Reinsurance News
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Thailand Branch (MSITB) and MSIG Thailand have partnered with Bank of China (BOC Thai) and China Pacific Insurance (CPIC), to expand a strategic bancassurance alliance in Thailand. Having signed a Memorandum of Understand...
Posted: May 27, 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Luke Reeve-Tucker as head of facultative reinsurance for Latin America, effective May 27, 2025. In this expanded role, he will continue to lead Caribbean facultative rein...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Peak Claims Group, an independent claims management firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Canopy Weather, a provider of hyper-localised weather analytics, to enhance its Peak Triage platform. Peak Triage is a proprietary claims approach...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Lockton, a privately held insurance brokerage, has announced the appointment of Jeff Miller as National Practice Leader for the Stop Loss and Pharmacy practices. Miller returns to the firm with more than 30 years of experience and a proven history...
Posted: May 23, 2025
S&P Global Ratings has expressed a positive view on Arundo Re’s strategic growth ambitions, assigning the international reinsurer a financial strength rating of ‘A’ with a stable outlook. The credit rating agency highlighted Arundo Re’s (forme...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance products, has introduced Miscellaneous Professional Indemnity and Public Offering of Securities Insurance in Italy. These policies...
Posted: May 23, 2025
While the favourable market environment for reinsurance played a significant role in MS Reinsurance’s strong performance in 2024, CEO Robert Wiest has emphasised that what truly sets the firm apart is its unique approach and the way it engages wit...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Milliman, Inc., a consulting and actuarial firm, has released its latest Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI), revealing a meaningful reduction in the estimated cost of transferring retiree pension liabilities to insurers. According to Milliman’s...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Fenchurch, an independent London property insurance broker, has appointed Kingsley Flynn as its new Chairman. In his new role, Flynn will guide Fenchurch’s US growth strategy, oversee client engagement, and help refine the firm’s client-first appr...
Posted: May 23, 2025
AmTrust International, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, continues to see solid growth in its Turkish operations following the establishment of its office in Istanbul last year. Led by General Manager, Erdinc Karayazlik, AmTrust’s team in...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., has announced the successful issuance of a $125 million catastrophe bond, 1886 Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1), the first to Rule 144A deal for sponsor Kingstone Insurance Company...
Posted: May 23, 2025
The severe flooding across the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales (NSW) is not expected to derail the strong FY25 outlook, with reinsurers likely to remain disciplined at mid-year renewals, according to analysts at BofA Securiti...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a-” (Excellent) from “bbb+” (Good) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) on the unsecured debt and preferred equity of Canadian financ...
Posted: May 23, 2025
With a preliminary insured loss estimate ranging from $4 billion to $7 billion for the severe weather events across the U.S. between May 14 and 20, Gallagher Re’s Chief Science Officer and Meteorologist, Steve Bowen, has argued that it’...
Posted: May 23, 2025
S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term issuer credit rating on QBE Insurance to ‘A’ from ‘A-‘, and has also raised the issuer credit and financial strength ratings on its core operating entities to ‘AA-‘...
Posted: May 23, 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Jamie Chambers as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greater China, effective June 20, 2025. In this expanded role, Chamb...
Posted: May 23, 2025
MAPFRE Economics, the research arm of MAPFRE, a Spanish-domiciled insurer, in its latest Economic and Industry Outlook report, notes that the insurance sector holds firm against President Trump’s tariffs. However, lower economic activity globally...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Great-West Lifeco Inc. has announced Lindsey Rix-Broom, currently CEO of Canada Life U.K., has been appointed as CEO, Europe, effective July 1, 2025. This move follows the news that David Harney, currently President & COO, Europe and Capital &...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Increased flood vulnerability in Texas has revealed a widening insurance gap that threatens to increase the financial loss of future flood events, a new report from the Neptune Research Group has revealed. Experts predict that over the next three...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the US insurance subsidiary of Intact Financial Corporation, has appointed Aaron Belair as its new President of Technology, North America (NA), based in San Francisco. In the role, he will focus on strengtheni...
Posted: May 23, 2025
Insurance and reinsurance Lloyd’s broker, United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIBL), has announced the appointment of Sean Scales as Associate Director within its Marine Division. In his new role, Scales will focus on North American cargo and stock thro...
Posted: May 23, 2025
KBW, an investment bank focused on insurance and reinsurance markets, has provided a detailed outlook on the upcoming June 1, 2025, reinsurance renewals, along with projections for the January 1, 2026 renewal season. According to KBW’s recent disc...
Posted: May 22, 2025
In its latest report, Clearwater Analytics has disclosed that unaffiliated general account insurance assets under management (AUM) grew 24% year-over-year to a huge $4.5 trillion. The report, produced in partnership with DCS Financial Consulting a...
Posted: May 22, 2025
Insurance and reinsurance broker Protecdiv has appointed David Castillo to the newly created role of Executive Vice President (EVP) and National Construction Practice Leader. In the role, Castillo will lead the strategic growth and development of...
Posted: May 22, 2025
During its Capital Markets Day, specialist insurer Hiscox outlined its strategy to deliver attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders, stating that its ambition for the Retail segment is to accelerate premium growth to double digits by 20...
Posted: May 22, 2025