Reinsurance News

AM Best warns NOAA disaster data cutoff could hinder insurers’ response to secondary perils

AM Best, the credit rating agency, has issued a cautionary statement regarding the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to cease updates to its billion-dollar weather disaster database, warning that this move could...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Ethena backed OnRe launches structured yield product

Regulated on-chain reinsurance company, Nayms, which has rebranded as OnRe, has launched ONe, an accumulating token for LPs, which currently offers projected returns of up to 36.5%, consisting of reinsurance performance, collateral yield, and toke...

Posted: May 22, 2025

GFIA urges IAIS to address the growing global pension protection gap

On 22 May 2025, the Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA), which represents the interests of insurers and reinsurers worldwide, called on the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), the global standard-setting body...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Davies £275m in new senior credit facilities to help accelerate growth strategy

Davies, a professional services and technology specialist serving the insurance market, has secured new credit facilities of £275 million ($370 million), from its existing lead lender Blackstone, to support the company’s growth. The new senior fac...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Fidelis appoints Hannah Greenwood as CUO for Bermuda

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Hannah Greenwood as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Bermuda. In her new role, Greenwood will oversee Fidelis Insurance Bermuda’s underwrit...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Jim Lye named Head of Everest Global Markets

Global insurer and reinsurer Everest has announced the appointment of Jim Lye as Head of Everest Global Markets (EGM), its London-based wholesale division. Lye joins from Antares Managing Agency Limited, where he spent 12 years in roles including...

Posted: May 22, 2025

BMS Group acquires Turkish re/insurance broking firm Oria

BMS Group, an independent global insurance and reinsurance broker, has expanded its presence in the Turkish market with the acquisition of Istanbul-based Oria Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş. Owned and Chaired by Cenk Erden, Oria is an indepen...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Descartes Underwriting strengthens leadership with key senior hires to support growth

Descartes Underwriting, a provider of corporate parametric insurance solutions specialising in climate, cyber, and emerging risks, has revealed two important senior appointments aimed at strengthening its operations and claims functions. These new...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Political risk insurance demand up amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty: Howden

Demand for political risk insurance has gone up by 33% due to considerable uncertainty around the geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, a new Howden report has revealed. The ‘Opportunity in flux’ highlights how increased geopolitical rivalri...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Protecdiv hires Tamika Puckett as EVP & Public Sector Practice Leader

Tamika Puckett has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Public Sector Practice Leader, at Protecdiv, where she will lead the development and execution of the firm’s risk management strategies for public sector clients, overseeing a...

Posted: May 22, 2025

HDI Global posts improved CoR of 91.1% in Q1’25

HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, reported an improved combined ratio of 91.1% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 91.8% in the same period last year. The net insurance financial and investment result before currency eff...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Generali reports 8.6% rise in operating result for Q1’25 with strong P&C performance

Italian insurer Generali has reported growth in its consolidated operating result of 8.6% to €2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2025, driven by all business segments, notably its Property and Casualty (P&C) arm as the combined ratio strengt...

Posted: May 22, 2025

May severe weather outbreaks could rank among costliest in US history: Aon

Given the widespread tornado, hail, and wind damage across the central and eastern United States, Aon has suggested that the May 14–17 outbreak could rank among the costliest severe weather events in U.S. history when adjusted for inflation. In a...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Pacific Life Re in second asset intensive reinsurance agreement with Anshin Life

Life insurer Pacific Life Re has entered into a second asset intensive reinsurance agreement with Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Anshin Life), a domestic life insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings. The new deal builds...

Posted: May 22, 2025

First-ever jaguar protection insurance launched in Argentina: UNDP

A first-of-its-kind insurance product has been launched in Argentina to protect the critically endangered jaguar while supporting local livestock owners. It was developed through a partnership between the Government of the Province of Misiones, th...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Sarah Maune joins Gallagher Re Life Solutions team as VP

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the addition of Sarah Maune to its Life Solutions team as Vice President (VP). Maune brings over 16 years of life re/insurance experience to her new role. She is joining Gallagher Re following a decade...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Labuan IBFC welcomes new Chairman and board member

Labuan IBFC Inc., an Asian financial hub known for its insurance, reinsurance, Islamic finance, and digital business solutions, has announced the appointment of Steven Choy Khai Choon as Chairman, and Dr. Aida Othman as a member of its Board of Di...

Posted: May 22, 2025

Exporters brace for impact as Allianz Trade survey reveals deep fallout from US tariff moves

Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance and part of the Allianz Group, has released new findings from its 2025 Global Survey that show just how sharply the ongoing US trade war is hitting international exporters. The survey, which gath...

Posted: May 22, 2025

TransRe calls for urgent and substantial D&O price increases amid unprofitable market conditions

Reinsurer TransRe is urging immediate and material increases in US Public Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance pricing, warning that the current market remains unsustainable. In a recent market update, TransRe states that the D&O secto...

Posted: May 21, 2025

M&S estimates £300m hit to operating profit from recent cyberattack

Large British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has disclosed that the recent cyber attack is estimated to impact Group operating profit by approximately £300 million for 2025/26. As a reminder, on 22 April 2025, M&S announced it was resp...

Posted: May 21, 2025

Reinsurance capacity growth supports Philippine’s non-life insurance stable outlook: AM Best

Credit rating Agency AM Best has maintained a stable outlook on the Philippine non-life insurance market, citing growth factors and steady increase in the availability of reinsurance capacity in the country, which is expected to mitigate catastrop...

Posted: May 21, 2025

Munich Re Ventures closes $125m fund from HSB

After a decade of investing in companies at the intersection of risk and technology, Munich Re Ventures (MRV), the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, has closed its fifth fund of $125 million from its founding limited partner, HSB. The fundin...

Posted: May 21, 2025

US cyber insurance market remains profitable amid slower growth in 2024: Fitch

Fitch Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research, reports that the US cyber insurance market continued to deliver strong underwriting profits in 2024, even as the pace of premium growth began to slow. According to Fitch Rating...

Posted: May 21, 2025

Sproutr secures Altai Ventures-led seed funding to fuel growth

Sproutr, a boutique insurance product design and build firm, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding that will be used to accelerate the execution of its technology roadmap and scale its growing team. The seed round was led by Altai Ventu...

Posted: May 21, 2025

Japan’s Zenkyoren & Germany’s SV secure $100m in quake reinsurance from cat bond

German insurer SV SparkassenVersicherung (SV) has entered the catastrophe bond market with the successful completion of its debut cat bond, Liongate Re, securing $100 million in fully collateralized reinsurance, in collaboration with Japanese mutu...

Posted: May 21, 2025