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Janus Assurance Re launches new marine cyber insurance programme
10th April 2026
Janus Assurance Re, a specialty insurer offering reinsurance solutions, has launched its Marine Cyber Insurance programme, a specialty risk transfer solution for shipowners, vessel managers, charterers, terminal operators, and maritime logistics firms. According to the insurer, the launch responds to converging governance signals across the maritime sector. Additionally, the programme aims to ... Read the full article
Property rate declines to pressure top-line growth in 2026: TD Cowen
9th April 2026
According to recent analysis by US-based investment bank and research firm, TD Cowen, rate declines, most notably in property, are pressuring top-line growth and underwriting results for specialty and reinsurance carriers in 2026. During the recent April renewals, which are heavily Asia-focused, brokers noted a 15-20% decline in Japan property-cat ... Read the full article
Daiichi to reinsure block of whole life and annuity policies with Prismic Life
9th April 2026
Daiichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. is set to reinsure a Yen-denominated in-force block of whole life and annuity policies with Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurer and Prismic subsidiary, Prismic Life Reinsurance. As per the terms, Daiichi’s obligations to policyholders will remain unchanged following the reinsurance agreement, and the firm will continue ... Read the full article
Anthony Izzo joins AXIS Capital as CCO
9th April 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Anthony Izzo as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), based at the company’s Red Bank and New York offices. Izzo, drawing on 35 years of industry experience, has been tasked with leading the company’s global commercial strategy, working ... Read the full article
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory establishes German entity
9th April 2026
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), Howden’s specialist risk, capital and strategic advisory business, is continuing its expansion across Continental Europe with the establishment of a German entity. Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (EU) GmbH has been granted a licence as an investment firm by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ... Read the full article
Cizek appointed SI Re Underwriting Manager for Central & EE, Schmidhauser to retire
9th April 2026
SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), a Switzerland-based nonlife reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Lukas Cizek as Underwriting Manager for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), effective mid-March 2026. Cizek will be succeeding Nicolas Schmidhauser, Underwriting Manager Eastern Europe, who will retire on 31 March 2026. Since joining SI Re in 2009, ... Read the full article
Healthcare cyber risk losses driven by human factors, says Resilience
9th April 2026
Resilience, a provider of cyber risk management and insurance services, reports that the healthcare sector is currently facing a highly costly cyber threat landscape, with some organisations potentially misallocating their security spending. In its report, US Healthcare and Cyber Risk: Threats, Trends and Strategies, the company analyses claims data from its ... Read the full article
Zurich Austria establishes branch in Poland
9th April 2026
Zurich Insurance has launched operations in the Polish commercial insurance market, with its new office based in Warsaw. The business will be managed under Zurich Austria, headed by Kurt Möller, who serves as Head of Commercial Insurance Austria & CEE and sits on the Zurich Austria Board. Möller commented, "We’re delighted ... Read the full article
Middle East situation underscores growing risk interdependence in aviation: Aon
9th April 2026
Stephen Rudman, Aon's Head of Marine and Regional Aviation Lead for Asia, has suggested the situation in the Middle East underscores the growing interdependence of geopolitical risk, operational resilience and insurance within the aviation sector. In a statement discussing the impact of ongoing Middle East tensions, Rudman noted that the situation ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s
9th April 2026
AXA XL, the property, casualty, and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Poonam Jivram as Head of Motor Underwriting, UK & Lloyd’s. Based in London, Jivram will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic underwriting direction for the UK & Lloyd’s motor fleet insurance business, driving ... Read the full article
Smaller pension scheme buy-ins rise 30% in 2025: Hymans Robertson
9th April 2026
While 2025 saw a more than 20% fall in bulk annuity volumes year-on-year, the volume of buy-in deals less than £100 million in value increased by over 30%, according to Hymans Robertson’s latest report. The pensions and financial services consultancy revealed that buy-in volumes in 2025 totalled £38.2 billion, a fall ... Read the full article
Mapfre Re appoints Fernando Utrilla Agüero as CFO
9th April 2026
The Board of Directors of Mapfre Re, the global reinsurance unit of Mapfre Group, has approved the appointment of Fernando Utrilla Agüero as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Daniel Quermia. Agüero’s appointment is part of the succession process following Quermia’s upcoming retirement, after nearly 40 years with Mapfre Re. Agüero joined Mapfre ... Read the full article
TFP’s Pine Walk launches new Capital Solutions business
9th April 2026
Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), has announced the launch of a new Capital Solutions business called Mezura Capital Partners, which will be headquartered in Bermuda. Mezura Capital, led by Shireen Gammoh as CEO, has been established to offer strategic capital solutions and forge partnerships with ... Read the full article
Renew Risk launches specialist offshore windstorm models to transform risk assessment across Europe
9th April 2026
Renew Risk, a specialist provider of risk analytics for renewable energy assets, has announced the release of its UK & Ireland Windstorm Model (UKWS) and European Windstorm Model (EUWS), marking the first catastrophe models in these regions specifically engineered for offshore wind farms. The company positions these tools as a major ... Read the full article
Hannover Re names Kris Boundy as General Manager, Reinsurance Business at HLR Aus
9th April 2026
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Kris Boundy as General Manager, Reinsurance Business at Hannover Life Re of Australasia (HLR Aus). In her new role, Boundy will oversee the reinsurance business, including client relationships, product and pricing across group, retail, longevity and structured solutions. She brings nearly two decades ... Read the full article
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