All News articles – Page 4
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NewsCyber attacks cost Europe €300bn in five years, warns Howden
Report highlights protection gap and calls for greater cyber insurance adoption, broking firm Howden warns
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NewsSynthetik 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
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NewsPro’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.
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NewsFac 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.
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NewsBruniecki: 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, global specialty lines, MS Re
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NewsLockton Re appoints Le Flufy as global head of cyber
Reinsurance broker strengthens cyber capabilities with new London-based leadership role
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NewsMAPFRE 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
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NewsSpecialty 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.
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NewsReinsurance 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’
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NewsIUMI 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
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NewsWidening 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
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NewsLSM appoints Weigel to lead multinational Europe
Zurich-based hire to strengthen multinational programme capability under Invest in Europe 2030 strategy
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NewsSwiss 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.
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NewsAon’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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NewsPro MGA Global Solutions launches Orb Specialty to link capacity with MGAs
New MGU designed to streamline distribution and strengthen incubation ecosystem
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NewsModels present opportunity to plug protection gaps – Verisk
Data from risk models could be used to show reinsurers where to ‘spread their capacity’ – or shine a light on ‘over exposed’ areas that firms should instead pull out of
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NewsOneAdvent plans US expansion in 2026 ‘to attract ambitious, bigger MGAs’ – Quayle
Chief executive confirms additional plans around underwriting capabilities and capacity that he hopes to get off the ground next year too
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NewsUncertainty caused by unclear data adding up to 10% on cedents’ premiums
Lack of ‘solid data’ to underpin artificial intelligence tools in the reinsurance industry is ‘akin to building a house on very shaky foundations’, Supercede adds
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NewsA market on the move: benchmarking survey
The MEASA region’s re/insurance market shows signs of resilience and untapped potential, according to GR’s RVS Benchmarking Survey for 2025
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NewsLockton Re urges cyber re/insurance to invest for growth by 2030
Reinsurance broker warned at RVS 2025 that growth expectations for cyber re/insurance will only be met if the industry invests in data, modelling and flexible product design, as its new report forecasts the market could more than double by 2030.
