Reinsurance News
Thornthwaite appointed Goosehead’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
8th April 2026
Goosehead Insurance, an independent personal lines insurance agency, has announced the appointment of Martin Thornthwaite as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, succeeding John O’Connor, who will be departing the company and pursuing other opportunities. In his new position, Thornthwaite will be responsible for Goosehead’s Legal, Compliance, and Human Resource departments. Furthermore, ... Read the full article
Kalepa names Audrey Howell as Head of Product
8th April 2026
Kalepa, a company specialising in AI-powered underwriting solutions, has appointed Audrey Howell as Head of Product to lead product vision and strategy, and drive innovation with AI advancements across the platform. In her new role, Howell aims to deliver the automation, risk intelligence, and portfolio steering that insurers rely on to grow ... Read the full article
KatRisk expands global catastrophe modelling capabilities with RED acquisition
7th April 2026
KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software to the insurance and financial services industries, has acquired RED, a specialist provider of catastrophe models, including earthquake, flood, landslide, and wind risk models. This acquisition accelerates the development of a high-fidelity U.S. earthquake model and strengthens a multi-peril catastrophe modeling portfolio for ... Read the full article
SI Re appoints Simon Parten as ILS Portfolio Manager
7th April 2026
SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), the Swiss based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Simon Parten as ILS Portfolio Manager, effective 1st June 2026. In his new role, Parten will further develop SI Re's Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) portfolio, which serves as a key diversifier within the company’s reinsurance book. He brings ... Read the full article
Topsail Re announces Senior Underwriting promotion and CIO appointment
7th April 2026
Topsail Re, a reinsurance company, has confirmed the promotion of Michael Swartz to Senior Vice President, Underwriting, and the appointment of Jason Callaway as Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, joining the firm’s Executive Team. Michael Swartz, who has been with the organisation for more than two and a half ... Read the full article
Tim Mossing joins Federato as CCO to drive AI-native insurance transformations
7th April 2026
Federato, an AI-powered underwriting platform for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Tim Mossing as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to help scale customer delivery and long-term outcomes. As COO Mossing will lead the expansion of the company's Forward Deployed and Customer Engineering teams. His arrival comes as Federato continues ... Read the full article
Specialty Program Group unifies its life and annuity distribution under one platform
7th April 2026
Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a specialty insurance platform, has launched SPG Life & Annuity, unifying its life insurance and annuity distribution businesses under a single national platform. AgencyONE, Brokers' Service Marketing Group (BSMG), and Business Underwriters Associates (BUA) will now operate under SPG Life & Annuity. The platform combines longstanding industry ... Read the full article
Winnie Loh to lead Aon’s real estate and data centre team in Southeast Asia
7th April 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance group Aon has announced the appointment of Winnie Loh as real estate and data centre leader for Southeast Asia, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Loh, who brings over 20 years of experience in the insurance sector, will lead the strategic direction and client service delivery for Aon’s ... Read the full article
Soft market persists for reinsurers amid rate declines and strong capital, Autonomous finds
7th April 2026
Autonomous, a financial research and analytics firm, reports that the reinsurance sector is navigating a persistently soft market, with solid profitability continuing to influence renewals. According to Autonomous, the first month of the year saw reinsurers underperform relative to expectations, with renewal outcomes slightly weaker than anticipated. However, Autonomous notes that a ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance North America expands primary cyber coverage to Canada
7th April 2026
Arch Insurance North America has expanded its primary cyber coverage solution, Arch CyPro, to include Canada, effective April 1st, 2026. The cyber coverage, which builds on Arch’s established excess layer cyber capabilities, will be available in Canada through Arch Insurance Canada Ltd. Arch CyPro introduces primary cyber coverage to the portfolio, expanding ... Read the full article
Critical cloud outage risk remains significant despite decline in occurrence: Parametrix
7th April 2026
Parametrix, a provider of digital business interruption solutions, disclosed in a new whitepaper that although critical cloud service outages declined in 2025 after several years of sustained increases, the risk remains significant. According to the firm's Cloud Outage Risk Report 2025, after reaching a peak of 244.8 hours in 2024, the ... Read the full article
ICG hires Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance Client Solutions
7th April 2026
ICG, an alternative asset manager specialist, has appointed Luke Schlafly as Global Head of Insurance within its Client Solutions Group (CSG), reporting to Alan Isenberg, Global Head of CSG. In his new role, Schlafly’s primary focus will be to enhance ICG’s global insurance relationships and create tailored solutions to meet the ... Read the full article
Old Republic establishes new specialised property insurer, led by Everest’s Hagerty
7th April 2026
Old Republic International Corporation, a specialty insurer operating in property & casualty and title insurance, has established Old Republic Property, Inc., to underwrite specialised property insurance products through a national retail broker distribution network. The new firm is the seventh new specialty operating company that Old Republic has launched since 2021. This ... Read the full article
India reportedly considering $1.5bn reinsurance fund for vessels travelling through conflict zones
7th April 2026
The Indian government is reportedly considering a $1.5 billion fund to provide reinsurance cover to Indian vessels travelling through conflict zones, such as the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively closed to most international shipping due to the ongoing Iran conflict. Reports indicate that the fund is intended to encourage insurance ... Read the full article
ClimateWise appoints Syal and Branagan as co-chairs of Insurance Advisory Council
7th April 2026
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s (CISL) ClimateWise has appointed Tokio Marine Kiln's Vivek Syal and RenaissanceRe's Ian Branagan as co-chairs of its C-suite Insurance Advisory Council. ClimateWise brings together the insurance industry through a member network convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership, integrating sustainable leadership with world-leading ... Read the full article
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