Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 1 / 77
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- July 24 2025
Asia’s asset-intensive reinsurance outlook remains ‘bullish’: Gallagher Re’s Jeffrey Seow
Head of life and health in the region tells InsuranceAsia News that capital markets volatility will drive deal flow.
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- July 23 2025
Munich Re CEO Joachim Wenning to retire, succeeded by CFO Christoph Jurecka
Wenning, who has been leading the reinsurer from 2017, will step down at the end of the year.
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- July 23 2025
Allianz Commercial India branch will transfer to new Jio JV as fac desk
Treaty operations will be managed by Allianz Reinsurance, the company told InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 20 2025
Allianz ties up with Jio Financial for India reinsurance foray
Two companies also enter into a non-binding agreement for equally owned general and life insurance JVs.
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- July 17 2025
Toa Re’s FY24 net income grows 83% to US$190.4m, driven by investment gain
Net premiums written, however, fell by 1.8% year on year to US$1.8bn.
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- July 15 2025
Aspida Life Re completes second Japanese reinsurance deal
Ares Capital-backed Bermudan carrier will reinsure new or incoming flow business for a Japanese yen-denominated fixed annuity product.
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- July 15 2025
PVI eyes Hanoi Re divestment plan as part of broader growth push
In a wide-ranging interview, PVI Insurance chairman Duong Thanh Danh also talks to InsuranceAsia News about PetroVietnam Group's divestment plans, PVI's overseas partnerships, a US$1bn revenue target, growth opportunities and tariffs.
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- July 14 2025
Ageas eyes deeper Asia presence with three-pronged approach to tried and tested model
CEO Hans De Cuyper discusses the Belgian insurer’s strategic priorities in the region, the future of its Etiqa JV and how Taiping Re complements its reinsurance play.
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- July 10 2025
Capital buffers, retrocession covers to sustain growth of Indonesia’s Maipark: Fitch
Credit rating agency upgraded Maipark’s rating to A+(idn), from A(idn), with a stable outlook.
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- July 9 2025
Canopius recruits Gallagher Re’s Micia Yong as APAC head of property and specialty treaty
Yong will be based in Singapore and and report directly to APAC and MENA CEO Soon Keen Lee.
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- July 9 2025
Reinsurance market grapples with geopolitical risks amid renewals shift
There is an acceleration in reinsurance rate reductions across the globe, but the question it raises is whether the softening will cool off, according to panellists at the reinsurance webinar co-hosted by IAN and Fitch Ratings last week.
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- July 2 2025
‘Reinsurers have been quite clear that they’re still looking to grow’: Gallagher Re’s Heather Bone
At the July 1 renewals, while supply was abundant, demand is falling given increasing consolidation in Australia’s insurance industry.
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- July 1 2025
APAC 1.7 renewals see ‘significantly more reinsurance capacity than demand’: Gallagher Re
Loss-free cat programs in Australia and New Zealand saw 5-12.5% risk adjusted reductions, while loss-free risk programs saw rates down 2.5-10%.
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- July 1 2025
Suncorp trims reinsurance tower even as rates soften, locks in multi-year deal
Despite exposure growth in its portfolio, Australian insurer expects the total cost of the program to be lower than in FY25, aided by reduced pricing, minor structural changes.
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- July 1 2025
Record capital, increased reinsurer appetite drive rate reductions at July 1: Aon
In Australia and New Zealand, property cat XoL renewals see up to low double-digit risk-adjusted reductions.
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- June 26 2025
Indian government to reduce stake in GIC Re, New India Assurance: report
Government will divest a 5% stake in New India Assurance Company and 3.5% stake in GIC Re in FY26 to ensure compliance with the minimum public shareholding norms.
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- June 26 2025
Asian Re reports underwriting turnaround with 84.9% COR in FY24
Thailand-based intergovernmental reinsurer also more than doubled net profits for the fiscal year to US$7m.
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- June 23 2025
Samsung Re takes Gallagher Re’s Sie Liang Lau as head of cyber and casualty
Singapore-based Lau will lead build out of the reinsurer's portfolios across APAC and MENA, while supporting Samsung Fire & Marine's global cyber insurance ambitions.
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- June 19 2025
Axa XL ships in QBE duo to boost Australia marine team
Ross Lawrenson joins as a senior marine underwriter and Sameen Naveed as a senior marine claims specialist.
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- June 18 2025
‘Surely, prices will go up’: Air India crash to push hull and liability rates, could impact product liability
Brokers and a lawyer tell InsuranceAsia News that last week's fatal crash in Ahmedabad will have a wide-ranging impact on the aviation industry, with total losses set to be as much as US$475m.
