Reinsurance News
ICW Group strengthens Specialty arm with ART solutions and key appointment
16th January 2026
ICW Group, a national insurance carrier providing specialised risk and coverage solutions, has expanded its ICW Specialty business unit with the introduction of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) solutions and the appointment of Travis Murnan as Head of Alternative Risk Transfer, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The move is part of ICW Group’s ... Read the full article
Optalitix teams up with Dutch MGA Intermont to drive digital transformation
16th January 2026
Optalitix, an InsurTech in underwriting and pricing, has entered into a strategic partnership with Intermont, a Dutch MGA and part of the Acrisure group, to accelerate its digital transformation and deliver a flagship Optalitix deployment in the Netherlands. The collaboration will modernise Intermont’s pricing and underwriting operations while establishing a solid ... Read the full article
Ling Ong succeeds Fleur Rochester as London Market FOIL President
16th January 2026
The London Market Forum of Insurance Lawyers has elected Ling Ong, Partner at law firm Weightmans, as President, succeeding Fleur Rochester, Partner at Kennedys. London Market FOIL is a division of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) that focuses specifically on the needs of the global insurance and reinsurance markets operating ... Read the full article
eMaxx expands commercial P&C solutions with new tech-driven Reciprocal Insurance Exchange
16th January 2026
eMaxx, a specialty managing general agent (MGA) and attorney-in-fact providing policyholder-owned alternative risk insurance solutions, has announced the launch of the eMaxx Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, a commercial property and casualty (P&C) re/insurer. The Reciprocal, an Arkansas-based entity owned by its policyholder subscribers, will offer commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurance solutions, ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. promotes Simone Lewis to London PI Underwriting Manager
16th January 2026
Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group and a provider of specialty insurance solutions across multiple lines, has promoted Simone Lewis to London Market Professional Indemnity (PI) Underwriting Manager. In her new role, Lewis will oversee all underwriting activities for the London Market PI portfolio, providing comprehensive coverage across a ... Read the full article
Data and automation to define the next era of reinsurance, says Send
15th January 2026
Reinsurance is entering a new era with a systemic shift in how capacity is sourced and managed, driven by a convergence of granular data analytics, widespread technology adoption, and a diversifying pool of global capital, Send analysts stated in a recent report. Moreover, no longer content to compete solely on price ... Read the full article
Brenda Stewart to lead AIG’s Captive Management & Advisory team
15th January 2026
Brenda Stewart has been promoted to Head of Captive Management & Advisory at global insurer American International Group (AIG). In her new role, Stewart will be responsible for leading the global captive management, segregated cell and advisory groups within AIG Captive Solutions. She will also oversee client relationship management, new business development, ... Read the full article
Travelers teams up with Anthropic to enhance AI capabilities for engineers and analysts
15th January 2026
Insurance and risk management firm Travelers Companies, Inc., and AI research company Anthropic announced a collaboration to expand Travelers’ AI-enabled engineering and analytics capabilities. About 10,000 of Travelers’ engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product owners will use Anthropic’s personalised AI assistants to support and accelerate software, analytics, and machine learning model ... Read the full article
Willis and Synthetik extend political violence and terrorism risk insights partnership
15th January 2026
Willis and Synthetik have extended their long-term partnership, giving the WTW business access to Synthetik's complete suite of Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT) software modeling tools. By integrating Synthetik’s individual risk models, including AnyBuildingRisk, Cityscape, and SRCC Quantum, along with their associated data products, into Willis's existing enterprise-level risk management platforms, ... Read the full article
Skyward Specialty introduces excess coverage for E&S property
15th January 2026
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., part of Skyward Group, has broadened its Excess & Surplus (E&S) property offerings by introducing excess coverage. The expansion is part of the Company’s ongoing efforts to provide a wider range of E&S solutions. The additional capacity is intended to support layered programmes for complex, non-catastrophe ... Read the full article
Prateek Maheshwari named CFO of Hannover Re India
15th January 2026
Seasoned finance professional Prateek Maheshwari has joined Hannover Re India as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Maheshwari transitioned to the Indian branch from Hannover Life Re of Australasia, in Sydney, where he most recently served as Management Accountant for nearly four years. This appointment marks a homecoming of sorts for the ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint partners with ISC to expand its general liability programme
15th January 2026
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has entered into a new strategic partnership with Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC), a multi-line program administrator, to support the expansion of the latter's flagship general liability programme, which is designed to provide cost-effective insurance solutions for small contractors such as landscapers and roofers. This partnership ... Read the full article
QBE bolsters European Claims team with new leadership
15th January 2026
International business insurer QBE has announced the appointment of Chris Reidy as Head of Core Claims and James Villiers as Head of Complex Claims for European Operations. Reidy, who is succeeding Scott Jacobs, has been with QBE for close to two decades, most recently serving as Complex Property, Casualty, Motor and ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley reassigns top execs in leadership realignment
15th January 2026
Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Lee Iannarone as executive vice president, succeeding Stephen Kennedy, who has been named senior vice president and general counsel. As part of his new responsibilities, Iannarone, who has over 25 years of industry experience, will assume oversight of certain ... Read the full article
Actionable data and streamlined operations as key drivers for re/insurers, reports CyberCube
15th January 2026
In its 2026 Predictions Report, CyberCube, a specialist provider of cyber risk analytics to the global insurance market, outlines how actionable data and operational efficiency are set to play a defining role for insurers and reinsurers in the year ahead. The report emphasises that turning cyber risk insights into practical underwriting ... Read the full article
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