Reinsurance News

Zurich secures aggregate reinsurance amid ‘favourable price environment’

Large European insurer Zurich took advantage of the “favourable price environment” at the April renewals and secured global aggregate reinsurance cover for lower layers, leveraging alternative, collateralised, and traditional capacity,...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Hamilton posts Q1’25 net income of $81m as catastrophes drive underwriting loss

Bermuda-domiciled re/insurer Hamilton Insurance Group has reported net income of $81 million for the first quarter of 2025, down considerably on the prior year’s $157 million, as the firm’s underwriting result was hit by the California...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Liberty Mutual’s Q1’25 net income surpasses $1bn despite significant cat losses

Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. (LMHC), a global property and casualty insurer, reported net income attributable to LMHC of $1.025 billion for the first quarter of 2025, down from $1.535 billion in the same period in 2024, as catastrophe losse...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Ransomware costs ease but email-based attacks dominate, Coalition reports

Coalition, a cyber insurance provider known for its Active Insurance model that aims to prevent digital threats before they cause harm, has published its 2025 Cyber Claims Report, offering a comprehensive view of cyberattack trends affecting its p...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Emma Croucher joins Atrium as Head of US General Liability

Atrium, the specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Emma Croucher as Head of US General Liability. In her new role, Croucher will oversee the management and building of Atrium’s US General Liability and Medical...

Posted: May 08, 2025

American Integrity prices IPO at $16 per share, targets $126.5m

American Integrity Insurance Group has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 6,875,000 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share. The offering includes 6,250,000 shares being sold by American Integrity and 625,000 shares offered by existing...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Lloyd’s market at a ‘pivotal point’ as new leadership takes helm: LMA CEO

Sheila Cameron, CEO of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), has suggested that with Patrick Tiernan and Charles Roxburgh appointed as the new CEO and Chair of Lloyd’s, they are stepping in at a “pivotal point” and have a real opportun...

Posted: May 08, 2025

David Soutter to lead RiverStone’s Risk Bermuda team

David Soutter has joined legacy reinsurance and run-off specialist RiverStone International as Head of Risk, Bermuda. A re/insurance executive with experience in financial reporting, regulatory reporting, risk management and treasury related matte...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Greenlight Re’s Q1’25 net income rises despite catastrophes driving underwriting loss

Reinsurer Greenlight Re’s net income increased to $29.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, as a stronger investment result more than offset a $7.8 million underwriting loss amid elevated losses from catastrophes. Greenlight Re’s underwrit...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Consilium welcomes Optio’s Woodward as Chief Claims Officer

Consilium, the global specialty re/insurance broking business of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Nick Woodward as Chief Claims Officer (CCO). Woodward, an ACII-qualified re/insurance lawyer, is recognised as a multi-class and j...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Register for Artemis’ live webinar on the state of the cat bond and ILS market at mid-year 2025

Registration is open for a live and free-to-attend webcast hosted by Artemis, our insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused sister publication, in collaboration with Computershare, which will delve into the state of the catastrophe bond and relate...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Natural hazard costs erode ~72% of Suncorp’s FY allowance

In a new market update, Australian insurer Suncorp has disclosed that it incurred natural hazard costs of AUD 1.115 billion in the 10 months to April 30th, 2025, which has eroded almost 72% of the carrier’s AUD 1.560 billion full year natura...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Rokstone names Lewis Goodearl to lead new UK & Ireland Casualty Division

Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance MGA and part of the Aventum Group, has appointed Lewis Goodearl as Head of its newly established UK and Ireland Casualty division. Goodearl joins Rokstone from Convex, where he has spent the past f...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Zurich’s P&C business sees insurance revenue & GWP rise 5% in Q1’25

Zurich has reported that insurance revenue and gross written premiums (GWP) in its Property & Casualty (P&C) segment rose by 5% each in Q1 2025, reaching $10.8 billion and $13.3 billion, respectively. According to Zurich, the Q1 2025 growt...

Posted: May 08, 2025

New IUA CEO prioritises underwriting & claims expertise and emerging risks

Chris Jones, the new CEO of the International Underwriting Association (IUA), announces a dual focus on strengthening underwriting and claims expertise and reassessing emerging and systemic risks. Announced in March 2025, Chris Jones officially as...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Brazil faces intensifying climate risks as insurance sector adapts to shifting weather patterns: How...

Howden Re, the reinsurance and strategic advisory division of Howden, has launched its fourth edition of the Brazil and Global Climate Impacts report, created in collaboration with MeteoIA, a climate analytics firm. This latest report provides an...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Aspen prices upsized IPO, offering could raise $457m

Aspen Insurance Holdings has announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO) of 13,250,000 Class A ordinary shares (par value $0.001) at $30.00 per share. In April, Aspen initially planned to offer 11,000,000 Class A ordinary sh...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Patrick Tiernan named Lloyd’s CEO

The Council of Lloyd’s has appointed Patrick Tiernan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, effective June 1st, 2025. Tiernan’s appointment is subject to approval and consent from th...

Posted: May 08, 2025

The Clear Group MGA Division rebrands to Shape Underwriting

The Clear Group MGA Division has unveiled its rebranding, stating that starting from 1st May 2025, both Profile Underwriting and One Commercial Specialty will trade as Shape Underwriting. This strategic decision marks the first stage of Clear’s pl...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Global Atlantic grows Its Bermuda footprint with major office expansion

Global Atlantic Financial Group, a retirement and life insurance provider serving individuals and institutions, has expanded its presence in Bermuda with a move to a new headquarters at Washington House on Church Street in Hamilton. This relocatio...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Verisk reports strong Q1 2025 results with 6.8% underwriting growth and healthy profitability

Verisk Analytics, a data analytics and technology provider, reported a 6.8% growth in underwriting revenues for the first quarter of 2025, with an even stronger increase of 7.2% on an organic constant currency (OCC) basis. Underwriting revenue in...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Ryan Hodges named CEO of Trident Reciprocal Exchange

Trident Reciprocal Exchange, a technology-driven, Florida-focused, and member-owned insurance company, has announced the appointment of Ryan Hodges as Chief Executive Officer. Trident Reciprocal Exchange is a newly established de novo reciprocal e...

Posted: May 08, 2025

Canadian Personal Auto & Property rates increase in Q1’25: Applied Systems

Applied Systems has released the first-quarter 2025 results of the Applied Rating Index, showing both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increases in average premium rate changes for Personal Auto and Personal Property lines. In Q1’25, Person...

Posted: May 08, 2025

California wildfire losses won’t drive SCOR’s price adjustments at midyear renewals: CEO

While the significant losses related to the California wildfires will impact the June/July reinsurance treaty renewals, they are not expected to be a major factor dictating SCOR’s overall price adjustments across its book of business, according to...

Posted: May 07, 2025

Rodrigo Jimenez appointed Asia Pacific Regional CEO at Allianz Trade

Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance, has announced that Rodrigo Jimenez will assume the role of Regional CEO for the Asia Pacific region on 1 October 2025. He will succeed Paul Flanagan, who is retiring after a distinguished 34-yea...

Posted: May 07, 2025