Reinsurance News
Kevin Rampe appointed Global Claims Officer at Chubb
10th April 2026
Kevin Rampe has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Chubb Group, Global Claims Officer, effective immediately, taking on responsibility for global claims management, while also retaining his responsibilities as Head of North America Claims. In his expanded role, the executive will lead the company's claims organisation all around the world and ... Read the full article
Willis Re adds William Morritt to its broking team
10th April 2026
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has appointed William ‘Bill’ Morritt to its broking team. Morritt has over four decades of experience in the aviation reinsurance industry, having begun his career at Alexander Howden. Most recently, he served at Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance ... Read the full article
Atrium partners with Sofix to launch AI-powered BrokerBrief for claims operations
10th April 2026
Atrium, a specialist insurer operating within the Lloyd’s market, has partnered with insurtech provider Sofix to introduce BrokerBrief, an AI-driven solution designed to enhance claims handling. The deployment brings automated claim analysis and summarisation into Atrium’s processes across all classes of business. Developed by Sofix and integrated into Atrium’s existing claims management ... Read the full article
Tysers appoints Jack Cooper as Director, Marine & Aviation
10th April 2026
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker and part of the Australian AUB Group, has announced the appointment of Jack Cooper as Director, Marine & Aviation. In his new role, Cooper will work closely with the cargo team to deliver comprehensive, client-focused solutions. He brings more than 15 years of market experience, with ... Read the full article
Janus Assurance Re launches new marine cyber insurance programme
10th April 2026
Janus Assurance Re, a specialty insurer offering reinsurance solutions, has launched its Marine Cyber Insurance programme, a specialty risk transfer solution for shipowners, vessel managers, charterers, terminal operators, and maritime logistics firms. According to the insurer, the launch responds to converging governance signals across the maritime sector. Additionally, the programme aims to ... Read the full article
Property rate declines to pressure top-line growth in 2026: TD Cowen
9th April 2026
According to recent analysis by US-based investment bank and research firm, TD Cowen, rate declines, most notably in property, are pressuring top-line growth and underwriting results for specialty and reinsurance carriers in 2026. During the recent April renewals, which are heavily Asia-focused, brokers noted a 15-20% decline in Japan property-cat ... Read the full article
Daiichi to reinsure block of whole life and annuity policies with Prismic Life
9th April 2026
Daiichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. is set to reinsure a Yen-denominated in-force block of whole life and annuity policies with Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer and Prismic subsidiary, Prismic Life Reinsurance. As per the terms, Daiichi’s obligations to policyholders will remain unchanged following the reinsurance agreement, and the firm will continue ... Read the full article
Anthony Izzo joins AXIS Capital as CCO
9th April 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Anthony Izzo as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), based at the company’s Red Bank and New York offices. Izzo, drawing on 35 years of industry experience, has been tasked with leading the company’s global commercial strategy, working ... Read the full article
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory establishes German entity
9th April 2026
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), Howden’s specialist risk, capital and strategic advisory business, is continuing its expansion across Continental Europe with the establishment of a German entity. Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (EU) GmbH has been granted a licence as an investment firm by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ... Read the full article
Cizek appointed SI Re Underwriting Manager for Central & EE, Schmidhauser to retire
9th April 2026
SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), a Switzerland-based nonlife reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lukas Cizek as Underwriting Manager for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), effective mid-March 2026. Cizek will be succeeding Nicolas Schmidhauser, Underwriting Manager Eastern Europe, who will retire on 31 March 2026. Since joining SI Re in 2009, ... Read the full article
Healthcare cyber risk losses driven by human factors, says Resilience
9th April 2026
Resilience, a provider of cyber risk management and insurance services, reports that the healthcare sector is currently facing a highly costly cyber threat landscape, with some organisations potentially misallocating their security spending. In its report, US Healthcare and Cyber Risk: Threats, Trends and Strategies, the company analyses claims data from its ... Read the full article
Zurich Austria establishes branch in Poland
9th April 2026
Zurich Insurance has launched operations in the Polish commercial insurance market, with its new office based in Warsaw. The business will be managed under Zurich Austria, headed by Kurt Möller, who serves as Head of Commercial Insurance Austria & CEE and sits on the Zurich Austria Board. Möller commented, "We’re delighted ... Read the full article
Middle East situation underscores growing risk interdependence in aviation: Aon
9th April 2026
Stephen Rudman, Aon's Head of Marine and Regional Aviation Lead for Asia, has suggested the situation in the Middle East underscores the growing interdependence of geopolitical risk, operational resilience and insurance within the aviation sector. In a statement discussing the impact of ongoing Middle East tensions, Rudman noted that the situation ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s
9th April 2026
AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s. Based in London, Jivram will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic underwriting direction for the UK & Lloyd’s motor fleet insurance business, driving ... Read the full article
Smaller pension scheme buy-ins rise 30% in 2025: Hymans Robertson
9th April 2026
While 2025 saw a more than 20% fall in bulk annuity volumes year-on-year, the volume of buy-in deals less than £100 million in value increased by over 30%, according to Hymans Robertson’s latest report. The pensions and financial services consultancy revealed that buy-in volumes in 2025 totalled £38.2 billion, a fall ... Read the full article
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