Reinsurance News
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc., the technology-enabled insurer, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock, in a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sli...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Mereo Advisors Group, a Bermuda-based firm specialising in insurance, reinsurance, and asset management, has announced it will now operate under the new name Cedar Trace. The change is limited to branding. The company’s leadership, operations, and...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
RenaissanceRe has announced a series of senior promotions across its U.S. operations and global underwriting teams. RJ Shea has been named President of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., following a two-year tenure as Senior Vice President and Glo...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
In a Reinsurance News interview, Megan Linkin, Expert Structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the global reinsurer’s commercial insurance arm, discussed the growing demand for parametric insurance amid an uptick in severe weather events...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Arch Insurance International has announced the promotion of Ed Short as Head of Digital, effective immediately. In his new role, Short will lead the execution of Arch’s digital underwriting strategy. This involves ensuring a cohesive approach acro...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
As of April 2025, the California Earthquake Authority’s (CEA) risk transfer tower has grown to approximately $7.8 billion in total in-force coverage, following the successful renewal of additional reinsurance protection. According to the CEA’s lat...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Travelers Europe, a division of The Travelers Companies Inc., has announced the appointment of Andy Brown as its Chief Underwriting Officer for Business Insurance. Brown is taking over the role from Heather Batchelor, who is retiring following ove...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of James Brown to Head of Major Accounts for Asia, in addition to his current position as Head of Global Broking, Asia. In his expanded role, Brown will be responsible for managing and growing Chubb...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group focused on high-growth markets, has launched ASR 24-7, a digital underwriting platform designed to simplify and accelerate broker access to its products and services. Exclusively available to auth...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Sucheng Chang has been appointed to head up Markel International’s Asia Pacific business, which operates from its regional hub in Singapore and offices in Australia, Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia and Dubai. Effective from 14 July, Chang...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has strengthened its position in the Peruvian market with the acquisition of Innova Re, a Lima headquartered independent reinsurance broker. The acquisition provides Howden Re, the group&...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Pacific Life Re has revealed a series of strategic leadership appointments to strengthen its global growth and innovation agenda, including the naming of Andrew Murphy as managing director of the newly established Capital Solutions line of busines...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Insurer AF Group has announced the promotion of Patrick Stewart to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Olivia Rogers to Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, and Jason Foreman to Vice President, Binding in the Specialty Lines division. These promotion...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
The UK continues to be Europe’s most attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI) into financial services, recording 73 projects in 2024—despite this representing a 32% decline from 108 in 2023, according to a recent EY survey. Germany...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Robert E. Falvey has retired as General Counsel of maritime risks insurer Falvey Insurance Group, after 26 years of service. As he steps back from this role and day-to-day responsibilities, Falvey will continue to guide the company as a senior adv...
Posted: Jun 09, 2025
Transamerica Life Bermuda, a global high-net-worth (HNW) life insurer, is expanding its international presence with the establishment of a new base in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This strategic move follows the successful acqu...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Milan Padych as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Padych joins VIG Re from Swiss Re, where he served as Head of Information Technology, overseeing the developme...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the trade body representing the UK’s insurance and long-term savings industry, has announced the appointment of Chris Bose as Director of General Insurance & International, effective August 11, 2025....
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
W/R/B Underwriting, a specialty insurance provider, has officially rebranded to Berkley Specialty London, a move that reflects a deeper alignment with the globally recognised Berkley brand. The transition to Berkley Specialty London underscores th...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
The global reinsurance industry is better protected than ever against large hurricane losses, according to JP Morgan’s recent Love Actuary report. According to analysts, a robust capital base, increased market capitalisations of the largest reinsu...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has maintained its stable outlook on South Korea’s non-life insurance segment, citing continued improvement of the country’s domestic solvency standards, which have helped strengthen insurers’ capital management practi...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has entered into a strategic collaboration with Insurate, an insurtech specialising in the middle-market workers’ compensation sector. Markel explained that, after careful market anal...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has released its fourth and final industry loss estimate for the floods that struck southern Germany between 31 May and 6 June 2024, placing the insured market loss at €1.564 billion. The fin...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Doug White as Senior Vice President (SVP), Asia Pacific. White brings over 30 years of industry experience, including more than 25 years based in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Chubb in 201...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025
Nisha Meghani has been appointed Head of Property Treaty & Retrocession for OdysseyRe London. The appointment of Maghani follows the recent announcement of Matthew Sheppard’s elevation to the position of Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer...
Posted: Jun 06, 2025