Reinsurance News

Facultative buyers win rate cuts globally as US casualty holds firm

Facultative buyers win rate cuts globally as US casualty holds firm

Property reductions reached -50% in parts of Latin America while downstream energy posted losses against a US$3bn premium base

Mark Rosanes Jul 17, 2026
PartnerRe fills India CEO role as global reinsurers race for position

PartnerRe fills India CEO role as global reinsurers race for position

Ankur Gupta brings a health reinsurance background spanning GCC, South Asia, and Africa to the Bermuda-based reinsurer

Malibu Life Re SP1 earns A- rating with one treaty, one counterparty

Malibu Life Re SP1 earns A- rating with one treaty, one counterparty

KBRA assessed the Cayman segregated portfolio on contractual protections as Malibu targets US$5bn in annual premiums by 2027

Price Forbes adds construction director as project complexity grows

Price Forbes adds construction director as project complexity grows

Adam Chapman joins from Marsh and JLT with a focus on oil, gas and major construction programmes

Venezuela quakes expose reinsurance gap as losses near US$37bn

Venezuela quakes expose reinsurance gap as losses near US$37bn

No international reinsurer has disclosed exposure as most losses are expected to fall outside private insurance

QBE hires Munich Re executive to lead international outward reinsurance

QBE hires Munich Re executive to lead international outward reinsurance

Alistair Nappin joins from Munich Re's global specialty insurance division as QBE International expands its geographic footprint

Reinsurers hold the keys to cyber market discipline, S&P says

Reinsurers hold the keys to cyber market discipline, S&P says

Cyber reinsurers will determine whether the market corrects gradually or faces a disruptive correction, S&P Global Ratings warns

Pfizer captive Blue Whale Re holds A rating amid hard market participation

Pfizer captive Blue Whale Re holds A rating amid hard market participation

AM Best affirms the Vermont captive's ratings as it participates in its own catastrophe tower during hard market conditions

Mereo Insurance joins ABIR as Bermuda new entrant class stays slim

Mereo Insurance joins ABIR as Bermuda new entrant class stays slim

Duperreault-backed reinsurer enters ABIR as Bermuda logs fewer commercial start-ups than post-catastrophe cycles

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