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Starr completes IQUW acquisition to scale global specialty platform

2026-03-23T13:48:00+00:00

MGA acquisition deal for IQUW expands London market presence and strengthens reinsurance capability under Starr Re

Tiernan sets out five-year strategy as Lloyd’s delivers strong 2025 result
2026-03-19T16:57:00+00:00
Gallagher Re names Tsimaratos president, international
2026-03-19T16:51:00+00:00
Howden Re warns insurers to strengthen reinsurance protection as cycle softens
2026-03-17T23:18:00+00:00
Iran conflict: Prolonged Middle East war could test global re/insurance markets, AM Best warns
2026-03-16T20:18:00+00:00
Tanaka named head of Southeast Asia at QBE Re
2026-03-16T20:16:00+00:00
Price Forbes builds Singapore treaty team with four senior hires
2026-03-16T19:29:00+00:00

McGill and AIG launch AI-driven capacity partnership

2026-03-16T18:48:00+00:00

Collaboration could see AIG deploy up to $1.6bn of specialty capacity through broker’s platform

Iran conflict: Naval mines and escort uncertainties to DFC, Chubb scheme

2026-03-12T13:24:00+00:00By David Benyon

Uncertainties about provision of naval escorts and Iranian threats from mines, drones and missiles face the new marine re/insurance facility announced yesterday by the US International Development Finance Corporation

Iran conflict: War amplifies specialty insurance tail risk, says Moody’s

2026-03-12T13:11:00+00:00By David Benyon

Missile and drone attacks in the Gulf are increasing tail risk for marine, aviation and political violence insurers, but disciplined underwriting and reinsurance protection mean large carriers are expected to absorb most losses, according to a new sector analysis

Iran conflict: Chubb to lead $20bn DFC marine reinsurance for Gulf shipping

2026-03-12T12:08:00+00:00By David Benyon

Political and military uncertainties remain for the US government backed facility aiming to restore maritime trade flows through Strait of Hormuz

Gallagher Re appoints Housse to lead North America fac

2026-03-12T10:42:00+00:00

Senior hire in Atlanta, Georgia brings more than two decades of experience across London and US markets to the reinsurance broker

Oasis SaaS aims to promote choice and safeguard independence in cat modelling

2026-03-11T15:25:00+00:00By David Benyon

Dickie Whitaker, chair of Oasis SaaS, says the new platform is designed to expand choice in catastrophe modelling, giving re/insurers and brokers access to multiple views of risk rather than relying on a small number of vendor sources

Aon hires Tank and Langley-Poole for credit and financial risks reinsurance team

2026-03-11T15:24:00+00:00

London appointments strengthen Aon’s expertise across direct credit and reinsurance markets

Reinsurers face ‘conundrum of success’ after profits surge but softer market looms – Oxbow Partners

2026-03-11T13:21:00+00:00

Record underwriting profits and strong capital buffers have put reinsurers in a position of strength but a new report, from insurance industry focused management consultancy Oxbow Partners, warns that the industry now faces difficult strategic choices as the market cycle begins to turn

SCS can pose a challenge or an opportunity for ILS markets – Acrisure Re

2026-03-09T14:39:00+00:00

Severe convective storm is emerging as one of the most significant catastrophe perils facing the US insurance market, rising from secondary to the bulk of nat cat claims in consecutive loss years, with rising losses driven less by changing weather patterns than by structural shifts in exposure