Reinsurance News
Africa Specialty Risks names Kotran as Head of Business Development, Middle East & Turkey
3rd March 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has appointed Joseph Kotran as Head of Business Development, Middle East and Turkey. In his new role, Kotran will lead business development initiatives across the region and work closely with Amit Khilosia to support the group underwriting teams. Additionally, he will collaborate with Zouheb ... Read the full article
Four leading development risk pools consider joint reinsurance and risk finance platform
2nd March 2026
The four leading development insurer parametric risk pools — Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), African Risk Capacity (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) — have agreed to examine the feasibility of a shared risk finance and reinsurance platform designed ... Read the full article
Jörg Bruniecki to succeed Charles Goldie as MS Re CUO
2nd March 2026
MS Reinsurance (MS Re), a Switzerland-domiciled global reinsurer, has announced that its Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Charles Goldie will retire, effective 1st April 2026, with Jörg Bruniecki, current CUO, Global Specialty Lines, succeeding him. Goldie retires after serving as the company’s CUO for five years. He will continue to support ... Read the full article
Zurich and Beazley reach agreement on £8.1bn transaction
2nd March 2026
An agreement has now been reached for global insurer Zurich to acquire London-headquartered specialist insurer Beazley in an £8.1 billion (USD 10.8bn) all-cash transaction, bringing together "two highly complementary businesses to establish a global leader in Specialty insurance." The Boards of both companies have agreed the terms of a recommended all-cash ... Read the full article
RGA appoints Jayson Bronchetti as EVP, Investments
2nd March 2026
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Jayson Bronchetti as Executive Vice President, Investments, effective 2nd March 2026. Bronchetti will succeed Leslie Barbi, who is retiring in 2026 after leading RGA’s investment function since 2020. In his new role, Bronchetti will provide ... Read the full article
Canada Life completes £80m pensions buy-in with Safeway Pension Scheme
2nd March 2026
Canada Life, an insurance and financial services company, has completed an £80 million buy-in transaction with the Safeway Pension Scheme, insuring the future benefits of more than 350 deferred members and 1,450 pensioners. The Safeway Pension Scheme is sponsored by Safeway Stores Limited, part of Morrison Supermarkets Group. For the deal, Aon ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo appoints Robert Kell as Customer & Distribution Manager ANZ
2nd March 2026
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Robert Kell as Customer & Distribution Manager ANZ, based in Sydney. Kell brings experience across wealth management, insurance and reinsurance, with a strong track record of building high-value partnerships, strengthening distribution capabilities, and delivering sustainable growth. Most ... Read the full article
Businesses now face material threat from rising gray-zone aggression, says Willis
2nd March 2026
“Gray zone aggressions” - ambiguous, deniable and strategically choreographed tactics that sit between peace and war - has evolved into a material threat for businesses, warns a new report from The Willis Research Network and Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council. The report, titled “Hidden threats, real impacts: ... Read the full article
Rokstone launches Rokstone Velocity and appoints senior casualty specialists
2nd March 2026
Rokstone, the international specialty re/insurance managing general agent, has expanded its casualty capabilities with two senior appointments and the creation of Rokstone Velocity, a dedicated division focused on underwriting complex risks arising from the digital economy. Rokstone Velocity has been formed to address liability exposures linked to autonomous and electric vehicles, ... Read the full article
Fidelis Insurance to repurchase all remaining CVC Falcon shares
2nd March 2026
Fidelis Insurance Holdings, a strategic capital allocator and risk selector in specialty insurance and reinsurance, has entered into a definitive agreement to repurchase all remaining common shares held by CVC Falcon Holdings Limited (CVC), for an aggregate purchase price of $163,346,230.00. According to the announcement, Fidelis has agreed to repurchase 8,597,170 ... Read the full article
HIVE expands into Political Violence & Terrorism with Stuart Harmer appointment
2nd March 2026
HIVE Underwriters, an independent specialty MGA, has expanded into the Political Violence & Terrorism (PVT) insurance market with the hire of Stuart Harmer as Class Underwriter, PVT. The move marks a further step in HIVE’s evolution into a multi-class specialty MGA, strengthening its knowledge-led underwriting proposition. The expansion into PVT will be ... Read the full article
Ki sees profit rise by 50% in first year as standalone company
2nd March 2026
Algorithmic Lloyd’s digital follow platform, Ki, has delivered record results for the full year 2025, as profit after tax grew by 50% to $110.4 million compared to $73.6 million in FY’24. Ki’s total gross managed premium (GMP) for FY’25 hit $1.11 billion, an increase of 6.9% compared to $1.04 billion in ... Read the full article
Munich Re announces leadership transition at Capital Partners unit
2nd March 2026
Munich Re, the global reinsurance and risk management company headquartered in Germany, has announced that Leonie Schubert will assume the role of Global Head of Capital Partners, effective 1 March 2026. From March through June 2026, Schubert will jointly lead the Capital Partners unit alongside August Proebstl, who is set to ... Read the full article
Reinsurers likely to raise prices & reduce capacity in the Gulf amid Iran conflict: Morningstar DBRS
2nd March 2026
The Iran conflict adds to a series of recent geopolitical crises that have already pressured marine and aviation insurers’ profitability, with Morningstar DBRS stating that reinsurers are likely to respond by raising attachment points or reducing capacity, increasing retention for primary carriers. On 28th February 2026, the US and Israel carried ... Read the full article
CyberCube updates Account Manager to support expansion of cyber portfolios
2nd March 2026
CyberCube, a cyber risk analytics provider serving the insurance industry, has introduced Version 6 of its single-risk underwriting platform, Account Manager, in a release the company said is expected to help carriers scale their cyber books. CyberCube said the latest iteration of Account Manager (AMv6) has been designed to strengthen insurers’ ... Read the full article
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