Reinsurance News
European property cat saw rate reductions up to 20% at January renewals: Howden
6th January 2026
European property-catastrophe rate reductions varied by territory at the January 1st 2026 reinsurance renewals, with softening of up to 20%, according to Howden's latest renewal report, with the firm expecting further softening in this part of the market throughout 2026. The global insurance and reinsurance broking group said rate reductions at ... Read the full article
IAG integrates RACQI into 2026 catastrophe reinsurance program
6th January 2026
Australian insurer IAG has successfully placed its 2026 catastrophe reinsurance program, integrating RACQ Insurance (RACQI) into its main catastrophe cover, whole-of-account quota share (WAQS) arrangements and aggregate stop-loss protection. Readers may recall that IAG upgraded its FY 2026 guidance following the successful acquisition of RACQI on 1 September 2025. For 2026, ... Read the full article
RSUM rebrands Leopanthera as Ryan Financial Lines, announces promotions
6th January 2026
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM), the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty, has announced the rebranding of Leopanthera to Ryan Financial Lines, effective January 1, 2026. A specialist in underwriting diversified financial lines on a worldwide basis, Leopanthera joined Ryan Specialty through the acquisition of Innovisk Capital Partners in November ... Read the full article
John Walters named CEO & Managing Director of Hannover Life Re of Australasia
6th January 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of John Walters as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Hannover Life Re of Australasia. Hannover Life Re of Australasia is a specialist provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions for superannuation funds, distribution partners, employers, and other insurers, helping them protect ... Read the full article
Niyam Group launches to bring reinsurance capacity to India
6th January 2026
Bobby Swarup, an insurance industry veteran with over two decades of experience, has announced the launch of Niyam Group, a new venture in India which will bring more reinsurance capital to the market. Niyam’s vision is to build economic resilience and enable equitable growth, aligned with India’s ambition of Viksit Bharat ... Read the full article
Softening prices seen across all specialty lines at January renewals: Guy Carpenter
5th January 2026
According to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter’s January 2026 renewal report, global price reductions were seen across Marine, Energy and Technical lines, as new and existing capacity continued to diversify from property and grow into an already crowded specialty market. Within Specialty lines at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, non-loss-impacted businesses ... Read the full article
Catalina Re appoints Peter Mason as Group Chief Risk Officer
5th January 2026
Catalina Re, a provider of capital management and risk transfer solutions to the global insurance industry, has appointed Peter Mason as Group Chief Risk Officer. Andrew Pryde, Catalina Re’s former Group Chief Risk Officer, departed the role to join SiriusPoint as its Group Chief Risk Officer, effective September 2025. Mason joins ... Read the full article
Admiral Group completes sale of US motor business Elephant to J.C. Flowers
5th January 2026
UK domiciled insurer Admiral Group has completed the sale of its US motor insurance business, including Elephant Insurance Company and Elephant Insurance Services (Elephant), to J.C. Flowers & Co., a global private investment firm dedicated to investing in the financial services industry. Admiral initially announced the deal back in April ... Read the full article
Ascot hires RenRe’s Ashleigh Edwards to lead Ceded Re strategy
5th January 2026
Ascot Group has appointed Ashleigh Edwards as Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance, where she will lead the firm’s global ceded re strategy, covering its structures, placement approaches, and business lines. Edwards joins Ascot from RenaissanceRe, where she spent more than six years, most recently as SVP, Global Head of Casualty Reinsurance. She ... Read the full article
Howden to acquire representations and warranties insurance broker Atlantic Group
5th January 2026
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden has agreed to acquire Atlantic Global Risk LLC, an independent transaction liability insurance broker headquartered in New York, US. Since its establishment in 2017, Atlantic Group has rapidly expanded to become a top-five broker in the North American transaction liability market. With an expert team of ... Read the full article
Corebridge closes Individual Retirement variable annuity deal with Venerable
5th January 2026
Corebridge Financial, Inc., an American multinational financial services company, has successfully closed the final portions of the variable annuity reinsurance deal with Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company, an insurance subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, Inc. The transaction included the reinsurance of all Individual Retirement variable annuities issued by The United States Life ... Read the full article
Paolo Mantero named Zurich’s Group Head of Reinsurance
5th January 2026
Global multi-line insurer, Zurich Insurance,, has appointed Paolo Mantero as its new Group Head of Reinsurance, who is transitioning to the role from his most recent position as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Mantero, who brings a wealth of strategic depth and financial acumen to the role, has held several leadership ... Read the full article
Global reinsurer capital up 6% to $760bn in 9M’25 with average ROE of 16%: Aon
5th January 2026
Global reinsurer capital increased by more than 6% from the end of 2024 to $760 billion as at September 30th, 2025, with growth in both traditional and alternative capital, driven by retained earnings, unrealised gains, and new inflows to sidecars and the catastrophe bond market, according to Aon's January 2026 ... Read the full article
2026 to mark a decisive shift toward operationalised AI: Xceedance
5th January 2026
In 2026, insurers will move from experimenting with AI to scaling it with human oversight, stronger governance, and decisions driven by real-time data for underwriting, Travis MacMillian, president of the Americas at Xceedance, has suggested. Xceedance said 2026 will represent a decisive shift toward operationalised AI, real-time risk intelligence, and participatory ... Read the full article
Cyber market benefited from more-than-adequate capacity at 1.1: Gallagher Re
5th January 2026
The cyber market benefited from more-than-adequate capacity at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, with levels far exceeding those available a few years ago, according to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re's 1st View renewal report. Ian Newman, Global Head of Cyber, and Jennifer Braney, Head of International Cyber, said that while the ... Read the full article
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