Reinsurance News
Asta announces six senior leadership promotions
9th April 2026
Asta, a Davies-owned third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s, has announced several senior leadership promotions, including the promotion of David Hopkins to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), having served as the company’s Deputy CUO since August 2024. Hopkins brings over 25 years of insurance industry experience, including four years at Westfield Specialty International, ... Read the full article
BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions now live on mShift Marketplace
9th April 2026
Millennial Shift Technologies (mShift), a digital insurance marketplace designed to simplify specialty insurance distribution, has announced that BOXX Insurance is now live on the mShift Marketplace, giving brokers streamlined access to BOXX’s cyber insurance solutions. The partnership allows brokers to quote, bind, and issue BOXX’s cyber insurance and protection products directly ... Read the full article
Darren Popham joins Willis Natural Resources as Executive Director, Power & Renewables
9th April 2026
Willis Natural Resources, part of global insurance and risk advisory business WTW, has appointed Darren Popham as Executive Director within its Power and Renewables team. Popham brings over 30 years of experience in the insurance market, with a focus on project-financed construction risks. He has advised on a wide range of power ... Read the full article
Facultative reinsurance expands role in Asia Pacific as insurers pursue growth and stability: Aon
8th April 2026
Aon, a global provider of risk, retirement and health solutions, reports that facultative reinsurance is playing an increasingly significant role across Asia Pacific, as insurers look to support expansion while managing volatility. In its analysis of the April 2026 renewal period, insurance and reinsurance broker Aon highlights a clear rise in ... Read the full article
Revell succeeds Watkins as Swiss Re’s Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re
8th April 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Suzanne Revell as Head of Marine & Energy for P&C Re, succeeding Adam Watkins, effective 1 June 2026. In her new position, based in London, Revell will be responsible for Swiss Re's global Marine & Energy portfolio, including its strategic direction, underwriting ... Read the full article
The Baldwin Group launches member-owned captive for construction clients
8th April 2026
The Baldwin Group, an insurance distribution firm, has launched Azimuth Re, Ltd., a new member-owned group captive tailored for its construction clients, in partnership with Innovative Captive Strategies. Baldwin explained that Azimuth is designed for "forward-thinking" construction companies that pay $250,000 or more annually in workers’ compensation, general liability, and auto ... Read the full article
Parametrix places $35m cloud outage cat bond for Hannover Re
8th April 2026
Parametrix, a provider of cloud monitoring, modelling and insurance services, has placed its third and largest cloud outage catastrophe bond, Cumulus Re III, attracting a greater number of investors than its predecessors and providing sponsor Hannover Re with $35 million of retrocessional protection for 2026–27. The parametric bond, first reported ... Read the full article
Fuse introduces Contractors and Construction vertical to expand insurance intelligence platform
8th April 2026
Fuse, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has launched its Contractors and Construction vertical, which the company says broadens its always-on data infrastructure across key construction-related insurance lines. Fuse describes its platform as delivering continuously updated intelligence across General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Builder’s Risk, Surety, Professional Liability and Pollution, using multiple ... Read the full article
Marsh Risk’s Cyber ECHO facility now offers up to $200m of insurance capacity
8th April 2026
Marsh Risk, a business of global re/insurance broker Marsh, has announced that its Cyber ECHO facility now provides clients with up to $200 million of insurance capacity, making it the largest cyber facility in the global insurance market. Launched in 2016, Cyber ECHO is designed to mitigate clients’ most complex cyber ... Read the full article
ARPC cyclone reinsurance pool claim payments exceed $1bn
8th April 2026
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has reached a major milestone, with total cyclone reinsurance pool claim payments now exceeding $1 billion since the scheme commenced. ARPC is a public financial corporation established under the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003. The Terrorism Reinsurance Pool commenced operations on 1st July 2003, and ... Read the full article
Indian April 1 renewal one of the most competitive in recent years: Guy Carpenter
8th April 2026
India's insurers secured some of the most favourable reinsurance terms in recent history during the April 1 renewals, with risk-adjusted rates declining by as much as 30%, reports reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. Driven by a surge in local capacity and a relatively benign loss year, this renewal season marked a definitive ... Read the full article
Gen Re appoints Daniel Osterrieder as Head of National/Multinational Treaty in North America
8th April 2026
Gen Re, a reinsurance company and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced the appointment of Daniel Osterrieder as Head of National/Multinational Treaty in North America. In this role, he will oversee strategic initiatives and operations across the region, contributing to the company’s continued focus on underwriting performance and client service. Osterrieder ... Read the full article
Rising U.S. legal volatility undermines insurers’ ability to price risk: Swiss Re’s Ningen
8th April 2026
The increasing volatility of the U.S. legal environment is undermining the fundamental ability of insurers to price risk accurately, warns Monica Ningen, CEO, P&C Reinsurance U.S. at Swiss Re. Concerns over legal system abuse and social inflation continue to rise across the U.S. insurance market, with commercial liability losses ... Read the full article
DUAL expands global cyber capacity through Liberty-led partnership
8th April 2026
DUAL has expanded its global cyber and technology capabilities through a revised strategic partnership backed by A-rated capacity partners led by Liberty, enabling higher primary limits for risks with revenues up to £1 billion and enhanced excess limits for risks up to £5 billion. The firm explained that the expansion creates ... Read the full article
Rokstone Dubai launches international casualty binder with capacity of $25m
8th April 2026
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a new International Casualty binder from its Dubai office, providing up to $25 million of capacity on a lead or follow primary basis, backed by A-rated Lloyd’s syndicates and led by Munich Re Syndicate Ltd. The binder is now live ... Read the full article
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