Reinsurance News

Insurtech Gateway secures Lloyd’s Broker status

14th August 2025

Insurtech Gateway, a specialist insurtech incubator, has received authorisation to trade within the specialist Lloyd’s market, the world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace. This milestone strengthens Insurtech Gateway’s platform for supporting early-stage MGAs, particularly those addressing emerging risks in underserved or rapidly evolving markets. Historically, securing underwriting capacity has been a major ... Read the full article

PartnerRe names Brian Newman as Chief Data and Operations Officer, L&H

14th August 2025

Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Brian Newman as Chief Data and Operations Officer, Life & Health (L&H). Newman brings extensive experience to the role, having spent six years at Hannover Life Re US, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Operations following his tenure as Vice ... Read the full article

QIC reports 17% increase in premiums in H1’25 to QAR 5.7bn

14th August 2025

Qatar Insurance Company (QIC Group) has reported an increase of 17% year on year in gross written premiums (GWP) to QAR 5.7 billion in the first half of 2025, as it continued to enhance the risk diversification of its underwriting portfolio, growing its premiums in personal lines, health, marine and ... Read the full article

LMA members advised to review Russian oil exposures

14th August 2025

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has advised its member insurers to review their exposures to Russian oil in response to upcoming changes to the Oil Price Cap regime for the UK and EU. The Oil Price Cap is a sanctions regime run by the G7, the EU and Australia, designed to ... Read the full article

Matthew Kirk to succeed Peter J. Vogt as CFO at AXIS Capital

14th August 2025

AXIS Capital has revealed that Matthew Kirk will succeed Peter J. Vogt as the firm's Chief Financial Officer, effective March 2026. As part of a planned leadership transition, Vogt will act as a strategic advisor to AXIS Capital through the end of 2026 to support a smooth transition. Kirk, who presently serves ... Read the full article

Disciplined capital deployment & underwriting key as reinsurance market enters period of sustained profitability: AM Best

14th August 2025

As the global reinsurance market enters a period of sustained profitability and stability, disciplined capital deployment and strong underwriting remain crucial, a recent AM Best report has revealed. The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Reinsurers’ Disciplined Capital Deployment and Underwriting Remain Key Foundations,” highlights a significant market recalibration that began in early ... Read the full article

Suncorp reports $1.8bn profit in FY2025

14th August 2025

Australian insurer Suncorp Group has revealed that net profit after tax (NPAT) for FY2025 was $1.823 billion, up from $1.197 billion in 2024, while cash earnings increased to $1.486 billion from $1.372 billion. According to the firm, FY2025 NPAT included $252 million from the one-off gain on sale of Suncorp Bank ... Read the full article

Lamb to lead Atrium’s new Credit and Political Risk team

14th August 2025

Atrium, a specialty insurance group at Lloyd’s, has entered the Credit and Political Risk market with the appointment of a new team led by Richard Lamb. Lamb will be joined by Beth MacGregor and Adam Vulliamy. Together, they aim to create one of London’s best-regarded Credit and Political Risk teams, Atrium ... Read the full article

Sollers establishes first permanent US office in Chicago

14th August 2025

Sollers Consulting, a software integrator and operational advisor, has opened its first permanent office in the United States, in Chicago, marking a significant milestone as it expands its footprint into the world’s largest insurance market. The US expansion reflects the company’s commitment to supporting insurers in their digital journeys, particularly as ... Read the full article

L&G’s 2025 global PRT monitor signals £1tn market opportunity

14th August 2025

Legal & General Group plc, a UK-based multinational financial services company specialising in insurance, asset management, and retirement solutions, has released its 2025 Global Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor. The report forecasts that over the next decade, up to £1 trillion in pension liabilities could be transferred to insurers across global ... Read the full article

Sompo’s global reinsurance CoR improves on lower CAT losses in Q1 FY’25

14th August 2025

Sompo Holdings, Inc. has posted results for its overseas insurance/reinsurance business for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year, reporting a global reinsurance combined ratio of 85.8%, down 10.9 points from 96.7% a year earlier, due to better-than-expected CAT loss experience. Commercial insurance CoR increased 5.2 points to 93.9% from ... Read the full article

Vesttoo bankruptcy creditors file lawsuit against Aon and China Construction Bank

14th August 2025

The Vesttoo Creditors Liquidating Trust, an independent fiduciary appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, has filed a complaint in the Court against Aon, China Construction Bank, and certain entities and individuals for alleged fraudulent conduct and other wrongdoing that "inflicted devastating losses upon the insurance ... Read the full article

Verisk names Spear CTO of Extreme Event Solutions

14th August 2025

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has announced the appointment of Eric Spear as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Verisk’s Extreme Event Solutions. “We’re thrilled to welcome Eric to Verisk,” said Rob Newbold, president of Extreme Event Solutions at Verisk. “His experience in predictive analytics and risk modelling and ... Read the full article

Aviva grows operating profit 22% to £1.1bn in H1’25

14th August 2025

British insurer Aviva has reported an operating profit of £1.1 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 22% increase from £875 million in the same period a year earlier. General insurance premiums increased 7% to £6.3 billion in H1’25 from £6 billion in H1’24. By region, UK&I General Insurance premiums ... Read the full article

Adverse aviation ruling and California wildfires push Fidelis to H1’25 loss

14th August 2025

Despite a $22.8 million H1 2025 net loss and a 110.1% combined ratio stemming from the English High Court’s Russia aviation ruling and California wildfires, Fidelis’s CEO has said the lessor policy dispute is effectively resolved, with only minimal exposure remaining. The court case centred on claims under aviation hull ... Read the full article