Reinsurance News
RT Specialty’s RT Connector gets brand refresh and upgraded digital solutions
18th September 2025
RT Specialty, the wholesale brokerage division of Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurer, has refreshed the brand and enhanced RT Connector, the digital marketplace streamlining specialty insurance marketing and placement for retail agents and brokers. Over the past year, RT Specialty has enhanced and upgraded its digital solution to offer the ... Read the full article
Christina Montes De Oca to lead Coface North America region
18th September 2025
Trade Credit insurer Coface has announced the appointment of Christina Montes De Oca as the new CEO in the North America Region, taking over the role from Oscar Villalonga who is pursuing a career outside the Group. Montes De Oca will also be joining the company’s Executive Committee and report directly ... Read the full article
NEXT Insurance gets A+ Superior rating from AM Best
18th September 2025
NEXT Insurance, a digital insurtech specialising in small businesses, has secured an A+ Superior rating and an AA Superior long-term rating from credit rating agency, AM Best. NEXT’s upgraded rating, according to AM Best, demonstrates its financial strength and reliability, reinforcing its ability to support entrepreneurs across a broad range of ... Read the full article
Lockton names Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader & Cullen as Head, Excess Casualty & Operations
18th September 2025
Lockton, a global independent insurance brokerage, has appointed Peter Rapciewicz as US Casualty Leader, and Jessica Cullen as Head of Excess Casualty and Operations, based in New York City. In his new role, Rapciewicz will oversee the strategic direction and growth of Lockton's casualty offerings across the US, reporting directly to ... Read the full article
Legacy market’s flexibility key as new exposures emerge: Carrick’s Hernon
17th September 2025
Phil Hernon, Chief Operating Officer of Carrick Holdings, told Reinsurance News at RVS 2025 that as emerging legacy exposures such as cyber, climate, and social inflation continue to grow, the market is demonstrating its ability to adapt, driven by proactive planning and ongoing education. Discussing all things legacy, Hernon explored a ... Read the full article
Aon launches Specialist Claims Solutions to help insurers tackle persistent challenges
17th September 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the launch of Specialist Claims Solutions, a new offering created to help insurers drive profitability in an increasingly complex claims landscape. Insurers are currently facing significant pressure to improve financial performance within their claims departments. Many are struggling with limited resources, challenges ... Read the full article
Moody’s raises AXA’s insurance financial strength rating to Aa2 with stable outlook
17th September 2025
Moody’s Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, announced that it has upgraded the insurance financial strength rating of AXA SA to Aa2 from Aa3. AXA, an insurance and asset management group, now carries a stable outlook following the change, reflecting Moody’s view of the company’s reinforced business ... Read the full article
Stonybrook Risk provides parametric coverage for Caribbean-based client
17th September 2025
Stonybrook Risk Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stonybrook Capital and licensed reinsurance intermediary, has completed a parametric insurance transaction for a Caribbean-based client. The transaction was led by parametric veteran Dan Butzbaugh and utilised a parametric solution to replace traditional insurance as per the needs of the client. The company explained, buyers ... Read the full article
You Re appoints Dan Palardy as Chief Actuary and Treaty Underwriter
17th September 2025
You Re, a reinsurance company that combines traditional underwriting practices with a data-driven technology platform, announces that Dan Palardy has joined as Chief Actuary and Treaty Underwriter. His appointment follows the establishment of You Re’s US entity and the opening of its New York office. Palardy has extensive experience in actuarial, underwriting, ... Read the full article
KCC launches RiskInsight 4.15 to support efficient catastrophe risk modelling
17th September 2025
Karen Clark & Company (KCC), a catastrophe risk modelling firm that provides services to the insurance and reinsurance industry, has announced the release of RiskInsight Version 4.15, the latest iteration of its open loss modelling platform. This version introduces substantial system and performance enhancements, improving speed, scalability, and computational power for ... Read the full article
DUAL and Hiscox announce high-net-worth insurance partnership in Ireland
17th September 2025
DUAL Underwriting Ireland DAC (DUAL) has announced a new high-net-worth (HNW) insurance partnership with Hiscox Ireland, in a move set to reshape the Irish high-net-worth (HNW) insurance landscape. The collaboration aims to create one of the largest providers of specialist HNW products in the Irish market, leveraging the combined strengths of ... Read the full article
hyperexponential expands AI-powered pricing and underwriting platform with new launch
17th September 2025
hyperexponential (hx) has expanded its AI-powered platform with the launch of Triage, a new product that enables commercial P&C insurers to respond to broker submissions faster, prioritise the right risks, and write more profitable business. Triage joins Portfolio Intelligence and AI Agents to create the industry’s first fully integrated pricing and ... Read the full article
Willis Re names AssuredPartners’ Sankha Ghosh as EVP and Group CIO
17th September 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has hired Sankha Ghosh from AssuredPartners as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). Sankha has over 27 years of technology leadership experience, spanning across business transformation, digital innovation, cloud capabilities, data management, and ... Read the full article
Guidewire to develop PolicyCenter functionality for Japanese market
17th September 2025
Guidewire, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has commenced developing functionality for PolicyCenter on Guidewire Cloud tailored to the Japanese market. In order to accelerate the efforts, Guidewire will collaborate with Capgemini in Japan and Nomura Research Institute (NRI). This is part of Guidewire’s ongoing commitment to the Japanese ... Read the full article
Parametric insurance can be ‘transformational’ in narrowing protection gap: Aon
17th September 2025
Aon's Elizabeth Henderson has highlighted a $223 billion climate protection gap, warning that traditional insurance models are often too slow and complex to keep pace with fast-moving climate disasters, particularly in resource-constrained regions, while pointing to parametric insurance as a potential catalyst for transformational change. Aon's Global Head of Climate Advisory ... Read the full article





