Reinsurance News
James Wilson joins ATL to lead specialty lines push
17th December 2025
Independent Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker ATL has expanded into the Specialty Lines market with the appointment of James Wilson. In his new role as Director, Wilson will lead ATL’s expansion into M&A, Tax, and Capital Risks, alongside a broad range of Specialty product lines, complementing the broker’s long-standing expertise in ... Read the full article
IG P&I tweaks GXL structure for 2026/27 as pool claims activity shifts
17th December 2025
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) has finalised its Pooling and Group Excess of Loss (GXL) reinsurance structure for the 2026/27 policy year, introducing two key changes as the environment shifts back toward higher levels of pool claims activity. "Following a relatively benign Pool claims environment for the 2022/23 and ... Read the full article
Aspen’s Justin Camara joins CFC to lead US growth strategy
17th December 2025
Specialist insurer CFC has appointed Justin Camara, formerly of Aspen Insurance Holdings, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CFC USA, tasked with leading the carrier's growth strategy in the country. Expected to start his new role in the first quarter of 2026, Camara brings nearly three decades of industry experience to ... Read the full article
Property cat pricing to drift lower at Jan renewals but still attractive for reinsurers: Moody’s Ratings
17th December 2025
Moody's Ratings expects reinsurance supply and demand to favour buyers at the key January 1st, 2026, renewals, with pricing for property catastrophe reinsurance likely to fall in the range of 15%, with variations by both region and peril. After reaching highs in 2023 after the so-called reset, property catastrophe reinsurance pricing ... Read the full article
BMS expands into India with new strategic partnership
17th December 2025
BMS Group has announced a strategic partnership with Berns Brett India, signalling its expansion into the Indian market, with the local entity set to be rebranded BMS (India) Ltd pending regulatory approval. Nick Gillett, CEO of BMS International, commented, “BMS’s regional investments from Turkey to India show the focus we are ... Read the full article
Jefferies flags further property pricing deterioration after mild hurricane season
17th December 2025
In a new report, Jefferies analysts have warned that risk-adjusted pricing is set to deteriorate further, with a benign hurricane season potentially triggering 10–15% declines. According to the analysts, property risk-adjusted rates turned negative at the 1/1/2025 renewals, with reinsurance brokers/carriers mostly citing mid-single-digit decreases worsening to ~5-10% at 2025 mid-year ... Read the full article
Maximum Information raises £2.3m in seed round led by Insurtech Gateway
17th December 2025
Maximum Information has closed its £2.3 million seed round, led by Insurtech Gateway with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Convex and Portfolio Ventures. Founded in 2020, Maximum Information is committed to increasing global resilience to natural disasters through advanced catastrophe modelling analytics. Its platform provides re/insurers, financial institutions and other ... Read the full article
Henrietta Butcher to lead Lockton Re’s new LNAPS division
17th December 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of insurance broker Lockton, has launched a new division, London North America Portfolio Solutions (LNAPS), which industry leader Henrietta Butcher will lead. Butcher was previously a Managing Director at Tysers, having begun her career there in 1991. In the new role at Lockton Re, Butcher is joined ... Read the full article
Brit hires Jane Bioletti from Lloyd’s as Head of Operations
17th December 2025
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Brit Group Holdings Limited has hired Jane Bioletti from Lloyd's as its new Head of Operations, reporting to Susan Andrew, Operations Director at the firm. Bioletti joined Brit in December from the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, where she most recently served as Head of ... Read the full article
AM Best confirms stable outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector
17th December 2025
Credit rating agency AM Best has confirmed a stable outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector, highlighting regulatory measures aimed at boosting insurance penetration and the phased removal of tariffs on motor and fire insurance. The rating agency notes that the sector remains well-positioned for sustained growth, even as Malaysia’s real GDP ... Read the full article
Pre-arranged disaster finance hits record high, Centre for Disaster Protection finds
17th December 2025
The Centre for Disaster Protection, an independent organisation working to strengthen the way the global system finances responses to climate and disaster shocks, has published new analysis showing that pre-arranged disaster risk finance has expanded rapidly worldwide, while the poorest and most fragile countries continue to receive only a small ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Amitabha Ray on tackling Asia’s protection gap and emerging risks in 2026
17th December 2025
In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Amitabha Ray, Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re India branch, shared his insights on the evolving landscape for reinsurance in 2026, with a particular focus on the Indian and broader Asia Pacific markets. As the global reinsurance market looks toward 2026, resilience continues to define ... Read the full article
Slide Insurance expects 33% top-line growth for 2025
16th December 2025
Technology-enabled insurer, Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. expects to record full-year 2025 gross written premiums of between $1.77 billion and $1.78 billion, representing a 33% year-on-year increase. Today, Slide has announced some preliminary financial metrics for both the fourth quarter and full-year 2025, revealing solid growth heading into 2026. Alongside the aforementioned full-year ... Read the full article
Florida property insurance market shows strong recovery, ALIRT reports
16th December 2025
ALIRT, a provider of insurance market research and analysis, recently released its annual review of the Florida domestic property insurance market, highlighting the overall state of the market following tort reforms. According to ALIRT, the Florida property market has shifted dramatically from its near-collapse in 2022, when rampant litigation abuse, soaring ... Read the full article
Guidewire introduces Olos to advance pricing, underwriting and workers’ comp performance
16th December 2025
Guidewire, known for delivering cloud solutions tailored to property and casualty insurers, positions its new Olos release as a major advancement in how the industry manages pricing, underwriting, and workers’ compensation claims. The company presents Olos as a collection of enhancements created to raise operational speed and precision while supporting insurers ... Read the full article
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