Reinsurance News
Lockton welcomes two new leaders to its Alternative Risk Solutions practice
4th September 2026
Lockton has strengthened its Alternative Risk Solutions (ARS) practice with the appointments of Alejandro Reyes to Lockton ARS as Analytics and Innovation Leader, and Owen Meaney as US Parametric Leader. In his new position, Reyes will focus on helping clients optimise their risk financing strategies through data-driven insights and innovative solutions. The ... Read the full article
Post & Co to commence underwriting as part of Rokstone following regulatory approval
4th September 2026
Post & Co, a specialist marine and logistics managing general agent (MGA), has received regulatory approval to begin writing business as part of Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance MGA. Aventum, Rokstone’s parent company, originally announced the acquisition of Post & Co - considered one of continental Europe’s most established marine underwriting ... Read the full article
MS Amlin adds Sarah Reidy to newly created role of Commercial Director
4th September 2026
MS Amlin, a global specialty commercial insurance and reinsurance provider and part of MS&AD, has appointed Sarah Reidy to the newly created role of Commercial Director. In her new role, Reidy reports to Martin Burke, Chief Underwriting Officer, and will serve as a critical link between MS Amlin's underwriting teams and ... Read the full article
Howden Re and Synthetik launch dedicated SRCC analytics capability, UNREST
4th September 2026
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory business of Howden Group, and Synthetik Insurance Technologies, a leader in modelling political violence and terrorism perils, have launched UNREST, an analytics tool to better manage strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) risk, through an exclusive partnership. Built on the heels of ... Read the full article
EQT agrees to acquire majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2bn from Warburg Pincus
4th September 2026
EQT X (EQT), a flagship private equity buyout fund managed by the global investment organisation EQT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus for $2 billion. McGill and Partners was founded in May 2019 by Steve McGill alongside a core ... Read the full article
QBE completes sale of Global Trade Credit and Surety unit to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
4th September 2026
QBE Insurance Group, an Australia-headquartered international general insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the completion of the sale of its Global Trade Credit and Surety operations to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. The transaction, originally announced in February 2026, transfers the unit's ... Read the full article
ASR maintains underwriting discipline while targeting developing market opportunities: CUO Malterre
4th September 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) is maintaining its risk appetite and underwriting discipline ahead of the 1 January 2027 renewals, while seeing opportunities to meet demand for specialist capacity and products across developing markets, according to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Eric Malterre. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the annual meeting ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re estimates €2.5bn in August Western Europe SCS & hail losses
4th September 2026
From 24 to 28 August, severe convective storm (SCS) outbreaks caused extensive damage across multiple European countries, with the most severe weather occurring between 27 and 28 August and industry losses anticipated to approach EUR 2.5 billion, according to global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re. Between 24 and 26 ... Read the full article
Reinsurers likely to be more disciplined at Jan 1 than in past soft markets: Storr, Antares
4th September 2026
Ahead of the 68th edition of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous (RVS), Mat Storr, Head of Reinsurance at Antares Global, has said that the upcoming renewals are likely to be more disciplined than in past soft markets. Storr expects an orderly renewal rather than a dramatic shift in pricing, and anticipates that ... Read the full article
Bermuda-based Compre extends Renewable LPT agreement with French insurer Wakam
4th September 2026
Compre, an international speciality reinsurance group based in Bermuda, has renewed its Renewable Loss Portfolio Transfer agreement with French insurer Wakam. Initially completed in 2025, the original deal covered approximately €140 million of reserves as at 31 December 2024, focusing mainly on UK and French motor and property insurance liabilities for ... Read the full article
Conduit Re announces three senior underwriting appointments to Property team
4th September 2026
Conduit Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, a Bermuda-based multi-line reinsurance business, has announced three senior underwriting appointments to Conduit Re’s Property team. Aaron Coates has been appointed Head of Property. In this role, he will oversee Conduit Re’s Property portfolio and team. He brings more than 25 years ... Read the full article
Welch and Warszawski join Greenlight Re Board of Directors
4th September 2026
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re has announced the appointment of John Welch as an Independent Director of the company’s Board of Directors. Welch’s appointment follows the addition of Ariel Warszawski, who was recently elected to the Board by shareholders at the company’s Annual General Meeting held on 28 July 2026. David ... Read the full article
Fitch maintains ‘deteriorating’ outlook for global reinsurance sector for 2027
4th September 2026
Fitch Ratings, the global credit rating agency, has maintained its 'deteriorating' outlook on the global reinsurance sector for 2027. According to Fitch, this reflects operating conditions that are weakening gradually from levels the agency continues to regard as sound. Fitch attributes the outlook to its expectation of further price declines in 2027, ... Read the full article
Middle East conflict is not currently expected to be a capital event, says Lloyd’s Tiernan
4th September 2026
Lloyd’s, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, does not currently expect the continuing conflict in the Middle East to become a capital event for the market or have a material effect on its profit and loss, according to Chief Executive Patrick Tiernan. In a statement accompanying Lloyd’s first-half 2026 results, Tiernan ... Read the full article
Santam posts solid results as GWP rises 10% for H1’26
4th September 2026
Santam Limited, a South African property and casualty insurer and the parent company of Santam Syndicate 1918, has recorded a solid performance for the half-year of 2026 as conventional gross written premium (GWP) rose by 10%. Splitting the GWP, South Africa remains the group’s anchor, contributing 77%, with domestic market premium ... Read the full article
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