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Specialty reinsurance growth opportunities despite market softening – IGI’s Jabsheh
IGI is targeting specialty reinsurance expansion , GR learned at RVS 2025, with CEO Waleed Jabsheh suggesting specialty could become 25% of the firm’s reinsurance book
Blueprint Two delay to boost in-house tech innovation
Firms now have ’the room and scope to invest in their own problems that actually matter to them and not just the market initiative’, says tech company president
McGill partners with GB Snowsport to convert ‘underdog’ mentality into Winter Olympic success
Specialty re/insurance broker backing is ‘catalyst for success’ underpinning British winter athletes, says governing body leader
Casualty is a pain, not a crisis – Howden Re’s Flandro
Reinsurance broker’s head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, David Flandro says US liability stress is being offset across lines, while property cat sits in a market softening that could eventually find a floor as capital costs stay elevated.
Fidelis Partnership launches Imala Re and opens Miami office
New MGA will focus on Latin American and Caribbean treaty markets as group establishes first US presence
Aon appoints Walker as EMEA captives leader
Walker to take on new role in January as broker builds out regional strategy
Reinsurers turned a blind eye to climate crisis in Monte Carlo, campaign group warns
Ariel Le Bourdonnec was unimpressed by reinsurers contentment to insulate their financial results from climate risk and prioritising other threats in their briefings at this year’s reinsurance rendezvous
Cyber attacks cost Europe €300bn in five years, warns Howden
Report highlights protection gap and calls for greater cyber insurance adoption, broking firm Howden warns
Synthetik hires Harris as global head of partnerships and distribution
Manmade and natural catastrophe data and analytics firm Synthetik brings in Argo and AIG veteran to support international growth of modelling platform
Pro’s Maleary: Orb Specialty bridges gap between capital and MGAs
Pro MGA Global Solutions’ launch of Orb Specialty has been part of the company’s plans since 2016, awaiting the desired scale to launch, CEO Danny Maleary tells GR.
Fac growth and hybrid flexibility key to strategy – Everest’s Izzo
Everest’s Anthony Izzo, explains that the reinsurer’s leaning into property facultative, building hybrid structures, and using technology to strengthen long-term partnerships.
Bruniecki: Long-term relationships anchor MS Re strategy
MS Reinsurance is doubling down on stability and client partnerships as market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on the reinsurance sector, according to Jorg Bruniecki, chief underwriting officer, international, MS Re.
Lockton Re appoints Le Flufy as global head of cyber
Reinsurance broker strengthens cyber capabilities with new London-based leadership role
MAPFRE Economics lifts global growth forecast as inflation outlook eases
The research arm of MAPFRE has nudged its forecast for global economic growth higher, with inflation set to moderate
Specialty balancing competition with sustainability – Munich Re’s Schwimmer
Munich Re’s Christa Schwimmer says the specialty reinsurance market faces mounting pressures across marine, aviation and cyber, but stresses the importance of discipline, differentiation and long-term client partnerships.
Reinsurance showing ‘greater willingness to be innovative’ – BMS Re’s Dudley
Alongside data usage developing reinsurance delivery, chief broking officer believes ‘a real crossover’ is ‘happening between insurers and reinsurers’
IUMI highlights challenging hull marine market and elevated risk
Global marine hull premium was up 3.5% in 2024, reaching $9.67bn, but the insurance market is soft and subject to heightened risks and claims pressures
Widening CBRN protection gap for insurers, warn Geneva Association, IFTRIP
A joint report from the Geneva Association and IFTRIP highlights escalating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks, urging closer cooperation between insurers, governments and terrorism pools
LSM appoints Weigel to lead multinational Europe
Zurich-based hire to strengthen multinational programme capability under Invest in Europe 2030 strategy
Swiss Re notes nuclear growth, SRCC exposures and geopolitical volatility
At RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re executives highlighted nuclear energy investment, rising civil unrest exposures and geopolitical volatility as prominent features of the evolving risk landscape.
Aon’s Pennay: ILS maturity opens new growth pathways
Richard Pennay, CEO of Aon Securities, says cat bonds have become a central feature of the reinsurance landscape, with casualty and cyber poised to fuel the next phase of insurance-linked securities (ILS) development.
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