Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 1 / 85
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- March 3 2026
Seadrif and sister pools plan joint reinsurance platform
The four multinational catastrophe pool have agreed "concrete steps" to create a shared risk financing framework and a joint risk pool.
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- March 2 2026
Robert Kell returns to Swiss Re CorSo as ANZ customer, distribution manager
He previously spent three years as a data scientist and assistant vice president at Swiss Re CorSo from November 2021 until January last year.
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- February 27 2026
Swiss Re P&C unit’s FY25 net income up 126% to US$2.7bn; cuts Asia book by 4% at 1.1
Reinsurer’s COR was 79.4%, with net income at a record high of US$4.8bn.
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- February 26 2026
PartnerRe receives licence for India’s Gift City
Asia CEO James Beedle will have executive oversight of the new branch.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re cuts P&C reinsurance book by 8% at 1.1 amid softening, disciplined underwriting
Overall prices fell by 2.5% for the global reinsurer at the January 1 renewals.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re reports ‘all-time’ low COR of 73.5% in FY25, APAC P&C revenue down 12%
APAC P&C reinsurance revenue for the financial year was US$3.5 billion.
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- February 26 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance names John Nicholls as ANZ casualty underwriting manager
He joins from Liberty Speciality Markets' Sydney team, in an internal move as part of the larger Liberty Mutual Group.
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- February 26 2026
Cat’s well and truly out of the bag: Asia’s ILS market set for ‘active’ 2026
Other jurisdictions may follow Hong Kong and Singapore in establishing their own ILS regimes after a record-breaking year for catastrophe bond issuance globally last year.
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- February 23 2026
Gift City regulator plans insurance framework for cat bonds, captives: report
International Financial Services Centres Authority chairman Kalyanaraman Rajaraman also says that a proposal to create an Indian P&I club is under consideration by the Department of Financial Services.
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- February 20 2026
Swiss Re CorSo to acquire QBE’s trade credit and surety business
Deal will significantly expand Swiss Re CorSo's footprint in the global trade credit and surety market.
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- February 16 2026
Munich Re appoints Michaela Hannemann head of non-life Australasia
Hannemann, who will move to Sydney, will report to Scott Hawkins, managing director for Munich Re Australasia.
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- February 13 2026
Chaucer’s political violence underwriter Boaz Appiah relocates from London to Singapore
Appiah has been with the China Re company for over four and a half years in London, having joined from Markel.
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- February 13 2026
Mapfre Re secures regulatory approval to establish Gift City presence
India is one of the 'fundamental pillars' of the Spanish reinsurer's growth strategy in APAC, according to regional chief Javier Sánchez Cea.
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- February 12 2026
Global insurtech funding surges 66.8% in Q4 to US$1.68bn as AI-led investment accelerates: Gallagher Re
Fourth-quarter funding jumped from US$1.01bn in Q3, while deal volume rose sharply to the highest count since early 2022, according to the Global InsurTech Report.
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- February 10 2026
With a handsome track record, what’s next for the cat bond market in 2026?
Aon Securities' CEO Richard Pennay tells InsuranceAsia News he expects a strong issuance year after a record-breaking 2025.
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- February 9 2026
Xiao Chen takes up new role of head of strategy, chief of staff at Axa XL for APAC and Europe
She returns from maternity leave to take up the Paris-based role.
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- February 6 2026
Zambian reinsurer Klapton Re secures approval to write reinsurance business in China
Established in 2020 and operational since April 2021, Klapton Re provides facultative and treaty reinsurance services across Africa, Asia, and the United States.
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- February 6 2026
Swiss Re appoints Isabel Rawlence as senior client manager for public sector solutions in ANZ
She was most recently underwriting manager at the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation.
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- February 6 2026
Mandarin Re increases paid-up share capital to US$23.5m
Increase reflects the Malaysian reinsurer's strong financial growth, it says.
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- February 6 2026
Hannover Re grows APAC premiums 2% at 1.1 despite broadening market terms, pockets of weak pricing
While 1.4 renewals will likely similar momentum, market will be mindful of last year's acceleration in rate reduction, executive board member for P&C Sven Althoff tells InsuranceAsia News.
