Reinsurance News
Global insured nat cat losses reach $91bn in first 9M’26: Aon
29th October 2026
Aon’s latest Global Catastrophe Recap shows that global insured losses from natural disasters reached $91 billion in the first nine months of 2026, the lowest for the period since 2019. The figure remained well below the five-year average of $135 billion, but was slightly above the 21st-century average of $88 billion. Global ... Read the full article
Link Broker Europe enters CEE and SEE reinsurance markets under Josip Malenica
29th October 2026
Josip Malenica, previously Head of Reinsurance at GrECo Specialty, has launched Link Broker Europe d.o.o., a new brokerage operating from Croatia and specialising in facultative reinsurance placements across Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Link Broker Europe is supported by Turkish brokerage Link Reasürans ve Sigorta Brokerliği A.Ş. (Link Turkey), which provides ... Read the full article
Everest confident of delivering ‘excellent’ reinsurance portfolio, but bearish on casualty ahead of Jan 1, says CEO
29th October 2026
Jim Williamson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based Everest Group, is confident that the firm's reinsurance team will deliver an "excellent portfolio" for the firm to enjoy in 2027 in spite of the competitive environment, but emphasised that Everest is fairly bearish on the casualty reinsurance space heading into next ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints Kalachian Head of Alternative Solutions, North America
29th October 2026
SCOR, a global reinsurance company providing risk management solutions, has announced the appointment of Minas Kalachian Senior Vice President, Head of Alternative Solutions, North America. In his new position, Kalachian will oversee the strategic expansion of SCOR’s alternative risk transfer portfolio across the North American Property & Casualty (P&C) market. He will ... Read the full article
Pool Re welcomes AXA Insurance UK to SME Incentive Scheme
29th October 2026
AXA Insurance UK, a provider of commercial insurance in the UK, has joined Pool Re’s SME Incentive Scheme, an initiative designed to increase access to terrorism insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Pool Re, the UK’s terrorism reinsurer, said AXA’s participation would support efforts to address the gap in insurance ... Read the full article
WTW grows Q3’26 revenue by 8% to $2.46bn
29th October 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group WTW generated revenue of $2.46 billion in Q3 2026, an increase of 8% year-on-year, while organic revenue grew by 4%. WTW's income from operations increased by 3% to $429 million, although the operating margin declined by 90 basis points to 17.4%. The firm's adjusted operating income ... Read the full article
Arch will not chase growth, finds casualty reinsurance expansion more challenging: CEO
29th October 2026
Arch Capital is prioritising cycle management and underwriting discipline over top-line growth as an influx of capacity puts pressure on reinsurance pricing, according to Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Nicolas Papadopoulo, who emphasised that the company “will not chase growth for the sake of growth.” Arch recently released its financial results ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re announces protection leadership changes across global markets
29th October 2026
Pacific Life Re, an international life reinsurance company providing reinsurance solutions and support to life insurers, has announced changes to the leadership of its global Protection business. The revised structure is intended to strengthen global expertise, increase regional leadership focus and support the needs of clients across its markets. Pacific Life Re ... Read the full article
Heritage’s net income rises to $51.1m in Q3’26 despite higher cat losses
29th October 2026
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, reported net income of $51.1 million for the third quarter of 2026, up 1.4% from $50.4 million in the prior-year quarter, despite $15.8 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses, compared with none in the prior-year quarter. For the quarter, gross ... Read the full article
Hippo and Greenlight Re establish partnership to support emerging MGAs
29th October 2026
Hippo Holdings Inc. has partnered with Greenlight Capital Re’s Innovations segment, which links investment opportunities in emerging MGAs with carrier and reinsurance support, allowing Hippo to co-invest with Greenlight Re in early-stage programs while its subsidiary, Spinnaker Insurance Company, can serve as Greenlight’s preferred U.S. admitted fronting carrier for qualifying ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital posts $134m underwriting result as premiums rise 11% in Q3’26
29th October 2026
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global insurance and reinsurance company, recorded net income of $202 million in the third quarter of 2026 and underwriting income of $134 million, supported by AXIS Re's 11th consecutive profitable quarter. Group-wide, operating income for Q3'26 amounted to $229 million, down 10% on the prior ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance lifts underwriting profit 55% in 9M’26 as CoR falls to 92%
29th October 2026
Markel’s insurance segment increased underwriting profit to $462.6 million in the first nine months of 2026, up 55% compared with $298.8 million in the same period last year, as its combined ratio improved by three percentage points to 92%. The insurance segment’s adjusted operating income rose 19% to $1.17 billion for ... Read the full article
Everest posts Q3’26 underwriting loss amid casualty reinsurance reserve strengthening
29th October 2026
Global insurer and reinsurer Everest Group recorded a pre-tax underwriting loss of $223 million for Q3 2026, as net adverse prior year reserve development of $253 million, including gross casualty reserve strengthening of approximately $600 million, and catastrophe losses of $277 million, pushed its Reinsurance Treaty segment to an underwriting ... Read the full article
Enstar enters into ADC reinsurance agreement with Markel
29th October 2026
Global legacy specialist Enstar Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, has entered into an adverse development cover (ADC) reinsurance agreement with Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group, covering a portfolio of its run-off global reinsurance business and certain discontinued lines within its insurance operations for underwriting years ... Read the full article
elseco opens Singapore office to be led by Lisa Leow
29th October 2026
elseco Group, a specialty underwriting group headquartered in Dubai, has announced the launch of elseco Asia in Singapore, to be led by Lisa Leow as Head of Accident & Health, Asia. Operating under the Lloyd's Asia Scheme, the new office will initially focus on accident and health (A&H), offering facultative A&H ... Read the full article
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