Reinsurance News
Jimmy Mitchell and Adam Rimmer join Aon’s Global ReSpecialty team
13th May 2026
Global re/insurance broker and risk advisor Aon has announced the appointments of Jimmy Mitchell and Adam Rimmer as brokers in the firm’s Global ReSpecialty team, effective immediately. Mitchell has been named Vice President of Global ReSpecialty, a New York-based role. He will work with clients to structure global treaty portfolios, leveraging ... Read the full article
American Integrity’s GPW climb to $220m in Q1’26 as policies in-force reach 437k
13th May 2026
American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc., a Tampa-based property and casualty insurance holding company, has reported gross premiums written (GPW) of $220 million for the first quarter of 2026, up 3.7% from $212.2 million in the same period a year earlier. The company attributed the increase in GPW to growth in its ... Read the full article
SCOR Business Solutions appoints Peter Fordham as Head of North American Binders
13th May 2026
SCOR Business Solutions, the large corporate risk insurance arm of global reinsurer SCOR, has announced the appointment of Peter Fordham as Head of North American Binders. Fordham joined the Channel Syndicate, now SCOR Syndicate, in July 2012 as an Underwriting Assistant and has since held increasingly senior roles. Most recently, he served ... Read the full article
Kin sees total revenue hit $56.6m in Q1’26 as GWP grow 20%
13th May 2026
Kin, the direct-to-consumer provider of insurance and home finance solutions for homeowners, has disclosed its Q1 2026 results, reporting total revenue of $56.6 million and a record baseline operating margin of 50%. The firm also revealed that gross written premiums reached $177.6 million in the opening quarter of the year, a ... Read the full article
Talanx sees €774m net income and 88.7% CoR in Q1’26
13th May 2026
Talanx has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, reporting a 28% year on year rise in net income, to EUR 774 million, and an improved combined ratio of 88.7%. These figures compare with EUR 604 million in net income and a 92.8% combined ratio seen in Q1 ... Read the full article
Alternative capital redesigning reinsurance, but still has challenges to face: Guy Carpenter
13th May 2026
Alternative capital is rewriting the rules of reinsurance, and while it seems it is here to stay, its rapid integration brings distinct structural challenges, a recent Guy Carpenter report highlights. The ‘Convergence of Financial and Reinsurance Capital: How catastrophe bonds, sidecars, and financial investors are redesigning the architecture of global reinsurance’ ... Read the full article
Aon strengthens data and analytics capabilities with Claims Copilot expansion
13th May 2026
Global professional services firm Aon has expanded its Claims Copilot platform, rolling it out across North America, Asia Pacific and several countries in EMEA as a claims management solution. Building on the successful pilot launched in November 2025, the expansion of Aon Claims Copilot reportedly marks a significant milestone in ... Read the full article
AXA XL creates new business unit dedicated to prevention
13th May 2026
AXA XL has created a new business unit dedicated to prevention, establishing a fifth division alongside Americas, APAC & Europe, UK & Lloyd’s and Reinsurance, in a move that reportedly underscores the firm's commitment to risk insight and closer client partnership. The new unit will be led by Libby Benet, currently ... Read the full article
Canada Life Re delivers record net earnings of CAD 353m in Q1’26
13th May 2026
Great-West Lifeco’s Capital and Risk Solutions (CRS) reinsurance operation, Canada Life Re, maintained its strong momentum in the opening quarter of 2026 with record net earnings of CAD 353 million, an increase of 92% on the comparable prior year quarter’s CAD 184 million. After a robust end to last year ... Read the full article
Da Costa to lead Markel’s US cyber and tech E&O portfolio
13th May 2026
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Raphael Da Costa to lead its US cyber and tech E&O portfolio, based in New York. In his new role, as mentioned earlier, Da Costa will oversee Markel's US cyber and tech E&O underwriting strategy, portfolio management and product development. Additionally, he ... Read the full article
Beazley Security report highlights sharp increase in exploited vulnerabilities and AI-driven cyber attacks in Q1
13th May 2026
Beazley Security, the cyber security services arm of specialist insurer Beazley, has released its Quarterly Threat Report for Q1 2026, detailing a significant rise in exploited vulnerabilities as cyber criminals increasingly use AI-powered methods to accelerate attacks and target software supply chains. The report found that exploited vulnerabilities increased by 43% ... Read the full article
XS Global Europe launches with new Madrid and Paris offices
13th May 2026
XS Global, an independently owned managing general underwriting (MGU) platform, has expanded in Europe with the launch of Madrid and Paris offices. Together, these two offices will operate as XS Global Europe, serving as the group’s dedicated regional platform to strengthen its reach across the European Union. The establishment of XS Global ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Yusuke Matsumoto as Head of Facultative Re APAC
13th May 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Yusuke Matsumoto as Head of Facultative Re APAC. Matsumoto brings extensive experience in business and product development, alongside a strong track record in underwriting and building high-performing teams. He joined Swiss Re in June 2013 in a client market role before progressing to Property Facultative Underwriter. Most ... Read the full article
Lyndsey Bauer joins Miller as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber
13th May 2026
Miller, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Lyndsey Bauer as Strategic Delivery Lead, Cyber, operating across the company’s retail and wholesale platforms. Her primary focus will be managing cyber exposures across various industry verticals and insurance portfolios while creating a more integrated approach to addressing cyber as ... Read the full article
Capital redeployment a big challenge for reinsurers in 2026: Gallagher Re’s van Wegen
13th May 2026
Capital redeployment is set to be the biggest challenge for reinsurance companies in 2026, Michael van Wegen, author of Gallagher Re’s Full Year Reinsurance Market Report, highlighted in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. The report revealed that total dedicated reinsurance capital rose to a record $648 billion in 2025, ... Read the full article
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