Reinsurance News
Forza launches specialised asset management platform for re/insurers
10th February 2026
Forza Investment Group has launched Forza Insurance Asset Management (FIAM), a new platform designed to serve the investment and reporting needs of insurance and reinsurance companies. Operating as a stand alone business, FIAM offers a range of investment strategies including investment-grade fixed income, structured credit, private credit, and specific opportunistic strategies. A ... Read the full article
Lockton Re expands LatAm & Caribbean capabilities with new appointments
10th February 2026
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, has expanded its Latin America & Caribbean capabilities with the appointment of Dario Luna joins as Regional Leader of Strategic Risk Solutions, and Antonio Rodriguez as Treaty Reinsurance Associate Solutions. In his new position, Luna, who brings over 25 years of experience, will focus ... Read the full article
SPG appoints Travis Carpenter as Vice President of Business Development, Infrastructure Programs Division
10th February 2026
Specialty Program Group (SPG) LLC, a specialty insurance platform, announced that Travis Carpenter has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for its Infrastructure Programs Division. In this position, Carpenter will oversee national sales and distribution efforts designed to drive sustained, profitable growth across SPG’s growing infrastructure offerings. With more ... Read the full article
GILC adds India’s JSA to its network of insurance experts
10th February 2026
Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC), an international network of law firms specialising in insurance and reinsurance, has added JSA, one of India’s Tier 1 national law firms, to its network. This addition strengthens GILC's reach across Asia and further enhances its collaborative expertise supporting insurers, reinsurers, brokers, intermediaries, and other financial ... Read the full article
Chris Methven takes over as CyberCube CEO
9th February 2026
CyberCube, the cyber risk modeling and analytics firm, has appointed Chris Methven as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Pascal Millaire who has transitioned to Senior Advisor. Millaire has led CyberCube since its creation and steps down as CEO with the company well positioned to deliver on its goals. Methven joined ... Read the full article
CNA Financial sees Q4’25 net income of $302m with P&C CoR 93.8%
9th February 2026
Chicago-based insurer CNA Financial Corporation has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $302 million, core income of $317 million, and a Property & Casualty combined ratio of 93.8%. For the full year 2025, CNA Financial reported a “record high” net income of ... Read the full article
Arbol and Pollen Systems partner on ‘first-of-its-kind’ parametric product
9th February 2026
Arbol and Pollen Systems have partnered to bring to market a "first-of-its-kind" product that combines parametric insurance with multiple real-time data sources, addressing long-standing challenges in agricultural and climate risk coverage. The initiative is strengthened by location intelligence leader Esri and Omniris, which provides the underlying geospatial data platform and AI-driven ... Read the full article
Caribbean insurers’ reinsurance costs & capacity constraints moderate: AM Best
9th February 2026
Constraints regarding costs and capacity have begun to moderate for Caribbean insurers, amid an accelerated softening in property reinsurance pricing and a modest relaxation in some terms and conditions, according to a recent AM Best report. For regional insurers, this shift, combined with aggressive rate adjustments, has paved the way for ... Read the full article
OpenAI approves first insurer-built AI app on ChatGPT
9th February 2026
OpenAI has approved the first AI app from an insurance provider on ChatGPT, built by Tuio, one of Spain’s leading digital insurers, and powered by WaniWani’s AI distribution infrastructure, enabling users to receive a personalised home insurance quote, and soon, purchase a policy, entirely within the conversation. Citing a 2025 Express ... Read the full article
Aon and KNIAZHA VIG unveil new $25m war-risk insurance facility with US DFC
9th February 2026
Global professional services firm Aon and KNIAZHA VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP (KNIAZHA VIG), a Ukrainian subsidiary of Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), have announced a $25 million reinsurance facility agreement with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) that will provide reinsurance coverage for a portfolio of war risk insurance policies with ... Read the full article
Willis Re continues build-out with Georgia Heathfield hire
9th February 2026
Willis Re, a specialised reinsurance broker and part of WTW, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Georgia Heathfield. Heathfield is an accomplished insurance and reinsurance specialist with over two decades of experience in the London market. She began her career in 2004 at RFIB in the accounts team, before transitioning ... Read the full article
Global facultative reinsurance market enters softer phase: Gallagher Re’s Muñoz
9th February 2026
After the key January 1st, 2026, renewals, the global facultative reinsurance market has entered into a softer phase as a result of abundant capital, expanding appetite, improved technical results, and a steady flow of new capacity, according to Pablo Muñoz, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Facultative for global reinsurance broking ... Read the full article
Subramaniam and Varbanov to lead SEADRIF-SAFE taskforce as independent Co-Chairs
9th February 2026
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Facility (SEADRIF) Insurance Company has appointed Dr. Ramesh Subramaniam and Lubomir Varbanov as independent Co-Chairs to lead the SEADRIF Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment (SEADRIF-SAFE) Task Force. Championed by the Philippines and Japan as 2026 co-chairs of ASEAN+3, SAFE will integrate disaster insurance directly into infrastructure ... Read the full article
German Insurance outlook muted despite strong 2025 results: Moody’s
9th February 2026
Although preliminary results for 2025 indicate growth and improvement across both property & casualty (P&C) and life insurance in the German market, Moody's has cautioned that underwriting profitability is likely to ease in 2026, assuming normalised natural catastrophe claims and more moderate claims inflation. According to Moody's, the German insurance industry ... Read the full article
Canopius launches consolidated Natural Resources team
9th February 2026
International specialty P&C re/insurer Canopius, has announced a strategic restructuring of its underwriting capabilities with the formation of a consolidated Natural Resources team. This move is a response to a rapidly shifting market landscape, where the boundaries between energy, heavy industry, and construction are increasingly fluid. The new Natural Resources team integrates ... Read the full article
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