Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 2 / 87
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- March 27 2026
Philippine cedents ‘buying smartly’ as market softens, proportional capacity returns
Reinsurance brokers are witnessing up to 15-20% rate reduction on a risk-adjusted basis at 1.4 renewals, as nat cat losses were manageable and less severe than anticipated.
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- March 26 2026
Allianz Jio Re JV begins operation, appoints Sonia Rawal as CEO
Mumbai-headquartered reinsurance JV will underwrite in India, effective immediately, across all lines of business, life and non-life, treaty and facultative.
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- March 26 2026
Talbot hires Axa XL’s Grace Yeap as property underwriter
Singapore-based Yeap was most recently crisis management and special risks underwriter at Axa XL.
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- March 26 2026
‘Exciting times’ for Indian market as capacity influx drives steep softening at 1.4 renewals
Status as a magnet for global reinsurance capacity is driving significant rate reductions despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to brokers.
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- March 25 2026
Exclusive: Lloyd’s secures Gift City reinsurance licence
Lloyd’s was awarded a licence by Gift City regulator, the International Financial Services Centre Authority on Tuesday, as first reported by InsuranceAsia News.
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- March 24 2026
India-focused reinsurer Niyam secures Lloyd’s approval for Syndicate 2047
Former GIC Re chairman Devesh Srivastava has been appointed chairman as Niyam will begin underwriting from April 1.
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- March 24 2026
Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk to succeed Franz-Josef Hahn as Peak Re CEO
Co-founder Hahn will assume the position of special adviser, continuing to provide strategic oversight until October 9.
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- March 20 2026
AM Best upgrades Hanoi Re’s long-term issuer credit rating to bbb+, affirms PVI Insurance’s a-
Hanoi Re and PVI Insurance are subsidiaries of PVI Holdings, which is partially owned by HDI Global SE.
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- March 19 2026
Swiss Re appoints Dinesh Kumar as senior casualty treaty underwriter
Singapore-based Kumar joins Swiss Re from Munich Re, where he spent six years.
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- March 19 2026
Peak-loss scenarios could drive insured nat cat losses to US$300bn in 2026: Swiss Re
If losses return to normal long-term levels, insured losses from natural catastrophes may top US$148bn this year, compared with US$102bn last year, according to Swiss Re Institute’s Sigma report.
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- March 17 2026
Japan, Australia export insurers renew reciprocal reinsurance pact
Deal between Export Finance Australia and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance streamlines reinsurance operations and boosts support for exports to third countries and joint projects.
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- March 16 2026
QBE Re takes Aspen’s Soichiro Tanaka as Southeast Asia head
Singapore-based Tanaka will report directly to Cindy Foo, head of treaty in Asia.
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- March 16 2026
Echo Re receives regulatory approval to open Gift City branch
The Zurich-based reinsurer has joined the growing list of global firms to enter India's Gift City.
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- March 13 2026
Exclusive: Munich Re ships Sompo veteran Koki Shiomi as marine underwriter in Japan
Shiomi will start from April and report to Justin Xu, regional head of marine Asia Pacific for the global reinsurer.
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- March 13 2026
Hannover Re’s APAC P&C revenue falls 14.3% to US$1.9bn
Reinsurer's group COR improved to 84%, with the net reinsurance service result rising to US$3bn.
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- March 11 2026
Malaysia’s Mandarin Re commits capacity to LIRG for property, ILW risks
Binder's scope includes traditional property cat exposures, ILW transactions designed to meet the retro and capital-management needs of cedents and reinsurers globally.
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- March 11 2026
Canopius’ APAC premiums climb 22% to US$461m, COR drops to 81.2%
Samsung-backed Lloyd's carrier hails strong engineering and Australian casualty lines growth.
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- March 10 2026
IRDAI clears Allianz Jio Re, Kiwi General to begin operations
The regulator granted certificates of registration to the two startups on Monday.
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- March 8 2026
Fitch downgrades Marein Re on weakened capital position, financial strain
Indonesian reinsurer's capital ratio sank to 163% and combined ratio climbed to 102% in 2025 on reserve top-ups.
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- March 5 2026
Swiss Re confirms veteran Tamas Bown to return to APAC as L&H business head
He will take over as head of the life and health reinsurance business in Asia Pacific, excluding China, from April 1, subject to regulatory approvals.
