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Reinsurance market set for more flexible 2027 renewals
Record reinsurance capacity and strong earnings are setting up more flexible January 2027 renewals, with further property and cyber rate reductions expected
Catastrophe insurance gap persists as reinsurance capacity grows
Reinsurance capital hit a record $785 bn, yet 57.8% of global catastrophe losses went uninsured from 2015 through 2025, Moody’s found
AI targets London insurance costs as Lloyd’s expense ratio rises
AI is being applied to London insurance workflows as brokers and underwriters seek to reduce duplicated work and Lloyd’s 35.6% expense ratio
Hurricane Polo pressure puts Mexico catastrophe bond in focus
Hurricane Polo reached 180 mph winds and 892 mb pressure, putting pressure triggers on Mexico’s $175 mn Pacific hurricane catastrophe bond under scrutiny
Aon names Phillip Esser CEO of Reinsurance Solutions Germany
Aon appointed Phillip Esser CEO of Reinsurance Solutions in Germany and Volker Wahl executive chairman under a new leadership structure from Oct. 1
Luzern Risk raises $45 mn for AI captive insurance platform
Luzern Risk raises a $45 mn Series B led by Insight Partners to expand its AI-native captive insurance platform and alternative risk services
Severe Caribbean hurricanes rise 94% over the past decade – Atrium research
Atrium research finds Category 3-5 Caribbean hurricanes rose 94% in a decade, increasing property losses and insurance exposure across tourism markets
Lloyd’s posts 22% return on capital, pre-tax profit remains £10.7 bn
Lloyd’s reported a 22% return on capital and £10.6 bn pre-tax profit in 2025, while AM Best expects pricing pressure to lift the combined ratio in 2026
Aon launches Underwriting Analytics for insurers and reinsurers
Aon launched Underwriting Analytics within its Risk Analytics Platform to help insurers assess new risks against existing portfolio accumulations
Howden Re launches Novark platform for insurance-linked capital
Howden Re launched Novark, a digital platform providing near real-time data and administration for insurance-linked securities and third-party capital
US offshore life reinsurance reserves reach $1.3 tn
US life insurers ceded $1.3 tn of reserves offshore in 2025, nearly double 2020 levels, with Bermuda accounting for 85%, according to Fitch
ILS market expansion: third-party reinsurance capital reaches $141 bn in 2026
Third-party reinsurance capital reached about $141 bn of limit by March 2026, while outstanding catastrophe bond capacity surpassed $65 bn
Property catastrophe reinsurance prices fall at mid-year renewals
Property catastrophe reinsurance prices fell by double digits at June and July 2026 renewals as global reinsurer capital reached $790 bn
Northern Re surpasses $1 bn in in-force reinsurance premium
Northern Re has exceeded $1 bn in in-force premium after four underwriting years, while committed capital increased from $25 mn to $325 mn
MS Reinsurance appoints Julien Mollinier as Global Speciality CUO
MS Re appointed Julien Mollinier as Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Speciality Lines, alongside senior changes in its Financial Risks team
Starr and Goalhanger launch geopolitical risk series at Lloyd’s of London
Starr and Goalhanger will host The Risk Briefing at Lloyd’s, bringing political commentators and insurance executives together to discuss geopolitical risk
Chariot Re raises $700 mn in third capital round, taking total capital above $2 bn
Chariot Re raised about $700 mn in equity and debt, taking total capital raised since its 2025 launch above $2 bn
Insurtech Corgi Insurance launches Corgi Re reinsurance platform
Corgi Insurance launched Corgi Re, a reinsurance platform using underwriting technology and data tools to support faster risk and capital decisions
Howden Re and Synthetik launch UNREST model for civil unrest risk
Howden Re and Synthetik launched UNREST, a property-level model for measuring strikes, riots and civil commotion exposure and potential insured losses
EQT to acquire majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2 bn
EQT X agreed to acquire a majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2 bn, with Warburg Pincus exiting and Steve McGill remaining CEO
