Reinsurance News
Markel appoints Amy Martin as Senior Claims Adjuster for Warranty & Indemnity
1st July 2026
Markel, the insurance operation of Markel Group Inc., a global speciality insurer providing insurance, reinsurance and investment services, has announced the appointment of Amy Martin as Senior Claims Adjuster – Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) within Markel International, the division responsible for its international operations. Based in London, Martin will oversee complex, ... Read the full article
European SCS economic & insured losses likely to reach hundreds of millions of euros: Aon
1st July 2026
Amidst an intensifying heatwave, scattered thunderstorm activity impacted parts of Western and Central Europe in June, causing economic and insured losses that will likely reach hundreds of millions of euros, according to Aon’s recent Weekly Cat Report. Furthermore, the extreme heat has already caused dozens of fatalities, with the final death ... Read the full article
Klapton Re appoints Aloisia Panashe Kufakunesu as Head of Risk Insights & Actuarial
1st July 2026
Zambia-based reinsurer Klapton Reinsurance (Klapton Re) has announced the appointment of Aloisia Panashe Kufakunesu as Head of Risk Insights and Actuarial. In her new role, Aloisia will lead Klapton Re’s Risk Insights and Actuarial function, providing strategic actuarial expertise to strengthen risk management, support product development, and deliver data-driven insights that ... Read the full article
ANV to acquire specialist pan-European travel protection MGA
1st July 2026
Global insurance intermediary platform ANV Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Assured Underwriting Group Limited (AUG), a specialist MGA providing insurance-backed financial protection products to tour operators and the travel sector across the United Kingdom and Europe, from private equity firm Mobeus. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in ... Read the full article
Flexpoint closes $460m+ SageSure continuation vehicle
30th June 2026
Flexpoint Ford, a specialist private equity investment firm, has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in catastrophe-exposed markets, with total commitments of over $460 million, including from the General Partner and rollover investors. Led by Lexington Partners, with participation from Barings and Round2 Investment ... Read the full article
Cyber risk is having a greater financial and operational impact on businesses: Aon
30th June 2026
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon believes that although cyber security investment has increased rapidly in recent years, cyber insurance still represents only a small proportion of overall cyber spending. The company argues that as cyber incidents generate greater operational and financial losses, many organisations continue to retain significant cyber-related financial exposure ... Read the full article
Lemonade reduces quota share cession to 18%, expands cat protection at July 1 reinsurance renewal
30th June 2026
Lemonade, the digital insurance company powered by AI and social impact, opted to reduce its quota share cession to approximately 18% from 20% at its July 1 reinsurance renewal, meaning the carrier will retain a greater share of its expanding gross profit. Alongside the lower quota share cession for the 2026-2027 ... Read the full article
Justin Gress joins HDI Global US as COO
30th June 2026
HDI Global (HDI), a corporate and specialty insurer within the Talanx Group, has appointed Justin Gress as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its US business. In his new role, Gress has been tasked with managing an extensive operational remit that includes product development, transformation, talent management, and the enhancement of data ... Read the full article
Kin reciprocals secure over $1.9bn of nat cat reinsurance at 25% lower cost
30th June 2026
Kin, the direct-to-consumer home and auto insurance company, confirmed today that its three reciprocal exchanges completed their reinsurance programmes at the June 1 renewal, securing more than $1.9 billion of coverage for natural catastrophe events, with a combined cost reduction of 25% below what was paid at the 2025 renewal ... Read the full article
Latin America attracting broader and more competitive reinsurance market: Howden Re
30th June 2026
Howden Re has suggested that the 1 July 2026 reinsurance renewal in Latin America completed in a market defined by abundant capacity, intensifying competition and a growing appetite for structural innovation, with property catastrophe excess of loss programmes seeing rate reductions in the range of 15% to 20%. At the 1 ... Read the full article
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
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