Reinsurance News

MAPFRE RE’s profit climbs 23.6% as group result hits €829m in first nine months

3rd November 2025

MAPFRE has reported that MAPFRE RE, which encompasses its Reinsurance and Global Risks businesses, posted a profit of €256 million for the first nine months of 2025, a 23.6% increase compared to the same period last year. Of the total profit figure, Reinsurance contributed €225 million, with a combined ratio of ... Read the full article

Jamaica to receive record $70.8m CCRIF parametric payout for Hurricane Melissa

3rd November 2025

The government of Jamaica is set to receive a record payout of USD 70.8 million (J$11.4 billion) following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, under the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) parametric insurance model. This marks the largest single payout in CCRIF’s history. It is subject to ... Read the full article

Lockton Re expands Capital Advisory capabilities with senior appointments

3rd November 2025

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of insurance broker Lockton, has appointed Darsh Patel to lead Transaction Structuring and Reserving Analytics globally and Jack McGregor to lead Retrospective Reinsurance and Legacy Solutions for North America. Patel joins Lockton Re from Aon, where he was a Legacy Actuary as part of the Aon ... Read the full article

AM Best reports robust 2024 performance for Canada’s L/A insurance sector

3rd November 2025

AM Best, the credit rating agency, reported that Canada’s life and annuity (L/A) insurers delivered strong results in 2024. The sector benefited from record growth in new annualised premiums, along with increased revenue from assets under management and fee-based income. According to AM Best, the outlook for the Canadian L/A market remains ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re’s new framework to align APAC cyber reinsurance demand with global capacity

3rd November 2025

Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has launched an innovative framework designed to transform the cyber reinsurance landscape in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. This initiative aims to align the growing demand for cyber reinsurance in APAC with global capacity, offering a flexible and comprehensive solution to meet the region’s unique needs. Gallagher ... Read the full article

Ebix introduces ExposureHub to the US market

3rd November 2025

Ebix, a provider of insurance and financial technology solutions, announced the introduction of ExposureHub to the US market. The platform offers real-time exposure visibility and portfolio analytics for property, casualty, and specialty insurers, as well as brokers and enterprise risk teams. Already in use in the London insurance market, ExposureHub is now ... Read the full article

Legal System abuse drives decade-long surge in liability insurance losses: Triple-I

3rd November 2025

A new study by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), an organisation providing data and analysis on insurance issues, and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), a professional group for actuaries specialising in property and casualty insurance, finds that legal system abuse (LSA) and related litigation trends have significantly impacted liability insurance. The ... Read the full article

Berkshire Hathaway posts $2.4bn Q3’25 underwriting earnings amid strong P&C reinsurance result

1st November 2025

Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett-run holding company and conglomerate, generated improved year-on-year net underwriting earnings across its re/insurance operations of $2.4 billion for the third quarter of 2025 ($750m Q3'24), and $5.7 billion for the nine month period ended September 30th, 2025 ($5.6bn 9M'24), as both the reinsurance and primary ... Read the full article

AccuWeather estimates up to $52bn in economic losses from Hurricane Melissa

31st October 2025

Hurricane Melissa, the first Cat 5 storm to make landfall in Jamaica’s history and among the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, has caused $48 billion to $52 billion in total damage and economic losses, according to AccuWeather’s preliminary estimates. Hurricane Melissa, with peak winds of 185 mph (298 kph) ... Read the full article

SCOR sees opportunities to grow in US cat at 1/1: Jean-Paul Conoscente

31st October 2025

Jean-Paul Conoscente, Chief Executive Officer of SCOR P&C, said the French reinsurer views the US catastrophe market as attractive, with opportunities to grow given the current level of price adequacy. During SCOR’s Q3 2025 results call, Conoscente emphasised that the company does not regret its decision to increase its risk appetite ... Read the full article

US P&C market sees wave of growth in reciprocal insurance exchanges: ALIRT

31st October 2025

Reciprocal insurance exchanges (RIEs) in the U.S. have seen a wave of growth as new entrants emerge to address capacity shortages in property markets, particularly across the southern coastal states, according to ALIRT Insurance Research. ALIRT’s latest industry analysis, “Overview of Reciprocal Insurance Exchanges and Recent Market Trends,” found that 36 ... Read the full article

Hamilton Insurance announces new Chair for HMA and HIDAC

31st October 2025

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Dymphna Lehane as Chair of Hamilton Managing Agency Limited (HMA) in the United Kingdom and Independent Non-Executive Director of Hamilton Insurance Designated Activity Company (HIDAC) in Ireland, while Karen Forte is now Chair of HIDAC and maintains her role as ... Read the full article

Nippon Life completes acquisition of Resolution Life

31st October 2025

Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focused on reinsurance and managing life insurance portfolios, has confirmed the completion of its acquisition by Nippon Life Insurance Company, a Japanese life insurer. This follows the December 2024 announcement that Nippon Life had agreed to consolidate its ownership interest in Resolution Life ... Read the full article

Hyperscalers a level of opportunity we haven’t seen before: Aon CEO Greg Case

31st October 2025

The rapid advancement of data centre construction from the world's hyperscalers is a "monumental" opportunity for re/insurance broking group Aon and the wider risk transfer industry. And while it's still early days, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Greg Case, said today that demand in this area could produce more ... Read the full article

AM Best places IQUW Re credit ratings under review with positive implications

31st October 2025

AM Best has placed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of IQUW Re Bermuda Limited (IQUW Re) (Bermuda) under review with positive implications. Additionally, the credit rating agency has also placed under review with positive implications the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating ... Read the full article