Reinsurance News
Andrew Aldwinckle joins Liberty Mutual Re as International Casualty CUO
27th October 2025
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Andrew Aldwinckle as International Casualty Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1 February 2026. In the new role, Aldwinckle will be based in London and oversee LM Re’s international casualty portfolio, which underwrites from offices in the UK, Europe, ... Read the full article
Syndicate Research assigns Continuity Opinions to several Lloyd’s syndicates
27th October 2025
Syndicate Research Limited (SRL) has announced that it has assigned its Continuity Opinions (SCOs) to a group of major Lloyd’s syndicates. SRL’s Continuity Opinions are forward-looking assessments of an individual Lloyd's syndicate's relative potential continuity prospects for policyholders over the insurance cycle, taking into account factors like cross-cycle returns on capital ... Read the full article
Apollo licenses Moody’s HD catastrophe models to strengthen risk understanding
27th October 2025
Apollo, the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance group, has licensed six of Moody’s high-definition catastrophe models to strengthen its understanding of risk across multiple global perils. Delivered via the cloud-native Moody’s Intelligent Risk Platform™, the models will support Apollo’s data-driven underwriting and portfolio management strategies through advanced analytics and high-resolution hazard data. The HD ... Read the full article
Allianz Commercial announces new Board structure to drive global growth
27th October 2025
Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz, has announced a new Board structure and appointments aimed at accelerating growth in its target markets and further strengthening market-facing activities for clients and brokers, effective 1st January 2026. Jeremy Sharpe, currently Global Head of Distribution at Allianz Commercial, joins the Board of Allianz ... Read the full article
Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to APAC reinsurance market: Gallagher Re
27th October 2025
Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to the Asia Pacific (APAC) reinsurance market, says reinsurance broker Gallagher Re in a new Asia Pacific Market Watch report, which dubs this a 'turning point' for the region. This return of capacity could help with insurers' financial pressure in some markets, according to ... Read the full article
Triple-I calls for mitigation measures amid misconceptions about risk-based insurance pricing
24th October 2025
The Insurance Information Institute’s (Triple-I) recent Issues Brief highlighted misconceptions of risk-based pricing in property/casualty insurance, which some perceive as unfair, and recommended solutions, including modernising building codes and proactive mitigation measures. Risk-based pricing means offering different prices for the same level of coverage based on risk factors specific to the ... Read the full article
Addresscloud and Artificial partner to deliver ‘hyper-accurate’ US property risk data
24th October 2025
Addresscloud, a UK geocoding and property intelligence expert, and Artificial, a London-based algorithmic underwriting and placement company, have partnered to enhance property intelligence and risk insights. The partnership will integrate Addresscloud’s rich, address-level property enrichment directly into Artificial’s platform. This integration will equip underwriters and brokers with access to more granular data, ... Read the full article
McGill & Partners works with Google Earth AI for faster disaster response
24th October 2025
Insurance and reinsurance broker McGill & Partners is leveraging Google's cutting-edge AI and massive Earth observation data capabilities to enhance how they understand, model, and price global risks, particularly those related to climate and natural catastrophes. The broker is collaborating with Bellwether, a group of geospatial experts from X, Alphabet’s Moonshot ... Read the full article
Wright Flood to acquire assets of Poulton Associates
24th October 2025
Wright National Flood Insurance Company (Wright Flood), a wholly owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc. operating within Arrowhead Programs, has announced that its affiliate, Wright National Flood Insurance Services LLC, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Poulton Associates LLC. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Salt ... Read the full article
European reinsurers’ capital surplus could add pressure to 1/1 renewals
24th October 2025
European reinsurers are entering the 1/1 renewal season with capital levels well above their target ranges, a development that could intensify pricing pressure across the market. According to J.P. Morgan’s latest Love Actuary report, the region’s largest reinsurers, which include Munich Re, Swiss Re, and Hannover Re, are materially over-capitalised, with Solvency ... Read the full article
Kinsale Capital’s net income rises 24% to $141.6m in Q3’25
24th October 2025
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. reported a net income of $141.6 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 24% compared to $114.2 million for the same period a year earlier. Net income included after-tax catastrophe losses of $1 million, compared to $10.8 million in Q3’24. In Q3’25, net operating earnings ... Read the full article
US Investors show strong interest in earnings growth and reinsurance discipline: Berenberg
24th October 2025
Berenberg, the German private bank and investment firm, met with 20 US investors last week to present insights on the insurance and reinsurance sectors, with the discussions primarily addressing market outlook, company performance, and sector valuation. Investors engaged with Berenberg on the outlook for reinsurance, exploring whether the market is experiencing ... Read the full article
MS Amlin names Pinder Head of US Casualty, Kimber Head of International Casualty & Cyber
24th October 2025
Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has confirmed several senior appointments in its Casualty Reinsurance team, including that of Rhian Pinder as Head of US Casualty, and Jonathan Kimber has been appointed Head of International Casualty & Cyber. These appointments, according to the re/insurer, aim to give the firm's brokers ... Read the full article
Climate and inflation pressures drive record losses, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions
24th October 2025
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a provider of data and analytics for the insurance and financial industries, has released its 10th annual US Home Trends Report. The study offers a detailed look at how claims trends across different perils are shaping the US home insurance market, helping carriers make more informed decisions in ... Read the full article
James Mitchell joins IQUW Bermuda as CUO
24th October 2025
Specialty insurer and reinsurer IQUW Bermuda has announced the appointment of James Mitchell as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) with immediate effect. In his new role, as CUO, Bermuda, Mitchell will be responsible for leading all reinsurance underwriting. He will also play a pivotal role in developing IQUW Bermuda’s underwriting culture of technical ... Read the full article
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