Reinsurance News

Neo Insurance secures funding from Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation

Neo Insurance Solutions, a provider of advanced, modular digital insurance infrastructure, has secured a strategic equity investment from ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan’s largest trading and investment companies. ITOCHU is known for its di...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Kevin Johnson named CUO for Munich Re Specialty, North America

Munich Re Specialty – North America, part of global reinsurer Munich Re Group’s insurance operations, has announced the appointment of Kevin Johnson as its Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). In his new role, Johnson will be responsible...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Small size, mixed capital strength shape EMEA reinsurer ratings: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency known for its analysis of financial institutions and insurance entities, has identified size-related constraints and varying capital strength as key factors influencing the ratings of small reinsurers operatin...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Nina Arquint takes over as Swiss Re CorSo CEO UK & Ireland

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the global reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Nina Arquint as its new CEO for UK & Ireland. Her appointment is part of the company’s new organisational structure which feat...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Aon names Andy Marcell as CEO of Global Solutions

Andy Marcell, currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Risk Capital at global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon, where he successfully combined the firm’s Commercial Risk and Reinsurance solutions, will serve as the company&#8217...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Legal advertising & third-party litigation funding fuel rise in insurance costs: Triple-I

A new brief by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) suggests that a sharp rise in attorney advertising, mass torts and third-party litigation funding (TPLF) in the United States is linked to the rising insurance costs. According to resea...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Lloyd’s CEO looks to leverage historic brand in era of global uncertainty

As Patrick Tiernan steps into his role as CEO of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, he has emphasised that the organisation’s primary focus should be on activities that drive sustainable profitability and maintain underw...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Safehold partners with Concert Specialty to launch specialised equipment coverage program

Safehold Special Risk, a division of Innovation Growth Partners Specialty, LLC, has partnered with Concert Specialty Insurance, a member company of Concert Group, to launch a new specialised equipment coverage program. The Safehold Specialized Equ...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Lloyd’s unveils new executive team as Tiernan begins role as CEO

Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has announced a number of changes to its Executive Team, effective immediately. This update follows the recent appointment of Patrick Tiernan as Lloyd’s Chief Executive...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Fidelis Insurance closes $90m Herbie Re cat bond

Global specialty insurer Fidelis Insurance Group has successfully closed the seventh iteration of its Herbie Re catastrophe bond, providing the group with $90 million of collateralized reinsurance protection. The newly issued Series 2025-1 Notes w...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Swiss Re’s Berger and Prudential Financial’s Sullivan join Geneva Association Board

The Geneva Association, a global association of re/insurance companies with CEOs of carriers from the around the world as its members, has added Andreas Berger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurer Swiss Re and Andrew F. Sullivan, CEO of Pru...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Reinsurance & property remain key profit drivers for Lloyd’s syndicates: Howden Re

Property and reinsurance lines remain the primary drivers of premium growth and profitability for Lloyd’s of London syndicates, according to a new report from Howden Re. The firm’s latest analysis of Lloyd’s syndicate performance offers a detailed...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Ben Lyon named CEO of Gallagher Securities UK

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Ben Lyon as CEO of Gallagher Securities Limited (UK) and Head of Capital Advisory, based in London. Gallagher Securities is the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and capital m...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

American Coastal renews core cat reinsurance program with $1.676bn coverage

American Coastal Insurance Corp. (ACIC) has renewed its core catastrophe reinsurance program (Core CAT) for 2025/26, purchasing approximately $1.676 billion of occurrence-based limit in the aggregate, an increase of $62.4 million, or 3.9%, from 20...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Optio Group launches enhanced political violence and terrorism coverage

Optio Group (Optio), an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA), has announced the successful rollout of its new political violence and terrorism (PVT) binders. The product offers a coverage limit of USD 150 million, designed to safegua...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

McGill and Partners & AXA XL announce digital-first partnership

Global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners has entered into a digital-first partnership with AXA XL’s UK & Lloyd’s Business, aimed at enhancing efficiency in risk placement. The initiative aligns AXA XL’s risk appeti...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Markel completes acquisition of specialist marine MGA MECO

Markel, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has completed its acquisition of The MECO Group Limited, a specialist marine managing general agent (MGA), following regulatory approvals. The transaction follows Markel’s April 2025 announcemen...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Canopius appoints Brodie English and Rob Barnum to APAC leadership roles

Canopius, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointments of Brodie English as Head of Casualty, Australia and New Zealand, and Rob Barnum as Head of Financial Lines, APAC, both effective 1st June, 2025. In his new role, E...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Re/insurers better positioned to withstand above average 2025 hurricane season: Fitch

Re/insurers are better positioned to withstand the 2025 hurricane season and other potential catastrophic events, thanks to recent premium rate increases, surplus growth among property and casualty (P&C) insurers, and favourable legislative re...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Weston Tompkins named Executive Director, Capital Markets at MultiStrat

MultiStrat, a specialist underwriter and reinsurance investment platform, has announced the appointment of Weston Tompkins as Executive Director within its Capital Markets team. Tompkins will leverage his over three decades of experience in the in...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

Vermont enhances captive insurance regulations to bolster industry leadership

Vermont, one of the domiciles for captive insurance companies in the United States, has enacted important updates to its captive insurance laws through the 2025 housekeeping bill, H.137. Signed into law by Governor Phil Scott on May 19, 2025, this...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

British businesses increasingly adopting AI despite rise in cybersecurity risks: QBE

Most UK businesses are rapidly embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI), with 95% already using or looking into it, despite an increase in cyberthreats, with 80% of businesses in the country believing cyber risks are on the rise and over half (53%)...

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

IRB(Re) sponsors Brazil’s inaugural ILS transaction, R$33.7m Andrina

Brazilian reinsurer IRB(Re), via its wholly owned subsidiary, Andrina Special Purpose Insurance Entity (SSPE), has issued the first insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction in the country, a R$33.7 million transaction (USD 5.9m) covering risk...

Posted: May 30, 2025

London market holds firm as reinsurance discipline shapes 2025 outlook: Berenberg

Berenberg, a private bank and financial institution in Europe, has released new analysis highlighting a clear trend across the London insurance market: stronger pricing discipline is holding, driven by structural changes in the global reinsurance...

Posted: May 30, 2025

Dai-ichi Life and M&G announce strategic partnership in asset management and life insurance

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., a Japanese life insurance company, and M&G, an international asset manager and asset owner, have announced a long-term strategic partnership involving asset management and life insurance. Under this agreement, M&#...

Posted: May 30, 2025