All specialty reinsurance articles
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NewsAon appoints Norman as senior broker in Global ReSpecialty property team
Veteran broker returns to focus on Risk Capital strategy for the broker across commercial and reinsurance clients
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NewsWillis says energy market softening set to continue into 2026
Upstream profitability, surplus capacity and strong loss ratios leave buyers well placed at renewals, according to a report from the specialty broker
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NewsLockton Re and Blackthorn warn terrorism models risk falling behind emerging threats
New terrorism report argues reinsurers must rethink long-held assumptions as geopolitical, technological and climate pressures reshape malicious-risk landscape
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NewsSpecialty reinsurance growth opportunities despite market softening – IGI’s Jabsheh
IGI is targeting specialty reinsurance expansion , GR learned at RVS 2025, with CEO Waleed Jabsheh suggesting specialty could become 25% of the firm’s reinsurance book
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NewsLockton Re appoints Stephens as head of crisis management
Veteran reinsurance broker joins to build specialist lines capability amid rising geopolitical risks
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NewsLockton Re launches MENA platform with Dubai operation
Monayer appointed CEO as reinsurance broker seeks to scale its regional reinsurance presence into the GCC and MENA markets.
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NewsMunich Re appoints Schwimmer to lead specialty reinsurance, Lloyd’s and Bermuda
Christa Schwimmer has been with Munich Re for 23 years, starting in 2002 as a property treaty underwriter for Japan.
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NewsHowden at 1/1 heralds new phase in the cycle ‘past the pricing peak’
Risk-adjusted price reductions at January renewals included retrocession down 13.5%, D&F down 12.5%, global property cat down 8% and London market casualty XoL down 2%.
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NewsEditor’s opinion-analysis: PV’s soft market has dodged a bullet; what will 2025 bring?
A $41m High Court case points to PV’s soft market traits despite the volatile geopolitical landscape, writes David Benyon, editor of GR.
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NewsHamilton moves into credit, bond and political risk reinsurance with Lottimore hire
Lottimore joins Hamilton in Bermuda from Validus Re where he was vice president, credit lines underwriter for three years.
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NewsPool Re appoints Stark as head of underwriting
Andrew Stark starts a newly created role at the UK’s terrorism reinsurance public-private partnership.
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NewsIUMI’s marine insurance stats reveal premiums rise
A 2024 analysis of the global marine insurance market was released by the International Union of Marine Insurance.
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NewsIGI expanding specialty treaty arm amid reinsurance market opportunities – Jabsheh
The re/insurer’s treaty business has doubled in size, particularly in London market specialty, according to IGI’s president and CEO, speaking to GR at RVS 2024 in Monte Carlo.
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NewsHannover Re: ‘Continuing trend’ of hardening reinsurance terms
The reinsurer said that there was a ‘movement towards stabilisation generally’ at its RVS 2024 briefing in Monte Carlo.
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NewsGuy Carpenter issues Global Specialties 2024 market update
Report from the reinsurance broker includes non-marine, terrorism, marine and energy, construction and engineering, aviation and aerospace, trade credit, bond and political risk.
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NewsAon appointments expand its Bermuda reinsurance platform
Jemma Henry and Lawrence Cheng hold managing director positions for Aon’s reinsurance team in Bermuda, with Libby Sargent, George Burles, Sonal Ohrie taking vice president roles.
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NewsFidelis Partnership to open Abu Dhabi office
Matthew Warren joins from broker Oneglobal to lead the office as executive chairman of Fidelis MEASA.
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NewsMarsh Specialty's Kolodner to lead Global Renewable Energy
He succeeds Hamish Roberts, who has taken on a new role as Marsh’s UK & Ireland Specialty Growth Leader
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NewsUK specialty MGA launches for hard to place risks
The team is headed up by energy underwriter Philippe Bara and property fac underwriter Mark Palmer
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NewsBrickell backs calls to remove R&Q chairman
Former suitor says it has ”lost confidence” in R&Q’s as shareholder Phoenix insists Ken Randall should replace William Spiegel
