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NewsLIRG targets Barbados reinsurer launch as ILW platform expands
Mark Groenheide said LIRG is seeking an additional $200m-$300m for its ILW portfolio as it prepares to establish a Class II reinsurer in Barbados
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NewsWestfield Specialty rebalances as property competition intensifies
Westfield Specialty is prepared to shrink in more competitive classes as it targets higher-margin opportunities across a diversified specialty portfolio, CEO Jack Kuhn said at RVS 2026
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NewsIGI: PV premiums must rise to restore market sustainability
Political violence and terrorism insurers need to generate more premium globally as tighter reinsurance terms leave the direct market retaining more losses, according to IGI group chief underwriting officer Chris Jarvis, speaking with GR editor David Benyon for an episode of The Political Risk Podcast
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NewsSidecars steering towards casualty and specialty risks - Aon
In the last two years, there has been ‘a true expansion of sidecars into either whole account sidecar structures or casualty-based structures’, driving ‘a great deal of attention’ from investors, says Aon
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NewsAM Best ringfences broker facilities as ‘net credit negative’ risk
Rating agency’s managing director of analytics explained that ‘reduced underwriting control’ is a ‘primary concern’ for reinsurers navigating the soft market cycle
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NewsRVS 2026 cover story: Building the new Willis Re
GR editor David Benyon spoke to the advance guard of the return of Willis Re, Jim Summers, CEO of global specialties, and John Fletcher, CEO of Willis Re Bermuda, as they lay the groundwork for this next generation reinsurance broker.
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NewsQBE Re keeps growth ambitions ‘in control’ as market softens – Hankin
As the reinsurer eyes $6bn of premium by 2030, new managing director Nick Hankin outlines plans for disciplined, client-led expansion – diversifying into new products and regions – not chasing growth regardless of pricing conditions.
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NewsData centres: the new concentration risk reshaping re/insurance
The AI-driven boom is creating a huge set of insured assets, David Benyon writes, concentrating nat cat, terrorism and business interruption exposures on an unprecedented scale.
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NewsFac is for strategic growth – Aon’s Fraccalvieri and Reid
Facultative reinsurance is increasingly being used as a tool to support insurers’ growth, manage capital and complement treaty programmes as part of a more connected overall reinsurance strategy, according to Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions senior facultative leadership.
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NewsMoody’s keeps stable reinsurance outlook – despite risk environment ‘not actually stable’
Credit rating agency ringfences strong reinsurer balance sheets and hard market style underwriting discipline as the primary drivers of stable market conditions ahead of 2026’s RVS conference
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NewsAon: Record capital set to drive more flexible reinsurance market in 2027
Record levels of reinsurance capital are set to give buyers greater room to reshape programmes at the coming 1 January renewals, with Aon expecting further pricing relief alongside increased use of alternative capital and facultative solutions
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NewsGallagher Re urges buyers to use soft market to reshape programmes
Record capital and expanding alternative capacity are giving cedants a window to rethink reinsurance structures and improve earnings resilience ahead of the 1 January renewals, the reinsurance broker emphasised in its pre RVS press briefing
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NewsPelagos leans into capital allocator model as market softens
Pelagos is using its partnership-led structure to shift capital between underwriting opportunities as market conditions change, group managing director Jonny Strickle said
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NewsSevere stress needed to reverse reinsurance softening: Howden Re
Reinsurance pricing is set to continue softening without a major shock, but elevated financial and geopolitical risks mean carriers should use current conditions to build resilience, Howden Re has said in a report released by the reinsurance broker ahead of RVS 2026
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NewsReinsurers consider M&A as surplus capital deployment tool
Market commentators suggest that M&A opportunities encompassing specialty lines, MGAs, insurtechs and firms with a Lloyd’s footprint could be particularly attractive to reinsurers looking to redeploy capital for inorganic growth
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NewsZaffino to step down as AIG exec chair
John Rice will become chair of the AIG board from 15 September, while Zaffino moves into a senior advisor role
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NewsEurope’s wildfire risk rising despite limited historical losses: Howden Re
Reinsurance broker warns changing heat, drought and exposure conditions are increasing accumulation risk across multiple lines, despite Europe accounting for just 5% of global wildfire losses over the past decade
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NewsAlt cap ‘embedded’ as investor appetite and ILS scope expand
Alternative capital shows signs of perminancy and cat bonds ‘complement’ reinsurance pricing by ‘stepping in to provide more cover for frequency risk as reinsurers have retrenched from that’, according to Moody’s
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NewsReinsurers deliver 19.9% ROE as capital hits record $688bn: Gallagher Re
Gallagher Re raises its full-year profitability outlook as industry capital continues to outpace revenue growth and intensify deployment pressures
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NewsGuy Carpenter rebrands as Marsh Re
Reinsurance broker adopts Marsh name as it looks to deepen collaboration across risk, capital, people and consulting capabilities, Dean Klisura wrote
