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Gallagher Re is the reinsurance broking arm of the Gallagher group, providing reinsurance related intermediary services to insurers, reinsurers and clients.
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Gallagher Re names Vuurman Exec Dir, Life, Accident & Health
1st October 2026
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Richard Vuurman as Executive Director, Life, Accident & Health. Based in the Netherlands, Vuurman will support clients across Europe, bringing over 25 years of experience in Life & Health reinsurance. The executive brings extensive expertise in structuring and placing reinsurance solutions, as ... Read the full article
From annual aggregation to real-time visibility: Allphins and Gallagher Re on the next era of exposure management
29th September 2026
In a softer market, the ability to demonstrate a clear, differentiated view of exposure is becoming a genuine advantage at the negotiating table. Reinsurance News sat down with Laurent de la Porte, CEO of Allphins, and Ed Messer, Head of UK Analytics at Gallagher Re, to discuss how real-time, granular ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Andy Bush as Vice President, Facultative
28th September 2026
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Andy Bush as Vice President, Facultative. Based in Gallagher Re’s Chicago office, Bush’s appointment further strengthens the firm’s Casualty Facultative platform and Chicago presence. He brings 14 years of insurance industry experience, including the past four years focused ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Will MacLeod as Executive Director, Facultative
24th September 2026
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Will MacLeod as Executive Director, Facultative. MacLeod brings 12 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, with extensive expertise in the placement of complex international facultative property and heavy industry risks. He joins Gallagher Re from ... Read the full article
Mouawad joins Gallagher Re as Exec Director, Life, A&H
16th September 2026
Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Cynthia Mouawad as Executive Director, Life, Accident & Health, based in Saudi Arabia In this role, Mouawad will assist clients throughout the Middle East and Africa by utilising her broad experience in life, health, and reinsurance solutions. Her significant ... Read the full article
Digital footprint data can improve cyber claim prediction: Gallagher Re and KYND
11th September 2026
A new study conducted by global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re and KYND, a cyber risk intelligence provider that helps businesses and insurers understand and manage cyber exposure, has disclosed that digital footprint data can improve cyber claim prediction beyond traditional underwriting factors, including revenue, industry, and geography. Ed Pocock, Global Head ... Read the full article
Reinsurer flexibility gives Gallagher Re confidence ahead of Jan 1 renewals: Dowlen, EMEA CEO
6th September 2026
As reinsurers show both flexibility and interest to support the evolving needs of buyers, global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re is confident its clients can achieve good outcomes at the key January 1 renewals, according to Hamish Dowlen, CEO of EMEA. Speaking with Reinsurance News around the 68th edition of RVS in ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re estimates €2.5bn in August Western Europe SCS & hail losses
4th September 2026
From 24 to 28 August, severe convective storm (SCS) outbreaks caused extensive damage across multiple European countries, with the most severe weather occurring between 27 and 28 August and industry losses anticipated to approach EUR 2.5 billion, according to global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re. Between 24 and 26 ... Read the full article
Defining feature of today’s market is the amount of capital and choice available to buyers: Gallagher Re CEO
1st September 2026
While discussions around pricing and rate adequacy are important, Tom Wakefield, Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gallagher Re, has said that in the reinsurance broker's view, the most important conversations as the market heads to Monte Carlo are around the increased volume of capital and choice now available to ... Read the full article
Reinsurance industry remains in a position of ‘exceptional’ financial strength: Gallagher Re
1st September 2026
Gallagher Re’s 2026 HY Reinsurance Market Report found that total dedicated reinsurance capital rose 5% in the first half of 2026 to a record $688 billion, supported by continued growth in both traditional and alternative capital, as the industry’s financial position remains “extremely robust.” According to the report, traditional reinsurance capital ... Read the full article
Pierre Guntzberger joins Gallagher Re as MD, Western Europe, Fac
24th August 2026
Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has appointed Pierre Guntzberger as Managing Director, Western Europe, Facultative, based in London. Guntzberger holds more than 20 years of reinsurance experience, having held a variety of senior positions across London and Paris. Gallagher Re added that, in particular, he has a strong track ... Read the full article
Ian Newman to lead Gallagher Re’s new Digital Risk Practice
19th August 2026
Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has launched its Digital Risk Practice, bringing together specialist expertise in AI liability, data centres, cyber and digital risk engineering to help insurers and reinsurers “understand, quantify and manage” evolving technology-related risks, with Ian Newman serving as Global Head of Digital Risk ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re reports multi-billion-dollar loss from early August US severe weather outbreak
14th August 2026
Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, has warned that the insurance industry is facing yet another multi-billion-dollar loss, this time from a bout of considerable US severe convective storm (SCS) activity spanning 9 to 12 August. In its latest Event Commentary, Gallagher Re reports that the outbreak struck much of the ... Read the full article
Norman joins Gallagher Re as Divisional Director within its Facultative team
12th August 2026
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Jenna Norman as Divisional Director, Fac. Norman brings extensive expertise in Facultative property broking, specialising in Facultative property broking, working extensively on complex property reinsurance placements for both UK and US clients. Her expertise includes structuring and placing ... Read the full article
Spokane wildfires could become costliest insured fire event in Washington state history: Gallagher Re
6th August 2026
Based on the number of properties destroyed and the value of homes and businesses affected by the Spokane, Washington, wildfires, Gallagher Re has estimated that insured losses will reach at least hundreds of millions of dollars, with a plausible chance of becoming a billion-dollar industry loss event. The event is expected ... Read the full article
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