Reinsurance News
REVO submits binding offer to acquire Eurocaution in planned Benelux expansion
10th August 2026
REVO Insurance S.p.A., an Italian speciality non-life insurer, has announced the submission of a binding offer to acquire Luxembourg-based Eurocaution S.A. in a transaction valued at up to €22 million. Eurocaution specialises in insurance intermediation and surety underwriting, operating across Luxembourg and Belgium. REVO Insurance said the proposed acquisition is subject ... Read the full article
DAC Beachcroft expands Cyber team with three new partners
10th August 2026
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has bolstered its Cyber and Data Risk practice with the appointment of three specialist cyber partners: Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford, and Daniel Guilfoyle. The trio joins from RPC where they were partners in its Cyber & Technology Insurance team, led by Breavington. All three partners bring extensive ... Read the full article
Starwind Specialty expands private client offering with new underwriting platform
10th August 2026
Starwind Specialty, a North American programme management company and one of the region's largest programme management operations, has introduced Starwind Private Client, a dedicated underwriting platform focused on the insurance needs of high-net-worth individuals and families undertaking complex residential property projects. The company said the new platform has been developed to ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance names Nguyen as Managing Director, Specialty for London Market
10th August 2026
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Doan Nguyen as Managing Director of Specialty of London Market operation, effective immediately. Nguyen succeeds Tom Hillier, who was appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for Markel International earlier this year. She is based in London and reports to Rohan Davies, Managing ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway P&C reinsurance boosted by Tokio Marine deal, as property volumes fall
8th August 2026
Berkshire Hathaway, the American multinational conglomerate holding company, reported that its recently entered into whole account quota share reinsurance agreement with Tokio Marine boosted premium volumes in the second-quarter, which otherwise would have fallen primarily due to lower property underwriting volumes. Berkshire Hathaway reported that overall re/insurance underwriting earnings fell in ... Read the full article
ALIRT reveals contrasting residual property insurance trends across four high-risk US states
7th August 2026
ALIRT Insurance Research, a US insurance research and analytics firm focused on the property and casualty sector, has released a new report highlighting widening differences in the performance of residual property insurance markets across California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. The company says that although the wider US property insurance market has ... Read the full article
Octave Specialty grows Q2’26 revenue 51% as underwriting performance improves
7th August 2026
Octave Specialty Group, a US-listed global specialty insurance company operating across insurance distribution and specialty property and casualty insurance, reported improved second-quarter 2026 results, supported by stronger underwriting performance at its Everspan insurance business and continued expansion across its insurance distribution operations. At Everspan, Octave Specialty Group reported a more than ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks broadens global renewable energy catastrophe facility and raises capacity to $50m
7th August 2026
Amwins Global Risks, the specialist wholesale insurance broking business of Amwins, has expanded its specialist natural catastrophe facility for renewable energy projects, increasing available capacity to USD $50 million per placement while extending both the range of covered perils and its global availability. The company said the facility was initially introduced ... Read the full article
HCI Group net income rises 19% to $83m in Q2’26
7th August 2026
HCI Group, Inc., a Tampa-based insurance holding company, has reported net income of $83 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 18.6% from $70 million in the same period a year earlier. In the quarter, the company posted pre-tax income of $111 million, up 18% from $94 million in Q2’25. ... Read the full article
Cytora and Octave partner to strengthen AI-powered operations for MGAs
7th August 2026
Cytora, a UK insurance technology company that develops digital risk processing software for insurers, brokers and managing general agents (MGAs), has entered into a strategic partnership with Octave Specialty Group, a specialty insurance platform that invests in, acquires and grows MGAs. As part of the agreement, Cytora will provide its AI-powered ... Read the full article
Hamilton’s GWP rise 16.7% to $831m in Q2’26
7th August 2026
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has reported a rise in gross written premiums (GWP) of USD 119 million, or 16.7% for the second quarter of 2026 to USD 831 million, compared to USD 712 million in Q2'25. The re/insurer attributed this hike to the increase of USD 75.3 ... Read the full article
Morningstar DBRS says demographic change is reshaping life insurance markets in Canada and US
7th August 2026
Morningstar DBRS, a global credit ratings agency that provides independent analysis of financial institutions and other industries, has published commentary examining the impact of demographic shifts on the life insurance sector in Canada and the United States. The report, The Great Demographic Shift: Challenges and Growth Opportunities for Life Insurers in ... Read the full article
Krehbiel joins Marsh Risk as Strategic Client Service Leader, Captive Solutions
7th August 2026
Marsh, the global insurance broker and risk advisory business, announced the appointment of Aileen Krehbiel as Global Strategic Client Service Leader, Captive Solutions at Marsh Risk, a newly created role. In her new position, Krehbiel will lead Marsh's captive strategic deployment across its largest and most complex captive clients globally. Working closely ... Read the full article
P&C environment remains attractive, no acceleration in rate softening at July 1: Munich Re CEO
7th August 2026
Christoph Jurecka, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance giant Munich Re, has underlined the company's ability to walk away from business where pricing is viewed as inadequate, but added that the P&C market is still attractive as the volume of business written by the reinsurer at the July renewals fell ... Read the full article
RGA’s net income climbs 157% to $462m in Q2’26
7th August 2026
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has reported net income available to RGA shareholders of $462 million in the second quarter of 2026, up a significant 156.7% from $180 million in the same period a year prior. Adjusted operating income stood at $586 million, up ... Read the full article
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