Reinsurance News

US SCS losses reach $42bn, establishing a “new normal”: Moody’s

Insured losses related to US severe convective storms (SCS) reached $42 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with average per-event costs 31% higher than the previous decade’s average, establishing a “new normal” for extreme weather, accordin...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

European reinsurers seen moving toward greater earnings stability: J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan, a global investment bank, notes that the European reinsurance sector appears to be moving toward a more stable and consistent earnings pattern. The company notes that reinsurers do not usually absorb the majority of expected catastrop...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Gallagher Re appoints Parrus Kunvarji as Executive Director, Customised Solutions, APAC

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Parrus Kunvarji as Executive Director, Customised Solutions – APAC. In his new role, Kunvarji will be responsible for Gallagher Re’s customised portfolio in APAC, focusing...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Diot-Siaci completes new ownership structure

The Diot-Siaci Group, an independent insurance and reinsurance consulting and brokerage group, has finalised its new ownership structure following the signing of the agreement on 6 August 2025. As a result, the Burrus Group, a long-standing shareh...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Lockton promotes Harsh Chhajer to Power & Energy Growth Leader, Asia

Lockton, a global independent insurance brokerage, has announced the promotion of Harsh Chhajer to Power & Energy Growth Leader, Asia. In his new role, Chhajer will drive the production strategy within the newly established Regional Power &#38...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Fitch upgrades Fortitude Re’s ratings on improved company profile

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Fortitude Re’s ratings, citing an improved company profile that has strengthened in recent years through a series of strategic transactions, including reinsurance deals that have expanded the company’s scale and diversif...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Arch Insurance appoints Sean Brady as SVP Program Management, Consumer Division

Arch Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has announced the appointment of Sean Brady as Senior Vice President (SVP), Program Management for the Consumer Division. Arch’s Consumer Division includes the Travel, Acci...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Elias Habayeb to succeed Mark Kociancic as Everest Group CFO

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, has appointed Elias Habayeb as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective on or around May 1st, 2026. He succeeds Mark Kociancic, who has decided to retire...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Shory Group receives approval to operate in Saudi Arabia

Shory Group, a First.tech company and a fast-growing InsurTech firm in the region, has secured regulatory approval from the Saudi Insurance Authority (IA) to commence operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This marks a notable step in Shory’s...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

AXA XL adds Hayes and Otto as Client Relationship Leaders

AXA XL, the property and casualty division of AXA Group, has appointed Jessemine Hayes and Brian Otto as Client Relationship Leaders, based in Dallas and Kansas City, respectively. In their new roles, the pair will lead client engagement efforts,...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Markel collaborates with Greenhouse Specialty to deliver environmental solutions

Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has entered a strategic collaboration with Greenhouse Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, a program administrator specialising in environmental casualty insurance products. Founde...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Guy Bessis named Chairman of Energy & Power for Marsh India, Middle East & Africa

Marsh, an insurance broker, risk advisor, and business of Marsh McLennan, has announced the appointment of Guy Bessis as Chairman of Energy & Power for Marsh India, Middle East, and Africa. Bessis began his insurance career as an underwriter w...

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

Fairness, accuracy & human empathy key as Gen AI transforms customer-insurer interaction: GA

Generative AI (Gen AI) is rapidly transforming the insurance customer journey, but its successful adoption will depend on insurers addressing core customer concerns around privacy, accuracy, and the loss of human connection, a new report by the Ge...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Obsidian lifts surplus to support growth

Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc. has increased surplus in its writing companies in order to raise capital through a successful senior notes issuance and additional capital investment from its existing equity holders, including Genstar Capital. Th...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Meister joins Kalepa as Chief Revenue Officer

Kalepa, a company specialising in AI-powered underwriting solutions, has announced the appointment of David Meister as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In his new role, Meister will oversee all global revenue functions, driving go-to-market strategy,...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

United Risk presents full leadership team with new executive appointments

Jamie Sahara, Chairman of United Risk, presented the company’s full leadership team, including several newly appointed executives, during its quarterly stakeholder meetings held at its 50 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters. Hayden Smith has been promo...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Swiss Re flags mounting risks as a fragmented USD system pressures global finance

A fragmented USD system, according to the global reinsurer Swiss Re, would create more unstable funding conditions, limit the ability of markets to share risks internationally, and place additional stress on liquidity in catastrophe and retrocessi...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Lloyd’s Syndicate forecasts for 2023 year of account remain very strong: Argenta

Argenta Holdings Limited, a managing agent at Lloyd’s of London, has reported that the market’s syndicate forecasts for the 2023 and 2024 underwriting years continue to show strong performance, reflecting disciplined underwriting and favoura...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Widespread tech adoption to revolutionise reinsurance buying: Willis Re

Highlighting the benefits of widespread adoption of technology-driven processes, Willis Re has suggested that the reinsurance buying experience could see dramatic improvements. “Reinsurance is changing its spots. Whether aggressively or relu...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Everest names Jason Keen to lead Global Wholesale and Specialty Insurance

Everest, a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Jason Keen as the new leader of its Global Wholesale and Specialty Insurance division. The company, known for its broad underwriting capabilities and inte...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Bermuda Legacy Roundtable: A more mature, structured market sets the stage for new opportunities

The global legacy market continues to evolve and respond well to varying seller motivations, and with the live market entering a softer phase and M&A activity increasing, industry experts expect new opportunities for the space. On November 6th...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Markel introduces new global Construction & Engineering practice

Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has introduced a new Construction & Engineering practice within its international division. This launch begins with the introduction of Construction All Risks (CAR) and Erection All Ris...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

European insurers approach 2026 with cautious confidence: S&P

S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings and sector research, has released its latest assessment, European Insurance Outlook 2026: Partly Cloudy, offering a largely constructive view of how insurers are positioned for the year ahead wh...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Lloyd’s launches probe into potential policy breaches following Neal reports

Lloyd’s has launched a law firm-led investigation into potential breaches of policy following allegations of a workplace relationship involving former CEO John Neal. Back in January 2025, it was revealed that Neal, who served as CEO of Lloyd’s sin...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025

Resolution Life reinforces capital position with $750m Bermuda Ancillary Tier 1 notes issuance

Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on reinsurance and the acquisition and management of portfolios of life insurance companies, has announced the successful completion of its inaugural $750 million Bermuda Ancillary Tier 1 not...

Posted: Nov 20, 2025