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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 appoints Jennifer Jones as Executive Director for Marine and Energy

29th October 2025

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Jones as Executive Director for Marine and Energy. Jones will join Gallagher Re’s UK business, where she will play a key role in expanding the company’s marine and energy portfolio. She brings nearly 25 years of ... Read the full article

Japan’s non-life insurance market strengthens through reforms and reinsurance adjustments: Gallagher Re

27th October 2025

Gallagher Re, the reinsurance broker and risk advisory firm, provides new insights into Japan’s non-life insurance sector in its latest Asia Pacific Market Watch Report. The report shows that Japan, a global top-ten market by non-life premiums and one of the largest in the Asia-Pacific region, continues to progress through structural ... Read the full article

Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to APAC reinsurance market: Gallagher Re

27th October 2025

Post years of hardening, capacity is returning to the Asia Pacific (APAC) reinsurance market, says reinsurance broker Gallagher Re in a new Asia Pacific Market Watch report, which dubs this a 'turning point' for the region. This return of capacity could help with insurers' financial pressure in some markets, according to ... Read the full article

Echo Re adopts ACORD’s ADEPT platform for digital messaging with Gallagher Re

21st October 2025

Echo Re has begun using ACORD Solutions Group’s ADEPT platform to receive digital accounting and claims messages from Gallagher Re, streamlining communication by eliminating manual downloads and enabling integration of all digital messages into its downstream systems. This implementation of next-generation digital technologies has reportedly resulted in a 50% reduction in ... Read the full article

Diversification key for reinsurer growth in current market conditions: Gallagher Re’s Egan

21st October 2025

Around the 2025 Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting, Dave Egan, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re’s Head of International Property Practice Group , highlighted that in order to maintain relevance and foster growth, reinsurers need to expand their offerings beyond traditional catastrophe coverage. In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Egan described a market full ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re adds Andrew Phelan as Chairman of Global Credit, Surety, and Political Risk

20th October 2025

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has appointed Andrew Phelan as Chairman of Global Credit, Surety (except US), and Political Risk. In his new role, Phelan will be based in Bermuda and focus on expanding the broker’s presence across the UK and International markets. Most recently, Phelan served ... Read the full article

Global cat losses ease in 2025, yet annual volatility persists: Gallagher Re

15th October 2025

Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has suggested that, despite the "manageable nature" of catastrophe activity this year so far, the industry should continue to expect annual volatility in losses in the future. According to the firm's Q3 2025 Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report, global natural catastrophe activity remained ... 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

Gallagher Re appoints Carl Axel Holtsmark as Head of Life, A&H, Nordics

6th October 2025

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Carl Axel Holtsmark as Head of Life, Accident & Health for the Nordics. In his new role, Holtsmark will lead the delivery of innovative reinsurance solutions, ensuring that Gallagher Re’s Nordic clients benefit from the firm’s ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re appoints Jennifer Wen as Executive Director, Taiwan

2nd October 2025

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has appointed Jennifer Wen as an Executive Director for its Taiwan team. In her new role, Wen will be responsible for leading the growth and continued expansion of the reinsurance broker's Taiwan business. Wen has more than three decades of experience across ... Read the full article

Florida’s property re/insurance market rebounds following tort reform: Gallagher Re

26th September 2025

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, reports that Florida’s property insurance market is experiencing a significant resurgence, driven largely by recent tort reforms that have restored confidence among carriers, reinsurers, and capital providers. According to Gallagher Re’s analysis, the most tangible sign of this recovery was the ... Read the full article

Property aggregate reinsurance making a resurgence: Gallagher Re’s Knapp

8th September 2025

According to Josh Knapp, Executive Vice President of global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, aggregate protection is making a resurgence, especially for US cedants, when the program is appropriately structured and has a practical attachment point for everyone involved. He explained, "We’re seeing that aggregate coverage is becoming more available for US ... Read the full article

Aon tops reinsurance broker ranking on 2024 revenues, but Guy Carpenter ahead in 2025

7th September 2025

Our ranking of the world's largest reinsurance brokers reveals that, based on revenues, Aon Reinsurance Solutions led the way in 2024, however, Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, is ahead in 2025. With revenues of $2.656 billion, Aon Reinsurance Solutions ranked as the world's largest ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re names Max Garratt & Russell Hails as Executive Directors

5th September 2025

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointments of Max Garratt and Russell Hails as Executive Directors for its Australia team. Garratt brings over 20 years of industry experience to his new role. He joins Gallagher Re from Lockton, where he served as a Partner. Prior to that, he was ... Read the full article

Effective cycle management critical to navigating volatility: Gallagher Re’s Wakefield

3rd September 2025

Gallagher Re’s CEO, Tom Wakefield, has highlighted robust global reinsurance capital and manageable loss ratios as the market heads towards the 67th edition of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo this week, emphasising that effective cycle management will be critical for navigating volatility and sustaining profitability in an ... Read the full article