Reinsurance News

Previsico urges cross industry collaboration to tackle extreme flooding

4th July 2025

Previsico, the actionable flood warning insurtech, has called for collaboration between insurers, government, and industry to tackle the growing threat of extreme flooding globally during the London Climate Action Week, which took place last month. The flood insurtech engaged with policymakers, insurers, and innovators at the London Climate Action Week to ... Read the full article

Athora to acquire Pension Insurance Corporation for £5.7bn

3rd July 2025

Pan-European savings and retirement services group, Athora, has reached an agreement to acquire Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited, the parent of Pension Insurance Corporation plc, a specialist insurer of UK defined benefit pension schemes, for approximately £5.7 billion. Athora has €76 billion of assets under management and administration, on behalf of ... Read the full article

Jacques Bonneau appointed Non-Executive Chair of Ki Financial

3rd July 2025

Ki, the fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd's syndicate, has appointed Jacques Bonneau as Non-Executive Chair for Ki Financial Limited, effective July 1st, 2025. Bonneau, who retired in March 2024, previously served as President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer, PartnerRe. He is an experienced re/insurance industry veteran, having served in ... Read the full article

IDB expands disaster risk coverage by $2bn, introduces new instruments

3rd July 2025

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has expanded disaster risk coverage by an additional $2 billion and introduced new instruments for both sovereign and private clients. The $2 billion expansion includes $1 billion for its Contingent Credit Facility for Natural Disasters and another $1 billion through Climate Resilience Debt Clauses. Under the Contingent ... Read the full article

AXA XL appoints Victoria Killingsworth as Senior Underwriter, E&S

3rd July 2025

AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Victoria Killingsworth as Senior Underwriter for Excess & Surplus (E&S) lines. In her new role, Killingsworth will underwrite E&S property risks across a range of industries, working closely with other insurance ... Read the full article

Asset manager Janus Henderson partners with life insurer Guardian

3rd July 2025

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, one of America’s largest life insurers and providers of employee benefits, has partnered with Janus Henderson Group plc, a global asset manager. Under the terms of this agreement, Janus Henderson will become Guardian’s investment grade public fixed income asset manager. This collaboration will see Janus ... Read the full article

Zurich expands cyber capabilities with acquisition of BOXX Insurance

3rd July 2025

Global insurer Zurich Insurance Group has  entered into an agreement to acquire BOXX Insurance Inc., a Toronto-based cyber insurance and risk management insurtech, which will be integrated into Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV). This acquisition is set to boost Zurich’s cyber protection capabilities, allowing it to provide retail and SME cyber insurance ... Read the full article

Q2 2025 cat bond issuance hits record $10.5bn: Artemis

3rd July 2025

The second quarter of 2025 was another record period for the catastrophe bond market, with issuance of $10.5 billion from 38 transactions comprised of 58 tranches of notes, ensuring that new annual records have been set for 144A property cat bond and total 144A cat bond and related ILS issuance, ... Read the full article

Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility expands coverage limit to £70m

3rd July 2025

The insurance industry’s Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, an initiative aimed at providing insurance coverage for multi occupancy buildings with fire safety issues, has increased its coverage limit from £50 million to £70 million, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed. This expansion, following a successful first year, is set to ... Read the full article

It’s time to automate the ceded reinsurance process, says DXC Technology’s James Mahon

3rd July 2025

In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, James Mahon, Reinsurance Pre-Sales Lead at DXC Technology, highlighted a persistent issue facing the re/insurance industry: the continued reliance on manual processes for managing ceded reinsurance. DXC Technology provides IT services and solutions to insurers around the world, with a focus on helping organisations ... Read the full article

Liberty GTS appoints Hilary Weiss as Head of Americas

3rd July 2025

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has announced the promotion of Hilary Weiss to Head of Americas, effective immediately. Weiss has been part of Liberty Mutual since 2018, when she joined the company as Associate Vice President, Americas M&A. She then transitioned to Liberty GTS in 2021 as ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News Legacy Market Roundtable 2025

3rd July 2025

Around the annual meeting of the legacy re/insurance market in Brighton, UK, in May, we hosted our inaugural Legacy Market Roundtable, in partnership with global reinsurance company, Swiss Re, during which 11 experts from across the retrospective world discussed key trends, opportunities, and challenges for the market. Read the full article

US property cat reinsurance market in favour of buyers at mid-year renewals: Aon

3rd July 2025

Conditions in the U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance market continued to shift in favour of buyers at the mid-year renewals, yet portfolio returns remain strong and attractive for reinsurers and investors alike, even with the rate reductions, according to Aon. A new report from the firm has suggested that capacity was abundant, ... Read the full article

Ardonagh acquires majority stake in Hong Kong’s Apex Insurance

3rd July 2025

The Ardonagh Group has acquired a majority stake in Apex Insurance (Holdings) Limited in Hong Kong. The move strengthens Ardonagh’s footprint in the region, as it will operate Apex alongside PSC’s Hong Kong operations, PSC HK Insurance Group (PSC HK). The acquisition also aims to deepen Ardonagh’s in-market expertise through Apex’s ... Read the full article

Sandeep Gopal named AIG’s Chief Risk Officer, APAC

3rd July 2025

Sandeep Gopal has joined global insurer American International Group (AIG) as Chief Risk Officer, Asia Pacific (APAC). In his new role, Gopal will lead the Enterprise Risk Management strategy in the region, focusing on strengthening risk governance, ensuring regulatory alignment, and supporting sustainable business growth across Asia Pacific. Additionally, he will work ... Read the full article