Reinsurance News
Maximum Information raises £2.3m in seed round led by Insurtech Gateway
17th December 2025
Maximum Information has closed its £2.3 million seed round, led by Insurtech Gateway with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Convex and Portfolio Ventures. Founded in 2020, Maximum Information is committed to increasing global resilience to natural disasters through advanced catastrophe modelling analytics. Its platform provides re/insurers, financial institutions and other ... Read the full article
Henrietta Butcher to lead Lockton Re’s new LNAPS division
17th December 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of insurance broker Lockton, has launched a new division, London North America Portfolio Solutions (LNAPS), which industry leader Henrietta Butcher will lead. Butcher was previously a Managing Director at Tysers, having begun her career there in 1991. In the new role at Lockton Re, Butcher is joined ... Read the full article
Brit hires Jane Bioletti from Lloyd’s as Head of Operations
17th December 2025
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Brit Group Holdings Limited has hired Jane Bioletti from Lloyd's as its new Head of Operations, reporting to Susan Andrew, Operations Director at the firm. Bioletti joined Brit in December from the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, where she most recently served as Head of ... Read the full article
AM Best confirms stable outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector
17th December 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has confirmed a stable outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector, highlighting regulatory measures aimed at boosting insurance penetration and the phased removal of tariffs on motor and fire insurance. The rating agency notes that the sector remains well-positioned for sustained growth, even as Malaysia’s real GDP ... Read the full article
Pre-arranged disaster finance hits record high, Centre for Disaster Protection finds
17th December 2025
The Centre for Disaster Protection, an independent organisation working to strengthen the way the global system finances responses to climate and disaster shocks, has published new analysis showing that pre-arranged disaster risk finance has expanded rapidly worldwide, while the poorest and most fragile countries continue to receive only a small ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Amitabha Ray on tackling Asia’s protection gap and emerging risks in 2026
17th December 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Amitabha Ray, Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re India branch, shared his insights on the evolving landscape for reinsurance in 2026, with a particular focus on the Indian and broader Asia Pacific markets. As the global reinsurance market looks toward 2026, resilience continues to define ... Read the full article
Slide Insurance expects 33% top-line growth for 2025
16th December 2025
Technology-enabled insurer, Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. expects to record full-year 2025 gross written premiums of between $1.77 billion and $1.78 billion, representing a 33% year-on-year increase. Today, Slide has announced some preliminary financial metrics for both the fourth quarter and full-year 2025, revealing solid growth heading into 2026. Alongside the aforementioned full-year ... Read the full article
Florida property insurance market shows strong recovery, ALIRT reports
16th December 2025
ALIRT, a provider of insurance market research and analysis, recently released its annual review of the Florida domestic property insurance market, highlighting the overall state of the market following tort reforms. According to ALIRT, the Florida property market has shifted dramatically from its near-collapse in 2022, when rampant litigation abuse, soaring ... Read the full article
Guidewire introduces Olos to advance pricing, underwriting and workers’ comp performance
16th December 2025
Guidewire, known for delivering cloud solutions tailored to property and casualty insurers, positions its new Olos release as a major advancement in how the industry manages pricing, underwriting, and workers’ compensation claims. The company presents Olos as a collection of enhancements created to raise operational speed and precision while supporting insurers ... Read the full article
Munich Re Specialty announces CEO succession plans for HSB and American Modern
16th December 2025
Munich Re’s global specialty insurance business has announced the upcoming retirements of Greg Barats, CEO and President of HSB, and Andreas Kleiner, CEO and President of American Modern Insurance Group. Both leaders are set to retire in the first quarter of 2026, and will continue in their current positions until that ... Read the full article
Aon Client Treaty renewed and expanded for 2026 with 28.5% line size maintained
16th December 2025
Global re/insurance broking group Aon has announced the renewal of its fast-follow automatic insurance facility, Aon Client Treaty (ACT), for 2026, which has been expanded, and like the 2025 renewal, provides clients with 28.5% of pre-secured, Lloyd’s co-insurance capacity. As in 2025, next year, ACT will offer 28.5% co-insurance on business ... Read the full article
Sanjay Shah joins Price Forbes Re as VP, Business Development Actuary
16th December 2025
Price Forbes Re, an independent specialist risk strategy and reinsurance broker, has named Sanjay Shah as Vice President (VP), Business Development Actuary. Based in London, he will report to Isaac Sanday, the company’s Global Head of Life, Pensions & Annuities (LPA). Shah will play a central role in expanding Price Forbes Re’s ... Read the full article
Atradius Syndicate 1864 receives final Lloyd’s approval to underwrite
16th December 2025
Global credit insurer Atradius has received final regulatory approval for its Lloyd's Syndicate 1864 to begin underwriting business from 1 January 2026. Syndicate 1864, which received Lloyd’s ‘in principle’ approval back in July, will focus on trade credit risks, starting with new and existing clients in Europe's financial sector. By using ... Read the full article
Nick Cox appointed Class Underwriter of Arrow’s newly launched International PI practice
16th December 2025
Arrow Risk Management, a specialist MGA underwriting platform, has announced the launch of its International Professional Indemnity (PI) practice and the appointment of Nick Cox as Class Underwriter. The new practice marks a significant expansion of Arrow’s Financial and Professional Lines portfolio. It has been designed to build a balanced book ... Read the full article
Expanding strategic partnerships and maintaining a balanced portfolio: AXA XL Re’s CUO on 2026
16th December 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Jonathan Gale, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at AXA XL Re, shared his insights on market dynamics, challenges, and opportunities for 2026. Gale oversees underwriting strategy and risk selection across all major classes, ensuring that the company remains a valued partner to strategic clients and brokers, ... Read the full article
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