Reinsurance News

Arch Capital’s Q1’25 GPW up to $6.5bn as CoR rises to 90.1%

Bermuda-headquartered insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. has reported an 8.9% increase in group-wide gross premiums written (GPW) to $6.5 billion for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $5.9 billion last year, as the firm’s com...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

EPIC names Sean Jackson as Global Leader to expand international collaboration

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a US-based retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Sean Jackson as Managing Principal and Global Leader. In this newly elevate...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Iberian Peninsula power outage could drive insured losses of €300m+

Morningstar DBRS has indicated that the financial losses related to insurance claims from the severe power outage in the Iberian Peninsula will be manageable, with insured losses estimated between €100 million and €300 million in Spain, and signif...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

DIFC re/insurance GWP hit $3.5bn in 2024

The Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) re/insurance business increased by 35% as gross written premiums (GWP) hit $3.5 billion, generated by 125 insurance-related entities in 2024, compared to $2.6 billion in 2023. The Middle East...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Vantage appoints Livingstone as SVP for Credit, Mortgage, & Structured Re/Insurance

Vantage Group Holdings, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Livingstone as Senior Vice President for Credit, Mortgage, and Structured Re/Insurance. In his new role, Livingstone will lead the expansion of Vantag...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Brown & Brown records Q1’25 revenue growth of 12% to $1.4bn

Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown, in its unaudited 2025 first quarter results, reported revenue growth of $146 million, or 11.6% to $1.4 billion, under US GAAP, compared to total revenues of $1.2 billion in Q1’24. For Q1’25, the firm’s...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

AXA XL expands cyber insurance solutions for SMEs with key appointment

AXA XL, a re/insurance provider, is broadening its cyber insurance offerings for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) by appointing Michelle Aliperti as Head of SME for the Americas. Based in New York, Aliperti will report to Michelle Chia, the Ch...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Andrew Weare named Lead Underwriter Mining for HDI Global SE

HDI Global SE, the Corporate & Specialty Division of the Talanx Group, has announced the appointment of Andrew Weare as new Lead Underwriter Mining, succeeding Matthew Johnson who is retiring. In his new role, Weare, who has been with HDI Glob...

Posted: Apr 30, 2025

Generali CEO Philippe Donnet to serve for another three-year term

The Board of Directors of Italian insurance giant Generali has elected Philippe Donnet as Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for another three-year term. At a meeting held yesterday, the Board elected, for the three-yea...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Earnix to acquire GenAI platform Zelros

Earnix, the artificial intelligence (AI) platform for insurance, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zelros, a generative AI player for insurers and banks. Through combining Earnix’s advanced predictive AI platform with Zelros’s GenAI rec...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Premiums set to rise unless governments act on climate risk, says Zurich

With the costs from extreme weather and natural catastrophes rising, Zurich Insurance has released a report highlighting the urgent need for action from governments, insurers, and communities to collaboratively build climate resilience. According...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Aspen reports increased GWP in unaudited Q1’25 results

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has released its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting an increase in gross written premiums (GWP) alongside a notable decrease in profitability. The Bermuda-based re/insurer reported GWP of $1...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

American Integrity could get proceeds of up to $106.25m from IPO

American Integrity Insurance Group has launched the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) of 6,875,000 shares of common stock, with the company intending to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include c...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

James River appoints Bob Zimardo as SVP, Investments and Investor Relations

James River Group Holdings, a Bermuda-domiciled insurance holding company, has appointed Bob Zimardo as Senior Vice President (SVP), Investments and Investor Relations. In the new role, he will report directly to Sarah Doran, Chief Financial Offic...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Cincinnati posts net loss of $90m in Q1’25

Cincinnati Financial Corporation has reported a net loss of $90 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared with net income of $755 million for the same period a year earlier. The loss was driven in part by a $56 million after-tax reduction in...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Brace appoints Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter

Brace UK & Europe, a specialist underwriter focused on multi-line and alternative risk solutions and backed by Beat Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has appointed Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter. The appointmen...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Aspen targets up to $341m in US IPO launch

Aspen Insurance has launched an initial public offering of 11 million Class A ordinary shares ($0.001 par value), all being sold by entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management, its parent company. Aspen has revealed that the selling sharehol...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Talanx reports preliminary consolidated net income of €604m for Q1’25

European insurer and parent of large reinsurer Hannover Re, Talanx Group, has reported preliminary consolidated net income of €604 million for the first quarter of 2025. To compare, last year, in the first quarter, the group reported consolidated...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Howden Re’s cyber risk report reveals 62% market share held by top 5 reinsurers

Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory division of Howden, has released Into the Cyberverse, an in-depth report examining the future of cyber risk transfer and outlining the necessary structural changes for creating a...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Northern Re total capitalisation reaches $175m with latest $100m investment

Northern Re, a reinsurance firm focused on long-tail casualty business, has announced it has successfully secured an additional $100 million in committed capital. This significant financial boost comes from a mix of both new and existing instituti...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

FERMA supports EU proposal for nat cat reinsurance scheme

FERMA has announced its support for a joint proposal by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) to establish a European public-private reinsurance scheme aimed at mitigating the impact...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Reinsurance sector critical amid $300bn loss risk, says Swiss Re

With the potential for ‘peak year’ insured losses to exceed $300 billion, the Swiss Re Institute has emphasised that the reinsurance sector, supported by $500 billion in capital, is crucial for absorbing large shocks. While losses from...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

Reinsurers adopting a ‘slightly different strategy’ for mid-year renewals: Beazley CEO

The outlook for the key mid-year reinsurance renewals is distinct from what happened at the Japan-focused April renewal period, and from what specialist insurer Beazley is seeing so far, sellers are adopting a different strategy, according to Adri...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

SiriusPoint appoints Eleanor Gibson as International CUO

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Eleanor Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective May 6th, 2025. Based in London, Gibson will report to Rob Gibbs, President & CEO of Si...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025

European insurers navigated tariff-driven sell-off with measured resilience: Autonomous

From April 2, 2025—“Liberation Day,” when the US announced sweeping tariffs on European imports—through to the market close on April 9, European insurance stocks declined by 11%, broadly in line with the wider equity market. The move reflected wid...

Posted: Apr 29, 2025