Reinsurance News

Howden appoints Susan Panuccio as CFO, Mark Craig to become CIO

15th October 2025

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden has announced the appointment of Susan Panuccio as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with Mark Craig set to take on the new position of Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Craig steps into his new role after six years leading Howden’s Finance function through ... Read the full article

Global cat losses ease in 2025, yet annual volatility persists: Gallagher Re

15th October 2025

Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has suggested that, despite the "manageable nature" of catastrophe activity this year so far, the industry should continue to expect annual volatility in losses in the future. According to the firm's Q3 2025 Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report, global natural catastrophe activity remained ... Read the full article

India’s rapid infrastructure expansion a key driver of reinsurance growth: Howden India’s Singhal

15th October 2025

In an interview with Reinsurance News, Prateek Singhal, Executive President & Head of Reinsurance, Howden India, explained that India’s "massive infrastructure push and the maturation of specialty risk markets" are primary drivers of reinsurance growth in the country. Singhal noted that these conditions are ideal for reinsurance market growth as demand ... Read the full article

Miller adds David Robinson as CEO and Neil Ross as CUO of its MGA platform

15th October 2025

Miller, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has scaled the operations of its Managing General Agent (MGA) offering with the appointment of David Robinson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Neil Ross as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). In their new roles, the pair will drive the strategy and expansion of ... Read the full article

INTX launches new solution designed to revolutionise ceded reinsurance management

15th October 2025

INTX Insurance Software, a provider of fully integrated core solutions for the entire P&C insurance policy lifecycle, aims to revolutionise ceded reinsurance management with its newly launched solution, INTX ReinsureConnect. A cloud-native, AI-ready system, this solution centralises and streamlines ceded reinsurance operations across all lines of business for fronting carriers and ... Read the full article

Allianz UK appoints Mansoor Reehana as Head of AI

15th October 2025

Allianz UK, part of the financial services group Allianz SE, has appointed Mansoor Reehana to the newly created role of Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to lead the strategic growth of AI initiatives. In his new role, Reehana will drive strategy, architecture, and product delivery of AI projects within the central ... Read the full article

Xceedance receives growth investment from Portage Capital Solutions

14th October 2025

Xceedance, a global provider of technology-driven business solutions for the insurance industry, has received a growth investment from Portage Capital Solutions, an investor focused on financial technology. With this latest investment, which gives Portage a minority equity stake, Xceedance’s total raised capital, across equity and debt, stands at approximately $100 million. The ... Read the full article

Hardeep Gulati named CEO of Duck Creek Technologies

14th October 2025

Duck Creek Technologies, a provider of software solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the appointment of Hardeep Gulati as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Mike Jackowski. Jackowski, who has led Duck Creek as CEO since 2011, will transition to a new role as Vice ... Read the full article

Reinsurance markets aligned & disciplined heading into Baden-Baden: Antares CEO

14th October 2025

Antares Global CEO Mike van der Straaten has suggested that a benign loss year to date, together with ample capacity and steady ILS activity, is placing some pressure on reinsurance pricing, though levels remain solid and market behaviour rational, leaving the sector disciplined and aligned heading into Baden-Baden. "As we approach ... Read the full article

Chubb names Brian Church to lead international Property and Casualty Division

14th October 2025

Property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Brian Church as Division President of Property and Casualty for Chubb Overseas General Insurance (COG), the company’s international general insurance division, with the appointment taking effect immediately. In this role, Church will lead Chubb’s international commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance ... Read the full article

Climate X announces partnership with Fathom to strengthen global flood risk insights

14th October 2025

Fathom, a specialist in flood risk modelling, has announced a partnership with Climate X, a provider of climate resilience analytics. Through this collaboration, Fathom’s Global Flood Model will be integrated into Climate X’s Spectra and Adapt platforms, expanding their capabilities for assessing and managing climate-related risks. Flooding continues to cause significant disruption ... Read the full article

QBE Re appoints Cindy Foo as Head of Asia

14th October 2025

QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Cindy Foo to the newly created role of Head of Asia, Treaty. Her appointment, effective 1 December 2025, marks a significant step in the company’s strategic expansion across the region. Based in Singapore, Foo will report to Abdallah ... Read the full article

Insurers backed by private capital & strong regulation key to retirement solutions: BILTIR’s Courcy

14th October 2025

Resilient insurers, powered by innovative, long-dated private capital, and operating under strong globally recognised regulatory regimes, are the solution to an ageing population with longer lifespans and shrinking public safety nets, Chairman Natasha Scotland Courcy stated at the BILTIR Bermuda conference. Speaking at the 2025 BILTIR International Life & Annuity conference, ... Read the full article

Mike Mulray named as Chief Underwriting Officer of Hamilton Select

14th October 2025

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a specialty insurance and reinsurance provider, has announced the appointment of Mike Mulray as Chief Underwriting Officer of Hamilton Select, the Company’s US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer, effective October 20, 2025. In his new position, Mulray will lead Hamilton Select’s underwriting strategy and operations, helping ... Read the full article

Marsh McLennan to rebrand as Marsh, Guy Carpenter to become Marsh Re

14th October 2025

Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh McLennan has revealed that, effective January 2026, it will change its brand to Marsh. As part of the transition, Guy Carpenter will adopt the name Marsh Re in 2027, reflecting its role within the group’s reinsurance and capital advisory operations. The move marks the end ... Read the full article