Reinsurance News
Coface expands leadership and presence in Latin America with new hires
3rd October 2025
Coface, a company providing credit insurance and risk management solutions, is strengthening its operations in Latin America with the appointment of new regional leaders. The moves support the company’s growth strategy in credit insurance, commercial data management, and debt recovery services across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Diogo Machado has ... Read the full article
Light hurricane season offers profit boost for reinsurers: J.P. Morgan
3rd October 2025
There could be a material upside for reinsurers' profits if the remainder of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season remains light, according to a recent report by J.P. Morgan. With Q3 now complete, the period is expected to have been very good from a catastrophe loss experience perspective. However, analysts are cautious about ... Read the full article
Global Indemnity subsidiary launches inaugural reinsurance MGA
3rd October 2025
Penn-America Underwriters (PAU), a subsidiary of Global Indemnity Group (GBLI), is launching its inaugural reinsurance managing general agency (MGA) in partnership with George Dragonetti, who will also serve as President of the new unit. For those unaware, PAU operates as a division of GBLI specialising in underwriting, growth, and distribution of ... Read the full article
RenRe and subsidiaries get positive outlooks from AM Best
3rd October 2025
Credit ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlooks of Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (RenRe) and its subsidiaries to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs), and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term ICRs of “aa-” (Superior). The subsidiaries include Renaissance Reinsurance ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown introduces leadership changes in Retail segment
3rd October 2025
Brown & Brown, the insurance brokerage firm, has introduced a series of leadership changes within its Retail segment. The updates are part of the company’s broader effort to strengthen integration following the acquisition of Risk Strategies and to create new opportunities for growth and collaboration across its business. Several leaders will take ... Read the full article
Howden acquires North Wales-based insurance broker Gott & Wynne
3rd October 2025
Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the acquisition of Gott & Wynne Limited (Gott & Wynne), a general insurance broker based in Llandudno, North Wales. Led by Barry Wynne, Michael Clough, and Steven Goldsmith, Gott & Wynne specialises in both personal and commercial lines. The firm has ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s to enhance oversight of legacy transactions
3rd October 2025
Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace headquartered in London, has introduced new oversight measures for legacy reinsurance transactions. These changes, effective from 2025, strengthen the pre-transaction review process to ensure that such deals are aligned with Lloyd’s standards of underwriting discipline, reserving practices, claims handling, capital management, conduct, investments, and ... Read the full article
Brokerslink adds Icelandic broker Afkoma to its global network
3rd October 2025
Brokerslink, a global broking business, has announced the addition of Afkoma, an Icelandic insurance brokerage, to its international network. The move extends the network’s global reach, marking the first time an Icelandic firm has joined Brokerslink. Founded in 2018, Afkoma is an insurance brokerage and financial services provider regulated by the Financial ... Read the full article
mea Platform names Rachel Watts as COO to drive AI product expansion
3rd October 2025
mea Platform, a provider of intelligent re/insurance processing technologies, has appointed Rachel Watts as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Watts has over two decades of client implementation experience spanning re/insurance and financial services. Most recently, Watts held a senior position at Markel, shaping IT operations strategy and directing global technology teams and client ... Read the full article
Autonomous: European insurers gain from lower than expected cat losses in Q3
3rd October 2025
Autonomous, the research arm of AllianceBernstein known for its independent analysis of the financial sector, has extended its recent work on reinsurers to examine the impact of this year’s benign catastrophe environment on major European primary insurers. While the absence of large-scale events provides a more clear-cut advantage to reinsurers, Autonomous ... Read the full article
Robin Gordon joins Hippo as Chief Data Officer
3rd October 2025
Hippo, a home insurance firm, has announced the appointment of data and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Robin Gordon as its new Chief Data Officer. In her new role, Gordon will lead the strategic growth and evolution of the company’s Data & Analytics function, reporting directly to Hippo President and CEO, Rick ... Read the full article
S&P Global Ratings upgrades SiriusPoint outlook to positive
3rd October 2025
Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its outlook on SiriusPoint Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries from Stable to Positive. The upgrade reflects the Company’s consistent underwriting profits over the past two and a half years and a significantly reduced overall risk profile. In August, the re/insurer posted a rise ... Read the full article
The Fidelis Partnership promotes Billy Ayres to Head of Crisis Management
3rd October 2025
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a privately-owned managing general underwriter (MGU), has promoted Billy Ayres to Head of Crisis Management, where he will oversee the Terrorism and Contingency teams. Ayres will leveraging his expertise in specialty insurance markets to strengthen client offerings. Additionally, he will help expand the geographic range of these products ... Read the full article
S&P assigns ‘A’ rating to BWS’ North End Re Ltd. (Bermuda)
3rd October 2025
S&P Global Ratings has assigned a ‘A-' financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings, with a stable outlook, to North End Re Bermuda Ltd. (NERB), a Bermuda-based entity of Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS). NERB is considered to be highly strategic to the BWS group, mainly due to the company’s role in ... Read the full article
Howden names Carol Murphy as Head of US Casualty
3rd October 2025
Howden US, part of the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Carol Murphy as Head of its US Casualty operation. Murphy is an industry veteran and brings a proven track record of translating complex risk challenges into actionable client solutions to Howden. In her new role, Murphy will join Howden ... Read the full article
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