Reinsurance News
Aon adds new capability to Risk Analytics Platform to aid risk evaluation
8th September 2026
Aon, the insurance and reinsurance broking and professional services firm, has launched a new capability within its Risk Analytics Platform, Underwriting Analytics, designed to help re/insurers evaluate the impact of future risks before capacity deployment. The new tool helps in making underwriting and reinsurance decisions, enabling clients to shape portfolios and ... Read the full article
Cheung appointed as Swiss Re’s Head L&H Re of Hong Kong & Taiwan
8th September 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Iris Cheung as Head Life & Health Reinsurance, Hong Kong & Taiwan, effective 1 November 2026. Cheung brings over two decades of experience across advisory, finance, strategy, operations, and client management to her new position. Having joined Swiss Re in 2011, the executive ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re completes first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong
8th September 2026
Global life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has successfully executed its first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong, marking its entry into a new market for its Savings & Retirement business in Asia. The transaction involved the reinsurance of a block of whole life liabilities for a pan-Asian insurance provider. Through the Hong ... Read the full article
AXA partners with Publicis Sapient to deploy standardised “Global AI Hub” at scale
8th September 2026
AXA, the France-headquartered multinational insurance and asset management group, has entered a strategic partnership with Publicis Sapient, a technology firm providing enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and services, to accelerate the next phase of its AI transformation. The insurer confirmed that the partnership focuses on further developing “Global AI Hub” to ... Read the full article
P&I reinsurance rates expected to increase further heading into 27/28 renewals: Gallagher Specialty
8th September 2026
Reinsurance rates for Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs are expected to rise further heading into the 2027/28 renewals, with more focus on the fully cellular container (FCC) segment, according to Gallagher Specialty’s P&I Market - Midyear Review. At the last renewal, the International Group (IG) increased the programme limits by USD250 ... Read the full article
MS Re’s Bruniecki says retentions to hold as attachment points stay disciplined
8th September 2026
Speaking to Reinsurance News during the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous 2026, Jörg Bruniecki, Group Chief Underwriting Officer at MS Re, set out his view of where the market stands heading into the January 1 renewals, and what he wants to change about the reinsurer's global underwriting approach. On property pricing, Bruniecki said ... Read the full article
Cyber reinsurance market to shift focus to strategic deployment: Ariel Re’s Carr
8th September 2026
Ample capacity and sustained competitive pricing will characterise the cyber reinsurance market, but the core discussion is shifting from sheer volume to strategic deployment, Daniel Carr, Head of Cyber Underwriting at Ariel Re, stated in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. According to Carr, as the reinsurance industry meets at Rendez-Vous ... Read the full article
Abundant capacity and volatility are helping the re/insurance market innovate: Aon’s Lyons
8th September 2026
Currently, most lines of business are facing an evolving risk landscape, but the abundance of capital is driving Aon’s ability to create real innovation for clients, Aon’s Amanda Lyons highlighted during an Aon briefing for clients and media ahead of the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. The executive, who serves as CEO ... Read the full article
Reinsurers must offer value beyond more capacity and lower pricing: Westfield Specialty’s Gray
8th September 2026
Around the 68th edition of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous (RVS), Christopher Gray, Divisional Director, Reinsurance, at Westfield Specialty International, said that to be successful at the January 1 renewals, reinsurers must offer value beyond just more capacity or lower pricing. He said that his call is driven by current reinsurance market ... Read the full article
AM Best maintains stable outlook for global life reinsurance market
8th September 2026
Credit rating agency AM Best has maintained its stable outlook for the global life reinsurance segment, driven by the expected moderate growth in global life channels and a concentrated traditional reinsurance market, which is dominated by several highly rated, diversified, and well-capitalised global companies with favourable underwriting results. The report noted, ... Read the full article
Closing cyber protection gap a major business opportunity: Munich Re
7th September 2026
Speaking during the firm’s briefing at the 2026 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, Stefan Golling, a Member of the Board of Management of Munich Re, suggested that the industry has not done enough to close the significant cyber protection gap, while also flagging the major business opportunity in ... Read the full article
Compre completes retrospective structured ADC transaction with Lloyd’s syndicate
7th September 2026
Compre Group Holdings Limited (Compre), the Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group, has reached an agreement on a retrospective structured adverse development cover (ADC) transaction with a Lloyd’s syndicate. The transaction covers the syndicate’s 2023 and prior Years of Account on a whole-account basis, spanning a multi-line portfolio of property and casualty ... Read the full article
Moody’s warns uncertainty around emerging risks could constrain re/insurance growth
7th September 2026
Speaking at their firm’s briefing in Monte Carlo today, Brandan Holmes, SVP at Moody’s Ratings, and Joe Melly, Head of Casualty and Financial Lines at Moody’s Insurance Solutions, warned that insurers are navigating an increasingly interconnected and uncertain emerging-risk landscape. They said risks are crossing traditional lines of business and becoming ... Read the full article
Treaty reinsurance made up just over 26% of total written London premiums in 2025: IUA
7th September 2026
According to the International Underwriting Association’s (IUA) latest report, just over 26% of premiums written in London in 2025 were treaty reinsurance, with direct and facultative contracts making up the remaining 74%. These proportions are almost unchanged from the previous year and consolidate a steady increase in the relative importance of ... Read the full article
Latin American reinsurance market maintains growth despite prolonged soft cycle: AM Best
7th September 2026
AM Best, a global credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector, says the Latin American reinsurance market has remained resilient despite weaker economic growth, significant catastrophe exposures and a prolonged soft market. Its September 2026 Market Segment Report highlights continued premium growth, abundant reinsurance capacity and opportunities created by the ... Read the full article
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