Reinsurance News

Hardeep Gulati named CEO of Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the appointment of Hardeep Gulati as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Mike Jackowski. Jackowski, wh...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Reinsurance markets aligned & disciplined heading into Baden-Baden: Antares CEO

Antares Global CEO Mike van der Straaten has suggested that a benign loss year to date, together with ample capacity and steady ILS activity, is placing some pressure on reinsurance pricing, though levels remain solid and market behaviour rational...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Chubb names Brian Church to lead international Property and Casualty Division

Property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Brian Church as Division President of Property and Casualty for Chubb Overseas General Insurance (COG), the company’s international general insurance division, with the appointme...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Climate X announces partnership with Fathom to strengthen global flood risk insights

Fathom, a specialist in flood risk modelling, has announced a partnership with Climate X, a provider of climate resilience analytics. Through this collaboration, Fathom’s Global Flood Model will be integrated into Climate X’s Spectra and Adapt pla...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

QBE Re appoints Cindy Foo as Head of Asia

QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Cindy Foo to the newly created role of Head of Asia, Treaty. Her appointment, effective 1 December 2025, marks a significant step in the company’s strategic expan...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Insurers backed by private capital & strong regulation key to retirement solutions: BILTIR’s Courcy

Resilient insurers, powered by innovative, long-dated private capital, and operating under strong globally recognised regulatory regimes, are the solution to an ageing population with longer lifespans and shrinking public safety nets, Chairman Nat...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Mike Mulray named as Chief Underwriting Officer of Hamilton Select

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a specialty insurance and reinsurance provider, has announced the appointment of Mike Mulray as Chief Underwriting Officer of Hamilton Select, the Company’s US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer, effective O...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Marsh McLennan to rebrand as Marsh, Guy Carpenter to become Marsh Re

Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh McLennan has revealed that, effective January 2026, it will change its brand to Marsh. As part of the transition, Guy Carpenter will rebrand as Marsh Re in 2027, reflecting its position within the grou...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Zurich to boost digital transformation with new appointments

Global insurer Zurich has announced the appointment of Terry Powell as Group Chief Technology Officer and Cristina Ghetti as Group Head of Digital Employee Experience, both effective October 20, 2025. In his new role, Powell will lead its Group-wi...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Re/insurance has a role to play as nuclear investments surge: Keime, Swiss Re

Jimmy Keime, Head Engineering & Nuclear at Swiss Re, stated that nuclear investments are growing globally, with rising demand for nuclear energy to power data centres — creating both opportunities and risks for the insurance and reinsurance in...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

SRG acquires new Wholesale team from Lockton

Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has acquired a new Wholesale team, led by Shelley Wright, from Lockton. According to SRG, this development further strengthens its London Market capability and expands its specialist proposition across Miles Smith, CBC...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Allphins: Transforming exposure management with real-time data insights

As risks grow more complex and investor scrutiny intensifies, exposure management (EM) is becoming a critical tool for reinsurers, not only to track tolerances, but to actively shape portfolios. Reinsurance News recently spoke with Allphins about...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Miller hires Rodolphe Menn as Head of France

Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has appointed Rodolphe Menn as Head of France, further strengthening its presence in the country. In the new role, Menn will be responsible for delivering Miller’s French business strategy, focusin...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Malibu Life enters agreement to acquire life and retirement solutions provider TruSpire

Malibu Life Holdings Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TruSpire Retirement Insurance Company, a Texas-domiciled provider of life and retirement solutions, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Com...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

US government shutdown stalls flood insurance renewals, leaving homeowners at risk: AM Best

According to a new report from the credit rating agency AM Best, the ongoing US government shutdown has halted the ability of a key federal agency to renew existing flood insurance policies or issue new ones under the National Flood Insurance Prog...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Legal & General names Gareth Mee as CEO of Institutional Retirement

Legal & General Group plc (L&G), a financial services group providing insurance, investment management, and retirement solutions, has announced the appointment of Gareth Mee as Chief Executive Officer of Institutional Retirement, effective...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Kalepa and AmRisc partner to advance AI-driven underwriting operations

Kalepa, a company specialising in AI-powered underwriting solutions, has entered into a partnership with AmRisc, a catastrophe-focused Managing General Agent (MGA) in the US, to scale AmRisc’s underwriting operations. This collaboration follows an...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Texel appoints Jamie Stork and Brandon Woo to Singapore office

The Texel Group, an independent credit and political risk insurance broker, has announced the appointments of Jamie Stork and Brandon Woo to its Singapore office. Jamie Stork joined the company as an Associate Director on 22nd September. He comes...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Ramon Zandueta to lead KRM Re Brokers Philippines

KRM Reinsurance Brokers Philippines, a re/insurance broker, has appointed Ramon “Mon” Zandueta as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1st, 2025. Zandueta is an industry veteran with four decades of...

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Africa Specialty Risks names Elaine Mason as Head of Claims

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused re/insurance group, has appointed Elaine Mason as Head of Claims, based in London. In her new role, Mason will lead ASR’s claims function, including furthering claims operations...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

Private credit gains traction in insurers’ investment portfolios: S&P

S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and analytics, reports that private credit is increasingly becoming a significant part of North American insurance companies’ investment portfolios. According to S&P, this shift r...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

AXIS Capital appoints Erik Rasmussen as Head of US Healthcare Reinsurance

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a global specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Erik Rasmussen as Head of US Healthcare Reinsurance. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rasmussen will r...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

Nexus expands Trade Credit operations into Italy

Nexus Underwriting, a Brown & Brown subsidiary, has announced the expansion of its Trade Credit operations into Italy, a strategic move that further strengthens the company’s global footprint. The managing general agent (MGA) has a long-standi...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

Markel appoints Tom Hillier as CUO and unveils new international structure

Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Tom Hillier as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), alongside a new structure for its international operations. In his new role, Hillier will be responsib...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025

Brazil’s insurance reforms signal major institutional shift amid economic slowdown: AM Best

AM Best, the credit rating agency, states that Brazil’s sweeping reforms to its insurance regulatory framework represent a major institutional shift, steering the country’s insurance market toward greater professionalism, stronger consumer safegua...

Posted: Oct 13, 2025