Reinsurance News
Howden, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Jamie Wan as Senior Director, M&A for Asia. Wan brings 14 years of industry experience, joining Howden from global re/insurance broker Aon, where she mo...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
AI’s productivity-boosting impact will “ultimately prevail,” ushering in an era that produces its own leaders, with those who deploy the technology effectively reaping increasing gains over time, according to Pravina Ladva, Group Chief Digital ...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
AUB Group Limited has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Prestige Insurance, positioning Prestige as its flagship UK retail broking platform to consolidate Tysers’ Retail portfolios, drive AUB’s Retail MGA strategy, and accelerate its UK footpr...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of independent re/insurance broker BMS Group, has appointed Tony Grippa as Chief Strategy Officer for its US business. Grippa holds extensive industry experience, having previously served as a senior advisor to Dowling...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Brown & Brown has disclosed its full-year 2025 results, revealing total revenues of $5.9 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion, or 22.8%, compared with 2024. Income before income taxes rose to $321 million, up 16.7% year over year. Net income a...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
W. R. Berkley Corporation, a commercial lines property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, has reported pre-tax underwriting income growth of 14.9% to a record $338 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 (Q4’25), and a record $1.2 billion for the...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Specialty insurer Brit Group Holdings Limited has announced the successful renewal of its US Hospital Professional Liability (HPL) Consortium 7882 for the 2026 underwriting year, with maximum capacity of $10 million. The consortium serves US-based...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Canada Life, a life insurance and pensions provider in the UK, has confirmed the appointment of Stuart Carroll as Chief Actuary, effective from 1 January 2026, reporting to Stuart Robinson, Chief Financial Officer. Carroll is a senior actuary and...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
International reinsurer Arundo Re has successfully renewed its 157 Re collateralised reinsurance sidecar, with 157 Re 26 becoming the eighth vintage under the platform, supported once again by Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP, as...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Falcon Risk Services, a wholly owned managing general agent (MGA) of HDI Global SE, has promoted John Merchant to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective January 1st, 2026. Merchant was the first employee to join Falcon in October 2021, and th...
Posted: Jan 27, 2026
Insurers are central to the competitiveness of the UK’s financial and related professional services industry, but a report from TheCityUK and PwC UK warns that lagging insurance processes and market infrastructure threaten that position without ur...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global specialty broker Price Forbes has announced the appointment of Alexander Rogers as Cyber Claims Manager, a London-based role. Rogers provides full lifecycle claims advocacy and round-the-clock support to clients navigating complex cybersecu...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Tobias Sonndorfer, CFA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VIG Re, said the company’s new three-year strategy, VIGRe28, marks a natural evolution, leveraging data and technology to enhance client value and create compelling opportunities to n...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
MSIG USA, the US-based arm of Tokyo-headquartered MSIG Holdings, Inc., has appointed Ron Morrison as Chief Claims Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Peter McKenna. He brings extensive experience overseeing complex commercial claims oper...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Kin, a digital home and auto insurance provider, has launched an auto insurance for its Florida and Texas home insurance customers, a move that allows those living in two of the most volatile US insurance markets to bundle their policies, unlockin...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has appointed Adam Sullivan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gallagher Specialty Asia. Sullivan brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new role. He started in the aviatio...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Following the 1 January 2026 renewals, the future direction of major risk market conditions will likely be determined by the final amount of losses incurred in 2025, according to Howden Re’s Aviation & Space Treaty team. After a period of rela...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Cristiano Borean, Generali Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has been appointed Chairman of the European Insurance CFO Forum, a high-level discussion group for the Chief Financial Officers of Europe’s leading insurance companies. Establis...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
In 2026, the aviation insurance market is expected to navigate sustained pricing pressure, evolving risk dynamics, and accelerating technological disruption. Success, according to WTW, will favour carriers that act swiftly, leverage data-driven de...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Chantal Cardinez as Global Head of Financial Solutions. Cardinez will take on the role in addition to her existing mandate as Chief Executive Officer of Hannover Re Bermuda. She brings...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Territorial disputes, regime changes, and the possible shifting of global alliances are the main themes of political and geopolitical risks insurers need to watch for in 2026 and beyond, according to Yoel Sano, Head of Global Political and Securit...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Apollo, a Skyward Group company, has entered into a partnership with ZenHedge, a US-based insurtech start-up, to bring to market Freight Expense Insurance, a parametric insurance solution aimed at shielding US shippers from unplanned freight cost...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Charlotte Major as Senior Claims Adjuster – Professional Indemnity, effective immediately. In her new role, based in London, Major will focus on r...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
LIIBA, the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association, appointed seven new Directors in 2025, broadening member representation, a move that reflects new Articles of Association adopted in March. The changes were aimed at broadening th...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026
Brit Group Holdings Limited, a specialty insurer and reinsurer operating across Lloyd’s, the London market and internationally, has announced FI Cyber Max, a new integrated Cyber and Financial Institutions (FI) consortium. Developed to support lar...
Posted: Jan 26, 2026