Reinsurance News
In a notable reversal of recent market trends, the January 1, 2026, reinsurance renewal cycle saw difficult casualty placements being traded for property positions – the exact opposite of the trade seen just three years ago, according to a r...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Great American Insurance Group’s Environmental Division has announced its collaboration with its División Daños México. This partnership marks a significant expansion of the Group’s specialised environmental capabilities, bringing dedicated pollut...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
WISE Insurance Services Co., Ltd., a Korean insurance and reinsurance advisory and brokerage firm, has implemented a restructuring of its Reinsurance Team, effective January 1st, 2026. As part of this restructure, the Reinsurance Team has been ren...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
In an interview with Reinsurance News, Lara Mowery, Chief Commercial Officer at reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, said that while profitability may moderate, she sees no reason to expect 2026 to be anything other than a healthy environment for writ...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Avishek Rath has been appointed as Head of Growth for global broker Aon’s Facultative Reinsurance Solutions in India. Leveraging the firm’s global network and advanced data analytics, Rath is committed to provide bespoke risk transfer solutions fo...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Howden’s January 1 2026 reinsurance renewal report has revealed that risk-adjusted global property-catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line decreased by an average of 14.7%, accelerating from an 8% fall in 2025 and marking the largest year-on-y...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Risk-adjusted property catastrophe pricing reduced by 10% to 20% on average at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, with many buyers focused on “down pricing” rather than “up risking”, according to reinsurance broke...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has announced the appointment of Phillip Brain as Regional Accident & Health (A&H) Underwriting Manager. Brain brings more than two decades of global experienc...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Credit ratings agency AM Best is maintaining a stable outlook on New Zealand’s non-life insurance sector, citing stronger economic conditions, rising insurance demand, enhanced reinsurance capacity, and ongoing regulatory improvements. These facto...
Posted: Jan 02, 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker, forecasts that in 2026 there will be continued new supply, alongside easing of conditions and greater competition between reinsurers for cessions. The broker notes that almost all segments showed a soft...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Chinese domestic insurer PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC P&C) has entered into reinsurance agreements with PICC Reinsurance and PICC HK, its sister entities under the ultimate parent PICC Group. PICC P&C entered into separ...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Specialty insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital has announced the appointment of Anita Mirzaian as Underwriting & Product Lead US Media. In this role Mirzaian will be tasked with accelerating the expansion of the company’s Media portfolio in the...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
US property and casualty (P&C) insurance is set to maintain strong underwriting profitability through 2026, despite a shifting landscape, marked by social inflation, slow economic growth, and heightening competition, according to a new report...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Bermuda-based collateralised reinsurer Fergus Re has appointed Sharmini Samuels as its new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective January 1st, 2026. This appointment follows that of Stewart Ritchie as Chief Executive Officer in October 2025,...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Guy Carpenter, a global reinsurance intermediary, has released its January 1, 2026 Reinsurance Renewal Report, outlining a cyber renewal season defined by disciplined execution, competitive pricing conditions and continued structural innovation, p...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Apollo, the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance group, has announced leadership changes for the Construction line of business as Tim Cook prepares to retire from his role as Head of Construction on 31 December 2025. As part of a planned succession, Ma...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines property and casualty insurance provider, has appointed Erin Rotz as President of Berkley Fire & Marine, effective immediately. Rotz has over two decades of inland marine and construction underwrit...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
IK Partners, a European private equity firm, has announced that its IK Small Cap IV Fund has acquired a majority stake in Ascora Group, a French multi-specialist insurance broker. The transaction, structured as a management buyout (MBO), is design...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
Sompo Hong Kong, part of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has announced the appointment of Will Wang as Head of Casualty for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, effective December 29th 2025. Wang will be based in Hong Kong and report to Alasdair Walker...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
The Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association (CIRCA) has unveiled its Board of Directors and leadership team for 2026 to continue advancing the Cayman Islands’ reinsurance sector. Faramarz Romer, Group Chief Financial Officer at Gree...
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
AdA, a Lloyd’s and regional Marine & Specialty insurer, has announced that AdA Syndicate 2024 has received “permission to underwrite” from Lloyd’s for the 2026 year of account. AdA Underwriters was established in May 2023 by Natasha Jodrell, J...
Posted: Dec 30, 2025
Sun Life, an international financial services company that offers a broad range of insurance, wealth, and asset management solutions, has received authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to establish an office in Dubai Internatio...
Posted: Dec 30, 2025
Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Hannover Re US) has announced the appointment of Tiffany Norman as President and CEO of Hannover Re US, effective January 1, 2026. This appointment is an update of the announcement on September 3, 2025...
Posted: Dec 30, 2025
Bermuda’s commercial long-term insurance sector continued to grow in 2024, with gross written premiums (GWP) increasing 17.8% year-on-year to reach US$200.1 billion, with total assets increasing by 19.1%, according to the latest figures from the B...
Posted: Dec 30, 2025
Higher interest rates delivered strong profitability for the life and health sector in 2025, but re/insurers will need to be diligent about emerging risks such as mental health, metabolic health, mortality trends, and upscaling technology as they...
Posted: Dec 30, 2025