Reinsurance News

Pool Re launches TERRA to help policyholders manage terrorism risk across their property portfolios

30th June 2026

Britain’s largest terrorism reinsurer, Pool Re, has launched TERRA (Terrorism Risk and Resilience Assessment), designed to help policyholders assess and manage terrorism risk across their property portfolios. According to Pool Re, TERRA provides businesses with tailored insights by combining protective security guidance from the police and the National Protective Security Authority ... Read the full article

Rate reductions of up to 15% on loss-free business at Australia and New Zealand July 1 renewals: Howden Re

30th June 2026

Reinsurance broker Howden Re, part of broking group Howden, reports that rate reductions of 10% to 15% on loss-free business were broadly achieved at the July 1 reinsurance renewal in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), as buyers of protection increased their vertical limit purchases. Howden Re's analysis reveals that some cedents ... Read the full article

WTW expands Nick Holmes’ placement leadership role to include CEEMEA

30th June 2026

WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced that Nick Holmes has taken on an expanded role within the organisation, adding responsibility for Placement across CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) to his existing role as Head of Placement for Western Europe. In his role ... Read the full article

Carbon Underwriting secures significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital

30th June 2026

Carbon Underwriting Limited, a delegated authority underwriting specialist with its own Lloyd’s syndicate, has signed an agreement for a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a global sector-focused growth equity firm. The transaction was led by Mike Vostrizansky, Richard Earnshaw and Max Weber from FTV. Carbon said that the investment will ... Read the full article

Guy Carpenter expects reinsurance industry to generate ROE of 16.6% in 2026

30th June 2026

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh, expects reinsurers to continue delivering profitable returns in 2026, estimating that the reinsurance industry will generate a return on equity (ROE) of 16.6% for the year. Reported in its July 2026 Reinsurance Renewal Report, Guy Carpenter’s estimate of a 16.6% return on equity ... Read the full article

Euna strengthens healthcare underwriting team

30th June 2026

Specialist managing general agent (MGA) Euna has strengthened its healthcare underwriting team with the appointments of Sharon Brennan as Senior Healthcare Underwriter and Rosie David as Healthcare Underwriter, as the company continues to expand its medical malpractice offering in response to growing demand for specialist healthcare insurance. The appointments follow a ... Read the full article

Aon appoints Yue Yang as Managing Director, Cyber Solutions EMEA

30th June 2026

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker and risk advisor, has announced the appointment of Yue Yang as Managing Director, Cyber Solutions EMEA. Yang brings more than 15 years of industry experience, with a background spanning cyber broking and management consulting. She joins Aon from Marsh, where she served as Head of ... Read the full article

Moody’s upgrades Munich Re’s IFSR to Aa2

30th June 2026

Credit ratings agency Moody's Ratings has upgraded the insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Aa2 from Aa3 and the subordinated debt ratings to A1(hyb) from A2(hyb) for Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies. Simultaneously, the IFSR of Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re America) has been upgraded to ... Read the full article

Economic and insured losses from June US SCS outbreak likely to reach low single-digit billions: Aon

29th June 2026

Preliminary estimates indicate that combined economic and insured losses from severe convective storm (SCS) outbreaks in the United States between June 18-25, 2026, will likely land in the low single-digit billions USD, according to broking group Aon’s Weekly Cat Report. The severe weather affected portions of the Gulf Coast, central United ... Read the full article

William Fawcett appointed Head of ReSources at Reinsurance Association of America

29th June 2026

The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), the trade association representing property and casualty reinsurers operating in the United States, has announced the appointment of William Fawcett as Head of ReSources and the RAA Reinsurance Education Institute. In his new role, Fawcett will oversee initiatives designed to strengthen and expand the RAA’s ... Read the full article

Mayflower and Hadron launch US dedicated affirmative AI liability program

29th June 2026

Mayflower Specialty, Ltd., a New York-based managing general agent, and Hadron, a multinational specialty carrier, have launched the first dedicated affirmative artificial intelligence liability program in the United States. Underwritten by Mayflower and issued through Hadron, these policies provide explicit coverage across the full management-liability triad: errors and omissions (E&O), employment ... Read the full article

Relation Insurance Services expands Specialty Practice with senior hires

29th June 2026

Relation Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage firm, has confirmed the appointment of Matthew Schott, Kevin Smith, Courtney Maugé, Jonathan Franznick and Scott Moseley to its Specialty Practice. The company says the group brings extensive sector knowledge and leadership experience across specialist insurance areas, supporting clients managing complex risks including management and ... Read the full article

Global property cat rates down 16% as softening extends into July renewals: Guy Carpenter

29th June 2026

Guy Carpenter's July 2026 reinsurance renewal report has revealed that risk-adjusted decreases have deepened since January 1 in some cases, with the global property catastrophe rate on line (ROL) remaining down by around 16%. The firm attributed the trend to benign loss activity, ample reinsurer capacity and strengthening risk appetite, which ... Read the full article

QBE names Karlowski as COO & Chan as Head of Data, Analytics and Al, Asia

29th June 2026

International insurer and reinsurer QBE has appointed Patrick Karlowski as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Asia, effective June 29th, 2026. Simultaneously, Florence Chan has been appointed as Head of Data, Analytics and AI, Asia, effective July 13th, 2026. Both appointments are based in Hong Kong. In his new role, Karlowski succeeds Klaas Dijkstra, ... Read the full article

Economic uncertainty stalling US energy transition investment: Beazley

29th June 2026

73% of US executives say economic uncertainty is hindering investment in the energy transition, according to Beazley’s latest Spotlight on Energy Transformation 2026 finds. This comes as escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are heightening energy security fears, while the rapid growth of energy-intensive technologies underscores the pressing need for ... Read the full article