Reinsurance News

TMK grows cyber reinsurance solutions team with new hire

3rd February 2026

Ben Sitki joins specialist insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) as an Underwriter within its Cyber Reinsurance Solutions team. Bringing nearly two decades of re/insurance experience to his new position, joining TMK from Guy Carpenter, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President. Prior to this he also held positions at ... Read the full article

WTW posts 6% organic revenue growth for Q4’25

3rd February 2026

Global re/insurance broker WTW saw a slight decrease in revenue for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 when compared to the prior year, driven by the sale of TRANZACT, but on an organic basis, revenue increased for both periods. For the fourth quarter of 2025, WTW generated revenue of $2.9 ... Read the full article

Hamilton promotes Moussa Thiam to Group Head of Compliance

3rd February 2026

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Moussa Thiam to Group Head of Compliance. In this role, Thiam will lead and coordinate compliance activities across Hamilton’s global operations, ensuring consistent standards and a unified approach across its underwriting platforms. Based in London, he ... Read the full article

KCC estimates insured loss from Winter Storm Fern at $6.7bn

3rd February 2026

Catastrophe risk modelling firm Karen Clark and Company (KCC) has estimated that the privately insured loss from Winter Storm Fern, which brought snow and ice to more than 30 states, will be $6.7 billion. The estimate, which is based on the high-resolution KCC US Winter Storm Model, includes the privately insured ... Read the full article

Markel hires Michelle Sipple to lead inland marine underwriting strategy

3rd February 2026

Michelle Sipple has joined global insurer Markel's Property and Marine product leadership team as Managing Director, Inland Marine. Sipple brings more than three decades of inland marine and builders risk underwriting experience to Markel, and will lead the company's inland marine strategy. "We’re thrilled to have her on board!" said Markel. She joins Markel ... Read the full article

Canopius appoints Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel

3rd February 2026

Canopius Group, a global specialty and property and casualty re/insurer, has appointed Jasan Fitzpatrick as General Counsel, effective April 1st, 2026. In this newly created role, Fitzpatrick will report to Neil Robertson, Group Chief Executive Officer, Canopius. His new role includes responsibilities that previously sat under the remit of the Chief Risk ... Read the full article

Munich Re launches pandemic consortium with parametric focus at Lloyd’s

3rd February 2026

Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate, managing agent of Syndicate 457 at the Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has established The Pandemic Consortium, designed to offer parametric catastrophic communicable disease insurance. The consortium, a Lloyd's market initiative based in London, will offer a proactive emerging risk transfer solution to protect ... Read the full article

Leading Indian life insurer to implement Aon’s modelling platform PathWise

3rd February 2026

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, one of India’s leading private life insurers, has agreed to a strategic collaboration to implement PathWise, Aon’s modelling platform, across its actuarial modelling landscape. The implementation of Aon’s PathWise solution, a high-performance, GPU-enabled modelling platform within its Life Risk Modelling Suite, will enable ICICI Prudential ... Read the full article

Distinguished expands specialty offerings with new Marine Cargo programme

3rd February 2026

Distinguished Programs, a national MGA and insurance programmes manager, is broadening its specialty footprint with the launch of a Marine Cargo programme led by veteran executive Ralph Salce. The new initiative will offer a full suite of marine cargo solutions, with available coverage addressing global transit exposures, stock throughput arrangements, and ... Read the full article

Karl Hamann to lead Aon’s business in the Philippines

3rd February 2026

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Karl Hamann to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Philippines, effective April 1st, 2026, subject to regulatory requirements. Since 2022, he has served as the CEO of Indonesia, where he has implemented modernisation initiatives, strengthened commercial execution, and enhanced market connectivity. Hamann will ... Read the full article

Hymans Robertson expects 2026 to be a record year for the buy-in market

3rd February 2026

The pipeline for buy-ins looking to complete during the months ahead is very strong, with 2026 expected to be a record year for the market and likely to exceed £50 billion for the first time, according to Hymans Robertson’s 2026 Risk Transfer Report. The report noted that insurers have sufficient capacity ... Read the full article

Prestige Underwriting names Peacock Head of Home, Product and Governance

3rd February 2026

Specialist managing general agent (MGA) Prestige Underwriting, has announced the promotion of Katy Peacock to the role of Head of Home, Product and Governance. In her new role, Peacock will oversee the development and governance of Prestige's home insurance portfolio, which involves ensuring robust underwriting rigor and delivering top-tier nonstandard home ... Read the full article

Howden names Shunsuke Takechi as Head of M&A for Japan

3rd February 2026

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Howden has announced the appointment of Shunsuke Takechi, a highly experienced and qualified Japanese attorney with over 13 years of experience, as Head of Japan, M&A. Takechi holds the unique distinction of being the first and only registered senior Japanese lawyer in the insurance brokerage industry. His ... Read the full article

Atrium appoints Hayley Budd as Head of Innovation

2nd February 2026

Atrium, a specialty insurer operating at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Hayley Budd as Head of Innovation, a newly created role that aims to drive the company’s strategic transformation. Budd will take responsibility for leading innovation, working with Atrium’s market-leading underwriting teams to transform existing business lines to meet emerging ... Read the full article

Zambian reinsurer Klapton Re to list on Lusaka Securities Exchange

2nd February 2026

Zambia-based reinsurer Klapton Re is set to list directly on the Lusaka Securities Exchange Plc (LuSE) on March 24th, 2026, subject to regulatory approval, reaffirming the reinsurer’s continued growth, and the increasing sophistication and resilience of Zambia’s financial markets. Established in 2020, Klapton Re provides facultative and treaty reinsurance services across ... Read the full article