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Reinsurance industry news, analysis, insight and interviews.
Reinsurance market news coverage provided everyday, on the top reinsurers and insurers, covering news topics of relevance to the reinsurance sector, as well as commercial and specialty insurance.
Arundo Re appoints Raphaël Marin as Non-Life Underwriter & Actuary for LatAm
10th June 2025
Arundo Re, the French reinsurance company, has named Raphaël Marin as Non-Life Underwriter and Actuary for the Latin America (LatAm) market. With over thirteen years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, he has built a strong professional background working in both France and internationally. His career includes positions at well-known ... Read the full article
Mereo Advisors Group announces new name: Cedar Trace
9th June 2025
Mereo Advisors Group, a Bermuda-based firm specialising in insurance, reinsurance, and asset management, has announced it will now operate under the new name Cedar Trace. The change is limited to branding. The company’s leadership, operations, and strategic direction remain unchanged. Cedar Trace continues its close relationship with Mereo Insurance Limited, the Bermuda ... Read the full article
Increasing severe weather spurs demand for parametric insurance: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ Megan Linkin
9th June 2025
In a Reinsurance News interview, Megan Linkin, Expert Structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the global reinsurer's commercial insurance arm, discussed the growing demand for parametric insurance amid an uptick in severe weather events and subsequent losses. The surge in interest, she says, is tied directly to the increasing frequency and ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks introduces new digital underwriting platform for brokers
9th June 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group focused on high-growth markets, has launched ASR 24-7, a digital underwriting platform designed to simplify and accelerate broker access to its products and services. Exclusively available to authorised brokers, ASR 24-7 offers real-time quotes, binding authority, and end-to-end policy management tools. The platform is fully ... Read the full article
Reinsurance industry ‘better protected than ever’ for hurricane season: JP Morgan
6th June 2025
The global reinsurance industry is better protected than ever against large hurricane losses, according to JP Morgan’s recent Love Actuary report. According to analysts, a robust capital base, increased market capitalisations of the largest reinsurers, and improved profitability mean that an event the size of Hurricane Katrina would have a far ... Read the full article
S&P highlights strong capitalisation and competitive strength of top EMEA insurers
5th June 2025
According to S&P Global Ratings, insurers based in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) maintain strong capital foundations and capital buffers that enable them to endure external shocks effectively. S&P’s criteria show that the aggregate capital adequacy of these insurers consistently surpasses a 99.99% confidence level, reflecting a highly secure ... Read the full article
AM Best sees strong UK pension risk transfer pipeline, but regulatory scrutiny on funded reinsurance
5th June 2025
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has maintained its stable outlook for the United Kingdom’s (UK) life insurance segment, driven by continued strength in pension risk transfers (PRTs), robust investment conditions, and growing revenue from defined contribution (DC) pensions. Despite certain challenges, AM Best believes the UK life insurance sector remains ... Read the full article
Ageas Re in €500m+ quota share with Triglav linked to Prima distributed motor business
5th June 2025
Ageas Re, the reinsurance division of international insurance group Ageas, has completed a reinsurance agreement with Slovenian insurer Triglav Group in connection with the motor insurance business distributed by Italian Insurtech Prima. This partnership is linked with Triglav Group’s collaboration with Italian direct Motor insurance distributor, Prima Assicurazioni S.p.A., with the ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Dan Hartung as Global Head of Event Response for Risk Capital
4th June 2025
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Dan Hartung as the Global Head of Event Response for Risk Capital, effective immediately. With nearly 15 years of expertise in meteorology and catastrophe analytics, Hartung will oversee Aon’s event response operations. His role will focus on enhancing the company’s ... Read the full article
Foreign reinsurers to surpass 50% market share in India by 2025: GlobalData
4th June 2025
As licensed foreign reinsurers continue to expand their market presence in India, their market share, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), is estimated to surpass 50% in 2025, according to GlobalData. Foreign reinsurers have nearly doubled their market share in a short period, increasing from 25.8% in 2019 to 49% ... Read the full article
Reinsurers have ‘three organic options’ to strengthen market position: BCG
3rd June 2025
As concentration in reinsurance increases, those players who want to secure a stronger place in the market, or just stay relevant, have three organic options: expand their offerings, expand where they play, or expand their relationships, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts highlight in a recent report. For over four decades, the ... Read the full article
Howden Re and Rivonia Road Capital expand financing for insurance professionals
3rd June 2025
Howden Re, the reinsurance, capital markets, and strategic advisory division of Howden, an insurance intermediary group, has formed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Rivonia Road Capital, a US-based credit investment firm. This collaboration is focused on delivering tailored financing solutions to insurance agents, brokers, and other industry participants, with a special ... Read the full article
HCI lifts reinsurance limit to over $3.5bn at June 1 renewal
3rd June 2025
HCI Group, a Tampa-based insurance holding company specialising in property and casualty coverage, has finalised its catastrophe reinsurance programme for the 2025-2026 treaty year, which runs from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, securing more than $3.5 billion in limit. Last year, the insurer secured $2.7 billion ... Read the full article
Start Network and Aon launch reinsurance mechanism to strengthen climate crisis funding
3rd June 2025
Start Network, a coalition of over 50 humanitarian charities, and Aon, a global re/insurance broker, have partnered to launch an innovative reinsurance product to strengthen Start Ready’s ability to provide early, anticipatory funding for climate crises. This mechanism provides a crucial reinsurance layer of protection to Start Ready, a global pooled ... Read the full article
Small size, mixed capital strength shape EMEA reinsurer ratings: Fitch Ratings
3rd June 2025
Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency known for its analysis of financial institutions and insurance entities, has identified size-related constraints and varying capital strength as key factors influencing the ratings of small reinsurers operating in the EMEA region. In its latest peer review published on 29 May 2025, Fitch assesses four ... Read the full article
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