Reinsurance News
At the 67th edition of RVS in September, Reinsurance News held its third Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable, during which eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry discussed market trends ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewal season....
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Howden, a global insurance broking group, has named Manuel Perez Head of Europe for Howden Cyber, a role he will take on in addition to his ongoing position as Head of Cyber for Latin America. A cyber risks specialist, Perez brings over ten years...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Howden, a global insurance broking group, has named Manuel Perez Head of Europe for Howden Cyber, a role he will take on in addition to his ongoing position as Head of Cyber for Latin America. A cyber risks specialist, Perez brings over ten years...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Saoirse Jones of Zurich Insurance and Mathieu Verougstraete of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), both Co-Chairs of the Insurance Development Forum’s Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, are calling on governments, in...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Global reinsurer Ariel Re has announced the appointment of Kelsey Mulder as Head of Research. Mulder joins Ariel Re from Liberty Specialty Markets, where she most recently served as Exposure Management Catastrophe Research Manager. Prior to that,...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
As the sense of global fragmentation and vulnerability increases, the insurance sector has become a key player in managing emerging risks and to mitigate the impact of a future crisis, according to a recent AXA and Ipsos report. The 12th edition o...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Flood Re has urged government, insurers, lenders, and homeowners to join forces to make Property Flood Resilience (PFR) mainstream, warning that simple, affordable measures could protect millions of homes and save the UK economy as much as £740 mi...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Global broking business, Brokerslink, has announced the appointment of four new regional managers for Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, marking a new phase of regional consolidation and growth. For Africa, Enitan Solarin has been appo...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Michelle Beverely as Chief Broking Officer (CBO) for Commercial Risk and Lucy Gleeson as Head of Products and Facilities, effective immediately. The pair will be based in London,...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has appointed Laurent Nihoul as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1st, 2025. FERMA stated that his appointment marks the first time a senior figure from the insurance and ri...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Andrea Scascighini has been named Chief Underwriting Officer of Swiss Re’s P&C Re Casualty business. Scascighini, who brings extensive experience across analytical, underwriting, and leadership roles, most recently served as Head of Casu...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group and a provider of specialty insurance solutions across multiple lines, has announced the appointment of Miriam Reid as Head of Business Solutions. In her new role, Reid will lead strategic o...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
The US casualty market continues to give mixed perspectives influenced by a number of shifts in the market’s landscape, according to insights gathered by Citizens Bank’s analysts at this year’s RVS ahead of the January 1 reinsurance renewals...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the US subsidiary of international Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), has named Ralph Christy as its new Engineering Lines & Construction Lead. Bringing more than 20 years of insurance expe...
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
According to ratings agency AM Best, the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry is set to expand more rapidly than the wider economy in 2025 and is projected to sustain underwriting profitability for a second consecutive year. The f...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
According to analysis from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman, the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry is set to expand more rapidly than the wider economy in 2025 and is projected to sustain underwriting...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the promotion of Sinéad Cunningham to Head of Space. Cunningham brings five years of industry experience to the role. She joined TFP in June 2021 as...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
A new ZestyAI survey finds that the insurance industry is falling behind in preparing for climate-driven risks, with 61% of executives saying the sector is not adapting quickly enough, even as natural disasters become more frequent, severe, and co...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
SIGNAL IDUNA, parent company to reinsurer SI Re, has launched Gemini Enterprise from Google Cloud for its over 10,000 employees and sales partners, aiming to boost efficiency and optimise specific job functions through decentralised artificial int...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
Speaking at Hannover Re’s Investors’ Day 2025, Sven Althoff, Member of the Executive Board for Property & Casualty, said that while some areas of the market may see a slight softening in 2026, overall pricing is expected to remain at an adequa...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has announced the appointment of Scott Luxford as Head of Distribution and Managing General Agent (MGA) Strategy – Australia. In this role, Luxford will work with Australian-based brok...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of AXA S.A. (AXA) and its rated subsidiaries to “aa” (Superior) from “aa-” (Superior). The agency also reaffirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FS...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
Meanwhile, a bitcoin life insurer regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, has successfully raised $82 million in new capital to meet strong demand for inflation-proof savings and retirement products. The round was co-led by Bain Capital Crypt...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
Athora Holding Ltd., a European savings and retirement services group, has announced the appointment of Todd Solash as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Mike Wells, who will retire from his executive role in Q4, 2026. As part of the...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
While J.P. Morgan expects reinsurance results to remain strong in the near term, the bank has described the sector as “structurally inferior” to personal and commercial lines over the long term, and anticipates further price declines at the Januar...
Posted: Oct 10, 2025