Reinsurance News
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), an organisation representing 8,000 lawyers and paralegals across 61 corporate firms, has elected Bridget Tatham, Partner at Browne Jacobson, as President for 2026. Tatham is set to replace Howard Dean, Partne...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
I–RE, a specialist in captive specialist insurance and reinsurance, has announced the appointment of David Berlanga as Broker Relationship Executive. In his new role, Berlanga will be responsible for building and strengthening relationships with c...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and microplastics are expected to become a source of liability risk for re/insurers, law firm DAC Beachcroft has highlighted in their latest predictions for 2026. The scrutiny and legal action over UPFs are projected t...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Gallagher Re, the reinsurance arm of the global broking group, has agreed to acquire the largest independent reinsurance broker in South Africa, Resilea (Pty) Ltd. The reinsurance broker expects the Resilea team to bring a greater level of scale a...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has marked its entry into cyber insurance with the launch of a digital quote-and-bind policy for African businesses. Offered through ASR 24-7, ASR’s automated underwr...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, has launched five new SAR satellites to close critical information gaps, giving insurers the situational awareness to protect communities, target resources, and speed r...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Miller, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Paul Lineham as Head of Data. In his new role, Lineham will focus on enhancing the technological solutions Miller brings to its clients, while he...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Santam Group, a major South African insurance company, has been granted Lloyd’s final permission for its Santam Syndicate 1918 to underwrite for business beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The new Syndicate will introduce Santam’s established...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of independent insurance broker Lockton, has appointed Anthony DiLorenzo as US Casualty Broking Leader, based in Philadelphia. DiLorenzo most recently spent over 12 years at broker Aon, serving as Senior Managi...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Private equity investors EQT and CVC (together, the Consortium) have notified AUB Group that they will not proceed with a binding A$45-per-share scheme proposal to acquire 100% of the business, and both sides have therefore agreed to end discussio...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Colombia, among Latin America’s more advanced insurance markets, is seeing growth increasingly driven by the life insurance sector, according to a new AM Best report. While non-life insurance continues to hold the larger share of market participan...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
The UK P&I Club, a provider of Protection & Indemnity insurance to the global shipping industry, and the TT Club, an insurance and risk management provider for the international transport and logistics industry, have announced that they ar...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has been closely tracking the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in insurance, and has highlighted how carriers are now deploying related technologies at a more rapid pace. Laura Doddington, WTW...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Ace Insurance Brokers, an Indian composite insurance broker, delivering comprehensive life and general insurance solutions to individuals, corporates, and institutions, has appointed Arvind Laddha as President. Earlier this year, Blackstone acquir...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
S&P Global Ratings has raised the long-term issuer credit and insurer financial strength ratings for African Reinsurance Corp. (Africa Re) and its South African subsidiary, African Reinsurance Corp. (South Africa) Ltd., to ‘A’ from...
Posted: Dec 01, 2025
Recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among major re/insurers are creating “seeds of concern” for the cyber insurance market, with experts warning that capacity consolidation could eventually reduce market availability. Gamze Konyar, Head of C...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
NFP, an Aon company and prominent provider of property and casualty (P&C) brokerage and benefits consulting, announced updates to its leadership team. Tom Gillingham has been appointed President, Commercial Risk, expanding his responsibilities...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
The risk of silent AI is prompting insurers to update policy wordings, innovate products, limit riskier exposures, and review reinsurance arrangements to ensure these risks are adequately covered, according to law firm DAC Beachcroft. “Silent AI”...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at Lloyd’s, has acknowledged that rates have softened more quickly than anticipated, but emphasised that favourable trading conditions and ongoing market discipline are expected to drive strong performance f...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
Pen Underwriting, a multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has announced a number of leadership appointments within its specialist Marine practice and announced structural changes aimed at accelerating strategic growth and futur...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Eyraud as Country Manager, Italy, effective January 1st 2025. Eyraud will succeed Saverio Longo, who is leaving AXA XL after s...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
Technology is reshaping the broking process toward more cedent-centric collaboration, as increasingly technical cedents expect to actively participate in shaping their reinsurance strategies, driving growth with challenger brokers, according to Je...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
Seoul-based reinsurer Korean Reinsurance Company (Korean Re) has announced plans to commence operations for its Indian branch in April 2026. The reinsurer received regulatory approval to establish a new branch in Gujarat International Finance Tech...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
Global reinsurer Ariel Re Managing Agency Limited (Ariel Re) has announced that Lloyd’s has formally approved the establishment and management of Ariel Re Syndicate 2006. The syndicate has been granted Permission to Underwrite in line with its agr...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has expanded the catastrophe declaration for the severe storm and hail events that struck Queensland and New South Wales over the past week, extending it to all postcodes in both states for the period 20–27...
Posted: Nov 28, 2025