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Postlewhite to become Conduit CUO in January
Former QBE Re and Aspen executive to lead underwriting strategy across property, casualty and specialty at Conduit Re from early 2026
LM Re names Aldwinckle as international casualty CUO
Andrew Aldwinckle joins Liberty Mutual Re from Axa XL Re to lead its global casualty reinsurance portfolio.
Policybazaar: From paperwork to platforms – breaking bottlenecks in global reinsurance
Reinsurers are pricing risk by looking in the rearview mirror, causing inefficiencies in capital allocation, conservative underwriting, and a system that is reactive rather than proactive, writes Sarbvir Singh, joint group CEO of PB Fintech.
Aon updates EMEA reinsurance leadership with Secker and De Bosini appointments
New roles for Andrew Secker and Daniele De Bosini underline Aon’s focus on client collaboration and broking alignment across the EMEA region.
Swiss Re promotes Marshall to global sovereign and political risk leadership role
London-based underwriter Toby Marshall steps up to lead Swiss Re’s sovereign credit and political risk insurance business, reporting to Veronica Assandri Foldnes
Fortitude Re and Carlyle launch $700m Asia reinsurance sidecar
New Bermuda-based vehicle FCA Re aims to accelerate Fortitude Re’s growth across Asian life and annuity markets through a $700m capital partnership
Adapt, evolve, grow – RVS Global Executive Breakfast Roundtable 2025
Senior reinsurance and insurance figures gathered over breakfast at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte Carlo to discuss the re/insurance sector’s ability to embrace resilience, relevance and opportunity in an era where global volatility and change is the only constant
Frequency perils reshaping cat risk landscape – Verisk’s Garcia
Verisk’s Giovanni Garcia discusses the changing nature of catastrophe risk, the surge in so-called frequency perils, and how advances in modelling and data integration are reshaping insurers’ understanding of global exposure.
Optalitix: How technology is shifting the future of reinsurance risk pricing
Dani Katz, founding director of Optalitix, explores how actuaries and pricing teams can modernise their approach to risk pricing, updating established frameworks with new data-driven tools that bring precision, transparency, and scalability to insurance decision-making
Blosche appointed head of Northern Europe at Liberty Mutual Re
Andreas Blosche takes over regional leadership for LM Re following the retirement of Hans Van Oort, with responsibility across all property and casualty lines.
Global insured cat losses reach $114bn after Q3, led by US wildfires, Aon reports
Aon’s latest catastrophe recap shows US events accounted for 88% of global insured losses in the first nine months of 2025, as total natural disaster losses reached $203bn
Bell joins Lockton Re as head of aviation
Veteran aviation reinsurance broker David Bell joins from Aon to lead Lockton Re’s global aviation practice
The next phase of AI and digital integration
From AI-driven pricing to interoperability hubs, insurtech professionals at RVS 2025 told GR that the industry has reached a pivot point for meaningful digital transformation, with only 10% of insurers so far claiming to embed AI into workflows.
Commodity traders face geopolitical turbulence, Willis warns
Tariffs, maritime disruption and regional conflicts are reshaping global commodity flows, as a Willis report highlights the sector’s exposure to escalating geopolitical and geoeconomic risk
Smith to succeed Gates as global head of claims at Chaucer
Long-serving claims leader David Smith will take over from Tony Gates in January 2026, as Chaucer marks a seamless leadership transition after Gates’ 35-year career with the group
Insurance Development Forum launches $340m fund for resilient infrastructure
The Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund aims to mobilise insurance capital into sustainable infrastructure projects across emerging and developing economies
AM Best: Sub-Saharan reinsurers post strong results despite economic headwinds
Report from AM Best says the region’s reinsurers achieved double-digit returns on equity in 2024, supported by disciplined underwriting despite macroeconomic volatility
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