Reinsurance News
Cincinnati posts net loss of $90m in Q1’25
29th April 2025
Cincinnati Financial Corporation has reported a net loss of $90 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared with net income of $755 million for the same period a year earlier. The loss was driven in part by a $56 million after-tax reduction in the fair value of equity securities still ... Read the full article
Brace appoints Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter
29th April 2025
Brace UK & Europe, a specialist underwriter focused on multi-line and alternative risk solutions and backed by Beat Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has appointed Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter. The appointment is effective immediately. Townsend will be based in London and will report directly to Martin ... Read the full article
Aspen targets up to $341m in US IPO launch
29th April 2025
Aspen Insurance has launched an initial public offering of 11 million Class A ordinary shares ($0.001 par value), all being sold by entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management, its parent company. Aspen has revealed that the selling shareholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional ... Read the full article
Talanx reports preliminary consolidated net income of €604m for Q1’25
29th April 2025
European insurer and parent of large reinsurer Hannover Re, Talanx Group, has reported preliminary consolidated net income of €604 million for the first quarter of 2025. To compare, last year, in the first quarter, the group reported consolidated net income of €576 million. Despite an above-average large loss burden, the group’s current ... Read the full article
Howden Re’s cyber risk report reveals 62% market share held by top 5 reinsurers
29th April 2025
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory division of Howden, has released Into the Cyberverse, an in-depth report examining the future of cyber risk transfer and outlining the necessary structural changes for creating a sustainable, scalable market. The report assesses how cyber losses move through the reinsurance ecosystem and ... Read the full article
Northern Re total capitalisation reaches $175m with latest $100m investment
29th April 2025
Northern Re, a reinsurance firm focused on long-tail casualty business, has announced it has successfully secured an additional $100 million in committed capital. This significant financial boost comes from a mix of both new and existing institutional investors, more than doubling the company’s total capitalisation to $175 million The substantial injection of ... Read the full article
FERMA supports EU proposal for nat cat reinsurance scheme
29th April 2025
FERMA has announced its support for a joint proposal by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) to establish a European public-private reinsurance scheme aimed at mitigating the impact of natural catastrophes. The proposal outlines a two-pillar EU-level solution designed to close the widening ... Read the full article
Reinsurance sector critical amid $300bn loss risk, says Swiss Re
29th April 2025
With the potential for 'peak year' insured losses to exceed $300 billion, the Swiss Re Institute has emphasised that the reinsurance sector, supported by $500 billion in capital, is crucial for absorbing large shocks. While losses from secondary perils remain substantial, Swiss Re noted in a new report that primary perils, ... Read the full article
Reinsurers adopting a ‘slightly different strategy’ for mid-year renewals: Beazley CEO
29th April 2025
The outlook for the key mid-year reinsurance renewals is distinct from what happened at the Japan-focused April renewal period, and from what specialist insurer Beazley is seeing so far, sellers are adopting a different strategy, according to Adrian Cox, Chief Executive Officer of the London-based carrier. After the release of ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint appoints Eleanor Gibson as International CUO
29th April 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Eleanor Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective May 6th, 2025. Based in London, Gibson will report to Rob Gibbs, President & CEO of SiriusPoint International, and Anthony Shapella, Group Chief Underwriting Officer. In her new role, she will provide strategic ... Read the full article
European insurers navigated tariff-driven sell-off with measured resilience: Autonomous
29th April 2025
From April 2, 2025—“Liberation Day,” when the US announced sweeping tariffs on European imports—through to the market close on April 9, European insurance stocks declined by 11%, broadly in line with the wider equity market. The move reflected wider investor unease around escalating trade tensions rather than any direct, material exposure ... Read the full article
Beazley’s premiums reach $1.51bn in Q1’25 as growth momentum continues
29th April 2025
Specialist insurer Beazley has reported that its insurance written premiums reached $1.51 billion in Q1 2025, representing a 2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Breaking down the Q1 2025 total, the Property Risks division contributed $482 million, Specialty Risks $461 million, MAP Risks $258 million, Cyber Risks $247 ... Read the full article
AdvantageGo acquired by Sapiens for £43m
29th April 2025
Sapiens International Corporation, a provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdvantageGo, a commercial re/insurance software provider, to enhance its global property and casualty (P&C) proposition through a structured cash deal, based on an enterprise value of £43 million. This acquisition aligns with ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints two Customer & Broker Engagement leaders in the U.S.
29th April 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Gabe Poppie as Strategic Growth Broker Leader and Brian Cummins as Customer & Broker Engagement Leader for the U.S. Northern Central region. Travis Bethune, Customer & Broker Engagement Leader, North America, BHSI, commented: “Strong, lasting relationships are foundational to BHSI and ... Read the full article
King Risk Partners gets growth investment from Lightyear Capital
29th April 2025
Insurance brokerage King Risk Partners has received a growth investment from Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, The latest investment stands alongside existing shareholder BHMS Investments, LP (BHMS), which will roll a majority of its existing equity and invest additional capital, and the Company’s management team. “We are thrilled to ... Read the full article
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