Reinsurance News
Latham & Watkins welcomes Frank Monaco as New York M&A and Private Equity Partner
30th January 2026
Latham & Watkins LLP, a law firm advising clients on complex business and regulatory matters, has announced that Frank Monaco has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice. Monaco concentrates his practice on reinsurance matters, with a particular emphasis on ... Read the full article
EMEA emerging market insurers to maintain momentum through 2026: S&P
29th January 2026
Momentum for insurers across EMEA emerging markets is set to continue, even as geopolitics and trade tensions remain the primary risks for these credit conditions, according to Tatiana Grineva, Director Insurance Ratings, S&P. Grineva, during S&P’s ‘EMEA Emerging Markets Credit Outlook For Insurers 2026’ event, highlighted the sector's remarkable staying power. The ... Read the full article
Willis D&F establishes new Global P&C placement hubs in Dubai and Madrid
29th January 2026
Willis Direct & Facultative (D&F) has announced the expansion of its Global Property & Casualty (P&C) placement hubs with the addition of Dubai and Madrid as new strategic locations. This expansion strengthens Willis’ global reach and ensures clients in these regions have direct access to sophisticated risk solutions. Operating as one global ... Read the full article
Property cat rates an obvious headwind for Guy Carpenter but there’s ample growth areas: Klisura, Doyle
29th January 2026
As parts of the reinsurance market, notably property catastrophe, saw prices soften further at the 1.1 2026 renewals, and with this trend expected to persist for subsequent 2026 renewals, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter will have headwinds, but management also sees ample opportunity for growth in the months ahead. Guy Carpenter, ... Read the full article
Allianz Commercial opens Miami Latin America Hub
29th January 2026
Allianz Commercial has announced the opening of its Miami Latin America Hub with a fully established leadership team in place which combines regional expertise and global capabilities. The new hub significantly bolsters Allianz Commercial's footprint in Latin America, enhancing the company's capacity to deliver specialized solutions, including facultative reinsurance and commercial ... Read the full article
Insurance as a key enabler of carbon capture and storage projects: Marsh
29th January 2026
Insurance is seen as a key enabler of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, with nearly two-thirds of leaders relying heavily on insurance to manage risks, according to a recent analysis by Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh. The analysis draws on insights from a survey of 504 senior UK-based CCS ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint names Sakakeeny as CUO, North America P&C Insurance
29th January 2026
SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed John Sakakeeny as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of North America P&C Insurance, effective February 2nd, 2026. In his new role, Sakakeeny will provide strategic leadership to the underwriting and program management teams across SiriusPoint’s North America Insurance business, drive profitable growth, and strengthen ... Read the full article
Surplus lines market premium growth slows in Q3’25: AM Best
29th January 2026
Following years of consistent and significant growth, competitive market pressures have resulted in smaller year over year increases in premium growth in the surplus lines market, according to a recent report by AM Best. In the third quarter of 2025, AM Best reported that premium growth in the excess and surplus ... Read the full article
Lockton Re’s proprietary analytics platform SAGE receives another US patent
29th January 2026
Lockton Re’s proprietary analytics platform, SAGE, has been awarded another US Patent for systems and methods for custom and real-time visualisation, comparison, and analysis of insurance and reinsurance structures, with additional patents pending. The platform’s key features enable clients to make faster, more informed decisions, providing greater transparency and efficiency. With data ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter’s revenue climbs 6% to $2.5bn for 2025
29th January 2026
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh, generated revenue of $215 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and revenue of $2.5 billion for the full year 2025, an increase of 7% (5% on an underlying basis) and 6% (5% on an underlying basis), respectively, compared to the same ... Read the full article
Brit renews cyber consortium as risk landscape broadens
29th January 2026
Brit Group has renewed its cyber consortium, Brit Cyber Attack Plus (BCAP), led by Brit Syndicate 2987, which provides clients with comprehensive cyber coverage, including cyber-triggered physical damage and business interruption, under a single underwriting and claims agreement. Created in 2016 to meet the demands of clients looking to broaden cyber ... Read the full article
Insured cat losses drop by $40bn in 2025, but good luck no substitute for sound strategy: WTW
29th January 2026
A new report from Willis, a WTW business, with contributions from Willis Re, has revealed that natural catastrophes generated more than $100 billion in insured losses in 2025, marking the sixth consecutive year above that threshold and underscoring the continued severity and persistence of natural catastrophe risk even in the ... Read the full article
Kevin Flack joins Dale Underwriting Partners as Head of Portfolio Solutions
29th January 2026
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has announced the appointment of Kevin Flack to the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Solutions. In this role, Flack will be based in London and will work closely with Dale’s leadership team to drive portfolio ... Read the full article
EigenRisk integrates EuroTempest windstorm forecasts into EigenPrism platform
29th January 2026
EigenRisk, Inc., an independent insurance technology firm providing catastrophe risk management solutions, has entered into an agreement with EuroTempest to add its European windstorm forecasts and event footprints to the EigenPrism® catastrophe risk management platform. EigenRisk helps re/insurers, MGAs, brokers, and risk managers worldwide manage catastrophe risk and drive growth while ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance
29th January 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance group QBE, has announced the appointment of Lian Phua as Head of Credit Reinsurance. Based in New York, Phua will report to Salvatore Sama, Executive Director for North America at QBE Re, and work closely with Shane Lawlor, Executive Director and Head of ... Read the full article
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