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Fortitude Re and Unum sign $3.8bn long-term care reinsurance agreement
6th July 2026
Global reinsurer Fortitude Re has signed a $3.8 billion long-term care (LTC) reinsurance transaction between its subsidiary, Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (FRL) and Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum), a subsidiary of Unum Group. Upon receipt of regulatory approvals and subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain other customary closing conditions, ... Read the full article
Sidecar formation continued to increase in 2025 with total reserves exceeding $90bn: AM Best
3rd July 2026
The formation of sidecars experienced a significant increase in 2025, driven by strong annuity sales in the United States, according to a new report by credit rating agency AM Best. During this period, total reserves ceded to these entities rose to over $90 billion, a sharp increase from the $55 billion ... Read the full article
TFP’s Syndicate 3123 secures $75m of multi-year nat cat reinsurance via first cat bond
2nd July 2026
The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced that Syndicate 3123, one of its Lloyd's syndicates, has successfully secured $75 million of reinsurance protection from the capital markets through its first catastrophe bond transaction, Woody Re 2026-1. Facilitated through a segregated account of Arthur Re Ltd., a ... Read the full article
Demex launches “first-of-its-type” winter storm reinsurance product
29th June 2026
Demex, a technology-enabled reinsurance solution provider, has announced a new winter storm product, to protect primary carriers from losses caused by unexpected storms, cold temperatures, and heavier than usual snowfall. Described as the first-of-its-type, this new reinsurance solution is based on Demex’s successful working-layer, aggregate reinsurance solution for severe convective storm ... Read the full article
Insured losses from Venezuela quakes likely to be a ‘fraction’ of total multi-billion economic loss: Aon
26th June 2026
Insurance industry losses related to the two major earthquakes that hit Venezuela this week are anticipated to represent only a small portion of the billions of dollars in economic losses expected from this catastrophe, according to broking group Aon’s recent Weekly Cat Report. Northwestern Venezuela, specifically the area west of Caracas, ... Read the full article
Matthias Meyenhofer to lead Swiss Re’s new Group Broker Management Practice
26th June 2026
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the launch of a new Group Broker Management Practice, to be led by Matthias Meyenhofer as Group Broker Executive. The new practice is a dedicated unit designed to centralise the management of relationships with primary brokers and intermediaries for the Swiss ... Read the full article
QDB and SACE sign export credit reinsurance deal to back joint exports
17th June 2026
Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and SACE S.p.A., Italy’s export credit agency and one of the world’s leading Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), signed an export credit reinsurance agreement. Signed on June 11, 2026, this agreement creates a framework for both institutions to facilitate collaborative export activities involving Qatari and Italian firms in ... Read the full article
Aon’s new AI platform to help insurers rapidly assess exclusions in reinsurance contracts
16th June 2026
Aon, a major global professional services and consulting firm, has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Contract AI, designed to enhance contract certainty through the rapid analysis of reinsurance coverage. Contract AI interrogates Aon’s entire U.S. and Canada contract database from the past three years in real-time to identify global ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re completes third asset-intensive block reinsurance deal with Anshin Life
9th June 2026
Life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has announced its third asset-intensive block reinsurance deal with Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Anshin Life), a domestic life insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings. Focused on in-force whole of life policies, the deal is designed to mitigate long-term interest rate risk within ... Read the full article
IGI to open a new branch in India’s GIFT City as it secures license
8th June 2026
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has secured a license to operate in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the country’s first and only operational international financial services centre. The expansion follows registration approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to establish an IFSCA Insurance Office (IIO). IGI’s India ... Read the full article
Slide Insurance lifts total aggregate reinsurance limit 65%
4th June 2026
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc., the technology-enabled insurer, has completed its 2026-2027 catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance tower, securing a record total aggregate reinsurance limit of $5.463 billion. This represents a significant 65% increase from the $3.304 billion secured last year. As part of this expansion, the carrier significantly boosted its first-event ... Read the full article
Legacy and retrospective reinsurance become a strategic capital tool for cedants: Howden Re
4th June 2026
The use of legacy and retrospective reinsurance has evolved from operational relief to capital and financial target optimisation tools for cedants, Alex Roth, Head of Capital & Operational Solutions, International at Howden Re, highlighted in a recent commentary. Over the past decades, the legacy and retrospective reinsurance market operated under a ... Read the full article
More options for cedants as reinsurers broaden coverage: Gallagher Re’s Schwebach
4th June 2026
As traditional reinsurers expand their coverage and show more willingness to support lower layers, primary carriers are benefiting from increased optionality and are facing less pressure to leverage captives for their first-layer risks, according to Adam Schwebach, Head of Property, North America, at Gallagher Re. In an interview with Reinsurance News, ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re becomes first reinsurance broker to deploy Allphins’ exposure management platform
3rd June 2026
Gallagher Re has announced the deployment of the Allphins exposure management platform, becoming the first reinsurance broker to license this tool. The global broker signed a multi-line agreement for the platform covering property, onshore energy, and terrorism lines. The deployment comes as property catastrophe rates face continued pressure, encouraging brokers to find ... Read the full article
HCI’s total aggregate XoL reinsurance increases to $4.1bn for 2026-27 treaty year
1st June 2026
Insurance holding company HCI Group, Inc. has completed its catastrophe reinsurance programs for the 2026-2027 treaty year, securing $4.06 billion in aggregate excess of loss (XoL) limit for the period, representing a 16% increase from the prior treaty year. HCI secured three reinsurance towers for the 2026-2027 treaty year, which runs ... Read the full article
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