Reinsurance News

Lancashire’s GPW up 12.7% in Q1’25

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Lancashire Holdings Limited reported a 12.7% year-on-year increase in gross premiums written (GPW) to $712.1 million for the three months ended 31 March 2025, up from $631.7 million in the same period last year....

Posted: May 01, 2025

Accredited Insurance expands leadership team across UK and Europe

Accredited Insurance Holdings Inc., a specialty programme insurer, has announced a series of key senior appointments to strengthen its leadership team in the UK and Europe. Laure Kearns will join the company in July as UK Chief Underwriting Office...

Posted: May 01, 2025

AXIS reports dip in Q1’25 net income but underwriting result strengthens

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings has reported an improved combined ratio of 90.2% for the first quarter of 2025, up 0.9 points on the prior year, with stronger underwriting income in both its insurance and reinsurance segm...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Everest reports positive net income as catastrophes drive underwriting loss

Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer Everest Group has reported $472 million of pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of recoveries and reinstatement premiums, in the first quarter of 2025, primarily driven by the California wildfires, compared to $8...

Posted: May 01, 2025

MS Transverse makes key changes to reinsurance and program leadership

MS Transverse, a hybrid fronting carrier in North America and a subsidiary of MSIGH, has appointed Pete Chandler as Chief Revenue Officer, meanwhile, Ethan Allen has been promoted to Chief Program Officer. The company has also announced that Paul...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Hiscox posts Re & ILS premiums of $492m in Q1’25, expects more favourable mid-year renewals

Specialist insurer Hiscox has reported an increase in Group insurance contract written premiums (ICWP) of 2.4% to $1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2025, with growth in Retail and London Market slightly offset by a decrease in the Re & ILS...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Markel posts strong Q1’25 insurance result despite California wildfire impact

Insurer and reinsurer Markel Group’s operating income declined to $282.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared with $1.34 billion in the prior year quarter, as the company’s combined ratio rose slightly to 95.8% on the back of...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Kin surpasses $100bn in total insurance property value demonstrating strong growth

Digital home insurance provider Kin has surpassed $100 billion in total insured property value, a milestone that highlights the company’s growth in consumer based and increased profitability. Over the past four years, Kin has demonstrated substant...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Distinguished launches Commercial Surety division led by Miguel Ferreira

Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has launched a new Commercial Surety division, led by industry veteran Miguel Ferreira. The division expands Distinguished’s Surety program, joining its Contract Surety unit introduced...

Posted: May 01, 2025

Berkshire (BHSI) expands Canadian executive lines offerings, Lue named Private Company Leader

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance solutions, has updated its Canadian private company executive lines suite of products. Simultaneously, the insurer has also appoint...

Posted: May 01, 2025

‘Political misjudgements’ contribute to potential weakening of Europe & Germany: Munich Re CEO

In his recent address to the shareholders, Joachim Wenning, CEO and Chair of Munich Re’s Board of Management, expressed his concerns regarding the current political developments, cautioning about the risk of a weakening Germany and Europe. While s...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

CatIQ releases CAD 342m loss estimate for March 2025 ice storm in Ontario and Quebec

CatIQ, an independent Toronto-based provider of catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, has released its initial industry loss estimate for the ice storm that struck Ontario and Quebec between March 28 and 31, 2025. The preliminary...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Arch CEO expects ‘flattish’ Florida reinsurance renewals with additional demand

Nicolas Papadopoulo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group, said today that he expects the upcoming Florida reinsurance renewal season to be more flattish than what was seen at the April renewals,...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Howden expands Latin American footprint with new Miami leadership appointment

Howden, the international insurance intermediary group, has named April McLaughlin as Managing Director of its newly established Miami office. Her appointment marks a strategic move to enhance Howden’s presence in Latin America and the Caribbean t...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

RiverStone sees $260m in underwriting profits for 2024

Legacy sector leader RiverStone International has reported $260 million in underwriting profits for 2024, up 22% from 2023’s $213 million. RiverStone also disclosed $2.6 billion in net claims outstanding acquired in 2024, up from $2.2 billio...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Alex Dugand as Strategy Officer

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a global specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Alex Dugand as Strategy Officer. TMK is an international insurer known for its specialist underwriting expertise, outstanding claims service, and innovative prod...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Verisk launches SRCC catastrophe model for the US

Data analytics and technology provider Verisk has released a first-of-its-kind catastrophe model to help quantify the financial impacts of strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) in the United States in response to escalating insurance losses fr...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Mosaic promotes Thomas Duggan to Head of Claims for North America

Global specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance has appointed Thomas Duggan as the Head of Claims for North America, based in New York. He was one of the 14 environmental specialists Mosaic hired across the US last year to build out the unit. In the exp...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Kinsale Capital’s Q1’25 net income impacted by $17.8m in cat losses

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $89.2 million, which includes after-tax catastrophe losses of $17.8 million. This year’s Q1 net income compared to the $98.9 m...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Aon acquires Atlas Insurance Agency to expand marine offering in Israel

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has acquired the operations of Atlas Insurances Agency, one of Israel’s most established insurance firms specialising in marine insurance. Atlas, a Lloyd’s coverholder, offers a range of marine insurance...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Peak Re reports second-best net profit of $187m in 2024 amid challenging market

Hong Kong-based global reinsurer Peak Re has announced its 2024 full-year financial results, reporting a net profit after tax of $187 million, which marks the company’s second-best results in its 12-year history. The company attributed this succes...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Maiden Holdings combination with Kestrel receives shareholder approval

Maiden Holdings’ shareholders have approved all proposals related to the company’s proposed business combination with Kestrel Group LLC. Previously announced in December 2024, Maiden entered into a Combination Agreement with Kestrel to form a new,...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Diane Côté and Doina Palici-Chehab join SCOR Board

At SCOR SE’s recent Combined Shareholders’ Meeting, the appointments of Diane Côté and Doina Palici-Chehab as directors were announced, along with Jacques Aigrain as an observer. The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting was held on 29t...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

US Insurers surpass UK counterparts in confidence and strategy around AI: hyperexponential

New research conducted by hyperexponential (hx), a provider of pricing decision intelligence software for the insurance industry, suggests a growing transatlantic divide in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). While both UK and US insurer...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Howden India names Mandira Gupta as MD & Head of M&A, IMEA

Howden India has appointed Mandira Gupta as Managing Director and Head of M&A for India, the Middle East, and Africa (IMEA). Gupta holds over two decades of M&A leadership experience in insurance broking and investment banking, having repo...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025