Reinsurance News

Paul Ng joins AXIS Re Canada as Reinsurance Treaty Underwriter

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings, has announced the appointment of Paul Ng as Reinsurance Treaty Underwriter. Based in Canada, Ng’s new role will include providing AXIS Re’s reinsurance partners and cedents with...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Tech & underwriting drove Trium’s “remarkable” ’24 CoR

Trium, a cyber and property catastrophe underwriter at Lloyd’s of London, has announced its 2024 financial results, reporting a combined ratio of 71.8%. Its “remarkable” performance makes Trium the fifth-best performing syndicate overall within th...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Zeleny joins Miller as Global Head of Origination, Strategic Advisory, Reinsurance

Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has appointed Judith Zeleny as Global Head of Origination, Strategic Advisory in its reinsurance practice. Zeleny holds over 35 years of industry experience, having previously served as an underwri...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

United Risk names Amezquita as CFO & Cahill as CEO for reinsurance division

Jamie Sahara, President of Applied Underwriters, has announced leadership appointments at United Risk, naming Alex Amezquita as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jay Cahill as CEO of United Risk’s newly formed reinsurance division. These appointme...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Definity Financial expects cat losses of CAD 50m in Q1’25

Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial Corporation has disclosed that catastrophe losses in the first quarter of 2025 would negatively impact operating income by approximately CAD 50 million, net of reinsurance recoveries. The i...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

DUAL Europe launches marine hub in Hamburg, strengthening European presence

Specialist underwriting agency DUAL Europe has further extended its reach in the maritime insurance market by launching a new Marine hub in Hamburg, Germany. Part of the global DUAL Group, one of the world’s largest international underwriting agen...

Posted: Apr 15, 2025

Arundo Re expands Indian sub-continent presence with addition of Kshitij Chirimar

French reinsurer Arundo Re has hired Kshitij Chirimar as Senior Underwriter for the Indian sub-continent, expanding the company’s presence across the region. Chirimar brings more than 10 years of reinsurance industry experience to the role,...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

REPAIR programme supports Mozambique’s cyclone recovery

The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Inclusive Access to Recovery (REPAIR) programme, a collaborative initiative led by the World Bank, supported by the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), and implemented by ARC Ltd., an affiliate of the A...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Intact estimates Q1’25 cat losses at $244m

Intact Financial Corporation, a Canadian property and casualty insurer, has estimated total catastrophe losses for the first quarter of 2025 of approximately $244 million, pre-tax and net of reinsurance. Personal lines contributed $82 million, whi...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

American Integrity promotes Madigan to SVP, Underwriting and Client Services

American Integrity Insurance Group, a provider of residential property insurance in Florida, has promoted Patrick Madigan to Senior Vice President (SVP) of Underwriting and Client Services. In the expanded role, Madigan will continue to shape the...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Record Q1’25 cat bond issuance of $7.1bn the second largest single quarter ever: Report

The catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) market witnessed a huge $7.1 billion of issuance in the first quarter of 2025, a new record for the period, which helped take the outstanding market size to a new high of $52.2 bil...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Novatae acquires Ajax Specialty Insurance

Novatae Risk Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency, and program manager, has acquired the assets of Atalanta-domiciled Ajax Specialty Insurance. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2012 by current...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

April US floods & SCS outbreak to cause insured losses up to $3bn: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has pegged preliminary insured losses from the persistent flooding and severe weather across the central and southern US in early April at between $1 billion and $3 billion, but warns that this initial range is subj...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Brenden Beeg joins Amwins as VP for Alternative Risk

Brenden Beeg has joined Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, as Vice President – Alternative Risk. In his new role, he will be working alongside Alex Kaplan, Amwins’s Executive Vice President for Alternative Ri...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Moody’s revises Peak Re’s outlook to positive

Moody’s Ratings has changed the outlook of Peak Re to positive from stable, citing that the contagion risk from the reinsurer’s majority shareholder, Fosun International Limited, is declining. According to the rating agency, the contagion ri...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Canopius appoints Andrew Ziolkowski as Head of ANZ

Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Andrew Ziolkowski as its new Head of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), effective October 25th, 2025. He succeeds Craig Elliot, who has served as interim head of the...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Aon’s new US well-plugging solution to help mitigate risk in carbon credit market

Aon’s Climate Risk Advisory and environmental risk solutions teams have developed a new specialty insurance product to cover liabilities and mitigate the risk associated with the plugging of abandoned oil and gas wells in the US. The new Plug and...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Stable outlook for UK non-life insurance sector reflects resilient fundamentals: AM Best

The United Kingdom’s non-life insurance sector is expected to remain on stable footing in the near term, according to credit rating agency AM Best, which recently reaffirmed its outlook for the market. One of the more significant development...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Gallagher Re appoints Tom Dixon as Head of Legacy UK

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Tom Dixon as Head of Legacy UK. Dixon brings 20 years of experience in insurance and transactions, beginning in insurance audit and transaction services before transitioning into non...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Munich Re Specialty completes sale of GJW Direct to Ripe

Munich Re Specialty, part of the Munich Re Group insurance operations, has completed the sale of boat insurance specialist GJW Direct to Ripe. The deal, first announced in October 2024, marks the transfer of GJW Direct after more than 20 years as...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Trevor Oates joins Africa Specialty Risks as Head of Reinsurance

Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has appointed Trevor Oates as Head of Reinsurance. Oates joins ASR from Canopius, where he spent 25 years in a range of underwriting roles, most recently as a treaty underw...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Sompo Asia Pacific names Pui Ying Fun as VP, Regional Treasurer APAC

Sompo Asia Pacific has announced the appointment of Pui Ying Fun as Vice President, Regional Treasurer, Asia Pacific (APAC). In her new role, Fun will be responsible for managing Sompo’s financial resources, ensuring liquidity, helping optimise ca...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

Ageas to acquire esure from Bain Capital for £1.3bn

Ageas has agreed with Bain Capital to acquire esure, a digital UK personal lines insurer, for a cash consideration of £1.295 billion. Ageas suggested that the acquisition will strengthen its presence in European markets by adding a controlled enti...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

CLARA Analytics and Guidewire integration delivers millions in claims savings for insurers

CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for claims optimisation, has announced that its integration with Guidewire ClaimCenter has delivered measurable success, significantly enhancing claims workflows and financial o...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025

DLA Piper appoints Charles Rix to International Insurance team

DLA Piper, a global law firm, has appointed Charles Rix to its International Insurance team, based in London. Rix’s appointment aligns with DLA Piper’s growth strategy and strengthens its insurance sector bench. In the role, he will us...

Posted: Apr 14, 2025