cross-border conversion of its Irish subsidiary, SCOR Global Reinsurance Ireland dac (SGRI), into a French entity. The company will now operate under the name SCOR Global Reinsurance France SA (SG...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Jan 1 renewal points to weaker but still strong reinsurer profitability in 2026, says Fitch

Record levels of reinsurance capital supply from traditional and alternative sources outpaced incremental demand from buyers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, and as pricing “reverted broadly to 2022 levels”, analysts at Fitch Rating...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Hochberg to lead newly launched Guy Carpenter global Sidecar Center of Excellence

Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh, has announced the launch of its global Sidecar Center of Excellence (COE), to be led by Ed Hochberg. The COE has been designed to provide clients with dedicated resou...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Stephenson named CFO of ASIC UK, Patel appointed CRO

AM Specialty Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Stephenson as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Viren Patel as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of AM Specialty Insurance Company (UK). An FCA/ACA-qualified accountant, Stephenson brings ov...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Mosaic hires April Andruczyk to lead new Bermuda excess casualty unit

Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has announced excess casualty as its eighth global product line, appointing April Andruczyk as Head of Bermuda, Excess Casualty to lead the new unit. The facility begins underwriting immediately, and will provide sup...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

HDI’s Stephanie Ogden to lead Munich Re Syndicate Limited

Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate (Munich Re Syndicate Limited), the managing agent of Syndicate 457, has announced the appointment of Stephanie Ogden to lead the organisation, effective 1st March 2026. Ogden will be succeeding...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Cytora partners with Climatig to embed science-backed climate risk intelligence for commercial insur...

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has partnered with Climatig, a provider of an innovative solution for calculating detailed physical climate risks. This integration embeds Climatig’s advanced climate analysis...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Polo Managing Agency launches three new Lloyd’s syndicates

Polo Managing Agency (PMA), part of the PoloWorks group, has launched three new Lloyd’s syndicates: Atradius Syndicate 1864, Aurora Syndicate 1890, and OAK Enterprise Syndicate 1440 – all of which began underwriting from 1 January 2026. PMA,...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Health carriers continue to dominate list of world’s top insurers by 2024 NPW: AM Best

US health insurance companies continued to dominate the ranking of the world’s largest insurers in terms of 2024 net premiums written (NPW), with UnitedHealth Group Inc. maintaining its top spot, reporting $308.81 billion in NPW, an increase of 6....

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Pacific Life Re names Swiss Re’s Jia Yi Tan as Global CUO and Claims Officer

Life and health reinsurer Pacific Life Re has appointed Jia Yi Tan as its new Claims and Global Chief Underwriting (CUO), based in Singapore. In her new role, Tan succeeds Andrew Doran, who has been promoted as Chief Executive Officer of Underwrit...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026

Morningstar DBRS flags specialty P&C lines amid Venezuela turmoil

Recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela have brought renewed focus to tail risks for the global insurance sector, particularly across specialty property and casualty (P&C) lines with exposure to marine, aviation, and trade credit in the...

Posted: Jan 08, 2026