Reinsurance News
Xceedance appoints Gavin Lillywhite as SVP, Business Development
3rd February 2026
Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as Senior Vice President (SVP), Business Development, covering the UK and continental European markets. In this role, Lillywhite will work alongside fellow SVP, Business Development, Justin Davies, as part of a strengthened ... Read the full article
Tailored insight and analytics-driven decision-making key for firms in 2026: Aon
3rd February 2026
While 2025 concluded as a “broadly supportive” year for insurance buyers, Aon has suggested that market conditions are becoming increasingly differentiated across product lines and geographies, underscoring the growing need for tailored insight and analytics-driven decision-making as organisations head into 2026. Despite generally soft conditions across many key insurance lines, Aon’s ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names Fabrice Jerlin as Chairman for Middle East & Africa
3rd February 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Fabrice Jerlin as its new Chairman for the Middle East and Africa. Jerlin brings over three decades of reinsurance industry experience to this role. He joins Gallagher Re after spending most of his career at Swiss Re. Most recently, he served as Regional Manager P&C ... Read the full article
Palomar completes acquisition of Gray Surety
3rd February 2026
Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings, Inc. has completed the acquisition of The Gray Casualty & Surety Company (Gray Surety), a national surety carrier, and has also successfully closed new unsecured financing. The acquisition was initially announced in October 2025, with Palomar agreeing to acquire Gray Surety from Bernhard ... Read the full article
TMK grows cyber reinsurance solutions team with new hire
3rd February 2026
Ben Sitki joins specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) as an Underwriter within its Cyber Reinsurance Solutions team. Bringing nearly two decades of re/insurance experience to his new position, joining TMK from Guy Carpenter, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President. Prior to this he also held positions at ... Read the full article
WTW posts 6% organic revenue growth for Q4’25
3rd February 2026
Global re/insurance broker WTW saw a slight decrease in revenue for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 when compared to the prior year, driven by the sale of TRANZACT, but on an organic basis, revenue increased for both periods. For the fourth quarter of 2025, WTW generated revenue of $2.9 ... Read the full article
Hamilton promotes Moussa Thiam to Group Head of Compliance
3rd February 2026
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Moussa Thiam to Group Head of Compliance. In this role, Thiam will lead and coordinate compliance activities across Hamilton’s global operations, ensuring consistent standards and a unified approach across its underwriting platforms. Based in London, he ... Read the full article
KCC estimates insured loss from Winter Storm Fern at $6.7bn
3rd February 2026
Catastrophe risk modelling firm Karen Clark and Company (KCC) has estimated that the privately insured loss from Winter Storm Fern, which brought snow and ice to more than 30 states, will be $6.7 billion. The estimate, which is based on the high-resolution KCC US Winter Storm Model, includes the privately insured ... Read the full article
Markel hires Michelle Sipple to lead inland marine underwriting strategy
3rd February 2026
Michelle Sipple has joined global insurer Markel's Property and Marine product leadership team as Managing Director, Inland Marine. Sipple brings more than three decades of inland marine and builders risk underwriting experience to Markel, and will lead the company's inland marine strategy. "We’re thrilled to have her on board!" said Markel. She joins Markel ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel
3rd February 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and property and casualty re/insurer, has appointed Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel, effective April 1st, 2026. In this newly created role, Fitzpatrick will report to Neil Robertson, Group Chief Executive Officer, Canopius. His new role includes responsibilities that previously sat under the remit of the Chief Risk ... Read the full article
Munich Re launches pandemic consortium with parametric focus at Lloyd’s
3rd February 2026
Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate, managing agent of Syndicate 457 at the Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has established The Pandemic Consortium, designed to offer parametric catastrophic communicable disease insurance. The consortium, a Lloyd's market initiative based in London, will offer a proactive emerging risk transfer solution to protect ... Read the full article
Leading Indian life insurer to implement Aon’s modelling platform PathWise
3rd February 2026
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, one of India’s leading private life insurers, has agreed to a strategic collaboration to implement PathWise, Aon’s modelling platform, across its actuarial modelling landscape. The implementation of Aon’s PathWise solution, a high-performance, GPU-enabled modelling platform within its Life Risk Modelling Suite, will enable ICICI Prudential ... Read the full article
Distinguished expands specialty offerings with new Marine Cargo programme
3rd February 2026
Distinguished Programs, a national MGA and insurance programmes manager, is broadening its specialty footprint with the launch of a Marine Cargo programme led by veteran executive Ralph Salce. The new initiative will offer a full suite of marine cargo solutions, with available coverage addressing global transit exposures, stock throughput arrangements, and ... Read the full article
Karl Hamann to lead Aon’s business in the Philippines
3rd February 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Karl Hamann to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Philippines, effective April 1st, 2026, subject to regulatory requirements. Since 2022, he has served as the CEO of Indonesia, where he has implemented modernisation initiatives, strengthened commercial execution, and enhanced market connectivity. Hamann will ... Read the full article
Hymans Robertson expects 2026 to be a record year for the buy-in market
3rd February 2026
The pipeline for buy-ins looking to complete during the months ahead is very strong, with 2026 expected to be a record year for the market and likely to exceed £50 billion for the first time, according to Hymans Robertson’s 2026 Risk Transfer Report. The report noted that insurers have sufficient capacity ... Read the full article
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