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Reinsurance News Bermuda Legacy Market Roundtable 2025

8th December 2025

In November, we hosted a legacy re/insurance market roundtable, in partnership with RiverStone International, in Hamilton, Bermuda, which saw nine experts and leaders from across the run-off world debate current market dynamics, challenges, and opportunities for the future. The 2025 Reinsurance News Bermuda Legacy Market Roundtable report, in ... Read the full article

AM Specialty Insurance Company obtains UK regulatory authorisation

8th December 2025

AM Specialty Insurance Company (UK) (ASIC UK) has now been authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to conduct regulated insurance activities in the UK, becoming the first insurer to be authorised under the authorities' accelerated authorisation pathway, this publication can reveal. The approval enables ... Read the full article

Bermuda Legacy Roundtable: A more mature, structured market sets the stage for new opportunities

20th November 2025

The global legacy market continues to evolve and respond well to varying seller motivations, and with the live market entering a softer phase and M&A activity increasing, industry experts expect new opportunities for the space. On November 6th, supported by global legacy player RiverStone International, we hosted our Bermuda Legacy Market ... Read the full article

AI is transformative for the reinsurance industry: Swiss Re’s Nikhil da Victoria Lobo

13th November 2025

Around the 25th Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market prepares for the key January 1st renewals, Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C Reinsurance for Western & Southern Europe and Middle East & Africa at reinsurer Swiss Re, highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are reshaping the reinsurance ... Read the full article

AXA XL Reinsurance CEO Renaud Guidée on closing Asia’s protection gap: SIRC 2025

6th November 2025

In a recent Reinsurance News interview, Renaud Guidée, Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL Reinsurance, discussed the priorities shaping client conversations and market strategy at this year’s Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC). Guidée said his interactions with clients will centre on “looking at adequately priced risk” and noted clients look for ... Read the full article

Rise of secondary perils key but reinsurance market ‘looks healthy’ ahead of 1.1, says AXA XL Reinsurance’s Romagne

20th October 2025

As the reinsurance industry meets in Baden-Baden, the rise of secondary perils are expected to be a key focus and with elevated loss activity there will be a lot of focus on catastrophe covers at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, according to Bertrand Romagne, CEO, International, AXA XL Reinsurance. We spoke ... Read the full article

Balanced reinsurance environment to persist into 2026: Active Re

17th October 2025

The reinsurance market is expected to remain “in a phase of transition and recalibration”, remaining fundamentally healthy heading into 2026, said Robert Ali, Active Re’s Chief Operating Officer, in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. After a period of hardening, the market has evolved into a more balanced environment in 2025, ... Read the full article

Stability & consistency key for Swiss Re ahead of Baden-Baden & Jan renewals: Nikhil da Victoria Lobo

17th October 2025

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re will have a key focus on stability and consistency during its negotiations with clients at the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, as the market navigates underlying strengths and challenges ahead of the key January 1st renewal season, according to Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C ... Read the full article

Allphins: Transforming exposure management with real-time data insights

14th October 2025

As risks grow more complex and investor scrutiny intensifies, exposure management (EM) is becoming a critical tool for reinsurers, not only to track tolerances, but to actively shape portfolios. Reinsurance News recently spoke with Allphins about how its platform is helping underwriters and exposure managers move beyond traditional monitoring to achieve ... Read the full article

Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2025

13th October 2025

At the 67th edition of RVS in September, Reinsurance News held its third Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable, during which eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry discussed market trends ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewal season. In partnership with AM Specialty Insurance Company ... Read the full article

North America reinsurance market ‘looks healthy and balanced,’ says AXA XL Re’s Schiffer

6th October 2025

In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Greg Schiffer, CEO of North America Reinsurance at AXA XL Re, shared his perspectives on the sustainability of current market conditions in the region and what lies ahead. We spoke with Schiffer, who joined AXA XL Re from Swiss Re in October 2024, around ... Read the full article

Talent gap a challenge for the re/insurance industry amid evolving global landscape: Toucan

30th September 2025

The global insurance and reinsurance industry is facing a significant talent gap, a challenge exacerbated by outdated recruitment practices and, in some cases, a lack of understanding of specialised industry roles, Marco Silva and Lucian Chiroiu, co-founders of Toucan, shared with Reinsurance News in a recent interview. Toucan, a UK recruiting ... Read the full article

Further consolidation likely as climate risks and technology transform the market: Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re

16th September 2025

Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance at Swiss Re, emphasised that discipline and stability remain key for the reinsurance industry, with further consolidation likely as climate risks and technological shifts reshape the market. In our latest video interview, now available to watch in full,Read the full article

Reinsurance has never been more relevant: AXA XL Re’s Renaud Guidée

7th September 2025

Amid a spike in uncertainty globally, Renaud Guidée, Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL Re, believes that reinsurance has never been more relevant as a means to “bridge the gap between uncertainty and certainty.” Reinsurance News spoke with Guidée around the 2025 Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, to gauge ... Read the full article

It’s a dynamic, competitive yet reasonably disciplined reinsurance market: Urs Baertschi, Swiss Re

3rd September 2025

The reinsurance industry has been operating reasonably efficiently and has shown resilience to large losses like the Los Angeles wildfires in January, and, after the 2025 renewal periods, Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at industry giant Swiss Re, expects discipline to be maintained. Read the full article