Reinsurance News
Arch Insurance UK Regional Division name Tinworth Senior P&C Underwriter
30th March 2026
Henry Tinworth has joined Arch Insurance UK Regional Division as Senior Property & Casualty Underwriter, effective immediately, based in Leeds. In his new role, Tinworth will leverage his 10 years of UK insurance marketexperience to drive new business development across the property and casualty portfolio with a regional focus on the ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Ocean Re’s credit ratings
30th March 2026
Ocean International Reinsurance Company Limited (Ocean Re) has had its Financial Strength Rating upgraded to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating upgraded to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) by AM Best, with the outlook of these ratings revised to stable from positive. AM Best notes that ... Read the full article
Swiss Re flags accumulation risk in data centres as key underwriting challenge
27th March 2026
The data centre industry is evolving into increasingly complex, high-energy-density facilities that concentrate risks within single sites, with underwriting success depending not only on capacity, but also on specialised technical assessment and disciplined accumulation management, according to a recent report by the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re highlighted that data centres ... Read the full article
XS Global appoints Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting, APAC
27th March 2026
XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has announced the appointment of Daniel Abramson as Head of Construction Underwriting for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. Abramson brings more than 25 years of insurance industry experience spanning construction and energy underwriting. Before joining XS Global, he was Head of ... Read the full article
SEADRIF and AHA Centre sign agreement to advance disaster risk financing in Southeast Asia
27th March 2026
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company, a regional initiative supporting disaster risk financing solutions, and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), the regional body for disaster response coordination, has recently entered into a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) in Bali, Indonesia. The ... Read the full article
Reassured hits two million life and critical illness policies sold
27th March 2026
Reassured, the UK domiciled life insurance broker, has reached the milestone of providing more than two million life insurance and critical illness policies to customers since 2009. In December 2025, the broker confirmed that it had recorded a 16% growth in the number of families protected through Term Assurance for the ... Read the full article
Continued Middle East conflict drives ‘new equilibrium’ in terrorism and political violence reinsurance: WTW
27th March 2026
A prolonged Middle East conflict is emerging as the most likely near-term scenario shaping terrorism and political violence reinsurance renewals, with the market already settling into a new equilibrium, according to WTW. Fergus Critchley, Global Head of Terrorism & Political Violence at WTW, speaking ahead of the April 1 renewals, said ... Read the full article
Infosys set to acquire insurance technology provider, Stratus
27th March 2026
Infosys, a provider of digital services, business consulting, and outsourcing services, is set to acquire Stratus, a technology solutions provider for the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry. This acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter of the financial year 2027, subject to closing conditions, aims to strengthen ... Read the full article
AM Best affirms Sompo’s ratings following Aspen acquisition
27th March 2026
Credit rating agency AM Best has removed the under review with positive implications status and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) alongside the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “aa-” (Superior) for Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Financial Strength Rating carries a stable outlook, while the Long-Term ... Read the full article
TMK adds Francesca Kevill as Underwriter to its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team
27th March 2026
Specialist insurer, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), has appointed Francesca Kevill as Underwriter within its Cyber & Enterprise Risk team, effective immediately. In her new role, Kevill will report to Ellie Webb, Head of Delegated Cyber & IP. Her appointment builds on a period of significant investment in TMK's cyber capabilities. The company ... Read the full article
Total losses from March Kona Storms in Hawaii said to be at least $1bn: Aon
27th March 2026
According to global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon’s weekly catastrophe report, back-to-back Kona Storms on March 10-24, which produced extreme rainfall and subsequent flooding across much of Hawaii, will result in total economic and insured losses of at least one billion US dollars, citing Hawaii government officials. Aon's report explains ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary L&H Continental Europe
27th March 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Teodora Aldenhoff as Chief Pricing Actuary for Life & Health (L&H) Continental Europe. In her new role, Aldenhoff will join Swiss Re’s leadership team and report directly to Augusto Diaz-Leante, Head of Life & Health Continental Europe, Managing Director of Swiss Re. She has spent the ... Read the full article
PERILS releases initial industry loss estimate of €586m from extratropical windstorm Nils
27th March 2026
PERILS, a Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has disclosed its initial industry loss estimate for the extratropical windstorm “Nils”, also known as “Ulrike”, noting the event has cost the insurance industry a total of €586 million. The storm, which peaked on February 12, 2026, combined destructive winds and intense rainfall. As France ... Read the full article
Conduit Holdings adds Lightowler, Mullen & Shaw as Non-Executive Directors
27th March 2026
Conduit Holdings, the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, a multi-line Bermuda-based reinsurance business, has appointed industry veterans Richard Lightowler, Peter Mullen, and Penny Shaw as Non-Executive Directors, effective March 26th, 2026. Lightowler and Shaw will serve on Conduit's Audit and Remuneration Committees, while Mullen will serve on the company's Remuneration ... Read the full article
Athora completes acquisition of PIC, plans to relocate headquarters to UK
27th March 2026
Athora, a European savings and retirement services group, has completed its acquisition of Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC). The acquisition was first announced in July 2025, with Athora agreeing to acquire PIC for approximately £5.7 billion. Earlier this month, Read the full article
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