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IUAI launches reinsurance and data study group

2026-11-12T11:25:00+00:00

New group will develop aviation insurance statistics and reinsurance-focused educational material, with initial work due to be presented at the IUAI’s June 2027 conference

One war, two books: Aggregation crossing from aviation into marine
2026-11-09T12:07:00+00:00
Insurtech funding falls 44.6% as mega-round activity slows: Gallagher Re
2026-11-09T11:43:00+00:00
Geopolitical lock-out tops life sciences economic risks: Willis
2026-11-09T11:40:00+00:00
Renewables losses expose gaps in recovery planning and cover
2026-11-09T11:29:00+00:00
Solar storms challenge insurers’ diversification and damage triggers
2026-11-09T11:24:00+00:00
Optio appoints Jeffers to lead Asia-Pacific expansion
2026-11-09T11:15:00+00:00

Gallagher Re creates global analytics and AI leadership roles

2026-11-09T11:10:00+00:00

Ed Messer and Jason Harger will take newly created global roles from 1 January 2027 as the broker increases investment in analytics and artificial intelligence

Allianz Commercial to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1893

2026-11-09T10:45:00+00:00

New direct underwriting syndicate is expected to begin trading from 1 January 2027, with Polo Managing Agency appointed as managing agent

How reinsurance can help build better data centers

2026-11-09T10:36:00+00:00

By Jeff McAulay, CEO at GreenieRE

Aon expands Client Treaty co-insurance to 35% for 2027

2026-11-04T13:42:00+00:00

Re/insurance broker’s flagship facility will increase co-insurance on eligible placements from 28.5% to 35%, including facultative reinsurance business

HIVE appoints Wiley as property D&F class underwriter

2026-11-04T13:32:00+00:00

Ex Sompo international property head joins HIVE Underwriters as it builds out its new global property direct and facultative business

HDI strengthens political violence team with Kapoor and Brown appointments

2026-11-04T12:33:00+00:00

Former Aviva colleagues will join HDI Global UK and Ireland’s crisis management business as it expands its political violence and terrorism capabilities

Wessén appointed chair of ICMIF

2026-11-04T11:07:00+00:00

CEO of Swedish insurer Folksam succeeds Rob Wesseling for a four-year term as the mutual and cooperative insurance sector reports record premium income

Miller appoints Stubbings CEO of reinsurance

2026-11-03T14:06:00+00:00

Former Miller Bermuda chairman takes over the reinsurance business as Gary Masters moves to chairman, following a period of acquisitions and international expansion

ILS is now core reinsurance capital, says Aon’s Pennay

2026-11-02T12:16:00+00:00

The ILS market has become fundamental to reinsurance programmes, while casualty sidecars are attracting major investors with the capacity to accelerate growth, according to Aon Securities CEO Richard Pennay.

Europe’s modest wildfire losses mask growing exposure, says Howden Re’s Edwards

2026-11-02T12:15:00+00:00

European wildfires have barely affected property catastrophe treaties, but changing exposures and gaps in modelling demand closer attention, says the reinsurance broker’s head of international catastrophe and actuarial analytics, Tim Edwards

Control at centre of Agent Hub launch, says Earnix’s Twist

2026-11-02T12:14:00+00:00

Earnix’s Agent Hub aims to accelerate insurers’ pricing and underwriting work while preserving human oversight, with Matthew Twist arguing that governance and integration will determine the technology’s value

Agriculture in an El Niño year: the view from China and India

2026-11-02T11:57:00+00:00

Howden Re’s Mohammad Faizan Huq, associate president and head of treaty reinsurance for agriculture and climate risk, and Mike Xin, managing director and head of agriculture, explore how climate volatility, evolving government programmes and changing risk-sharing structures are shaping underwriting, pricing and demand for reinsurance capacity.