Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 1 / 80
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- October 23 2025
Australia’s proposed reinsurance overhaul to turbo-charge ILS sector
Changes would see a wide-ranging liberalisation of the reinsurance market, including adjustment to reinstatement requirements, and a more light-touch approach.
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- October 22 2025
Peak Re’s ratings unaffected by ownership changes: AM Best
US insurer Prudential Financial has divested its stake in Peak Re to KKR and Quadrantis Capital.
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- October 21 2025
Fortitude Re, Carlyle team up to launch Asian reinsurance sidecar with US$700m deployable capital
T&D Insurance Group, AllianceBernstein, Shinhan Life, and National Pension Service of Korea have made equity commitments to the vehicle focused on the Asian life and annuity market.
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- October 21 2025
KKR, Quandratis Capital pick up minority stake in Peak Re
The two private equity funds bought out Prudential Financial's 13% indirect shareholding in the Hong Kong reinsurer.
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- October 15 2025
QBE Re taps Berkley Re’s Cindy Foo as head of treaty for Asia in regional growth push
In the newly created role, Singapore-based Foo will report to Abdallah Balbeisi, executive director of Europe and growth markets.
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- October 13 2025
Demand for tailor-made solutions to rise: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Reinsurance broker's regional CEO says that 2026 program discussions will focus on structure, managing volatility and growth.
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- October 10 2025
GIC Re’s strong capitalisation to offset underwriting stress: AM Best
The rating agency has affirmed a financial strength rating of A- (excellent), long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) having upgraded the rating last year.
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- October 10 2025
Non-life portfolio rejig, life and specialty lines expansion to strengthen Nat Re underwriting results: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed Nat Re’s rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook driven by its strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and neutral business profile.
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- October 8 2025
Hannover Re names Kantaporn Thejatunga (Jan) as L&H GM in Malaysia
Thejathunga succeeds Soeren Kruse, who was appointed head of life and health for southern and eastern Asia earlier this year.
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- October 8 2025
Rajesh Pawar to become interim MD at GIC Re as Ramaswamy Narayanan retires: reports
Pawar is currently a general manager of the Indian state-owned reinsurer.
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- October 7 2025
Christoph Spichtig to lead Ageas Re’s APAC property underwriting
Zurich-based Spichtig joined Ageas Re as lead underwriter for Asia Pacific in September following over 17 years with Scor.
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- October 3 2025
Russian attacks in Ukraine underline precariousness of nuclear pools as gaps come to light
A nuclear energy revival and geopolitical challenges put the (re)insurance sector in focus.
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- October 1 2025
Australia starts consultation on terrorism and cyclone reinsurance legislation
The Treasury has launched a statutory review of the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003, inviting public feedback on the relevance and governance of national reinsurance pools.
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- October 1 2025
Brookfield closes first reinsurance deal in Japan
The flow deal allows Dai-ichi Frontier Life to reinsure liabilities to American National Insurance Company starting October.
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- September 30 2025
Market Lane launches specialty reinsurance MGA
The Lane Re will offer facultative solutions to the Australian and New Zealand commercial property market, said group CEO David Porteous.
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- September 30 2025
Athene enters block reinsurance deal with Sony Life
Deal will reinsure in-force block of US dollar denominated whole life insurance policies and retrocede all mortality risk associated with the block to Swiss Re.
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- September 29 2025
Mapfre Re targets billion-euro Asian GWP milestone: Javier Sánchez Cea
Spanish reinsurer places Asia Pacific at the heart of its growth strategy, with life reinsurance in China and India as key drivers, alongside casualty, says chief regional officer.
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- September 25 2025
Swiss Re names Pavel Huerta Uribe as head property underwriting globals for APAC
Uribe will be based in Tokyo and succeeds Andy Tran.
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- September 24 2025
Nepal’s ‘Gen Z riot’ losses impose financial strain on (re)insurers: AM Best
Outsized proportion of losses, reported to be over US$177m, could impact earnings and capital of the market, which has a combined GWP of US$317m.
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- September 24 2025
Tower raises cat limit to US$536m in FY26 reinsurance renewal
Kiwi carrier switches large individual property risks cover from proportional treaty to XoL structure, estimates lower premium expense.
