Reinsurance News

Ted Moynihan named President, CEO of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman

31st March 2026

Marsh, a global firm focused on risk, reinsurance, capital, talent, investments, and management consulting, has announced that Ted Moynihan has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman, succeeding Nick Studer, the new President and CEO of Marsh Risk. Moynihan will join the ... Read the full article

Optio strengthens marine capabilities with Gardian Marine acquisition

31st March 2026

Optio Group, the independent specialty MGA, has reached an agreement to acquire Gardian Marine Limited for an undisclosed amount, pending regulatory approval. Gardian Marine, headquartered in London and founded by Guy Tyler and Edward Morgan, provides specialist cover across marine builders’ risks, ship repairers’ liability, voyage and towage, along with a ... Read the full article

Howden Re expands DACH fac team with Seitz and Fricke as Directors

31st March 2026

Howden Re, a global reinsurance broker, is strengthening its DACH facultative team with the appointment of Verena Seitz and Johanna Fricke as Directors. Both individuals will focus on expanding Howden Re's facultative reinsurance operations across the DACH region. They bring extensive experience in structuring and placing intricate multinational programs, along with ... Read the full article

CRC aims to redefine how specialty insurance is placed with new AI-powered engine

31st March 2026

CRC Group, an independent wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has launched REDY INTEL, a new AI-powered engine embedded within CRC’s REDY platform. REDY INTEL has been designed to transform how specialty risks are analysed, positioned, and placed by turning data into real-time, actionable insight across every workflow. It enhances every interaction across the ... Read the full article

Talcott expands block reinsurance agreement with Japan Post Insurance

31st March 2026

Talcott Financial Group, an international life insurance group, has announced an expansion to the previously announced block reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Talcott Life Re, and Japan Post Insurance. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Talcott Life Re will reinsure an additional ¥100 billion (approximately USD $625 million at current ... Read the full article

Howden expands insurance actuarial & longevity capabilities with acquisition of Hymans IFS team

31st March 2026

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Howden is set to bolster its specialist insurance actuarial and longevity consulting capabilities with the acquisition of Hymans Robertson's Insurance and Financial Services Consulting Team (IFS team). The transaction is expected to close in the spring of this year, and will lead to the creation ... Read the full article

RGA and Techcom Life partner to expand Vietnam’s life insurance market

31st March 2026

Techcom Life Insurance Joint Stock, a newly established life insurance company founded by Techcombank, and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, have entered into a strategic partnership to expand access and support the development of Vietnam’s life insurance market. This collaboration marks a first-of-its-kind partnership ... Read the full article

Qover raises $12m from CIBC as it celebrates ten years in embedded insurance

31st March 2026

Qover, a Belgium-based insurtech company specialising in embedded insurance orchestration, has secured a $12 million growth capital facility from CIBC Innovation Banking as it marks its tenth year in operation. The company reports that this latest financing brings its total funding to more than $100 million since its founding. Qover explains that ... Read the full article

Willis names Tony Simm as the Head of Facultative for Europe and GB

31st March 2026

Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Tony Simm as the Head of Facultative for Europe and GB. In his new position, Simm will be responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality client solutions across various territories and lines of business. He has also been tasked with setting the growth ... Read the full article

Aspen’s underwriting income climbs to $370.8m in 2025 as CoR improves

31st March 2026

Bermuda-based re/insurer Aspen has reported improved underwriting performance for full-year 2025, with underwriting income rising to $370.8 million, up from $345.8 million in 2024. The firm’s gross written premiums grew slightly to $4.67 billion in 2025, compared with $4.61 billion the previous year, while net written premiums declined to $2.84 billion ... Read the full article

Aflac Re announces first external reinsurance transaction with Japan Post Insurance

31st March 2026

Aflac Incorporated, a life and health insurer through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., has announced that Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd. (Aflac Re) has agreed with Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. to reinsure a block of whole life annuities through coinsurance, effective 31st March 2026. This marks Aflac Re’s first ... Read the full article

Pool Re lifts ILS protection to £200m with latest cat bond

31st March 2026

Britain’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has sponsored its fourth £100 million catastrophe bond, supporting UK economic resilience and protecting businesses from terrorism-related losses while keeping risk in the private markets. Issued through the UK-domiciled special purpose vehicle Baltic PCC Limited, the transaction provides Pool Re with £100 million of collateralised ... Read the full article

SiriusPoint adds Sabra Purtill to its Board of Directors

31st March 2026

SiriusPoint, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Sabra Purtill to its Board of Directors, effective March 25th, 2026. Simultaneously, while Franklin (Tad) Montross IV and Peter Tan will step down from the board effective May 20th, 2026. Purtill has four decades of experience across insurance and financial services, with expertise in ... Read the full article

Peak Re grew reinsurance revenue 33% in FY’25

31st March 2026

Fosun International Limited has released the unaudited results for Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, Peak Re, for the full year 2025 (FY’25), disclosing an increase in reinsurance revenue of 32.8% year-on-year to $1.54 billion. At Peak Re, the FY’25 reinsurance service result also improved 12.7% year-on-year to $162.9 million, with strong growth ... Read the full article

Howden Re to provide comprehensive volcanic risk modelling for Spain with Mitiga extended partnership

31st March 2026

Global reinsurance broker Howden Re has extended its ongoing collaboration with Mitiga Solutions to enhance Spain’s national approach to assessing volcanic risk. The partnership applies Mitiga’s proprietary volcanic catastrophe models to the Canary Islands, providing a more sophisticated understanding of potential geological threats. The initiative is being developed within Howden Re and ... Read the full article