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Reinsurance interviews
A series of interviews with prominent reinsurance industry executives, discussing the state of the global reinsurance market, opportunities for growth in reinsurance, disruptive factors and the influence of technology on risk transfer and reinsurance.
A diversified portfolio is key to navigating a softening cycle: Hamilton Re’s Daws
12th May 2026
As the reinsurance industry approaches the mid-year 2026 renewal season, Adrian Daws, CEO of Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based underwriting platform of global specialty insurer and reinsurer Hamilton, remains optimistic about its growth opportunities, even as the market navigates transitioning conditions. Speaking with Reinsurance News during our visit to Bermuda, Daws emphasised ... Read the full article
Pelagos rebrand highlights capital allocator role and focus on long-term partnerships: Strickle
11th May 2026
Jonny Strickle, Group Managing Director at Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited, said the rebrand from Fidelis Insurance Group is drawn from the word “archipelago”, meaning a group of interconnected islands, and reflects its role as a capital allocator, bringing together a number of long-term, meaningful underwriting partnerships. In an interview with ... Read the full article
InsurTech enters higher funding phase as AI dominates, says Gallagher Re’s Andrew Johnston
7th May 2026
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Andrew Johnston, author of the InsurTech Quarterly report series and Global Head of InsurTech at reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, discussed how investment trends, artificial intelligence, and emerging liability risks are reshaping the insurance and reinsurance market. To start, Johnston highlighted a clear shift ... Read the full article
Enstar sees significant growth opportunities on the live and legacy side: Dan Sanford
7th May 2026
Following its agreement to acquire Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. (AF Group) alongside positive industry tailwinds, global insurance and reinsurance group Enstar is “excited” about the opportunities ahead, seeing ample room for growth. During a recent trip to Bermuda, Reinsurance News spoke with Dan Sanford, Managing Director, M&A at Enstar, about the ... Read the full article
Compre remains flexible as appetite expands into prospective and capital solutions, says CUO Bardon
5th May 2026
Rachel Bardon, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at international specialty reinsurance group Compre, said the company is expanding its appetite to include more prospective and capital-focused transactions as the legacy market continues to evolve, while remaining rooted in traditional legacy transactions. In an interview with Reinsurance News at Compre’s headquarters in Bermuda, ... Read the full article
Data and AI give MGAs a competitive edge, says Xceedance’s Lillywhite
30th April 2026
In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Gavin Lillywhite, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Xceedance, discussed how data analytics and generative AI (GenAI) can elevate the Managing General Agent (MGA) business model. “There has been much fanfare and hype in the market about the potential of agentic AI to ... Read the full article
Reinsurance market conditions sustainable, but discipline is being tested: QBE Re’s Cook
27th April 2026
Current reinsurance market conditions remain sustainable, but discipline is being tested particularly by abundant capital and increased competition in specific lines, according to Jamie Cook, Chief Partnership Officer, QBE Re. In a recent interview with Reinsurance News during our visit to Bermuda, Cook emphasised that maintaining cost of capital discipline is ... Read the full article
Japan remains an attractive, diversifying market for reinsurers despite further softening at April 1: Gallagher Re’s Sherriff
1st April 2026
Japan continues to be an attractive, diversifying market from a reinsurance standpoint, said George Sherriff, Chief Executive Officer, Gallagher Re Japan, noting that reinsurers are very well capitalised and entered the April 1st, 2026, renewals still seeking opportunities. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the largely Japan-focused April renewals, Sherriff ... Read the full article
Reinsurers are committed to an Indian market at the forefront of global growth: Agarwal, Howden India
31st March 2026
In an interview with Reinsurance News, Amit Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Howden India, explained that, amid abundant capacity and heightened competition, certain areas of the market projected a softening in price ahead of the April renewals; however, reinsurers remain deeply committed to the Indian ... Read the full article
Applied well placed to bring insurers closer to distribution partners: Streit, Ivans
25th March 2026
Insurers are seeking to get closer to their distribution partners and become easier to do business with, enabling them to attract more submissions, respond faster, and gain better insight into the risks they are selecting, a shift that Applied Systems, through key divisions such as Ivans and Cytora, is well ... Read the full article
‘Perfect time’ for climate-tech focus, says Dickson as OAK Global unveils new unit
24th March 2026
OAK Global is targeting the increasingly interconnected risks of climate and technology with the launch of OAK Horizon, a new underwriting unit designed to channel capital into emerging exposures, as CUO Tom Dickson points to a narrowing window to address rising volatility across sectors, including food security, energy and ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint leaning hard into A&H and its MGA ecosystem: CEO Egan
3rd March 2026
Following SiriusPoint’s strong set of results for the full year 2025, CEO Scott Egan discussed what he believes matters most beneath the headline numbers, how he is approaching growth and capital allocation, and why the re/insurer is leaning hard into Accident & Health (A&H) and its MGA ecosystem. SiriusPoint recently ... Read the full article
Reinsurance brokers have to be more multifaceted, says Howden Re’s Flandro
23rd February 2026
In a cycle marked by intense competition and abundant capacity, a “multifaceted” approach is needed from re/insurance brokers in order to meet the needs of modern global buyers, David Flandro, Managing Director, Howden Re’s Head of Industry Analysis and Strategic Advisory, argued in a recent video interview ... Read the full article
Reinsurers show strongest engagement with Florida carriers in years: Schwebach, Gallagher Re
17th February 2026
As reinsurers adjust their risk assessment models in Florida following much needed reforms, the cautious part of cautious optimism is fading and sellers are proactively engaging with Florida carriers, according to Adam Schwebach, Gallagher Re. In an interview with Reinsurance News, Schwebach, Head of Property North America at reinsurance broker Gallager ... Read the full article
Interesting to see what happens to demand amid surge in non-traditional lines: Flandro, Howden Re
2nd February 2026
David Flandro, Managing Director, Head of Industry Analysis and Strategic Advisory at reinsurance broker Howden Re, said the firm expects non-traditional lines to outpace the broader P&C market through 2030, and will be closely monitoring what happens to reinsurance demand. In a recent video interview, ... Read the full article
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