Reinsurance News
JAB Insurance launches JAB Re led by Ed Sunoo
4th September 2026
JAB Insurance, the global insurance business of JAB Holding Company, has launched JAB Re, a reinsurance and capital solutions business that intends to build a financial advisory and wealth management business, led by Ed Sunoo within JAB Institutional. JAB Re is the flagship reinsurance and capital solutions business of JAB Institutional, ... Read the full article
Aon sees ‘more flexible’ reinsurance market in 2027 as capital hits $800bn
3rd September 2026
Aon’s Mike Van Slooten has suggested the reinsurance market will become “more flexible” in 2027 as global reinsurer capital reaches a record $800 billion, with strong sector profitability continuing to support capacity and giving buyers greater scope to reassess their programmes. Van Slooten, Head of Market Analysis, Reinsurance at Aon, made ... Read the full article
Reinsurers maintain cautious approach to data centre accumulation risk: Arrivé, Fitch
3rd September 2026
Manuel Arrivé, Head of EMEA Reinsurance Ratings at Fitch Ratings, said the growth of data centres and digital infrastructure in general presents both an opportunity and significant risk for reinsurers due to potential exposure, accumulation risk and modelling challenges. During Fitch’s 2027 Global Reinsurance Outlook webinar, Arrivé noted that reinsurers tend ... Read the full article
Gallagher expands EMEA private capital and M&A team with senior commercial hire
3rd September 2026
Gallagher, the global insurance broking and risk management group, has strengthened its Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) operation in EMEA with the appointment of Paul Jeroen van de Grampel as Chief Commercial Officer EMEA. Based in London, van de Grampel will work across the EMEA region as Gallagher continues to develop ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees cyber insurance growth opportunity as AI and rising risks reshape market
3rd September 2026
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, has examined how evolving cyber threats and gaps in insurance protection are influencing the market and its prospects for future growth in its latest analysis of the cyber insurance sector. Swiss Re's assessment suggests that while the factors driving growth within the cyber insurance market ... Read the full article
MS Transverse expands board
3rd September 2026
MS Transverse, a specialty insurance platform that works with programme administrators and managing general agents (MGAs), has strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Michael Angelina, Bryan Sanders and Kevin Traetow. The company said the three appointments add significant experience in specialty insurance, reinsurance, actuarial work, underwriting and strategic ... Read the full article
Descartes and Generali renew strategic parametric partnership
3rd September 2026
Descartes Underwriting, a global provider of parametric re/insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), the business unit of Generali Group that provides insurance solutions and services to medium-large companies, have renewed their long-term strategic partnership. Building on their collaboration, which began in 2019, the ... Read the full article
Laurent Rousseau appointed Head of International for Marsh Re
3rd September 2026
Marsh, a global professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Laurent Rousseau as Head of International, Marsh Re, effective immediately. In this expanded role, based in London, Rousseau will lead Marsh Re’s Asia, Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean regions in addition to Europe and IMEA. He will also retain global ... Read the full article
domusIQ launches global underwriting business led by Donald Harrell
3rd September 2026
domusIQ Inc, an AI-powered analytics platform for commercial real estate, has launched domusIQ Risk Holding (Bermuda), a global risk, advisory and capital services business providing data-led, technology-enabled risk management and insurance solutions to commercial real estate owners worldwide. Donald Harrell will lead domusIQ Risk Holding (Bermuda) as Global Chief Executive Officer, ... Read the full article
Reports suggest Samsung Fire & Marine plans to increase stake in Canopius
3rd September 2026
Reports have emerged suggesting that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Samsung Life Insurance, both part of South Korea’s Samsung Group, are planning to acquire an additional 50% stake in specialty and P&C re/insurer Canopius for more than 2 trillion won ($1.47 billion). The Korea Economic Daily was the first to ... Read the full article
Verisk launches US data centre database to help insurers assess growing AI infrastructure risks
3rd September 2026
Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner serving the global insurance industry, has introduced a new US Data Center Exposure Database aimed at helping insurers, reinsurers and brokers assess the growing concentration of physical assets associated with data centre infrastructure. The database, developed by Verisk, covers more than 2,500 data ... Read the full article
Andrew Hare appointed Chief Executive Officer of Japan, Marsh Re
3rd September 2026
Marsh, an insurance and reinsurance broker and risk advisor, has announced the appointment of Andrew Hare as Chief Executive Officer of Japan, Marsh Re, effective January 1, 2027, subject to regulatory approval. He succeeds Jeremy Fox, who will continue in his role as Chairman, Asia Pacific, Marsh Re. Hare joined Marsh in ... Read the full article
OAK Global targets profitable growth, leveraging AI and technology to empower underwriters: CEO Carr
3rd September 2026
Reinsurance News spoke with Oak Global Founder and CEO Cathal Carr around RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo, with the discussion focusing on how the reinsurance business is using the Lloyd’s market, technology and artificial intelligence to support its growth strategy. Oak Global is a Lloyd’s-focused reinsurance business operating through two syndicates, ... Read the full article
Substantial deterioration in underwriting or financial conditions required to reverse softening momentum: Howden Re
3rd September 2026
Reinsurance broker Howden Re has said that a substantial deterioration in underwriting or financial conditions would be required to reverse the reinsurance market’s current softening momentum. The firm has released its Pre-Monte Carlo Report, “Breaking the Glass”, highlighting that the reinsurance market enters the final months of 2026 from a position ... Read the full article
Tiernan calls for innovation to become Lloyd’s ‘natural operating rhythm’
3rd September 2026
In a statement accompanying Lloyd’s H1 2026 results, Chief Executive Patrick Tiernan suggested that addressing challenges such as the protection and perception gaps will require the full power of the Lloyd’s market to be harnessed to manage risks that others cannot, moving beyond isolated innovations in products, capital or structures ... Read the full article
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