Reinsurance News
Reinsurance rates seen down 10-15% ahead of Jan 1: Florida Chamber panel
5th December 2025
Chris Dittman, Head of Florida Strategy at Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, said recently that as expected, reinsurance supply continues to outpace demand ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewals, with the broker seeing rate decreases of between 10% and 15%. Dittman's comments came from a session on day one of the ... Read the full article
Jensten Group completes investment deal with Bain Capital
5th December 2025
Jensten Group, a provider of insurance services in the UK, has announced the completion of its strategic investment deal with Bain Capital, a private investment firm. In September, Bain Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jensten Group, with the transaction expected to close in Q4 2025. Following regulatory approval, the ... Read the full article
ELITE Solar secures long-term insurance coverage from Ariel Green
5th December 2025
Ariel Green, a division of Ariel Re, has provided long-term insurance coverage for global solar PV manufacturer, ELITE Solar. The partnership provides Technology Performance Insurance (TPI) for ELITE Solar’s module performance warranties for a term of up to 30 years. According to the terms of the coverage, Ariel Green's TPI provides financial ... Read the full article
Allianz Re promotes Kohls to Regional CEO & Head of P&C Client Management, ARAP
5th December 2025
Allianz Reinsurance, part of global insurer Allianz, has appointed Anna Kohls as its new Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Head of P&C Client Management of Allianz Reinsurance Branch Asia Pacific (ARAP), effective January 1st, 2026. The appointment is subject to approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In the role, Kohls ... Read the full article
Swiss Re puts Palantir-powered AI at heart of new strategy
5th December 2025
Swiss Re utilised its year-end management dialogue to signal that artificial intelligence now sits at the centre of its new “Built to Lead” strategy, with the group aiming to convert its extensive data holdings into actionable insights through a market-leading AI platform developed in collaboration with long-term partner Palantir. The firm ... Read the full article
Pritchard to succeed Creed as RiverStone International UK CEO
5th December 2025
RiverStone International, a global provider of legacy solutions, has announced the appointment of Charlotte Pritchard as UK CEO, effective 5 January, subject to regulatory approval. She will be succeeding Andrew Creed who will become group president on the same date, as previously announced, while continuing his role as group CFO. Pritchard ... Read the full article
SageSure appoints John Sence as Chief Sales Officer
5th December 2025
SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed property in the US, has announced the appointment of John Sence as Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Sence will oversee sales strategy, distribution expansion, and high-impact producer engagement, reinforcing SageSure’s commitment to driving growth and supporting its partners. He brings experience ... Read the full article
WTW introduces Radar Fusion to modernise commercial underwriting
5th December 2025
WTW, an advisory, broking, and solutions company, has launched Radar Fusion, a cloud-based platform developed by WTW to make commercial underwriting faster, more data-driven, and strategically aligned. The solution provides analytics, real-time insights, and data integration to support underwriters’ expertise rather than replace it. WTW is initially rolling out Radar Fusion ... Read the full article
Swiss Re targets group net income of $4.5bn in 2026
5th December 2025
Zurich-domiciled global reinsurance company, Swiss Re, has set its targets for 2026, including a group net income of $4.5 billion and a Property & Casualty Reinsurance combined ratio of less than 85%. The reinsurer has maintained or increased targets for all individual business units for next year. Alongside the aforementioned P&C Re ... Read the full article
AmTrust International names Tony Scott as Head of Claims for AmTrust Specialty
5th December 2025
AmTrust International, a specialty insurer and subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., has named Tony Scott as Head of AmTrust Specialty Limited Claims, subject to regulatory approval, as well as Head of Claims for its Specialty business unit. Scott began his career at HSBC, where he spent more than 25 years ... Read the full article
Previsico releases Flood Intelligence 2.0 to improve forecasting
5th December 2025
Previsico, an insurtech company that provides advanced flood prediction and risk management solutions, has released Flood Intelligence 2.0, an updated version of its flood forecasting platform. The platform is designed to give insurers, infrastructure operators, risk managers, and organisations at risk from flooding clearer insight and greater confidence in managing flood ... Read the full article
Consilium Risk Solutions introduces Contractors’ All Risks facility
5th December 2025
Consilium, a specialist re/insurance brokerage, has announced that its Risk Solutions division is launching a dedicated UK Contractors’ All Risks (CAR) facility. Part of its expanding suite of casualty risk offerings, the CAR facility provides comprehensive coverage for both annual renewable and standalone project policies. It is designed to help keep ... Read the full article
RGA’s Chief Investment Officer Leslie Barbi to retire in 2026
5th December 2025
Leslie Barbi, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), a provider of life and health reinsurance, has announced her intention to depart from the firm and retire, effective April 15th, 2026. Barbi is a member of RGA’s Executive Committee and joined the life ... Read the full article
North America life insurance sector outlook remains neutral for 2026: Fitch
4th December 2025
Fitch Ratings maintains a ‘neutral’ sector outlook for North American life insurers in 2026 despite a more challenging backdrop, citing that strong balance sheets will help mitigate a potential slowdown in economic growth, heightened macroeconomic volatility, and geopolitical uncertainty. The agency expects life insurers to maintain strong capitalisation, prudent asset-liability management, ... Read the full article
FEMA saw 50% rise in number of participating reinsurers for 2025 NFIP renewal
4th December 2025
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has now reported the participants on the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) reinsurance placement for 2025, with a 50% increase in the number of participants when compared with the previous year. In January, FEMA reported that it lifted the NFIP's reinsurance coverage for ... Read the full article
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