Reinsurance News
Reinsurers show strongest engagement with Florida carriers in years: Schwebach, Gallagher Re
17th February 2026
As reinsurers adjust their risk assessment models in Florida following much needed reforms, the cautious part of cautious optimism is fading and sellers are proactively engaging with Florida carriers, according to Adam Schwebach, Gallagher Re. In an interview with Reinsurance News, Schwebach, Head of Property North America at reinsurance broker Gallager ... Read the full article
S&P Global Energy and Verisk partnership to help bridge climate risk intelligence gaps
17th February 2026
S&P Global Energy has announced a new data-sharing collaboration with Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, designed to deliver climate catastrophe exposure data and insights to both the financial and insurance sectors. A division of S&P Global, S&P Global Energy provides essential data, price benchmarks, ... Read the full article
Hiscox Re unveils streamlined structure and new capital partners unit
17th February 2026
Hiscox Re & ILS, the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit within Hiscox Group, has rebranded as Hiscox Re in a move aimed at presenting a clearer, more streamlined offering to cedants, brokers, institutional investors and re/insurance partners. The business has also launched Hiscox Capital Partners, bringing together under a single ... Read the full article
Continental General Insurance acquires 91,000 policies from Guaranty Associations
17th February 2026
Austin-headquartered insurer, Continental General Insurance Company, has acquired two blocks of insurance policies, made up of approximately 91,000 final expense and traditional life insurance policies, annuities, and accident and health (A&H) policies from the state life and health insurance guaranty associations (Guaranty Associations). The transactions are coordinated by the National Organisation ... Read the full article
mea Platform secures $50m growth investment from SEP
17th February 2026
mea Platform, an AI-driven insurance technology company, has announced a $50 million minority growth equity investment from SEP, a prominent investor in enterprise technology. Founded in 2021, mea focuses on applying artificial intelligence to the insurance industry, offering products designed to improve combined ratios and strengthen margins. The company, which has been ... Read the full article
Jane Cheng named VP, Client Solutions, Protection at Pacific Life Re
17th February 2026
Pacific Life Re, a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has appointed Jane Cheng as Vice President, Client Solutions, Protection. In this role, she will lead the Global Client Solutions team, encompassing Business Proposition, Global Enablement, and Marketing. Cheng will focus on advancing proposition development and ensuring a globally aligned approach to ... Read the full article
Larger pension pots drive record 2025 for individual annuity premiums: ABI
17th February 2026
Larger pension pots helped push total premiums paid into individual annuities up 4% to £7.4 billion in 2025, marking the highest annual level since pension freedoms were introduced in 2014, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The increase came despite a small decline in the number of annuities sold, ... Read the full article
AXA XL adds Thomas Saive as Head of Underwriting Motor, APAC & Europe
17th February 2026
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Thomas Saive as Head of Underwriting Motor, Asia Pacific (APAC) & Europe, effective March 1st, 2026. In his new role, Saive will oversee the motor insurance underwriting strategy for the two aforementioned business units, and the French market directly, ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown names Dorothea Henderson as Chief Information Technology Officer
17th February 2026
Brown & Brown, Inc., an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that Dorothea Henderson has been appointed as its Chief Information Technology Officer. In this role, she will direct the company’s enterprise technology strategy and oversee efforts to expand digital capabilities and enhance the technology experience for teammates and customers ... Read the full article
Colin Wildey promoted to Chief Risk Officer for Markel International
17th February 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has promoted Colin Wildey to Chief Risk Officer for Markel International, subject to regulatory approval. Wildey, who has served as Head of Risk at Markel International since 2022, brings more than a decade of senior risk management experience across the London Market ... Read the full article
Catastrophe bonds continued shift into mainstream reinsurance at 1.1: Howden
17th February 2026
Through 2025 and into the January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewals, catastrophe bonds firmly established themselves as a core component of clients’ risk management frameworks, according to Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA). HCMA noted that catastrophe bond issuance reached record levels in 2025, with volumes approximately 45% higher compared to 2024, ... Read the full article
Canopius expands Natural Resources team with Nicholas Whettem & Namrata Soni
17th February 2026
Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the additions of Nicholas Whettem and Namrata Soni to its newly created Natural Resources team. The re/insurer recently restructured its underwriting capabilities with the formation of a consolidated Natural Resources team, which integrates energy (upstream, midstream, and downstream), heavy industry, ... Read the full article
Talbot names Bickmore Head of Political Risk, Goodliffe Head of Public Agencies
17th February 2026
Talbot Underwriting, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance company, part of AIG, has promoted Andrew Bickmore to Head of Political Risk, and George Goodliffe to Head of Public Agencies. Bickmore has been part of Talbot for close to 16 years, having joined the company as Senior Class Underwriter - Political & ... Read the full article
Kinsale Capital’s net income rises to $138.6m in Q4’25
16th February 2026
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. has reported net income of $138.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $109.1 million in Q4’24. Net income for the final quarter of 2025 included after-tax catastrophe losses of $2.3 million, compared to $6.2 million in Q4’24. The quarter saw gross written premiums (GWP) rise ... Read the full article
Nick Fraccalvieri named CEO of global fac for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions
16th February 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Nick Fraccalvieri as CEO of global facultative for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, effective March 1, 2026. In his new role, Fraccalvieri will be responsible for defining the strategic direction and execution of Aon’s global facultative reinsurance strategy, prioritising ceded facultative ... Read the full article
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