Reinsurance News

AXA XL bolsters Indian team with several senior appointments

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has strengthened its Indian Branch with the appointments of Saurabh Bhootara, Priya Manchanda, Vinod Kumar, Saumitra Sharma, and Akash Jain in Mumbai. T...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Conduit Re continues to evolve reinsurance strategy amid desire to reduce volatility: CEO

Conduit Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurer specialising in property, casualty, and specialty lines, has made some notable changes to its outward reinsurance strategy, aiming to better shield its portfolio from increasingly volatile secondary perils suc...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Henrik Hoppendorff joins Gallagher Re as Senior Facultative Broker, EMEA

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Henrik Hoppendorff as Senior Facultative Broker, EMEA. Based in Stockholm, Hoppendorff will be working within the Nordic team, but also serving the broader EMEA region. His 14 years...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Aviva ‘off to a great start’ with GI premium growth of 9% in Q1’25

British insurer Aviva has reported general insurance (GI) premium growth of 9% to £2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to £2.7 billion in the comparative prior year quarter. Country-wise, UK&I GI premiums grew by 12% to £2 billi...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Benjamin James joins IAP London team as Partner

Insurance Advisory Partners (IAP), the specialised investment bank focused exclusively on insurance, insurance services, and the insurtech industry, has announced the appointment of Benjamin James as Partner in the firm’s London office, effective...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Talanx posts best-ever quarterly performance despite LA wildfire impact

Despite significant large loss payments, Talanx generated group net income of €604 million in Q1 2025, the strongest quarterly result in its history, highlighting its robust position with a balanced mix of Primary Insurance and Reinsurance. Accord...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Starwind Specialty announces launch of four new insurance programs

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, has expanded its underwriting expertise with the launch of four new insurance programs: Starwind Environmental, Starwind PVT (Political Violence & Terrorism), Starwind Equipment, and...

Posted: May 15, 2025

WTW appoints Luke Ware as Head of Asia

WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has expanded Luke Ware’s role to include serving as Head of Asia, effective immediately. He currently serves as the Head of Corporate Risk & Broking, Asia. In his new dual capacity, Ware wil...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Allianz sees record operating profit of €4.2bn in Q1’25

Allianz has reported a record operating profit of €4.2 billion for Q1 2025, marking a 6.3% increase from Q1 2024, keeping the firm on track to meet its full-year operating profit target of €16 billion. The Property & Casualty (P&C) segment...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Fidelis reports Q1’25 net loss as LA wildfires hit underwriting performance

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited has reported a net loss of $42.5 million and a higher combined ratio of 115.6% for the first quarter of 2025, as catastrophe losses, driven by the California wildfires, dented...

Posted: May 15, 2025

US surplus lines market sees continued growth amid P&C pressures: AM Best

AM Best, a credit rating agency, has released a new report showing continued growth in the premiums generated by non-admitted insurers within the US surplus lines market. This rise in premiums highlights significant opportunities spurred by ongoin...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Aon names Lambros Lambrou as Chief Strategy Officer

Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Lambros Lambrou as its Chief Strategy Officer, where he will be responsible for key Aon Executive Committee initiatives, effective immediately. Aon explains that these initiati...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Markel adds Watson as Senior Underwriter for International War and Terrorism

Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has strengthened its International War and Terrorism unit in the US with the appointment of Joshua Watson as Senior Underwriter and Bridget Canderelli as Underwriting Support Specialist. Th...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Aon, GrECo, Marsh & Smartt Re to support PEJ for Poland’s first nuclear project

Four brokerage firms, Aon Polska, GrECo Polska, Marsh, and Smartt Re, are to support Poland’s state-owned SPV Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) in the purchase of insurance for the country’s first nuclear project in Pomerania, among other op...

Posted: May 15, 2025

Conduit Re seeing opportunity to deploy more capacity into casualty risks

As the re/insurance market enters into a more competitive phase, it presents Conduit Re with an opportunity to deploy more capacity into casualty risks, Neil Eckert, who was recently appointed as the company’s new CEO, highlighted during the reins...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Skyward Specialty names LaFlamme as President, Captives & Specialty

Property and Casualty insurer Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Corey LaFlamme as President, Captives & Specialty Programs, as Kirby Hill becomes Chairman of the segment. The appointment of LaFlamme aligns with the company’s...

Posted: May 14, 2025

S&P cites Bermuda’s key insurance industry as islands sovereign ratings affirmed

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Bermuda’s long-term sovereign credit rating at ‘A+’ and its short-term rating at ‘A-1’, with a stable outlook. This reflects expectations of a steady macroeconomic environment underpinned...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Canada Life Re had ‘solid growth’ in Q1’25 despite headwinds: CEO Poulin

Canada Life Reinsurance, part of Canadian headquartered international financial services holding company, Great-West Lifeco, experienced robust year on year growth in the first quarter of 2025 and also reduced its exposure to weather-related catas...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Dan Powers joins Alliant’s Value-Based Healthcare Solutions & Risk Management Solutions practice

Alliant Insurance Services has announced the appointment of reinsurance expert Dan Powers as Senior Vice President within the Value-Based Healthcare and Risk Management Solutions practice of Alliant’s Employee Benefits Group. Bringing over 20 year...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Resilience launches new Cyber Risk Calculator

Cyber risk solutions company Resilience has launched Cyber Risk Calculator, an AI-powered tool that translates cyber risk into financial terms to provide security and risk practitioners, as well as C-Suite executives, with a common, data-driven la...

Posted: May 14, 2025

S&P downgrades State Farm General Insurance credit ratings on weak underwriting & wildfire impact

S&P Global Ratings has lowered State Farm General Insurance’s (SFGI) financial strength and issuer credit ratings to ‘A+’ from ‘AA’, citing a significant deterioration in the company’s capital regulatory solvency ratios...

Posted: May 14, 2025

CLARA Analytics introduces AI-enhanced subrogation detection to maximise claim recoveries

CLARA Analytics, an AI-driven solutions provider for the insurance industry, has rolled out advanced subrogation detection features in its flagship product, CLARA Triage, aimed at helping insurers recover significant funds lost through overlooked...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Compre completes legal transfer of European liability portfolio from Ethias

Bermuda-domiciled legacy reinsurer Compre Group Holdings Limited has completed an insurance business transfer of a portfolio of European casualty and motor liabilities from Ethias S.A. (Ethias). The transfer follows a prior Ethias Loss Portfolio T...

Posted: May 14, 2025

George Schulz to succeed Tom Dickson as New Energy Risk CEO

New Energy Risk (NER), a specialist managing general underwriter and a wholly owned division of Paragon Insurance Group, has announced the promotion of George Schulz to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 1. Schulz will be succeeding out...

Posted: May 14, 2025

Cyber insurance premiums stabilise in 2025, but market penetration remains below 10% for SMEs: S&P

Cyber insurance is progressing toward maturity, but key challenges remain, according to insights shared during a recent webinar hosted by S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. During the session, titled...

Posted: May 14, 2025