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Aon expands Client Treaty co-insurance to 35% for 2027
Re/insurance broker’s flagship facility will increase co-insurance on eligible placements from 28.5% to 35%, including facultative reinsurance business
Munich Re Specialty enters Australian primary specialty market
Business launches with property, construction and engineering, mining and surety products, targeting commercial and mid-market clients
Symetra and TIAA launch Mariner Re in Bermuda
Class E reinsurer will support Symetra’s annuity growth through a flow reinsurance arrangement backed by a $750m TIAA equity investment
LSM appoints Richards head of property D&F
Former Chaucer senior class underwriter will lead Liberty Specialty Markets’ London property direct and facultative team
Willis Re completes BMS Re US acquisition
Reinsurance broking deal expands Willis Re’s US broking capabilities across property and casualty and adds the BMS Capital Advisory business
Elseco opens Singapore office with A&H reinsurance offering
New Lloyd’s Asia coverholder will initially focus on facultative accident and health reinsurance for insurers across the region
MS Amlin launches AI wordings tool ahead of 1/1 renewals
“Wordy Bot” is expected to halve contract review times and will initially support MS Amlin’s North American property reinsurance book
Abundant capacity gives credit reinsurance buyers leverage at 1/1: Willis Re
Credit, surety and political risk cedents are entering the January renewals with greater negotiating power as record reinsurance capital combines with profitable underlying business
Global insured cat losses hit $91bn by end-Q3: Aon
Natural disaster insured losses were slightly above the 21st-century average but the lowest for the first nine months of a year since 2019, as regional loss concentrations intensified, according to the re/insurance broker
French riots put property insurers’ SRCC exposure under scrutiny
Widespread damage has highlighted accumulation risk facing property insurers, with tighter reinsurance terms expected to leave direct writers carrying much of the burden while France awaits a state-backed riot re/insurance scheme.
AI and abundant reinsurance capacity reshape APAC growth: Gallagher Re
Low insurance penetration, stronger underwriting results and plentiful reinsurance capital are creating new opportunities across Asia-Pacific as insurers pursue international expansion, specialty business and emerging technology risks
Poised for Opportunity: The RVS Executive Breakfast Roundtable
Our Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous 2026 roundtable, co-hosted by the DIFC and Global Reinsurance, explored how the re/insurance industry is readjusting to provide stable support, even in today’s riskier world
Cyber risk tops SME concerns but insurance knowledge gaps remain: CFC
Nearly half of SMEs now rank cyber as their biggest business risk, but many underestimate ransomware, human error and the protection offered by cyber insurance
MSIG UK appoints Harris interim CUO and Belcourt claims director
Tim Harris steps up from deputy CUO while Stephanie Belcourt joins from Rokstone as MSIG UK strengthens its underwriting and claims leadership
Munich Re’s Kopff to step down from board
Thomas Blunck will assume responsibility for P&C Reinsurance Europe and Latin America from 1 November while continuing as CEO of Reinsurance
Cyber risk moves further up board agenda: Willis
Seven in 10 organisations now formally include cyber within board-level enterprise risk frameworks, although gaps remain in directors’ understanding of risk exposure and cybersecurity spending
Exclusive: Yemeni Houthis send Saudi airspace warning to aviation insurers
Message from the Houthi group addressed to insurers and reinsurers warns Saudi airspace is an area of military operations until further notice
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