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Rising legal exposure for ultra-processed food manufacturers amid new government-led lawsuits: Swiss Re
17th March 2026
Research published by the reinsurance company Swiss Re in sigma insights 05/2026 examines the evolving legal exposure connected to ultra-processed foods (UPFs). The analysis, written by Jonathan Anchen, Head of Market Intelligence at Swiss Re, and Vinitha Ajit, Research Analyst at Swiss Re, assesses how litigation strategies, scientific debates and public ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re appoints Dion Russell as Managing VP, Business Services, Protection
17th March 2026
Pacific Life Re, the reinsurance arm of Pacific Life, has announced the appointment of Dion Russell as Managing Vice President, Business Services, Protection. Russell has more than 25 years of experience in the life insurance industry, having worked across Asia, Australia and New Zealand. His career spans roles in primary insurance, ... Read the full article
Atrium appoints James Lakin as Head of Outwards Reinsurance
16th March 2026
Atrium, a leading specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of James Lakin as Head of Outwards Reinsurance. In this position, he will lead the design and placement of Atrium’s outward reinsurance programmes, ensuring the strategy supports the firm’s risk appetite, capital objectives, and long-term profitability. Lakin moves to Atrium after ... Read the full article
QBE Re names Soichiro Tanaka as Head of Southeast Asia
16th March 2026
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of insurer QBE Insurance Group, has named Soichiro Tanaka as its new Head of Southeast Asia. Tanaka has more than 13 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance markets across Asia. He joins from Aspen Insurance Holdings, where he served as a Senior Underwriter and played ... Read the full article
Withdrawal of Persian Gulf war risk cover viewed as credit negative for exposed US marine insurers: Fitch
13th March 2026
Fitch Ratings, the international credit rating agency, said the withdrawal of hull war risk marine insurance coverage in the Persian Gulf is expected to be credit negative for US property and casualty insurers with significant exposure to Gulf shipping routes. Fitch notes that the move is likely to have broadly neutral ... Read the full article
DUAL North America and AXIS increase surety programme capacity
13th March 2026
Insurers DUAL North America and AXIS Capital Holdings Limited have expanded the capacity of their surety programme partnership after its first year of operations in the market. DUAL North America, the specialist underwriting arm of the global Howden Group, said it is increasing its surety programme capacity in response to rising ... Read the full article
LIRG strengthens global reinsurance capabilities with Mandarin Re agreement
10th March 2026
Algorithmic Insurance Services, Inc., trading as LIRG (Latin International Reinsurance Group), a company providing data-driven reinsurance solutions, has signed a Delegated Underwriting Authority agreement with Mandarin Re Ltd., a Malaysian reinsurer. The agreement grants LIRG’s platform the authority to underwrite and bind policies and contracts of up to $3 million each, ... Read the full article
Digital infrastructure one of the largest opportunities for reinsurers: Guy Carpenter’s Goodman
9th March 2026
At a recent Digital Infrastructure Press Webinar hosted by Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, speakers discussed how the scale, concentration and complexity of modern data centre projects are reshaping risk for insurers and reinsurers, while also creating major opportunities for capital deployment. The discussion featured Jeremy Goodman, Chief ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints new broker for UK Casualty Fac
9th March 2026
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has appointed Michael Stankard as Broker for UK Casualty Facultative. Stankard brings over 16 years of experience in financial and professional lines re/insurance. He began his career as an Assistant Professional Indemnity Underwriter at Towergate Underwriting Financial Risks, then joined HCC International as ... Read the full article
TD Cowen: AI likely to augment rather than replace insurance brokers
9th March 2026
A new analyst report from US-based investment bank and research firm TD Cowen argues that concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentally disrupting the insurance brokerage sector may be exaggerated, with the firm suggesting that the technology is more likely to enhance brokers’ capabilities than eliminate their role. The analysis, led by ... Read the full article
SageSure and Auros complete $175m US multi-peril cat bond issuance
6th March 2026
SageSure, a US residential property managing general underwriter operating in catastrophe-exposed markets, and Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, a policyholder-owned property insurer, have confirmed the completion of the $175 million Gateway Re Ltd. Series 2026-2 catastrophe bond issuance. The transaction adds to SageSure’s activity in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) ... Read the full article
Oneglobal Broking announces new regional leadership for Colombia & Central America
5th March 2026
Oneglobal Broking, an international insurance and reinsurance brokerage group providing specialist risk advisory and placement services across global markets, has announced new leadership appointments in Colombia and Central America as part of its efforts to further consolidate its regional structure. Ernesto de Lima has been appointed Chairman for Colombia and Central ... Read the full article
Reinsurers largely in agreement that cat pricing will decline into 2027 absent a major event, say analysts
4th March 2026
Reinsurers at the 2026 annual conference of the American Insurance & Financial Analysts (AIFA) were broadly aligned that catastrophe pricing is likely to continue declining into 2027 unless a materially larger loss event disrupts capital. Analysts from Goldman Sachs, the investment bank and financial services firm, reports that brokers and carriers ... Read the full article
AM Best reports gradual erosion in capital quality across US L/A market
4th March 2026
According to a newly released study by the credit rating agency AM Best, the US life and annuity (L/A) insurance sector continues to demonstrate overall financial strength, yet the composition of its capital base is becoming less robust. The agency attributes this shift to insurers’ increasing reliance on softer forms of ... Read the full article
Insurance market braces for systemic shock as Iran conflict threatens multi-line losses: Kennedy’s
3rd March 2026
Kennedys, an international insurance law firm, has warned that the developing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran presents the prospect of a rare, multi-line event for the global insurance and reinsurance market. In Kennedys’ assessment, the combination of sustained military action, disruption to energy flows and prolonged regional instability ... Read the full article
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