Latest Reinsurance Headlines
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People Moves: Markel Taps Former RSA Exec Mooney to Succeed Galjaard; AXA XL Reinsurance Names Ivanova as Head of Property, International Reinsurance
May 30 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details executive appointments at Markel and AXA XL Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Taps Former RSA Exec Mooney to Succeed Galjaard Who Will Step...
Viewpoint: Global Reinsurers Stand Strong Amid Investment Volatility, Natural Disasters
May 29 2025 // The reinsurance industry has shown significant improvements in operating performance in recent years. Despite facing substantial insured natural catastrophe losses globally, reinsurers achieved robust earnings growth in...
People Moves: Everest Promotes Mesagaes to Reinsurance Head of Renewable Energy; Westfield Specialty International Taps Arch’s Poulteney and Kailia for Offshore Energy
May 13 2025 // Everest Promotes Mesagaes as Reinsurance Head of Renewable Energy Everest Reinsurance, the reinsurance division of Everest Group Ltd., announced that Jonathan Mesagaes has been named head of Renewable Energy. He will...
German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims
May 13 2025 // Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7 billion euros ($1.89 billion) in claims relating to the Los Angeles wildfires...
Abu Dhabi’s IHC, BlackRock Start $1 Billion Reinsurance Firm
May 9 2025 // International Holding Co., Abu Dhabi’s largest listed company that’s overseen by a key member of the emirate’s royal family, is setting up a $1 billion reinsurance venture with BlackRock Inc. The...
Business Moves: Gallagher Acquires Turkish Re/Insurance Broker Aspera
May 7 2025 // Gallagher announced it has acquired Turkey-based Aspera Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş. (Aspera). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2022, Aspera is a boutique insurance and reinsurance...
People Moves: Aon Promotes Lyons to Bermuda CEO of Reinsurance; BHSI Appoints Munden to Lead New UK Programs Business
May 6 2025 // Aon Promotes Lyons to Bermuda CEO of Reinsurance Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Amanda Lyons had been appointed CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions Ltd. in Bermuda, effective July 1. The appointment is subject to...
People Moves: Aon Names DiLorenzo as Head of US Casualty for Reinsurance Solutions; Brit Promotes Mudd to Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988
May 5 2025 // Aon Names DiLorenzo as Head of US Casualty for Reinsurance Solutions Insurance broker Aon plc named Anthony DiLorenzo as head of US casualty for Reinsurance Solutions, effective immediately. In his new role DiLorenzo will...
Florida Citizens ‘Going Naked’ on Reinsurance Below Cat Fund Layer
May 2 2025 // Reinsurance prices have dropped since Florida’s 2022-2023 litigation reform measures were enacted, but the biggest rate reductions are mostly for reinsurance above what the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund...
Viewpoint: Regulatory Proposals in Australia, Malaysia Reshape Reinsurance Strategies
May 1 2025 // The regulatory landscape in the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly evolving, influencing insurers’ risk management and capital adequacy. Australia and Malaysia are two examples of markets where recent regulatory...
Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers
Apr 21 2025 // The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts–in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January,...
US Excess & Surplus Lines Boost London Market Re/Insurers’ Topline Growth
Apr 16 2025 // The U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market continues to offer profitable growth opportunities for insurers and reinsurers in the London market – which could help counteract some possible headwinds, according to a...
United Risk Launches Multi-Line Reinsurance MGA, Names Cahill as CEO
Apr 15 2025 // United Risk, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters, announced it has formed a multi-line reinsurance managing general agent. Jay Cahill, previously United Risk’s chief financial officer, has been named chief executive...
California Wildfires Had Little Impact on Reinsurers’ Risk Appetite During April Renewals
Apr 9 2025 // Property-catastrophe capacity remained adequate to meet demand during the April 1 renewals for US reinsurance buyers, despite the record losses from California’s January wildfires, according to Aon and Gallagher Re...
US Property/Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Likely to Stabilize During Midyear Renewals
Apr 7 2025 // Reinsurance renewal rates continued dropping during January renewals, but U.S. property/catastrophe reinsurance pricing is likely to stabilize during the coming midyear renewals, according to a report from Moody’s...
Buyer-Friendly April Reinsurance Renewal Bodes Well for Mid-Year Renewals: Brokers
Apr 4 2025 // The April reinsurance renewals saw a competitive, buyer-friendly market with plentiful capacity and price reductions for loss-free accounts – in a continuation of the favorable market conditions seen in January,...
Peak Re Granted License to Open Reinsurance Branch in India
Apr 4 2025 // Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced it was granted a reinsurance branch license in India. Peak Re has been authorized to write both property/casualty and life & health business,...
Casualty Reinsurance Capacity Is Plentiful but Availability Crisis Could Be Looming
Mar 24 2025 // Reinsurers continued to provide ample casualty reinsurance capacity through the recent January 2025 renewal season—despite concerns about adverse reserve development—however, an availability crisis could be looming, AM...
Markets/Coverages: MS Amlin Binds Reinsurance Facility to Cover Ukraine’s SMEs
Mar 21 2025 // MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, has bound a reinsurance scheme that could provide up to €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) in cover annually for Ukraine’s small-and-mediums-sized enterprises (SMEs). The...
US Property/Catastrophe Reinsurance Rates Likely to Stabilize During Midyear Renewals
Mar 14 2025 // Reinsurance renewal rates continued dropping during this year’s January renewals, but US property/catastrophe reinsurance pricing is likely to stabilize during the coming midyear renewals, according to a report from...