Lloyd’s reports £3.5 bn profit as premiums rise in 1H 2026
Lloyd’s reported £34.7 bn of gross written premium and a 90.8% combined ratio in 1H 2026, with underwriting profit rising to £1.9 bn
AEGIS London and tech MGA Augentic launch Lloyd’s digital follow consortium
AEGIS London and Augentic launched a Lloyd’s digital follow consortium offering brokers capacity across Property, Casualty and Specialty risks
Global reinsurers post stronger 1H 2026 underwriting results
Global reinsurers improved underwriting profitability in 1H 2026 as catastrophe losses fell, though softer pricing drove non-life premiums down 6%
DIFC Court of Appeal limits reinsurer defence-cost liability
DIFC Court of Appeal says English law governs a $70 mn marine war-risk reinsurance dispute and rejects open-ended defence-cost liability
EBRD to expand Ukraine war-risk reinsurance facility after full use
EBRD plans to widen its Ukraine war-risk reinsurance facility with Aon after €360 mn in goods and vehicle movements used the scheme in nine months
Munich Re Q2 2026 profit rises to €2.2 bn on strong investment result
Munich Re reported a €2.211 bn Q2 2026 net result as low P&C major-loss expenditure and a €3.159 bn investment result supported earnings
INTX Insurance Software launched Tenet intelligence layer for reinsurance
INTX introduces Tenet, an intelligence layer for its reinsurance operating system, linking policy, treaty, claims and financial data
Fairfax Q2 shows Brit pricing pressure and global growth
Fairfax Financial Holdings reported $1.39 bn in net earnings attributable to shareholders for the second quarter of 2026, equal to $63.38 per diluted share
Goldman Sachs and Talcott launch $1 bn reinsurance sidecar
West Grove Re raises about $1 bn as Talcott and Goldman build Bermuda reinsurance capacity for US annuity liabilities
Munich Re Specialty launches Japan earthquake cover
Munich Re Specialty launches parametric earthquake insurance in Japan through Lloyd’s Japan, targeting corporate liquidity after seismic events
Lloyd’s says ex-CEO John Neal breached compliance rules
Lloyd’s found former CEO John Neal breached compliance rules over an undisclosed close relationship and whistleblowing process failures
Lloyd’s expands multinational insurance access in India
Lloyd’s signs ICICI Lombard as its local partner in India, giving managing agents a route to local policies for selected business lines
Lloyd’s backs new Hormuz marine war risk insurance consortium
Lloyd’s welcomes a Chubb-led marine war risk consortium offering extra hull, P&I and cargo capacity for Strait of Hormuz transit risks
Howden Re hires Jay Sogliuzzo to lead North America MET treaty
Howden Re appoints Jay Sogliuzzo to expand North America marine, energy and terror treaty capabilities amid rising geopolitical risk
Active Re released its 2025 Annual Report and reinforces its disciplined growth strategy
Active Re reported an 88.4% combined ratio, 16.1% ROE and $108 mn in equity, with AM Best affirming its A rating
Florida reinsurance market regains capacity after legal reforms
Florida’s reinsurance market improved after tort reforms, stronger underwriting and lower litigation, with June renewals bringing more capacity and softer pricing
Home insurtech Hippo places $777 mn reinsurance program for 2026
Hippo renews its 2026 reinsurance program with $513 mn first-event catastrophe protection and $777 mn aggregate coverage
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission secures record $7.2 bn reinsurance cover
New Zealand’s NHC secures NZ$12.3 bn of reinsurance protection for 2026, including catastrophe bond cover through Totara Re
War risk models reshape insurance and Wall Street
Investors, banks, and insurers are adapting catastrophe-model methods to forecast war, regime change, shipping disruption, and political violence
Niyam Syndicate 2047 draws Lloyd’s reinsurance interest in GIFT City
Niyam Group CEO Bobby Swarup said Syndicate 2047 in India’s GIFT City could attract more global reinsurance capital through Lloyd’s
US-Iran ceasefire strains marine war risk cover after Hormuz strikes
Fresh U.S. strikes near Bandar Abbas deepen uncertainty for marine insurers as Hormuz war risk pricing remains far above pre-war levels.
Switzerland ranks third globally as reinsurance premiums hit CHF45.6 bn
Swiss reinsurers wrote CHF45.6 bn in gross premiums in 2021, making Switzerland the world’s third-largest reinsurance location
AM Best says $100 bn loss needed to tighten reinsurance market
AM Best revised its global non-life reinsurance outlook to stable as property rates fall and capital remains strong without a major loss
UK funded reinsurance capital rules may cut life insurer appetite
UK PRA plans to lift capital charges on funded reinsurance to about 10% of annuity liabilities, raising doubts over future PRT use
Aon reshapes credit reinsurance business with global hub model
Aon is moving its credit reinsurance operations to a global hub-led structure, with Rupert Evans relocating to New York
American Global signs Lloyd’s quota share deal for health indemnity
American Global Insurance secured Lloyd’s quota share reinsurance for AGII’s healthcare indemnity portfolio, with syndicates taking 50%
RenaissanceRe says Robert Qutub and Ross Curtis plan to retire
RenaissanceRe Holdings announced that Robert “Bob” Qutub, Chief Financial Officer, and Ross Curtis, Chief Portfolio Officer, intend to retire
Reinsurer OnRe appoints of Ben Fortune as Chief Underwriting Officer
OnRe, a licensed collateralized reinsurer and onchain asset manager, announced the appointment of Ben Fortune as its Chief Underwriting Officer
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore loss hits $2.8 bn marine insurance market
The Baltimore Bridge settlement lifts the Dali loss above $2.8 bn, creating the largest single marine insured loss on record
MS Amlin launches property treaty consortium with $67.5 mn per-risk capacity
MS Amlin launched a Lloyd’s property treaty consortium, lifting per-risk capacity from $50 mn to $67.5 mn for property lines
Lloyd’s weighs disclosure on former CEO John Neal probe
Lloyd’s is considering how much to disclose from a Freshfields probe into former CEO John Neal, his conduct, and governance concerns
McGill expands aviation war insurance cover for grounded spares
McGill and Partners launched aviation war coverage for spare engines and equipment kept on the ground, closing a gap in traditional hull war policies
K2 Insurance buys Oculus Underwriters for Vikco
K2 Insurance Services acquired Oculus Underwriters, adding specialist small commercial property underwriting scale to Vikco Insurance Services
Global reinsurance capital reaches record $648 bn in 2025
Global reinsurers posted record 2025 profits and capital growth, with dedicated capital rising 11% to $648 bn, according to Gallagher Re
RenaissanceRe sees stronger reinsurance demand ahead of mid-year renewals
RenaissanceRe says new reinsurance demand is running above January expectations, with Florida and U.S. property cat still offering profitable growth
Bank of England plans stricter capital rules for funded reinsurance
The Bank of England, through its supervisory arm Prudential Regulation Authority, outlined plans to tighten capital treatment for funded reinsurance deals
Digital insurance growth in Africa meets reinsurance capacity gap
Digital insurance expands across Africa and the Middle East, yet weak reinsurance capacity and rising motor losses raise pressure on sustainability
VIG Re posts strong 2025 profit and launches VIGRe28 growth strategy
VIG Re reported EUR 49 mn in pre-tax profit for 2025, improved underwriting results, and launched VIGRe28 to drive expansion across Europe and Asia
Atrium rolls out Sofix’s BrokerBrief to automate claim analysis across Lloyd’s business
Atrium deployed Sofix’s BrokerBrief across all classes of business, adding AI-generated claim summaries and document analysis directly into claims handling workflows
Reinsurance capital remains strong as sector profitability holds despite softer pricing, rising loss risks and mounting pressure on underwriting margins in 2026
Reinsurance buyers expect property pricing to fall further at the January 2027 renewals, with double-digit reductions increasingly entering negotiations
Reinsurance market participants increasingly favour life and health (L&H) business when deciding where to allocate capital
Reinsurance demand is rising as catastrophe losses, AI infrastructure exposure, liability claims and geopolitical risks increase insured losses